User blog comment:Sport Shouting/Amazon Guard vs Khmer Rouge/@comment-4661256-20140712200126

El Alamein's Edges:

 Close Range: Bayonet Knife vs. Cane Knife:  The Bayonet Knife has a smaller blade, but unlike the Cane Knife, it can stab and slash, and it can be mounted on the edge of the AK-47 to turn the gun into a lethal medium-ranged spear. The Cane Knife simply can't compete - it's an improvised weapon going up against a tried-and-true battlefield implement, and that's what costs it the edge.

Edge: Amazon Guard

 Mid Range: AK-47 vs. Type 56:  These guns are pretty much identical. I mean, there's a whole bunch of design differences and operational oddities that make the two somewhat different, but they're very minor and you'd have to nitpick your way through |this article to find anything that distinguishes the two weapons as far as combat performance is concerned. Still, the Amazon Guard has better training and discipline, and they likely have superior logistics since they're supported by a functional standing government, so I give them a slight edge.

Edge: Amazon Guard

 Long Range: PKM vs. RPD:  The PK machine gun is slightly heavier (19 lbs vs. 16 lbs) but it comes at the benefit of a much longer effective firing range (1500 m vs. 1000 m), the potential for a larger feed system (250-round belt max vs. the RPD's 100-round belt/drum max), and a longer barrel for greater accuracy (25 in. vs. the RPD's 20 in). They both have similar rates of fire (650-750 rds/min), but the above advantages for the PK machine gun, coupled with the superior training and discipline of the Amazon Guard, gets them the edge.

Edge: Amazon Guard

WINNER: AMAZON GUARD

I came into this fight thinking that the Khmer Rouge had this in the bag, but looking back at it, they were not really an effective fighting force. Sure, they took over Cambodia, but when the Khmer Rouge came into open conflict with Vietnam they were totally and completely destroyed. The Amazon Guard really shouldn't fare better against most warriors of equal ability, but the fact remains that with superior technology, logistics, training, and discipline, a legitimate military group is going to trump a guerrilla faction. It's very, very similar to Pol Pot vs. Saddam Hussein when you think about it, actually: the Khmer Rouge is still going up against a fearsome Middle Eastern dictator's military that was crushed against US-backed opponents - but in both scenarios, the Khmer Rouge does not have what it takes to come out on top.