User blog comment:LB&SCR/UNITA vs. National Liberation Army/@comment-5078776-20151128042217

WE ARE BEASTS OF NO NATION!!! Neither of these warriors will be particularly skilled melee fighters, so it's a matter of how well the weapons can be used in the weapon space. The machete's larger size and blade make it capable of doing much more damage in combat by an untrained soldier than a knife, in addition to being a much more intimidating weapon. That being said, the knife's smaller size lets it be drawn and prepared quicker- it's easier to draw a knife mid-firefight than it is to unsheath your machete. Ultimately, neither weapon truly brings enough of advantage to give it the edge in this primarily gun-oriented fight. While the Makarov's lighter weight makes it a quicker weapon to utilize, it loses out. The Browning remains one of my favorite handguns ever- it packs a larger round and shoots it harder, and it has a larger magazine than the Makarov. Neither really has a range advantage, nor does one fire faster than the other*, so the Browning's "high-power"** gives it the edge. Both weapons have significant advantages that make this a difficult decision. On one hand, the FAL's range and muzzle velocity make it a devastating long range rifle, in addition to a marginally faster rate of fire. However, I'm siding with the AK-103; the light weight and more powerful round make it much more suited for the urban or jungle environment these troops usually fight in. Plus, the FAL has a somewhat notorious reputation for being a small bit unreliable- unlike the AK-103, which maintains the cheap but effective system of the last fifty years. Neither of these troops are going to be fighting from an especially far range, so a more powerful, reliable, and lighter weapon is what I'd prefer in this fight. The UNITA has an average of 66, while the NLA has an average of 65. *WINNER: TBA (*) They're semi-automatic handguns; from my understanding of that information, the rate of fire is basically how fast you can squezze the trigger, (*) Wasn't that witty? I'm hilarious.
 * Melee: Even
 * Handgun: NLA
 * Assault Rifle: NLA
 * Submachine Gun: TBA
 * Light Machine Gun: TBA
 * Anti-Tank: TBA
 * Light Vehicle: TBA
 * Tank: TBA
 * X-Factors: UNITA