User blog comment:SPARTAN 119/Boxer rebel VS Black Eagle Rebel/@comment-27043000-20190819002746

Pygmy Hippo's "Wait, Chinese and Russian rebels that aren't communists?!" Edges

Short Melee:The Butterfly Sword is a weapon designed for battle that has more attack versatility and a handguard for some basic protection but the Hatchet is actually longer, 18 inches at most to 17.5 inches, and lighter, 1.4 pounds to 1.7 pounds. In the end, that's not enough for the improvised weapon to beat the battlefield weapon. Edge:Boxer

Long Melee:The Pitchfork is lighter, 3.6 pounds to 6.6 pounds, and has more points for more damage but the Qiang is longer, 13 feet to 5 feet at best, is made for combat, and has a tassel for distraction purposes. Pretty much the same story as the last edge. Edge:Boxer

Revolver:The M1879 Reichsrevolver may have a longer range but the Nagant Revolver has more rounds, a faster muzzle velocity, and is quicker to fire due to being double-action. Add in that the Nagant is also suppressed, giving it a stealth advantage as well, and the M1879 is history. Edge:Black

Rifle:The Mosin-Nagant does have the usually more devastating spitzer rounds, a faster muzzle velocity, is more reliable, the stripper clip enables it to be loaded quicker than the en-bloc if a whole clip isn't needed but the Hanyang 88 has the larger bullet, 7.92×57mm I Mauser rounds to 7.62×54mmR rounds. In the end, while they are even in most other categories, I still give this edge to the Mosin-Nagant for having more advantages. Edge:Black

Special:The Repeating Crossbow has a larger magazine and a longer range along with poisoned bolts ensuring a kill but the Mosin Obrez has a big enough round to kill outright without poison and the jet of flame doesn't threaten the user, just has a great psychological effect on the target, but the recoil doesn't help matters. Both are interesting weapons but the Crossbow will get kills before the Obrez over a distance and won't need to be reloaded as often along with the poison helping close the damage gap. Edge:Boxer

X-Factors:I agree with the edges so the Boxer Rebels take Training, Combat Experience, and Logistics while the Black Eagle Rebels take Technology. Logistics doesn't really do much in a small skirmish but a miniscule Technology edge helps even less against a superior trained and experienced foe. Edge:Boxer

Final Verdict:The Boxer Rebels arguably may not have the best weapon edges as swords, spears, and crossbows come second to revolvers and rifles most of the time but their training and experience makes up for it. The Black Eagle Rebels may have the better technology but considering how quickly their rebellion was crushed and how some of them have no training, that's not going to help them much. It doesn't help that those advanced firearms they have are also low on ammo thanks to their weak logistics and the Boxers advantages only get boosted by the fact that martial arts training goes great with melee weapons.

Winner:Boxer Rebels