User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Break Battle: Spetsnaz Gru vs Kommando Spezialkräfte/@comment-4661256-20140105204353

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 Melee: KM2000 vs. Ballistic Knife:  The Ballistic Knife, right off the bat, has a minor advantage with its longer blade length (meaning that you can engage the enemy from a bit of a more comfortable distance) and, of course, its spring-loaded firing mechanism. However, as SPARTAN mentioned below, it's only useful if you can catch the enemy by surprise and ensure the blade strikes a lethal spot. Unlike what SPARTAN said, though, these disadvantages are likely weighed out by the training the Spetsnaz receive with their equipment and the fact that, even as a normal knife, the Ballistic Knife is still longer than the KM2000. And, ultimately, a knife with options is better than a knife with none.

Edge: Spetsnaz Gru

''' Short Range: H&K Mk. 23 vs. Makarov: ''' The H&K's .45 round is deadly lethal, especially at the extremely close ranges in which handguns are employed. The Makarov's 9mm simply can't stand up - body armor, or even semi-solid cover, could be enough to stop a shot from the Makarov. It'll take a little more to stop a .45. The H&K also has a 12-round magazine compared to the Makarov's 8-round mag, so in case shots are fired wildly the Kommandos will have an advantage to close the distance while the Spetsnaz are reloading. And, as SPARTAN mentioned (damn, he's beating me to all the good stuff here) the H&K has a built-in suppressor and laser sight. It's clearly the more sophisticated weapon.

Edge: Kommando Spezialkrafte

 Mid Range: H&K G36K vs. AN-94:  Well the H&K G36K variant is a carbine issued exclusively to German special forces units - it's got a shorter barrel and shorter forend for greater maneuverability in close-quarters combat. G36Ks in service with special forces units also come loaded with 100-round C-Mag drums, so the Kommandos can lay down heavy fire on the Russian Spetsnaz during this firefight. It can certainly afford the faster rate of fire thanks to the large magazine capacity. The AN-94, while certainly a respectable successor to the AK-47, is outperformed here - its largest magazine is only 60 rounds. The H&K also outranges the AN-94 by 100 meters (800 to 700) so the Kommandos can open fire on their foes before the Spetsnaz can even hope to return fire.

Edge: Kommando Spezialkrafte

 Long Range: G22 vs. Dragunov:  The G22 has a much longer range (300 m advantage is quite significant, especially when the Dragunov's effective range is the same as the mid-ranged weapon of the Kommandos), and that's all that really matters when you have two capable operatives behind the rifle who are prepared to make each shot count. Sure, the semi-automatic firing action makes for a faster rate of fire over bolt-action, but if you never get close enough to be able to fire the shot, why does it even matter?

Edge: Kommando Spezialkrafte

WINNER: KOMMANDO SPEZIALKRAFTE

The Spetsnaz are the scary, big and bad operatives of special forces, but their Cold War-era legacy of invincibility is slowly being phased out by the more modern, tactical, and sophisticated training and equipment of other European spec ops forces. The Kommandos have an enormous advantage with the H&K G36K - it's a fantastic weapon with the 100-round drum mag, and it complements the extremely long-ranged G22 sniper. It comes down to the fact that the only advantages the Spetsnaz have are up-close and personal, and they'll have to walk through a wall and a half of white-hot lead to hope to utilize those advantages. They'll never get close enough.