User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 4 battle 5 Minutemen vs Serbian Revolutionaries/@comment-181289-20130224231924

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Short Range: The Kiliji is a devastating slasher but the Colichemarde is afar superior thrusting weapon, and a thrust is both quicker, uses less energy and more likely to kill the target than a slash. It additionally is designed to fight against swords like the Kilij. EDGE: Minutemen

Mid Range: The Blundebuss has several advantages here. The Kubar pistol is prone to misfires as well as suffering from poor acuuracy. The Blunderbuss however has a shot similiar to a modern shotgun, you don't really need to be accurate with it, it will just hit everything in front of it. The Bluderbuss is also prone to misfires but more than makes up for ut with power and spread. Edge:Minutemen

Long Range:On a pure musket to musket comparison, they both function in pretty much the same way, therefore giving neither the advantage. However with the Minutmens Bayonet in the arsenal list, the Brown Bess gets a narrow edge do to the ability to function in close combat. Edge: Minutemen

Special Teis one is an easy choice the Halberds combines the best aspects of the the bayonet and tomahawk, with and additional hook. Add that to the fact that it's all in one weapon, this comparison is no contest. Edge:Serbian Rebels

Overall Winner: Minutemen.

The minutemen win mostly because of there overall advantage in mid and close range, which is were the fight will most likely take place. I'm giving a a good amount of credit here to the blunderbuss for sheer power and spread, which will be devastating at the mid and close ranges