User blog comment:Geekboy27/Shadow Company vs Hoyt's Privateers/@comment-6771148-20130529035651

Explosives:  Near Even. These are both generic hand grenades, and the blast radia and damage are likely similar. However, Shadow Company being a pure miltary group will more effectively use their explosives.

Close Range ( Pistol): Edge Shadow Company.The desert eagle is more powerful than the Berreta. However,  the high recoil will decrease the useful of the desert eagle. The Berreta trades  a small amount of power, so better accuracy and easier aiming, thus making it the superior handgun.

Mid Range (Shotguns): Edge Shadow Company. Their shotgun is more modern and more advanced, it has better design, making it the better weapon.

Long Range (Assualt Rifle): Edge Shadow Company .The rifles seem fairly even. The ACR has accuracy, while the P416. has a higher fire rate. However accuarcy is more important than fire rate as it allows a skilled weapon user to land lethal shots with less rounds.

Long Range 2 ( Smg): Edge Hoyts Privateers. Their smg has large magazine, and likely low recoil since the fire rate is slow.

Winner: Shadow Company should be able to easily defeat the Privateers. They have better training, better weapons and better tactics (all of them are ex military).