User blog comment:Bulls12345/Kampfschwimmer vs Philippine Marine Corps Recon/@comment-5795750-20130807043756

BG1's "I am Filipino and yet I don't know much" Edges:

Melee - The Bolo has an edge like a machete and it is in fact like a machete which makes it all the more devastating than an ordinary combat knife

EDGE: PMCR

Pistols - I happen to reckon that the Armscor M1911 has almost the same capabilities as a normal Colt M1911 and between the two pistols, I have to say that one extra round of the M1911 does not compensate for the higher muzzle velocity of the HK Mk 23

EDGE: Kampfschwimmer

SMGs - The M3 may be more powerful as an SMG but the MP7 is more modern, is lighter and has a further range which balances it out but only just

EDGE: Even

Rifles - The PVAR rifle is slightly more powerful than the G36 and since it isn't a carbine, arguably it has the higher rate of fire; also it has the pneumatic valve and rod system, which was created as a more reliable design than the traditional direct gas impingement system of some other rifles so...

EDGE: PMCR

Snipers - So we have an anti-material sniper rifle that is heavy with a small mag going up against a normal sniper rifle that is more practical at a close range than the G3... I will have to give this to the MSSR for that aforementioned reason

EDGE: PMCR

Explosives - A mine might have a bigger blast radius but it needs to be set up beforehand; a frag grenade on the other hand is more practical in the heat of battle plus if the explosion don't kill you, the shrapnel might

EDGE: PMCR

X-Factors

Training: I can probably guess that the PMCR are trained in a manner similar to that of MARSOC and/or the USMC which methinks is tougher than Kampfschwimmer training; mind you though, the Kampfschwimmer and PMCR special in almost similar things but the PMCR train for "Airborne Operations, Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Domestic Counter-Terrorism" and military "Raids"... I don't know where I am going with that so...

EDGE: Even

Physicality: It seems to me that for the Kampfschwimmer, less emphasis is placed on the physical aspect of training (although that still is required for someone to be able to go into combat) and more on the psychological aspect of it; the PMCR are trained in an island close to the Pacific, thus conditions that seem far harsher than that of the Kampfschwimmer

EDGE: PMCR

H2H: IDK about this but since Filipino Marines are trained in Filipino H2H styles such as Eskrima and Kali I guess that means they kinda get the edge here unless the Kampfschwimmer do H2H for a longer time than the PMCR in that case...

EDGE: Even

Overall Winner: I would have to call this one a Tie basically because the Kampfschwimmer are the more experienced spec-ops group whereas the PMCR are kinda better trained seeing as how they in some aspects are modelled after the USMC Force Recon unit; both sides also pack reliable and powerful weaponry (slightly contrary to my edges though but thats just me) equal in strength to each other so... yea - this battle is gonna be close

PS Sorry for the sub-par vote but tis the best I can do