User blog comment:BattleGames1/BattleGames1's Season of War Episode 5 - The OK Corral Town Marshals (Doc Holliday) vs The Kelly Gang (Ned Kelly)/@comment-379205-20150717104842

119's "Quick Draws and Plate Armor" Edges


 * Knives: Both are deadly close-range weapons in their own right, however, the Bowie is a bit longer, and is more versatile- being balanced for throwing.


 * Pistols: Ned Kelly and his gang have two cap-and-ball revolvers and one gate loaded revolver, while all three of Holliday's sidearms are either top break or swing-out cartridge fed revolvers, meaning faster reloading. Edge: OK Corral Marshalls


 * Shotguns: Minor mistake, BG1: with shotguns, smaller caliber = bigger shell. The gauge system (I think) refers to the weight of lead in the shell- the 10 gauge fires 1/10th of a pound of lead with each shot, the 12 gauge fires only a 12th of a pound. For this reason, the OK Corral Marshall's Meteor 10 Gauge takes the edge.


 * Single-Shot Rifles: Both weapons fired a large, powerful, long-range cartridge, but the Sharps fired the more powerful round designed for sniping and hunting large animals such as bison. The weapon was essentially the Barret .50 of its day. Edge: OK Corral Marshalls


 * Repeating Rifles: The Winchester has the faster action- cocking the hammer and chambering the next cartridge with a pull of the lever, as opposed to simply chambering the cartridge, but requiring the hammer to be cocked separately. This gives the Winchester a higher rate of fire and longer range. Edge: OK Corral Marshalls'''


 * Special: The Colt Revolving Rifle had the issue of chain fire, however, as Elgb said, it could be prevented by sealing the chambers with wax, and usually only happened with older rifles. The weapon outranges and has a higher rate of fire than the Remington. Edge: Ned Kelly Gang


 * Special: While Kelly's armor did not protect his unarmored legs, it protected the vital organs and the head. Also, Kelly could stand behind a low rock, in a dry streambed, or behind a low wall, and his legs would be covered. While it did make aiming from the shoulder difficult, it would probably stop anything the Marshalls had except for the Sharps. Pistol whipping, on the other hand, would be useless against an armored man. Edge: Ned Kelly Gang


 * Gang X-Factors: Given Morgan's poor marksmanship and Vergil's age and injured arm, and Holliday's tuberculosis, Wyatt is the only ones with decent skill in combat. On the other hand, All of Kelly's men are experienced bush rangers and outlaws. Edge: Ned Kelly's Gang


 * Overall Winner: In spite of being outgunned by the Marshall's weapons, Ned Kelly's armor and greater experience will allow him to win this battle. It won't be an easy fight, but in the end, he will be able to drive off or kill the Marshalls, who really had only one decent gunman with them.