User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 3 battle 2 Polish home army vs IRA/@comment-4661256-20130116215607

El Alamein's "Irish Accent, Laddie" Edges:

 Close Range: Browning Hi-Power vs. Bechowiec-1:  The Bechowiec is a machine pistol that fires fully automatic - it easily outperforms the semi-auto, 8-round handgun - although the Browning is still a great weapon.

Edge: Polish Home Army

 Mid Range: Tommy Gun vs. Blyskawicka:  Oh God, I hate the Blyskawicka. It's a piece of crap. The Thompson's .45 round easily outperforms the Blyskawicka's 9mm round, and with the potential to hold a 50-round drum mag, the Thompson can fire more ammo before it needs to be reloaded. Range won't matter here, because even if the Polish get behind cover, the IRA can still lay down the lead with that powerful .45 round.

Edge: IRA

''' Long Range: M1 Garand vs. KBK wz. 1929: ''' The M1 Garand is semi-auto, so it can fire faster than the bolt-action KBK, and it has an 8-round self-ejecting magazine - that easily beats the Kbk's 5-round internal box. Plus, you can trick the enemy into thinking you've run out of ammo by throwing an empty mag on the ground - it still makes the ping noise of an M1 mag, but in reality you have a fresh clip in your gun.

Edge: IRA

 Special Weapons: Nail Bomb vs. Molotov Cocktail:  Easy win for the nail bomb - more lethal shrapnel, situationally useful, and it won't detonate unless the user pushes a button - the Molotov has the potential to blow up if the guy holding it is shot and drops it.

Edge: IRA

WINNER: IRA

Unlike my esteemed colleagues below, I believe the Irish Republican Army has what it takes to snatch victory. They're better organized, better funded, and with superior weapons from the man-stopper of the Tommy Gun at close range to the precise, semi-auto Garand at long range, with the Nail Bomb to keep things interesting in between, the IRA's got this in the bag. Plus, they were more successful historically against their foes.