User blog comment:Thundrtri/Season 1 Episode 6: Samurai VS French Musketeer/@comment-4803039-20120927200602

Affectos's 'Way of the Warrior' Thesis (pt 2)

Mid Range (ranged): The Whell Lock pistol is prone to misfires and could very well spell the end of any Musketeer whose holding it at that time, but the Yari is only limited by the user's skill and has a longer range and is basically the original sniper rifle. Edge: Yumi

Long Range: The Samuria's armor may add abit to fatigue X-factor, but the protection that it gives it's user was unrivaled at it's time. If the Taneshimaga rifle can punch a hole in the iron breastplate, I shudder at what it could do to unarmored flesh. Edge: Taneshigama rifle

Explosive: the very fact that the French were using metal in their grenades will make the world of a difference compared to the ceramic grenade. There's a reason why fragmenation grenades are used in modern day armies and not bombs made in pottery class. Edge: French Grenade

Special Weapons: Another case of the French's weapon not being able to get the kill shot on the samurai that the Musketeer is used to. The kanabo can smash all of the French's weapons and the French while he's at it. Edge: Samurai

(X-factors are next)