User blog comment:Leolab/User Siege Tourney, Round 16 of 75: Beastman14 (Ryan) v MilitaryBrat (Evans)/@comment-5078776-20130622145911

CFP3157'S EDGES OF MASSIVE DESTRUCTION AND TWO BRITISH BIRDS WITH ONE STONE!!!

Attacking
Overrun Castle: Unlikely. Ryan's predicatble swarm tactis make it easy pickings for Evans' cannons and archers. However, there is always the chance that those cannons are distracted by the swarms meas they could not notice the siege cannons. And when those siege cannons break through and suddenly those swarm tactics make it possible to breach that hole.

Force defender surrender: Possible. Neither have high loyalty rates, and swarming mountains of men and dead civilians could mean that Evans' men betray him.

Win Single Combat: See below

Defending
Force attacker surrender: Possible. Neither has high loyalty rates, and arrow storms and cannon balls could cause Ryan's men to betray him.

Survive for Four Months: Not possible. Ryan's men, with they're swarm tactics, means that Evans' ammunition supplies are going to drain really quickly. When that ammunition is gone, then Ryan's men can take as much time as they need to take the castle.

Annihilate Attacker: Possible. They have overwhelming numbers against a close-knit opponent. This means that cluster fire is possible, but not possibly the best route of defense.

Win Single Combat: See below.

Single Combat
Main hand/off-hand: Ryan 

A Claymore and War Hammer are heavy enough alone, but both of them together? Add his plate armor and you have a slow, bulky target. While Evans' is swinging that thing round n' round, Ryan's going to be making quick and brutal attacks with his knife and cutlass.

Polearm: Evans 

The Alabarda is basically the Swiss Army knife of the medieval era. It can smash, it can thrust, it can chop, and isn't exactly the heavyest weapon. The Pike is basically a one trick pony.

Long Ranged: Even

The Yumi is faster, but the Crossbow has the better chance of penetrating plate armor and has the versatility of the flaming bolts.

Winner: Ryan 

In single combat, Ryan wins because he has the more versatile arsenal with the more brutal fighting style.

Overall Winner
Despite his sub-par tactics, I find myself backing Ryan the Dreaded. His swarming tactics coupled with ten powerful siege cannons mean that he is actually doing a divide and conquer tactic. This means that they'll either break through or be forced into single combat. And if it comes to single combat (most likely will), then Ryan has the best arsenal to beat Evans.