User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Rogers' Rangers vs Gurkhas/@comment-5795750-20131111025602

BG1's "Mountaineers Assemble!" Edges

Short: The tomahawk may be more versatile but that's part of the pitfalls of this weapon - once the weapon is thrown, it is very hard to retrieve, especially when the fight turns from long range to close range; what gives the kukri the added boost in its edge is its larger cutting blade (almost similar to the Greek kopis and Carthaginian falcata)

EDGE: Gurkhas

Medium: Pistol vs Shotgun? This one is definitely a no-brainer

EDGE: Roger's Rangers

Long: I've seen someone say this before and I'll put it here - rifle > musket; and while the Brown Bess has a larger calibre ball, the Baker is lighter and easier to reload plus it has greater range and accuracy (hence the gun's use by the British Empire's elite units like the Gurkhas)

EDGE: Gurkhas (just)

Overall Winner: I'm going against the tide here and say that the Gurkhas win this - they take a majority of the weapons edges (as well as the edge in technology since Gurkhas are 1800s while Roger's Rangers are 1750s) and possess greater guerilla tactics, endurance/stamina and a greater overall fighting prowess - if the British were impressed by the tactics of the Gurkhas because it is something they have not seen before, then it makes sense that said tactics are different to that of the colonial frontiersmen (like the Rangers)