User blog comment:El Alamein/Gabriel Rorke vs. General Shepherd/@comment-5900266-20160830005658

MoA's Edges:

Sniper Rifle: Lynx vs. WA2000. Despite the caliber superiority, I'm gonna be the first to give the edge to the WA200. We're talking about Call of Duty renditions of these weapons and to be honest, the weapons one hit kill areas aren't much different. Add on the fact that the WA2000 has double the ammo capacity and that's an advantage I can't ignore.

Edge: Shepherd

Assault Rifle: AK-12 vs. ACR. As Snigel said, the AK-12 is likely more reliable but it falls short to the Bushmaster Adaptive Combat Rifle in stopping power, rate of fire and (very slightly) recoil.

Edge: Shepherd

Submachine Gun: Bizon vs. UMP.45. Any range advantage is extremely minor when it comes to submachine guns, given the range at which they're typically utilized so that's out of the way. The Bizon possesses a larger magazine and higher rate of fire but the UMP.45 possesses the larger caliber. This is truly close as the Bizon's advantage in ammo capacity is very minor, especially for submachine guns with fast rates of fire and the rate of fire may be completely negated by the UMP.45's superior caliber. I'm gonna call it even just as Waffle did.

Edge: Even

Sidearm: M9A1 vs. USP.45. Both are extremely similar except the USP.45 fires a larger round so...

Edge: Shepherd

Overall Winner: Shepherd

Shepherd may personally have the disadvantage in physicality against the better trained, younger, and fanatic Rorke and his Shadow Company may be hired guns but he still pulls a win here, albeit barely. The two forces have comparable combat experience, making the battle between Shepherd's Shadow Company and Rorke's Federation Commandos all the more interesting but Shadow Company, while they are mercs, have superior training and marginally superior firepower. Shepherd and his men barely snatch a victory.