User blog comment:Battlefan237/Spring Festival Special: Sun Li-jen vs. Peng Dehuai/@comment-11361577-20190209170643

Appelmonkey's "Chinese New Year" Edges

Browning Hi-Power vs. TT33 Tokarev: The Tokarev has a bigger round and faster muzzle velocity. Hi-Power has a faster rate of fire and magazine. Both have the same range. In the end, I am going to give it to the Hi-Power because of its semi-automatic rate of fire and larger magazine. Edge: Sun Li-jen

M1917 Enfield vs. Mosin-Nagant M1891: The Enfield got a slightly bigger caliber bullet and slightly longer range. Mosin-Nagant got a faster muzzle velocity. Both got a 5 round magazine. Muzzle velocity is relatively unimportant when compared to range, so I am going to give it to the Enfield. Edge: Sun Li-jen

Grease Gun vs. Type 50 SMG: The Grease Gun has a slightly bigger caliber and muzzle velocity. The Type-50 has a faster rate of fire, longer range, and a bigger magazine. Since rate of fire, range, and magazine size are more important for SMGs I am giving it to the Type 50. Edge: Peng Dehuai

Browning M1919A5 vs. Maschinengewehr 08: The Browning got a bigger caliber bullet, faster rate of fire, and muzzle velocity. Both got the same size magazine. The only thing the Maschinegewehr has on the Browning is range, which isn't enough for it to get the edge. Edge: Sun Li-jen

Boys Anti-tank Rifle vs. Type 51 Rocket Launcher: Yeah, while both are very effective against tanks... There aren't any in this battle. So, we gotta decide which one is better against human opponents. The Type 51 is large and cumbersome when you try to move your troops, there is also a lot more set up for when you try to fire it. The Boys meanwhile, while not as destructive, can be carried more easily and is probably more accurate. Edge: Sun Li-jen

X-Factors:

Training: Sun fucking gets this by a landslide. He took notes from the best of Europe and Japan, attended a military institute, and got some basic military training from the Chinese army. Peng only trained himself at best and got no training at all at worst. Edge: Sun Li-jen

Experience: But what he lacked in training, Peng made up for it in experience. Not only did he serve longer than Sun, but he also fought more varied opponents. On top of that he is more used to fighting rival Chinese troops, something Sun has only limited experience in. Edge: Peng Dehuai

Leadership: Sun personally trained his men, which earned their respect, but because of his education in America there is a slight disconnect between him and his men. Same cannot be said for Peng, who came form the same background as many of his soldiers, allowing him to better communicate and gain respect from his men. Edge: Peng Dehuai

Tactics: If Peng was more familiar with the terrain he would be fighting in he could make better use of hit-and-run and shock tactics, however, Peng is in unfamiliar terrain, limiting the effectiveness of which the tactics could be used. Sun's tactics are a bit more by the book, but he knows he to use them effectively and since he has been in Korea longer than Peng in this scenario he could make better use of the terrain. Edge: Sun Li-jen

Troops: Both got a mix of experienced loyal vets and some noobies. However, Peng's troops are probably more experienced fighting against other Chinese so I gotta give him a slight edge. Edge: Peng Dehuai

Deadliest Chinese General: Sun Li-jen! Fucking Christ this ended up closer than I thought. While Sun obviously has the better equipment their skills as generals and commanders weren't as clear cut. Peng had a huge advantage when it came to experience and leadership while Sun had more extensive training and his tactics were more suited to this scenario. In the end, Sun narrowly snatches the win if only because his better weapons and tactics, but I can honestly see this battle go either way.