User blog comment:El Alamein/North Korean Army vs. North Vietnamese Army/@comment-379205-20120706054448


 * Handguns: The Mauser C96 takes this for its large round and greater range. Edge: KPA
 * SMGs: The PPSH-41 can use 35-round magazine or a 71-round drum magazine, vs the MAT-49's 20 or 32 rounds. Edge: KPA.
 * Rifles: The SVT was replaced in the 1950s and there were reliability issues with earlier models. This gives the edge to the NVA's SKS. Edge: NVA.
 * Machine Guns: The RPD takes this for its large capacity 100-round belt feed, vs the DP's smaller 47-round pan magazine. Edge: NVA
 * Sniper Rifles: The Dragunov takes this for its semi-automatic action and large magazine, allowing rapid follow-up shots if necessary. Edge: NVA
 * Rocket Launchers: The RPG-2 is lighter, more portable, and can be more easily used by one man (although it reduced available ammunition to 3 spare rounds vs six if a second soldier carried three spares) Edge: NVA

Overall: The two armies are similar in training and experience, being 3rd World armies which were not as well trained as their western counterparts, but their experience and numbers made them formidable foes. However, the NVA have superior, more modern weapons, giving them the edge.