User blog comment:Cfp3157/Season 1 Episode 6: Sicilian Mafia vs Triad/@comment-4555900-20120718055305/@comment-4661256-20120720192256

El Alamein's "Disproving Sabecrusader's Vote" Argument!

Close Range: "The Knuckle Duster is a mix of "brass" knuckles and a knife on the end, making it more versatile...". The Knuckle Duster is not more versatile. The Butterfly Swords can be concealed in your sleeve and they have hand-guards, so they provide active defense, as well as slashing and stabbing capabilities. That is versatility. Even if the Mafia can close the distance you need multiple stabs/punches to kill and the Triads won't ever let them get a follow-up hit.

Mid Range: "The Tommy Gun can be burst fired for enough accuracy when needed," well you can do that with the Type 64 too. "...just hold the trigger down when you need to cut a swath of destruction," well you can do that with the Type 64 too. Sure the Thompson has the larger magazine if it's carrying a 50-round drum, but if it has a 20-round box magazine it ends up with the shorter mag - your entire edge there is based on one possibility the weapon can use, and while the Thompson is slightly superior, the Type 64 will get enough kills to seriously make the Mafia reconsider their game plan. It has an internal suppressor for crying out loud!

Long Range: Hoo boy. "The AR15 is a pretty accurate gun..." well so is the Type 56, it just depends on who's using it. Long range will be more effective than you'd expect, because the two gangs aren't going to use the guns only at long ranges. The beauty of an assault rifle is that it's a multipurpose weapon, so it's just as usable up-close as it is at a distance. Ultimately, because the AR won't fill this multipurpose role the Mafia need, it's going to cost them not only the edge, but the match.

Explosive: Yeah, sure, you got me there. However, a grenade isn't gonna win the Mafia the match.

Winner: "Mafia"? HA! "They have the greater guns..." What? The Thompson, which almost is in a dead tie with the Type 64? Surely you're not talking about the piece-of-crap AR-15 that's gonna break in their hands before they can get off a full magazine! "tighter teamwork and greater dominance..." that can easily be argued for the Triads - when it comes to gangs, I think it has to be assumed that teamwork is very strict if discipline is to hold up. Greater dominance? The Triads are gonna own the psychological game - they're cold-faced sneering martial artists who won't show pain or emotion as they fight you. The Mafia are tough but they need the enemy to think that too, and if they don't then the psychological game is over. "unlikely to be affected much by intimidation..." That's debatable, and I can assure you that the Triads won't be intimidated either.

Consider your vote nullified.