User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Axis Bodyguard Clash: Italian Blackshirts vs Imperial Manchukuo Guard/@comment-26395956-20190909153729

MD 33's Vote: "Axis of Evil!"

Rifles: Mukden Type 13 Mauser vs Carcano Modelo 1938

I'm giving this one straight to the Blackshirts. The Carcano shares the same range as the Mukden, but it fires the stronger round and has more rounds, in addition to having the superior (faster) reload method. Stripper clips are just as fast as en-bloc rounds are, but the latter is faster in every way since you never have to reload the gun one round at a time.

Machine Guns: Type 3 Heavy Machine Gun vs Breda Modello 30

The Breda has a 100-meter range advantage over the HMG, but aside from that, apparently the Breda is nothing else but a piece of trash. It fires three times slower than the HMG, it has lesser and weaker rounds, and it's not the most reliable thingie among the weapons of its age. The Type 3 is more consistent and devastating overall, which gives the Imperial Guard the edge.

Pistols: Mauser C96 vs Beretta Modello 1935

The edge is taken by the Imperial Guard for this one. Although its reload speed is slower, the C96 fares better in every other categories compared to the M35. It has a longer range, greater firepower, and holds more rounds. No doubt the C96 beats the Beretta, but the latter's faster reload speed will give the Imperial Guard quite a challenge here.

SMGs: MP 18 vs Beretta Modello 38A

This one easily goes to the Blackshirts. The M38A is more reliable and has overall greater statistics than the MP 18, It fires faster, it has over twice the MP 18's range, and it holds more rounds. It'll mow down the Chinese soldiers to bits easier than the feeble MP 18. Considering it's a gun from another by-gone era, the edge is quite obvious.

X-Factors: Fascist Security Details

Manchukuo: 66.7

Blackshirts: 68.3

EDGE: Italian Blackshirts.

WINNER: ITALIAN BLACKSHIRTS

The Blackshirts screw up in their most important category of machine guns, but aside from that, they have the greater advantage in the mobile battle. Considering this match is set inside an urban environment, the Blackshirts' superior small arms are going to give them a massive edge against the Imperial Guard once they get into closer ranges. The Blackshirts are better supplied (which means they have better morale) than the Manchukuo folks and they've fought longer than them. All this gives the Italian Blackshirts the trophy of victory, although contending with the Type 3 HMG will be one hell of a daunting task.