User blog comment:Battlefan237/Battle to settle a debate between me and friends/@comment-3189283-20190604110844

Let’s see shall we

Melee

I’ll take a sword over a baseball bat any day even if in this case the sword is actually shorter. A solid connection with the bat will do some serious damage but so will the sword and it’s bladed edged means that even small connections will cause serious problems.

Edge: Due Yue Sheng

Handgun

The Colt M1911 is a solid and reliable firearm but it loses out here to the Mauser primarily because it has three fewer rounds. Granted it does reload much quicker than the Mauser but then it would need to be reloaded more often. The Mauser’s range advantage isn’t much of a factor considering in the location but it matches the Colt for power and as stated before has three extra rounds to work with.

Edge: Due Yue Sheng

Explosive

There isn’t really anything to call between the two as they both have a similar weight, the same explosive filling and roughly the same detonation time.

Edge: Even

Special

I’m going to give this one to the sawn-off for being better suited for the scenario. The Winchester naturally has the further effective range but in the confides of a factory the shotgun is easier to manoeuvre around and packs a powerful punch that the Winchester can’t match.

Edge: Al Capone

Final Verdict

This battle reminds me of my battle between Capone and Escobar and just like in that one Capone is going to be coming up short. It isn’t really down to weaponry, while Sheng and his men are carrying superior weapons it’s not enough to guarantee a victory on that basis alone. It’s not down to wealth either as while Sheng is much richer, we’re talking about exceedingly wealthy men here who can afford to buy lots of weapons and ammunition. No what gives Sheng the victory is that, just like Escobar with the Medellin Cartel, he also uses his wealth and connections to train his men to a very high level, to the point where they’re almost an army rather than a gang. Granted Capone likely had some highly skilled and trained men in his ranks but they would’ve been the exception rather than the rule whereas all of Sheng’s men would have been extensively trained. This translates into them being better marksmen and more disciplined in combat. There isn’t really much else to say really, Sheng wins because he has the higher quality troops.

Due Yue Sheng: 4,000

Al Capone: 1,000