User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Season 2 Back For Blood/@comment-4454770-20151001144657

My predictions:

Ancient

Long Range: The recurve has more options in a battle. Being able to be used on foot and on a horse. However, its broad arrowheads may not be strong enough to penetrate plate armor. The longbow has the edge in range, accuracy and penetration all because of its bodkin, however it will be very hard to against horsemen. But then, the author said that there will only be one horse in this battle, so it's not a big deal.

edge: Henry V

Mid Range: The jida lance is an excellent horseback weapon but there's only one cavalry in this battle so it won't do much. The halberd has more otpions and were designed to take out horsemen. And I'm pretty sure it won't find any difficulty just taking out one horseman.

edge: Henry V

Short Range: The mongol saber is designed for cavalry but again there's only one horseman. It's a piece of shit when used on foot. The longsword was designed for infantry combat and against armor, so it will make mincemeat out of the Mongol infantry.

edge: Henry V

Special: Mace has more power than a simple dagger.

edge: Genghis Khan

Winner: Henry V

It's not that obvious the better experienced Henry V wins. Genghis Khan trained the Mongols to be lethal horseback riders. But in this battle there will only be just one horseman so it won't make a big difference. And remember that almost all Mongol weapons were designed on horseback, but do poorly on foot. While the mongols did fought alos on infantry before, their sepcialized weapons, horseback training and dependence on horses will cause a defeat. Henry V has the stronger and lighter armor, and his weapons were desiged for infantry combat in which 90% of this battle will be. Lastly, Genghis Khan's success comes mostly from his generals, but Henry V's victories come straight from his military experience and genius.

Modern

Long Range: Automatic rifles beat bolt-actions every single time.

edge: IRA

Mid Range: The flamthrower lacks the range and firepower the MP5 has.

edge: Gurkha

Melee: Never bring a slingshot into a knifefight. Seriously it's just a toy.

edge: Gurkha

Explosives: The nail bomb is just an improvised weapon that is also dangerous to the user. The grenade was designed to actually kill people and has a more controlled explosion.

edge: Gurkha

Winner: Gurkha

Better training and experience comes from the Gurkha. IRA are just terrorist who hit and hides most of the time.