User blog comment:LB&SCR/Sam Houston vs. Simon Bolivar/@comment-17814994-20151008042436

Elgb's "Houston We Have A Problem. Cause Here Comes The Revolutionary Revolutioners" EDGES!!!

Rifle: The Kentucky rifle owns. The Baker rifle may be crafted to be a successor to the ol' Kentucky fired rifle, but even though a rifle, the Brits still designed and used it for the old-fashioned volley warfare. The Kentucky rifle, with its longer barrel and bigger ball (hehe), was designed for accurate sharpshooting. So these South Americans would have been too far and too clutched together as the long rifle picks them off one-by-one. EDGES: Sam

Musket: Again, I have to go with these Texans. Their U.S. Model musket offers the better range and bigger cartridge for this fight. The brown bess is good but like before the Venenzuelans would have to get up close. EDGE: Sam

Cannon: I ahve no idea what these cannon are going to do in this fight. Unless LB stated that the battle will be an Age of Empires III-style battle, then the cannons would be almost useless in a tradional DF-style small squadron fight. Still even so, in a small squad fight, the 6-pound canon's lightweight body and ammo would be a better choice against the heavier 8-pounder. A big cannon with a big ball is good, but against fast moving small targets cominga t you, you need something smaller and maneuverable to fight. EDGE: Sam

Melee: Both weapons look the same, and these two warriors may have the same training with that thing. Still, we have to consider also that Simon has more experienced in using that thing as a cavalry than Houston. EDGE: Simon

Special: Kentucky pistol easy. I know some of you think that the pistol's one-shot would have beeen utterly useless, well I can't agree with that. Officers like Houston would have carried multiple pistols with them. And the kentucky pistol is not a derringer, it WOULD kill anyone, even if it hits a limb or a gut. The grenade may have more power but you have to throw it, and there's a huge chance someone may have easily seen and get away from it due to its primitive fuse. The pistol can be accurately used, both ion foot and horseback. EDGE: Sam

X-Factors: Simon takes the edge in training, logistics, and experience. He's better dressed too XD. Sam Houston is great and all but he's leading an adequately trained and equipped force. In terms of tactics, Sam himself isn't as good as Bolivar. He had to learn from his clumsy mistakes, such as Goliad and the bloody Alamo, in order to get his head out of his ass and actually win some battles. Simon's tactics are better well-planned and well-executed. EDGE: Simon

Deadliest Warrior?

While Simon Bolivar has the edge in cannon and tactics, Sam Houston takes all weapon edges. We can all agree that Bolivar is the better tactician but Sam himself is good too. But something that Sam has that Simon doesn't is his superior rifle. The Kentucky rifle would have killed them all before they can get close or do anything with the cannon. Also, Sam's soldiers though not as trained, is more experience in individual small firefights than Simon's, who were trained more in volley warfare and formations.

Simon is a better commander overall, but if Sam is good enough to lead and has the better weapons at the same time, then he would have more cahnces of winning.