User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 6 Battle 6 Mughal vs Norman/@comment-4661256-20130928185456

El Alamein's Obligatory Vote of Obligation:

 Close Range: Tulwar vs. Broadsword:  The Broadsword might be a wee bit shorter but it's more durable, can slash and stab (as opposed to the Tulwar's slash-only attacks that won't be as effective against chain mail), and is double edge for double the flesh-slicing craziness.

Edge: Norman

 Mid Range: Spear vs. Axe:  Sigh... the Normans did not use Dane Axes, those were the Saxons. But... the spear is more maneuverable and it's easier to recover with a spear's missed swing than with an axe's missed swing.

Edge: Mughal

 Long Range: Bow vs. Spear:  Again, the Normans had bows, because that's how King Harold was killed at the Battle of Hastings, with an arrow to the eye. But, the Indian Bow has longer range, can be reloaded, and if the spear misses completely it can be used against its original owner.

Edge: Mughal

 Special: Kavacha vs. Hauberk:  The lighter chainmail with steel plating is more protective than the heavier chainmail only.

Edge: Mughal

WINNER: MUGHAL

For all his shortcoming at close range, the Mughal more than makes up for it with mid-ranged and long-ranged versatility - although if proper weapons were actually given to the Norman to begin with, I'm sure I'd have voted for him in the end.