User blog comment:WraithOfWaffle/Season One: Battle Three: Cole Phelps (LA Noire) vs. Eliot Ness (The Untouchables)/@comment-5795750-20131106214632

BG1's "Stop! Police!" Edges:

Short 1: I gotta give it to the Colt M1911 since it is a tried and true handgun that carries a larger calibre and is more reliable given its efficient design

EDGE: Phelps

Short 2: Both guns are double action revolvers which will work well in combat but I have to give it to the S&W Model 10 for its slightly longer barrel indicating slightly more power and range behind each shot

EDGE: Ness

Medium: As far as the Thompsons go, I gotta give it to the M1928 since it packs about the same power as the M1A1 but bears more rounds

EDGE: Ness

Long Range: Both guns pack the same muzzle velocity behind each shot but the greater range the Springfield has evens out the rate of fire and magazine superiority the Garand has - also of note is that with the Garand, its harder to reload it in the midst of battle

EDGE: Ness (just)

Special: I might need to call this even since the flamethrower has more devastation behind it plus a wider range but the grenade is more lethal given its shrapnel and perhaps its tendency to roll towards the enemy

EDGE: Even

X-Factors: Average of 87 for Phelps; Average of 82.6 for Ness

EDGE: Phelps

Overall Winner: Phelps is not exactly clear-headed and might make rash decisions which could prove faulty for his team whereas the winner, Elliot Ness, is more determined to win this squad-on-squad combat scenario in combination with his greater accuracy and teamwork with his fellow squadmates (X-Factors you forgot to include here - accuracy and teamwork capabilities)