User blog comment:Battlefan237/Spring Festival Special: Sun Li-jen vs. Peng Dehuai/@comment-35680048-20190204052222

Tybaltcapulet's "我媽媽你媽媽七天了 " Edges: 

Pistol: I'm gonna give this to the Hi-Power immediately because of its two extra rounds. Weight is about the same, and effective range isn't any different, so the pistol that can sustain fire for longer periods of time will simply do better here. Edge: Sun Li-Jen

Rifles: This one is again pretty close, but i'm giving a marginal, and I mean marginal edge to the M1917 Enfield. Both weapons have similar cartridges, with the M1917 having a slightly larger one, the weight difference is also tiny, capacity is equal, but the M1917 has about 50m on the Mosin Nagant. That may seem insignificant, but it's enough to boost the Enfield's effectiveness just a little bit. Edge: Sun Li-Jen

SMG: Oh look at this PPSH knockoff, it's an utter beauty. But in all seriousness, the Grease gun is just completely outclassed here. With a crippling 450 RPM, it'll take a long time to chug out the rounds that it has. The Type 50 is just better as an SMG in every aspect. An SMG isn't there to be a sniper rifle, it's there to get out as much firepower as possible within it's range semi-accurately. It even has more range and superior capacity. Edge: Peng Dehuai 

Machine Gun: I'm gonna give this straight to the M1919 for a couple of reasons. The M1919 may be licked on range, but there's two important things that help it out here. First is crew size, the M1919 only needs two guys to operate and move it around while the MG08 needs a whopping four. Secondly and directly relating to crew size is the fact that the MG08 is ''super fucking heavy. ''With water, which I doubt Peng is gonna go without, this hunk of metal weighs a whopping 152 lbs. Compare that with the Browning's 31 lbs, and you've got a mobile light GP machine gun that has the same capacity, and actually fires faster (it's 400-600 based on my findings) than the MG08 just making it better suited for changing combat. And further more this directly benefits Sun Li-Jen's type of strategy by making it much easier to move around for an indirect attack. Edge: Sun Li-Jen

Special: Um, where the hell are the Tanks? Yeah these are AT rocket launchers, and aren't designed to be used against regular Personnel. I mean it goes straight to the Boys Anti-Tank Rifle, as it has a way larger capacity at 5 vs 1 for the Type 51, but if you aren't adding tanks to this (Maybe you are but just haven't added them in yet IDK), they aren't at their full potential. But overall i'm going with the Boys AT Rifle just purely for it's large capacity. The Bazooka knock-off may have the larger round, but it's slow as hell to operate. Edge: Sun Li-Jen

X-factors: Obviously Sun easily takes training, having various sources of it throughout his life, while Peng is mostly self-taught. Peng obviously has the advantage in Experience, becoming a warlord at quite the young age while Li-Jen lacks the experience that the seasoned Dehuai has. Peng has led his guerrilla forces against the likes of MacArthur, Xishan(who he crushed with a way larger force btw), Okamura etc. These are men that are some of Japan's finest in WW2 and beyond . Don't miscontrue this Li-Jen, has competently thrashed many generals by quick mobilization but he just doesn't have Peng's level of experience. Leadership... hahahaha, (i'm sorry, Peng's description is just amazing, I would fight with that man any day of the week). It's even for me here, as both of these men were highly effective leaders, with their men greatly respecting them. Tactics is also a toughy, as Peng isn't like the Soviet generals, he prefers to use guerrilla tactics and the Chinese short attack, which involved fireteams attacking defenders at night and piercing their lines. Li-Jen as previously mentioned  uses mobilization of men and logistics to quickly overwhelm an opponents and make them believe they are bigger than they actually are. Also he is a master of his environment, and will be able to utilize the forests to his advantage. Overall i'm giving Tactics to Li-Jen as while Peng's aren't the least bit bad, on the contrary, they require much more planning and are usually done at night, limiting Peng's options. As for Troops, it's pretty even all around, with both leaders having their core men who've been around for a while and have experienced quite a bit, and then men who are less experienced and aren't as well trained.

For overall X-factors, i'm giving this an even rating. Peng really suffers in the Training department, where Li-Jen has much more preparation and Peng is self taught. But he most definitely makes up for it in Experience, facing a wide variety of skilled opponents, and will be a great difficulty to Li-Jen. But Li-Jen's tactics make better use of quick attacks, and the environment, so to me, it's a dead heat here.Edge: Even

Overall: Damn this is closer than I thought. As generals, these two are quite skilled, proving their tactical ability throughout their experiences. Their men are hardened soldiers, going through many campaigns throughout China and beyond. But to me, there is a discernible winner here, and I give the victory to the Rommel of the East, '''Sun Li-Jen. '''Don't get me wrong, I respect Peng a lot ( He's now my fav Communist general, beating out Zhukov by a country mile, sorry Georgy), his guerilla tactics and experience will work some wonders on the battlefield. But Li-Jen's quick strikes and mobilization will get Peng and get him hard. Li-Jen's tactics are perfectly set-up in this battle, with the setting and weapons. Speaking of weapons, Peng is mostly outgunned here, with the M1919 and Boys AT rifle being notable examples. They're faster, easier to mobilize and will be great assets in this battle.Li-Jen can effectively bebop all over the battlefield, screwing with Peng and striking him over and over again. With all of these hazards and terrain features all over the place, Li-Jen is in his element, as his experience in Burma wasn't filled with great terrain either. Peng is a skilled leader and a very respectable general, but he'll be overwhelmed by Li-Jen before he can set up his men properly and counter-attack.(Also first Pygmy :) )

Sun Li-Jen: 2700

Peng Dehuai: 2300