User blog comment:RSV 123/Mongol vs. Knight/@comment-4661256-20120810204916

'El Alamein's "Next Time get a Mongol Expert who can Actually Shoot a Bow!" Edges: '

 Close Range: Flanged Mace vs. Broadsword: Actually, the mace will be effective against the Knight because the force of the blow from the mace will probably go through the Knight's armor and into the man underneath it, breaking bones. However, the broadsword is still longer and it can slash and stab, and I doubt the common Mongol soldier's fur and leather will offer much protection. Plus, the broadsword offers the ability to parry and deliver a counterattack.

Edge: Knight

 Mid Range: Glaive vs. Halberd: The Glaive is a good anti-cavalry weapon, and if this is a mounted knight, then it's a halfway decent weapon. However, the Halberd is everything the Glaive can offer and then some - it's got that stabbing spear end but it's also got an axhead for hacking and chopping, and a hook for dismounting horsemen - and the Mongol is definitely a horseman.

Edge: Knight

 Long Range: Mongol Bow vs. Crossbow: The Mongol Bow is an excellent weapon, especially in the hands of a Mongol horseman. It can be used on horseback, and the Mongols can use it while the horse is running around. It lacks penetrating power that the crossbow has, but it can be fired a lot faster. Still, the knight's crossbow doesn't have some tripped-out pulley mechanism on it, and all you need is to load another bolt into the crossbow and aim to fire again, so we're talking a very minute difference in rates of fire here. Ultimately, the Mongol's bow won't shoot arrows that can penetrate the knight's armor, while I feel that the crossbow's thick wooden bolt will be enough to unseat the Mongol from his mount if it hits.

Edge: Knight

 Special Weapons: Ild vs. Morningstar: I swear, you people don't use your heads - the Ild vs. the Broadsword and the Mace vs. the Morningstar would have made a lot more sense! Why compare apples to oranges when you can have a solid weapons matchup that makes sense! Ugh! Anyway, the Ild won't get past the Knight's armor, especially because it's a slashing weapon against plate armor. The Morningstar will smash the Mongol's head in, or at least deliver blunt trauma through his armor if it hits his chest or limbs.

Edge: Knight

WINNER: KNIGHT 

Seriously - this is a ridiculously easy win for the knight, horses involved or not. His weapons are better because they're bigger and longer, made of stronger metals, and are simply more advanced than those of the Mongol's. His armor is better because it's stronger and covers his entire body! And his training is better because that's all knights did - train. And they had the funds (either theirs of that of a sponsor) to afford it! The Mongol is a more skilled fighter at what he does, and that's his long-ranged game, but his arrows won't make a dent in the Knight's armor and that's going to be his undoing in this battle.