User blog comment:Leolab/Ancient User Tourney, Round 11: Sir Bors of Newcastle (Elbg) v Ganzorig (Wass)/@comment-4661256-20160803195942

El Alamein's Edges:

 Iconic:  ''' Longsword and Targe vs.  Mongol Composite Bow: ''' Ganzorig wins. Since his bow is his starting weapon (and since it's not a crossbow) many of the traditional disadvantages are negated. Ganzorig will be able to exploit the initial distance between himself and Sir Bors effectively, capitalizing off of the knight's comparative slowness to land off a few dangerous shots. The longsword and targe aren't necessarily bad weapons in their own right (and the targe might even offer nominal protection against an arrow, although its surface area is pretty small and would be better employed in a close-quarters duel), and obviously once Sir Bors closes the distance Ganzorig will have to change weapons, but that doesn't really matter. The point is, at long range, Sir Bors has no real answer at all to Ganzorig's attacks; at close to mid range, where the bow wouldn't be as feasible, Ganzorig has other equally viable means of attack and defense.

Edge: Ganzorig

 Close Range: Longsword and Targe vs. Persian Scimitar:  The scimitar will struggle to do much damage against the heavily-armored Sir Bors. His plate armor does its job fairly well in this comparison. The longsword and targe will have a considerably easier time going up against Ganzorig's lamellar (as well as his unarmored areas). The targe itself also has the potential to assist in terms of blocking any errant strikes from an opponent's sword. Sir Bors' weapons aren't especially impressive, but at least they can do realistic and consistent damage to the opponent, unlike Ganzorig's scimitar.

Edge: Sir Bors of Newcastle

 Mid Range: Halberd vs. Guan Dao:  Halberd wins. It's got a longer reach, which, in a polearm-on-polearm comparison, is quite important. It's also got more methods of attack than the guan dao, and it's Sir Bors' best bet at maintaining distance from his opponent while still remaining within striking distance. Although the guan dao is an okay tool, and while (according to Leo) it will still do damage against Sir Bors, it's just not going to be as effective as the halberd, which will probably end up being the mercenary knight's most effective weapon in this fight.

Edge: Sir Bors of Newcastle

 Long Range: Composite Crossbow vs. Mongol Composite Bow:  I'm not even going to justify this with an analysis.

Edge: Ganzorig

 Special Weapons: Mantraps vs. Iron Flanged Mace:  While I'm also tempted to repeat the above edge here, since the mantraps suck, I think that a brief description of the mace's potential is important. For one thing, it gives Ganzorig the close-quarters reach advantage, as Sir Bors doesn't really possess a tool of equivalent size to counter his opponent once the Mongol gets up in his face. The mace will dent Sir Bors' armor, restricting movement and breaking bones underneath. This weapon will kill Sir Bors, and it'll do so by ignoring his biggest advantage in the fight, which is his armor.

Edge: Ganzorig

 Armor: Plate Armor vs. Leather/Iron Lamellar:  Honestly, both warriors have viable and reliable means of compromising their opponent's respective armor in this fight (although Sir Bors' armor can at least hold off certain attacks better than Ganzorig's can). This leads me to actually give the edge to Ganzorig. While his armor is obviously weaker, it's far less restrictive (both in terms of mobility and in terms of visibility), which is more important. If you can't shrug off a blow, the next step is to dodge or evade it, and Ganzorig will be doing that more often than Sir Bors will.

Edge: Ganzorig

WINNER: GANZORIG

Ganzorig wins pretty handily here. He's a more mobile warrior who has a real potential to end the fight right off the bat with an arrow. Bows aside, his mace will crumple the heavily-laden knight at close range, negating much of Sir Bors' armor advantages, and his guan dao can hold its own against the halberd without it being a curbstomp at mid range. Basically, Ganzorig is able to employ an arsenal that turns Sir Bors' armor to a disadvantage. As a result, the knight will end up with either an arrow punched through his plate or else an iron macehead grinding his skull into a fine dust.