User blog comment:MilitaryBrat/ 1st Marine Special Operations Battalion (MARSOC) vs Australian SAS/@comment-4661256-20120917042945

'El Alamein's "Throw a Shrimp on the Barbie!" Edges:'

 Close Range: KA-BAR vs. SAS Knife with Way Too Long of a Name (SASKWTLN):  Both the KA-BAR and the SASKWTLN are lethal blades, and cold steel is cold steel. When a trained operator has a blade in his hands it's deadly, and both of these teams are teams of trained operators.

Edge: Even

 Mid Range: MEU(SOC) vs. H&K USP:  The MEU(SOC) fires the damning .45 ACP round and has an effective range of 70 m, while the USP pistol has a larger magazine and a shorter effective range of 50 m... but pistols aren't meant to be precision weapons, and a larger magazine is more important when it comes to hand-held weapons because a bullet's a bullet for the most part, and stopping power is more important when it comes to longer-ranged weapons and you need to shoot through cover.

Edge: SAS

 Long Range: H&K 416 vs. F88S-A2:  The 416 rifle fires the 5.56x45mm NATO round (my personal favorite thanks to excellent ballistic performance) but so does the AUG (which is the much simpler name for the F88S-A2, dammit! Use the easier name and don't confuse me!) and the Steyr has a larger magazine to boot. However, the AUG is around 2 pounds heavier and 3 inches longer, so it's less maneuverable, and it's got a slower rate of fire (the AUG shoots an impressive 680-750 rds/min but the H&K rifle fires an even faster 850 rds/min). The H&K also has an effective range of 500 m to the AUG's 300 m. The H&K 416 wins this thanks to its lighter weight, more compact size, greater effective range, and faster rate of fire.

Edge: MARSOC, DAMMIT!

 Special Weapons: M67 Grenade vs. Claymore Mine: A hand grenade will beat a stationary mine almost every time, because of its portability, ease of use, and because it's less of a strain on logistics. Mines are too situational and they require time to set up and prepare

TBC