User blog comment:Thundrtri/Season 1 Episode 7: Genghis Khan VS Joan of Arc/@comment-3189283-20120930065445

Before I start I would like to mention that I think the speed x factor is wrong. In that heavy armour joan of arc will be nowhere near as quick as the lighter armoured genghis. Also you are giving joan a bit to high of a leadership rating. I would personally give her a 86.

Anywho onto the weapon edges

Lets see shall we

Long Range 

Not even a contest. The crossbow, while certainly accurate and powerul, is also slow to reload and they might get a shot off before genghis is upon them. Archery is what the mongols were best at and they could loose arrows at an amazing rate and on horseback they were demons riveled only by the huns in horseback archery. The mongols have actually been able to puncture plate armour and have defeated simularly armoured warriors as the french knights before meaning the armour issue should not be too much of a problem.

Edge Genghis Khan 

Mid Range 

The lance is certainly a very devestating weapon and it's reach alone means that the mongols could easily keep the knights away. On horseback. While it can be used on foot it won't nearly be as effective or threating and this is where the halberd shines. The halberd is desgined to tackle horseback warriors and foot soldiers making is very vesatile and also diminishing the mongols horseback skill advantage.

Edge Joan of Arc 

Short Range 

This is quite a tough call. While genghis's sword is slightly more versatile and will have a devestaing effect when used on horseback but at the same time it will struggle to get through armour of the french knights. The knights will have a simular problem but the arming sword can be used with more force and will have an easier time getting through the mongol armour than the sabre will at getting through the knights armour. This is too close for me to call so I'm gonna call it even.

Edge Even 

Special 

These are both very simular and quite simply the flanged mace is long and this can be used to infict damage from a futher distance away making it the superior weapon.

Edge Genghis Khan 

Verdict

This is actually closer than I first expected it to be. If it was a one on one between genghis and joan then genghis would easily take this with his superior training, experiance and his size and strength advantages. When you add the knights to the equation however they even the playing field out a bit more with their superior technology and training. Also because only two warriors on each team are mounted the mongols can't push their superior horseback combat skill. However this should still be a victory for genghis. The big factor that contributes to this victory is this; Archery. The mongols are amazing archers and they can puncture armour simular in desgin to this and the accuracy they have with the bow will make short work of the knights. Even with only two mounted warriors genghis and the other mongol can weave in and out of the knights peppering them with arrows at close range which will have devestating consequences. Genghis pretty much sweeps the x factors and his greater leadership skills will allow him to run circles around the slow moving joan and her knights.

Genghis Khan: 3,100

Joan of Arc: 1,900