User blog comment:Random man 16/U.S. Army (WWII) vs. Red Army/@comment-4661256-20120726225802

El Alamein's "My Name is Viktor! Reznov! And I will Have! My! Rrrrrevenge!" Edges:

Close Range: TT-33 vs. Colt M1911: No contest, the TT-33 is a bean-shooter that has little stopping power. The M1911's .45 ACP round is much more damaging and that easily makes up for its smaller magazine (even that is only a 1-round difference). Edge: U.S. Army

Mid Range: PPSh vs. Thompson: The Thompson has a much larger round and this is going to be important in a mid-ranged fight as it gives penetrating power against light cover. It does have a slightly slower rate of fire (700 rds/min against the PPSh's 900 rds/min) but not by any great margin. The PPSh does have a larger magazine with an extra capacity of +15 rounds, and it has a greater effective range of 100 meters, and all of these factors combined are enough to outweigh the Thompson's greater stopping power - it's a close edge though. Edge: Red Army

Long Range: Mosin-Nagant vs. M1 Garand: The Mosin-Nagant has a longer effective range because it functions as a sniper rifle, but because it's a battle rifle in this scenario it won't have any accuracy advantages over the M1. The M1 has an advantage in both magazine size (8 rounds to the Mosin-Nagant's 5), rate of fire (the M1 is semi-automatic and the Mosin-Nagant is bolt-action) and in reload time (the M1 has a box magazine while the Mosin-Nagant may have to be reloaded one bullet at a time). The two rounds they fire are U.S./Russian equivalents of one another, but all factors combined the M1 has an obvious edge. Edge: U.S. Army

Knife: Machete vs. KA-BAR: The Machete is clumsy, big and obvious, and I don't care how scary it looks, it's not a combat weapon. The KA-BAR is built for a specific combat purpose and has a fighting style to go along with it, and the better trained Americans will be able to overpower the lesser trained Russians in close combat with their superior blade. Edge: U.S. Army

Grenade: RGD-33 vs. Mk 2 "Pinapple" Grenade: 'nades are 'nades. Edge: Even

Winner: U.S. Army

Why? Because when it comes to two warriors from similar eras, the winning factors are miniscule, but they matter. The semi-auto M1 is gonna give the U.S. Army that slight tip in an otherwise closely matched battle where SMG's and grenades are closely matched. Up-close the Army has a clear advantage with a superior pistol and knife, and while the Russians are determined and very good marksmen, they simply aren't bringing the stopping power (.45 ACP is gonna do superbly well in an urban enviornment like the Russians are used to fighting in), rate of fire or logistical powers to win them the day - sure their weapons may be reliable, but if they're undersupplied they're gonna be in trouble if they don't have enough bullets to shoot. The U.S. Army doesn't have that issue, and along with the M1 Garand and Thompson combined to make one powerful punch, this is what gives them the victory.