User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Carthaginian Warrior Vs Persian Immortal/@comment-4476906-20141010185258

Fact o' the Day: The Persian Immortals weren't so immortal nor elite. There was just such a large quantity of them, that when one died, another would fill the space. Then another, another, and so on.

Urban EDGES

EDGE: Carthaginian Warrior EDGE: Carthaginian Warrior EDGE: Persian Immortal EDGE: Carthaginian Warrior
 * Close Range: Falcata vs Acinaces- The Falcata is versitile, but the Acinaces is going to take the skill of a Persian Immortal to hand. Unfortunately, the Acinaces is a bit shorter than the Falcata, and therefor, I have to give the slightest Edge to the Carthaginian Warriors.
 * Mid Range: Solliferum vs A Spike-on-a-stick- If I'm to give a good perspective of this, I'm going to need something more than a 'spear'. Other than that, the Soliferrum can be thrown! I think that the sling & soliferrum's places on the weapon categories should be switched, but for now...
 * Long Range: Sling vs Composite Bow- 1. Composite Bows are awesome. 2. Slings are one of the lest deadly weapons used in history. Frankly, I'd rather be hit with a rock than an arrow. Especially an arrow from a comp. bow.
 * Special...Range?: Elephant vs Chariot Spike- While chariots certainly are great and interesting modes of transportation, they don't exactle work as a weapon. The Chariot Spike relies on you to charge head-on, and get your legs turned into clam chowder. Red, bloody clam chowder. the Elephant, on the other hand, can backfire, and kill it's own troops. But it could also wreck a chariot.

(I'm bad with armor, so let's go to the Overall!)

Overall: The Carathaginians win in weaponry, definitely. As you said, they're from the Iron Age, therefore they have an increased metal base (Iron instead of Bronze). You also have to realized that the Immortals weren't as advanced as we have made them out to be. Don't get me wrong, they weren't just cannon fodder, but compared to the Carthaginian Warriors, despite how close this was, the Immortals fall short.

WINNER: Carthaginian Warrior!