User blog comment:MilenHD/Saxons vs Scythians/@comment-17814994-20171210163647

Elgb's '"Total War: Rome Anyone?" 'EDGES!!!

Short: Sxons longsword easy. Its basicaly a real sword compared to the Acinaces which is a short sword or an extra large knife. EDGE: Saxons

Mid: The Dane axe may pack more powerful blows that can potentiall shatter a simple spear if the Scythians even try to block with it. But that's if it gets even close before the spear puncture the suer in the torso. Count alsoe the fact that the spear can be used on horseback if needed (the Scythians were terrific horse fighters). EDGE: Scythians

Long: Bow easily sicne it has more range, power and rate of fire. Put the archer on horseback and you get one hell of a killing machine. EDGE: Scythians

Special: The seax may have the larger surface area but the axe has the length advantage, the more pwoerful swing and can be used on horseback. Its got two heads as weapons too. EDGE: Scythians

X-Factors: The Scythians were emprie builders who created one of the greatest civilizations of their time. The Saxons on the other hand were oppurutnistic barabrians who fed off from the dying Roman Empire. No contest. EDGE: Scythians

Deadliest Warrior?

Was this even a question? The Saxons may have come from a later era but they were backwood barbarians compared to the more civilized military of the Scythians. Worse is that the Saxon's specialziation in short and mid range weapons are no match against the Scythians and their horse archers. They simply lack the counters to take on horse archers or the numbers to overwhelm them. Overall, the Scythians can just pound the Saxons with arrows, retreat if their enemies try to retaliate, and shoot them again from another direction. Horse archers has always been the deadliest when it comes to skirmishes, from the Huns to the Mongolians, and the Scythians themselves are no different.