User blog comment:Deathblade 100/NATO's worst enemies: Somali Pirates vs Taliban/@comment-26395956-20160827172248

MD 33's Vote: "TERRORISTS WIN!"

Long Range: PKM vs RPD

Well, as LB said, it's a battle between a squad automatic weapon against a general purpose machine gun, and these two guns are different in their ways of usage. The RPD is kinda like a run-and-gun type of machine gun that can mow a lot of guys down while moving. On the other hand, the PKM is like, "mount me and we'll f*ck people together". This battle takes place in a dockyard, so I can assume that both of these weapons can work effectively, like, for the Taliban, they'll most likely to search and destroy enemies with the RPD, and for the Somali Pirates, they'll find a good vantage point to effectively kill the pirates. So, which weapon shall I give an edge to? The Taliban takes the edge here. Stat-wise, the RPD is way better than the PKM. Although the PKM possesses more bullets, they won't be as useful as the RPD once the Taliban's LMG kills the PKM user first. As you know, I am not an expert on weapons so... sorry if things are a bit messed up here. So, overall, the PKM wins due to better statistics in combat, except for ammunition. I know ammunition's crucial but, hey, what good it'd do if it kills the other guy first? Meh. Nevermind.

Mid Range: AK-47 vs AKS-74U

I am gonna give this one to the Taliban. The AKS-74U outclasses the AK-47 in every way. Based on the information provided above, the AKS-74U possesses the equal amount of rounds, but better range and higher fire rate. Not much to say here, I give the edge to the AKS-74U because all-around, it is the better weapon among the two. And say... the Taliban got better training, and that adds up to the stats of their other weapons. You see, the better your training is, the better your weapon handling is... obviously.

Melee: Grapplin' Hook vs Bayonet

No brainer, this one goes to the Bayonet of the Taliban. I mean, hello? What the hell can a grappling hook do? It can restrain enemies, correct, if it is as easy as f*ck to be done. But then, in a direct combat, it can do nothing but inflict minor slash damage and mostly blunt damage. If one strikes hard enough, it can do both (bludgeoning damage, perhaps?). Anyways, not just that, the bayonet is much more versatile, being able to be mounted on the Taliban's assault rifle. The bayonet is much more efficient, nothing much to say here.

Explosives: RPG-7 vs PMN

This one goes to the RPG-7 for me. The mine's tricky, but it is a static weapon. While it is more tricky, the RPG is much more mobile and can be targeted anywhere. Much more versatile than having to wait for the target to come to you and blow it up. And not just that, the RPG-7 has more blast radius, which means that it could decimate more targets.

X-Factors: Crazy African Pirates vs Crazy Middle-Eastern Extremists

Taliban: 250

Somali: 200

(co-pasted from the blog above lol)

Well, can't say much. Taliban takes this one.

'Edge: Taliban'

'WINNER: TALIBAN'

Obviously, the Taliban stomps the pirates here. Their weaponries are much better compared to the pirates' equipment. Their training's better, which allows them to out-maneuver the barbaric pirates. Extremism ain't gonna play much here, though. While the pirates are much more experienced, the Taliban's experience ain't much of a difference, and their weapons are much better. Overall, the Taliban wins this due to their better weapons and X-Factors.