User blog comment:J80Kar/Project Freelancer vs COG Team/@comment-26074921-20120626000813

My votes going to be kinda short here but the Freelancers take this battle. They have far more advanced weaponry with the COG weapons being only slightly more advanced than modern realistic firearms. The Freelancers effectively dominate most ranges including; melee, (with the knife being more versatile than the chainsaw bayonet and requires no prep or charge time, not to mention trying to get the chainsaw to cut through the amour ), medium range, (the Freelancer Assualt rifles and battle rifles simply outclass the 2 lancers in nearly every category), explosives, (the Bolo grenade is really  impractical in most combat scenarios and when compared to Brute shot and rocket launcher really don;t measure up), and Armor (the COG armor isn't incredibly strong in its own universe, let alone compared to the spartan's armor).

I can't really call long range and I'd say they are effectivley even.