User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Oliver Cromwell vs. Takeda Shingen/@comment-17814994-20190408144602

Elgb's "Another Civil War Battle?" EDGES!!!

Short: The katana is no doubt sharper and can cut deeper, but a slashing weapon is going to be useless against a strong armor. It's true that a katana can stab, but a mortruary hilt sword is absically designed to counter against armor by pinpointing the unarmored parts better than a katana. EDGE: Cromwell

Mid: Both function similarly, and contrary to popular belief both have extensive martial arts manuals on how to use them one on one. But the Yari has three points than a simple pike though. EDGE: Shingen

Long: Both muskets has their own advantages and disadvantages. The Tenegishima has a front sight so it can be aimed more accurately, but the English matchlock has a shoulder stock for more accurate shooting too. But the again, the English gun has a bigger caliber. EDGE: Cromwell

Special: Both weapons may look different but they are used just as the same. The Yumi Bow was an excellent weapon on horseback for the samurai (who were horse archers themselves who rivalled the Mongols). The doglock pistols were excellent cavalry weapons too on horseback with tactics such as the caracole and similar stuffs being used for devastating effect. I can't really say, the yumi bow has the range but I doubt its even going to penetrate Europea plate armor with its broad arrows, while the doglock would kill with a direct hit from a shorter range. EDGE: Cromwell

Deadliest Warrior?

I remember my good ol Spartan planning once on doing Oliver Cromwell vs Oda Nobunaga (two great Civil War Warriors and Unificators) which was a good idea at that time. And me and Milen had a debate on it once on who's going to win. Back then I argued Oliver Cromwell would win, and I can see him winning this one too.

Its kind of simple really. Oliver's men has everything going for him. They have the better musket, pistols and armor. Those English matchlocks and doglocks would rip through samurai armor easily. While I doubt any of Shingen's weapons would even made that much damage against Cromwell's courassier and arquibussier armor, which are strong enough to resist heavy crossbow bolts and primitive muskets.

Its not to say that Shingen's a pushover. He has his own advantages that would make it difficult for Cromwell to get an easy victory. The English's en mass cavalry charge and caracole tactic would be countered well by the samurai's more,mobile horse archer tactics. And Shingen himself is a better trained warrior who lived a samurai's life from his youth compared to Cromwell who only got to be a warrior later in his life.

But even these little x-factors won't do much against the tech advantage that Oliver Cromwell has.