User blog comment:Battlefan237/Gangster Duel II : Battle of the Families/@comment-3189283-20190627142437

Let’s see shall we

Melee

Gotta go with the baseball bat for the reach advantage. Good luck getting anywhere near close enough to use that dinky little stiletto when two and a half foot of solid wood comes swinging at you.

Edge: Grove Street Gang

Handgun

The S&W will do more damage but that is about all it has going for it. It has a pathetically short range, less ammo, a much less efficient reloading system which makes the fewer bullets even more of a problem and being a revolver, it means it has to be cocked before every shot. The M1911 has been around and commonly used for over a century for a reason and easily outclasses the much more dated revolver model.

Edge: Grove Street Gang

SMG

Usually when it comes to an SMG the one with the larger RPM gets the advantage but in this case it’s actually the only thing the MAC has in it’s favour. The lack of a front grip means it’s going to be less accurate especially as Grove Street aren’t exactly the best trained in firearm use. It also has twenty less rounds than the Thompson and when you combine that with a lower accuracy and higher rate of fire it makes the MAC a spray-and-pray kind of weapon. Also, while this shouldn’t make too much of a difference because neither side are wearing armour the Thompson also has the more powerful round.

Edge: Corleone Family

Shotgun

The Ithaca wins because it can fire off an extra two rounds before needing to reload, a key advantage at the sort of range you’d be using a shotgun. Other than that, they’re even but even small advantage like this can pay off in the long run.

Edge: Grove Street Gang

Final Verdict

Despite having the inferior weaponry in all but one category I’m actually giving the weapons advantage to the Corleone Family. The SMG is the most important weapon edge in a small scale gang battle like this, it’s the weapon that will be getting the most kills for both sides and the Corleone’s take a definitive edge in it. Moving onto the X Factors and again I have to side with the Corleone’s. They’re the more professional and organised fighting force and their individual members are more highly trained and more skilled than the individual members of Grove Street. Only CJ really seems to have any sort of skill in terms of combat and the right temperament for battle, the others are much too hot-headed. I’m sure they’ll put up a good fight but in the end, they are lacking professionalism when compared to the Corleone’s and of course the all-important SMG edge.

Corleone Family: 3,500

Grove Street Gang: 1,500