User blog comment:Leolab/Ancient User Tourney, Round 10: Tiberius Proditus (EA) v Sir Bors of Newcastle (Elgb)/@comment-28741452-20160724022655

Hindenburg's vote:

The men- Tiberius Proditus vs Sir Bors of Newcastle

The fight between this two will be interesting. There is millennium of differences between the ages. But let's get to the core of the matter. Both have fought in battles in large numbers. Both have a tendency to fight to protect ones' arse. But here is the question, Can Tiberius Proditus reaction and find the weak spots of the opposition? If he can't he dies hard. If he can it will still be a hard fight. The answer I find is maybe. Joints for movement is always the easy place to get pass armor. And Tiberius Proditus might have seen some Lorica segmentata, his version of plate mail. However, it is sure that he will not have faced an opposition with that kind of armor.

Edge: Even

Short Range (Intial weapons) - Spatha Sword & Scutum Shield vs Longsword and Customized Targe:

I just hate to say it but this has to go to Sir Bors. The Longsword has a couple of inches on the Spatha Sword. Both shields cover a decent portion of each person, and the Targe has that spike to stab through armor.

Edge: Sir Bors

Mid Range - Pilum vs Halberd:

Ok, this is a tough choice. Oh wait no it is not. Okay going to copy my previous response to a similar match here. (With a few additions) There little reason to say that the Halberd is better. A Halberd has more range while being in hand. The Pilum used a spear is shorter and has a weaker shaft. The Halberd can be versatile with its head. An axe, a spear, and a hook (for dismounting and get through armor) is all the Halberd. The effectiveness of the halberd is diminished somewhat by the butt spike. If the head or the halberd is chop of the butt spike can act as an impromptu spear. The Pilum is used as a throwing weapon to render useless shelids and kill people. The Pilum is also a javelin which means, it can be thrown, giving it an advantage over Halberd. However, due to the relative inaccurate of the Pilum, and by having only one, the Halberd takes the edge. Also I think a Pilum will have a hard time getting through the armor of Sir Bors.

Edge:

Long Range - Plumbata darts vs Composite Crossbow:

Again in this tournament it is an easy choice for the Plumbata darts. Why? Well they are small and relatively light. They can be used as a distraction. But, most importantly of all, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LOAD A BLOODY CROSSBOW. In this space there is no time to load a bolt before sword comes at you.

Edge:

Special Weapons - Pugio dagger vs Mantraps:

Come on this has always be a no brainier of what to choose. A WEAPON THAT NEEDS TO SET UP IS USELESS! It not going to be easy to use the Pugio dagger to get at weak spots due to its wide blade. However it better then a USELESS WEAPON. The Mantraps would only be useful if there was prep time or the was a different arena.

Edge:

Armor - Lorica hamata vs Plate Armor:

This will be quick. Chainmail or PLATE ARMOR. Both roughly weight the same. The plate armor is much more protected. Sure Sir Bors will have a hard time seeing with the face plate on. However, Tiberius Proditus will have a hard time closing the gap and finding a weak spot on that armor. Sir Bors will have little difficult doing that to Tiberius Proditus.

Edge: Sir Bors

Overall Verdict:

While I hate to give the winner of this match to a man with TWO functionally USELESS weapons, Sir Bors wins. Sir Bors has the better armor and the equipment to rip apart Tiberius Proditus.

Winner:

Sir Bors FLAMETHROWER BURN Tiberius Proditus

P.S.

Feeling angry at time of writing this.