User blog comment:Drayco90/Marvel vs. DC- Punisher vs. Red Hood/@comment-4661256-20120701230005

El Alamein's "UBER EVALUTION OF GUNS AND MORE"!

Handguns: The iconic M1911 or the up-and-coming IMI Desert Eagle. Well, both have incredibly high stopping power. The 1911 has a recoil that's much easier to control but the Desert Eagle has a larger magazine. However, the M1911 is so much easier to put physical modification on it because of the smaller caliber bullet it uses (meaning things like the slide on the top of the gun, the magazine, and the grip itself are scaled down to use a simpler form of ammunition and therefore are much easier to tweak with, without fear of damaging the gun). And oh - it says the Punisher carries them with slight modifications! If it was 1911 vs. Deagle in a comparison for stopping power, the Deagle barely wins, but the Desert Eagle is a showy flashy weapon that's not suited to combat like the tried-and-true Colt M1911. Plus, even though the Desert Eagle fires a .50 caliber bullet, the M1911 fires a .45 ACP. Not much of an advantage. Edge: The Punisher

Melee: M4X vs. Kris: I have no idea what the hell either of these two knives are, so I checked other votes and the M4X is bigger. If you look at the X-Factors the Punisher is stronger too... so a bigger blade with a stronger punch? And armor to protect you from the little guy with the littler blade? Edge: The Punisher (Gawd why do I keep typing Frank Woods?)

Shotguns: Mossberg 590 vs. Remington 870: These shotguns are intensely similar - they're both pump-action, have very similar barrel lengths and can easily be adapted to fire the same shot. And both men are dead even when it comes to weapons skill - agh, it's a wash! Edge: Even

Submachine guns: MP5K vs. Uzi: Well, the Uzi can fire at a greater distance than the MP5K, but the MP5K series burns through ammo at an incredible 900 rounds per minute as compared to the Uzi's slower 600 rounds per minute. Now, 900 rounds per minute is like spitting out horizontal rain, except the raindrops are metal bullets. The ammo both guns spit out are bean-shooters, 9mm rounds that won't dent anything worth ducking behind. The Punisher does wear armor that protects against small-arms fire and an Uzi is the classic definition of that. Red Hood, meanwhile, has only the clothes on his body to stop bullets and we all know that bullets beat fabric and flesh. While the Red Hood watches his Uzi shots bounce off of the Punisher's chest in surprise, the Punisher can shred him to pieces with the insanely fast-firing MP5K's. And really, if it wasn't for the Punisher's armor, the Uzi might have gotten the edge. Edge: The Punisher

Assault Rifles: M4 vs. AK: Classic. Classic, classic classic. However, any fool knows that the M4 series is the superior weapon to bring to the table. We've all heard horror stories of the M16 jamming in the Vietnam War, but improvements have been made. You can throw the AK47 down a ravine, defecate down the barrel and take it through law school and still shoot it, but who does that in the first place? Reliability is a factor you need to consider, but it's not like either man is gonna pour acid down the barrel of their rifle. Let's look at the guns themselves. The M4A1 has a select-fire capability, meaning you can go from semi-automatic fire *precise*, to three-round burst *damning*, to fully-automatic fire *mid-to-close range annihilation*. The AK47, especially the kind that's been circling the world in crappy places like Somalia and Afghanistan, isn't your military-grade AK that the Russian army has today and it's basically fully-automatic and that's it. The M4's 5.56x45mm NATO round is about the same size as the AK47's 7.62x39mm round, and even though the AK round can tumble and cause extra tissue damage, that will kill its accuracy over distance. The M4's bullet is designed to punch straight through tissue in a fashion that will cause extreme damage with the temporary cavity - as far as I'm concerned, the M4 has the better bullet. The M4A1's effective range is decent at 600 m - the AK47 struggles to hit a target beyond 300 m if you're on full-auto. I know that both men are supreme marksmen but the Punisher's rifle complements his fighting style of versatility and stopping power mixed with horrific accuracy and damage. Simply put, the M4 series is a better weapon to use than the AK47, and this point will only be more true as improvements continue to roll in. Edge: The Punisher

Special Weapons: Flamethrower vs. Minigun: I don't think I need to talk technical here. The Punisher is already weighted down by heavy armor and a bulky, short-ranged flamethrower won't do him favors against a gun that can spit out rounds faster than you could try and imitate an Epic Rap Battle of History. The Minigun is better at range, it can fire faster and it's not a potential death trap (cough cough gas tank). Edge: Red Hood

Explosives: M67 Grenade vs. Rocket Launcher: A shoulder-mounted rocket launcher is the superior weapon here as it can be used multiple times and can be aimed, shot from a distance, and reloaded - and then you can repeat the process over and over again! I do like the grenades for the purpose of being able to deploy many in a much shorter time than the rocket launcher can be shot, but it's gonna be at a much closer distance, and the 'nades can be lobbed back at your position if you don't cook them. I'm sure the Punisher will be skilled enough to work the M67 to his favor, but simply put Red Hood will have an easier time using the Rocket Launcher than the Punisher will throwing his grenades. Edge: Red Hood

X-Factor: Van vs. Helmet: I like the van a lot better than the helmet because it can protect the Punisher a lot easier than the helmet will (since a helmet is only gonna protect your head, duh!). It can move around and drive faster than Red Hood can run, and even though it's susceptible to explosives, so is Red Hood himself. Logistics comes into play here, and the Punisher doesn't have to lug all of his weapons around at once, he can leave them in the van and return as necessary, and if Red Hood runs away he can bring this weapons cache with him! Red Hood either can carry everything at once (unlikely) or have a room where he keeps the weapons, but if he has to run it can't come with him. Plus, the Van can get kills if you get hit by it or if there are weapons attatched to it. Edge: The Punisher

WINNER: THE PUNISHER!

Seriously, with a name like that no sh*t he's gonna win. He's got important edges in both combat experience and training - he's got the pamphlet but he wrote it too! He breathes war and when it comes down to a fight against a vigilante, it's not even war. War is the worst you can face and Red Hood simply won't bring war. The Punisher is a tricky bastard and he's armored in all the right places, plus he's got a logistical bonus with his van. The Red Hood can jump and duck and roll all over the place, but with better weapons that are designed for military use and not street gangs (cough Uzis, cough Deagle) the Punisher can sit back knowing he's brought the right tools for the job. Red Hood is no slouch but when you have a kid vs. an adult, nonetheless a Vietnam veteran who hasn't quit fighting since Day 1, it's not a contest. The Punisher will eat Red Hood for breakfast... and laugh.