User blog comment:BattleGames1/BattleGames1's Season of War Episode 1 - Long Range Desert Group vs Easy Company/@comment-5078776-20140422034012

'CFP3157'S EDGES OF MASSIVE DESTRUCTION: "''The only fate you have to accept is that you're already dead." '''

Weapons
Something not stated in the blog is how the ME blade was specifically held; The way the knuckle duster was designed, to use the duster effectively you actually needed to point the edge towards your wrist, making it restricted in combat and a definite thrusting weapon. The M3 is not only slightly longer, but it's simple blade makes it a lethal thrusting weapon as well as a slashing one. Truth is, I love both of these knives a lot. While the FS Fighting knife's foregrip causes it to make quicker strikes as well as being longer in combat, the KA-BAR's leather grip will give the Easy Company soldier a better grip on his knife in combat, as well as having a slightly heavier and thicker blade. Ultimately, the length difference the FS Knife has can't save it from the heavier damaging KA-BAR with a more secure grip. The Colt 1911 easily takes this edge. The S&W is a great revolver in it's own right, but it can't compete against the legendary Colt. The S&W may have more firepower, but the Colt's firing a round just as impressive, firing more rounds, firing them at a quicker rate, and, most importantly, can get those rounds in far quicker rate of fire. The M1A1 replaced it's predesscor for a reason, after all. It's lighter, has a longer barrel, has a shorter frame rate, and fired just as powerfully and fast as the M1928A1. There's not much more that needs to be said, truthfully. Oh boy, the two main rifles of the Western Front. But in the end, I gotta give the edge to the Lee-Enfield. For one, the bolt-action design of the Lee-Enfield ensures, while a slower rate of fire than the semi-automatic M1 Garand, that every single shot is going to count. Speaking of ammo, the SMLE is holding more in it's magazine, even if it's only two rounds. Considering reload we're talking about, the loud ''PING! ''sound the M1 makes could be a gigantic tactical blunder, always letting the enemy know when you're loading a fresh magazine. While the SMLE could techinically be considered a longer load, the quietness of that reload means that, considering the already longer range of the rifle, the LRDG can reload a half-empty magazine for a fresh one without ever drawing attention. The fact that the SMLE is a lighter gun is just icing on the cake, and the larger round of the M1 can't save it.
 * Knife #1: Easy Company 
 * Knife #2: Easy Company 
 * Handgun: Easy Company 
 * Submachine Gun: Easy Company 
 * Rifle: Long Range Desert Group 
 * Machine Gun: TBA
 * Mortar: TBA
 * Grenade: TBA 
 * Launcher: TBA
 * Jeeps: TBA
 * Overall Weapon Edge: TBA 

X-Factors

 * Logistics: TBA
 * Training: TBA
 * Experience: TBA
 * Tactics: TBA 
 * Intelligence: TBA 
 * Creativity: TBA
 * Overall X-Factor Edge: