User blog comment:Battlefan237/Finnish Winter Soldiers vs. Imperial Japanese Army Infantry Force/@comment-27334870-20180202002043

Dargoo Faust's [REDACTED] EDGES: "World War 1.5"

Short Range - Imperial Japanese Army

While the longer range of the sword beats the knife, in close ranged combat the knife will generally be easier to deploy and get more use, especially since the setting isn't in a dense jungle. However, the Japanese take an edge due to the Bayonet, which is even more easy to deploy, and is an immediate threat towards Finnish guards getting too close for comfort.

Pistol - Finnish Guard

The pistols come incredibly close or are just straight even in most aspects, however the Lahti takes a slight edge due to the more powerful round, and the higher muzzle velocity.

SMG - Finnish Guard

Easy edge for the Suomi, which outclasses the  Type 100 S in rate of fire, ammunition, and range. Especially since these edges are what makes an SMG effective as a weapon, the Guard's SMG usage will definiately be a contributing factor towards a a verdict here.

Rifle - Finnish Guard

The Finnish Guard takes an edge in muzzle velocity, one that certainly helps the weapon, and the icing on top of the cake is the massive range advantage and itnernal magazine. Another weapon edge that will contribute to a verdict, the Mauser is certainly the better weapon in this matchup.

Explosive - Imperial Japanese Army

I think in this situation, and in this setting, the Kiska is the better weapon. As Spartan pointed out, it is designed for use on the run, rather than the trench combat, and while it pales in a blast radius, the Japanese should be able to use their weapon with greater accuracy and effectiveness.

X- Factors and Verdict

I'm going to give a win to the Finnish Guard, who are more in their element in the setting, and take many edges in their firearms. While their training might be a notch less than what the Japanese have to offer, their stelth combat matched with an environment they'd be more used to will ultimately seal their win.This is a very, very close matchup, but I'm going to hand it to the Europeans here.