User blog comment:WinterSpider/The Punisher (MAX) vs Big Boss/@comment-3189283-20191126104544

Let’s see shall we

Melee

There isn’t really much difference between the knives so it really comes down to whoever the better hand to hand combatant is and for me that is Big Boss as the guy literally invented his own form of close quarters combat and has much more impressive feats of hand to hand combat such as fighting superhumans and special forces teams.

Edge: Big Boss

Sidearms

I think the Hush Puppy can be discounted right off the bat as I have serious doubts as to whether it would even be able to tranq Frank due to how tough he is. This leaves Big Boss’ M1911 against Frank’s M19111 and Beretta. The Boss does have a silencer on his M1911 but aside from that it will function similarily to Frank’s M1911 and Frank has an extra option in the Beretta which also comes with a large magazine and higher muzzle velocity.

Edge: The Punisher

Assault Rifle

The M4A1 wins out here because of it’s further effective range, faster rate of fire and higher muzzle velocity. The AK-47 does have the more powerful round and that is important when we’re dealing with two guys who boarder of the superhuman in terms of physicality but not enough to make up for its other shortcomings.

Edge: The Punisher

Machine Gun

This is basically the same edge as the above but switched around. The Stoner wins out in all categories apart from round size and a marginally shorter range which doesn’t make a whole lot of difference.

Edge: Big Boss

Explosive

The RPG-7 has the further range and larger explosive round but it’s also very clunky to try and use in a one on one. The M203 sacrafices a bigger explosive payload for greater mobility and ease of use, Frank can easily switch between using his rifle and explosive whereas Big Boss would have to switch weapons to make use of his.

Edge: The Punisher

Final Verdict

Looking at the weapons and it would seem that Frank gets a slight edge. When it comes to automatic weaponry the two are even and Frank has the better explosive and sidearms with Big Boss taking the advantage in hand to hand. However when it comes to the two men behind the weapons, Big Boss is the clear winner. He regularily goes up against special forces, armies and even superhumans and comes out on top. The Punisher conversely spends most of his time going against gangbangers and common criminals and it’s only on rare occassions he faces anyone of the calibre that Big Boss faces. This is ultimately what splits the two and more than makes up for Frank’s slight weapon edge to give Big Boss the victory.

Big Boss: 2,900

The Punisher: 2,100