User blog comment:El Alamein/Nat Turner vs. John Brown/@comment-26865010-20160813201724

Snigel's "Slavery is bad, mmkay" Edges!

Long Range: Everybody knows this is an easy win for the Sharps carbine. With the better, more modern mechanism, the deadlier projectile and a faster reloading speed the Sharps gets the edge. This is is a curbstomp so strong, it could kill a two-feet tall cockroach.

Edge: John Brown

Medium Range: This is made me scratch my head a little. Birdshot isn't exactly Anti-Personnel oriented, but still, it should do more damage than the Maynard revolver, and maybe has a slight range advantage. But the Maynard has the obvious advantage in having six shots, not to mention lighter weight. I am going to call this even. If the Shotgun would be loaded with traditional buckshot, i would give it the edge.

Edge: Even

Melee: I will give this to the Turner and his men, because Untrained dudes with long sticks vs Bloodthirsty fanatics with hatchets. MOVING ON!

Edge: Nat Turner

Melee, Part Deux: So from what i understand, only Johnny Boy will be having the Bowie knife. That means his men won't have anything for back-up for when things get up close n' personal. Not good.

Edge: Nat Turner

Winner: John Brown

Nat and his men do have the close range advantage, but John's firepower (the Sharps's reloading speed and the Maynard's ammunition capacity) allow them to keep the slave rebels at bay, and Brown's greater combat experience allow the abolitionists to win.