User blog comment:Cfp3157/Season 2 Episode 3: Rajput Warrior vs Highlander/@comment-181289-20121112040323

I want to make somthing clear before I gove my edges, Now when it's listed that both warriors use Chain mail, the first assumption is that they are the same armor, but the fact is the mail armor used in India is significantly different from it's European counter part. First and formost, Indian mail was one of only two example I know of where the mail was actully butted as opposed to rivited or welded, the only other example I'm aware of is the Japanese mail design. Second, the links are lighter and less robust, so they can break easier, again making the armor less effective than the European mail.

Edges:

Close Range: : While the slashing edges aren't really going work well for either weapon, the Braod sword is quicker and more managble, that combined with the Indian mail being vulnarable to stabs and thrusts, makes it the more effecti sword. Edge Broad Sword

Mid Range: Honestly, these weapon function in a similar fashion, and both rely on hooking and chopping to be effective, while the Talbar has a stabbing option, this really doesn't help given the Highlander mail armor. Edge: Even

Long Range: Again this is actully going to be pretty even, the Chakram is more accurate, but is really limited in to where it can get kills, the Rajput is gonna have it hit the Highlander in the neck to do any real damage, but the Targe sheild makes this unlikly, the Ball is Chain is a really poor range weapon, which is why they weren't even used as a ranged weapon, that was somthing DW made up for the show, it is however a crushing melee weapon in a pinch and THe Highlander could proably find more uses for it than the Rajput could his Chakram. Edge: Even

Blunt Force: The Hammer takes it, it does as much blunt force damage, but can the "beak: to pierce the armor and is quicker weapon. Edge: Hammer

Speacil: The Targe and dirk take this, the Katar while a formidable weapon against indian Mail, is meant to pirece a much lighter and weaker version of what the Highlander has, and I doubt it wil lbe as a ffective against the Highlanders more robust armor. The Targe and dirst give excellent defense and a offence that will actully work well against the Rajputs Armor: Edge: Targe and Dirk

Winner: Highlander

The Highlander wins this thanks his armor being a more robust version of what the Rajput has as well as have an arsenal more well equipped to get threw the Rajputs armor than the Rajput get threw the Highlanders armor.