User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Season 2 Back For Blood/@comment-3189283-20150928210212

Let's see shall we

Ancient Battle
Long Range

This is a tough one. There is no doubt here that the English Longbow is one of the most powerful and deadly bow's in history and it will have no trouble getting through the mongols armour. The Recurve Bow should be able to get through the steel armour of the knights but it will take more effort and is less of a guarunteed kill than the Longbow would be. However what makes the Recurve Bow so deadly is not the bow itself but the men behind it. The Mongols are the masters of horseback archery, they practiced and honed their skills from the second they could lift a bow and a mongol would abandon his sword, his house and his wife before he left behind his bow. The Recurve Bow also has the advantage that it can be used on horseback as well as on foot whereas Henry and his knights are forced to dismount in order to use their bow, making them an easier target to hit than the faster moving mounted mongols. Still the Longbow is a mighty weapon and has a much longer range and power, meaning the archer doesn't necessarily need to be as skilled to get a killing shot. It really comes down to better weapon vs better user but in the end I'm going to call it even.

Edge: Even 

Mid Range

The Halberd was designed specifically to counteract horseback fighters and is unprecidented in it's ability to hook a rider off his horse but it is also versatile enough to be used against infantry as well. The Jilda Lance is has a nasty punch but it's also much harder to control and it's use is limited to horseback, if the user dismounts then it becomes too cumbersome to use effectively. The same can be said about the Halberd on horseback but at the end of the day it's primary purpose is as an anti-cavalry weapon and this will be especially useful in this fight.

Edge: Henry V

Close Range 

The Longsword wins out on this one but only just. The Turko-Mongol Sabre is a good weapon for slashing but the plate armour Henry and his knights are wearing makes them almost immune to slashing even if it is used on horseback. The Longsword may be more clunky to use but it has many more options in combat than the Sabre and more importantly was designed to go through armour which gives far more protection than what the Mongols are wearing.

Edge: Henry V 

Special Weapon 

I have always maintained that a Dagger is a useless weapon to use in a battle like this. A Dagger serves the same purpose as a sword but it's smaller, weaker and if you're that close to an opponent you might as well use your sword. The Mace is a devastating blunt force weapon and is the only weapon of Genghis's that is guarunteed to be effective against plate armour.

Edge: Genghis Khan 

Armour 

I'm probably going to surpise people here by saying that I think that the Steel Lamellar is the better armour here. Now let's get this straight in terms of actual protection the Plate Armour does do a better job. It's more advanced, it covers more of the body and while a Mongol may be able to penetrate it with his bow up close it defends Henry and his men well against the inferior mongol swords. That being said though the Plate armour does have one very glaring flaw; It's lack of maneuverability. Plate Armour is very, very cumbersome to fight in and tires out the user very quickly even on horseback. The Mongol's valued the fluidity that the lamellar gave them in horseback combat and it doesn't really restrict their movement. The Plate Armour helmets also serve to greatly restrict the vision of the user to what is directly in front of them and the speedy mongols should have little trouble moving themselves out of the very narrow line of vision to launch an attack. Plate Armour is great at defending against weapons but it's lack of maneuverability makes the user a sitting duck to a fast moving warrior like Genghis.

Edge: Genghis Khan 

X Factors 

Henry V has an average of 65.25 whereas Genghis Khan has an average of 67.5.

Edge: Genghis Khan 

Final Verdict 

I'm really torn on this one but in the end I'm going to reluctantly side with Genghis Khan. Henry V clearly has the tech advantage here with the more advanced weaponry and stronger armour but Genghis and his men have faced knights before and come out on top. Their superior mobility will allow them to run circles around the slow moving knights, swooping in an out of their field of vision to attack and then swing away before Henry and his men can get a good hit in. Henry and his men are only in this battle for as long as they can stay on their horses because on foot their clunky armour and heavy weaponry will make them sitting ducks for the Mongols to pepper with arrows.

Genghis Khan: 2,550

Henry V: 2,450