User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Revolutionaries and Horse Lords of the 20th Century: Roman von Ungern-Sternberg vs Jozef Pilsidski/@comment-379205-20190130193159

119's "You wrote both warrior's headers as Ungern-Sternberg, is he fighting himself?!"


 * Rifles: Both weapons are fairly comparable still for one key difference. The Mannlicher is a straight-pull bolt-action rifle, giving it a faster rate of fire than the Mosin. This will give it an advantage in the closer ranges when firing at the closer ranges typical of horseback combat. Edge: Józef Klemens Piłsudski


 * Sidearms: The Mauser C96 has a greater effective range, a larger magazine, and can be used as a short carbine with that holster stock. Edge: Roman von Ungern-Sternberg


 * Swords: Both weapons are similar weapons, specifically sabres designed for slashing attacks from horseback. Both weapons are similar enough, but I give a slight edge to Józef Klemens Piłsudski for the fact that his szabla has a guard, which will make it more difficult to drop or have your hand slip on the blade while on a charging horse, if nothing else, and if this came down to hand-to-hand combat on foot, it would definitely be the superior weapon because of the guard.


 * Army: Disregarding the numbers given the small squad engagement of this fight, Józef Klemens Piłsudski still takes the edge for the more unified nature of his forces, unlike Ungern's, who turned against him and eventually gave him up to the Soviets.

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