User blog comment:Impaler5150/BATTLE OF THE 1500S!/@comment-27358240-20180916104430

Kazanshin's '''"Cortes vs Ivan anyone?" '''edges:

Short range: The kilij is a better slasher, the espada is a better stabber. However, when I look at the espada ropera, I see more of a dueling weapon than an actual weapon to use against armored enemies. The kilij, on the other hand, seems much more like a battlefield weapon, capable of inflicting wounds through slashes at unarmored areas or a somewhat less deadly stab. Egde: Michael the Brave

Mid range: The alabarda is 2 feet longer, and it's the only difference. Edge: Hernan Cortes

Long range: Oh. My. God. Arquebuses with only a rear sight, no pistol grip and no snap mechanism? You westerners are sooooooooo 15th century. Seriously tho, the two weapons are the same. Edge: Even.

Armor: Again, the same thing. Edge: Even

Conclusion: The weapons are pretty much tied, with both sides having small advantages here and there, so in the end, it comes down to the men behind the weapons, and for that reason I give the win to Michael the Brave. Sure, Cortes fought some conquistadors and stone age people, but Michael fought the Ottoman Empire when he was outnumbered 10 to 1. Unlike Laquearius senpai, I don't see why Cortes would excel in a battle 5-5 like this. If anything, Michael was the one to fight foes uch closer to his level of technology. Then, we have the fact that Cortes was a lawyer, and his men were mostly mercenaries trying to achieve fortune in the New World, against the trained and disciplined men of Michael the Brave. Due to all of those reasons, I give the win to Michael the Brave.