User blog comment:Deathblade 100/Season 2 Back For Blood/@comment-3189283-20150928210212/@comment-3189283-20151002153241

Modern Battle
Long Range 

The IRA wins out in both weapons. The AR-15 has a faster ROF and a longer effective range than the AK-47 and as they tie in pretty much every other catagory it wins out. Simularily the HK dominates the more primitive Lee-Enfield with more power, more rounds and a further range.

Edge: IRA 

Mid Range 

A Flamethrower is not the ultimate weapon of destructive power that the media makes it out to be and in a battle situation it's lack of range and heavy weight make it difficult to use effectively. The MP5 has the range advantage, a faster rate of fire and is considerably lighter and easier to manoeuvre about.

Edge: Gurkhas

Short Range 

The Slingshot is the modern equivalent of the Sling with improved accuracy but an even more severely decreased killing potentional. The Kukri on the other hand is one of the most revered and widely considered best knives around and the Gurkhas were legendary for their skill with this blade which easily trumps a weapon mainly known for being the go to tool of Bart Simpson.

Edge: Gurkhas 

Explosives 

Easy, easy win for the Grenade. It has a larger blast radius, is more mobile and doesn't have the reliability problems that plague homemade explosives like the Nail Bomb.

Edge: Gurkhas 

X Factors 

The Gurkhas have an average of 70 and the IRA also has an average of 70.

Edge: Even

Final Verdict 

The Gurkhas are clearly the better warriors here. While they are outclassed at a long range due to the superiority of the IRA's assault rifle and sniper they have the better weapons in the other three catagories which gives them the edge in the close confindes of a warehouse. What really wins it for the Gurkhas is not their weaponry but their training and experiance which far outweighs that of the IRA soldiers. The Gurkhas are an actual military unit, with military grade training and the experiance of fighting in several major conflicts. The IRA was mostly made up of volunteers with little military and firearm experiance and while there were some ex-military members it isn't enough to compete with the Gurkhas.

Gurkhas: 3,500

IRA: 1,500