User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Covenant Elites/Sangheili (Halo) vs. Imperial Death Troopers (Star Wars)/@comment-3189283-20190501104328

Let's see shall we

Short Range

The Plasma Rifle is kind of a lame weapon with a poor range, a slow moving projectile and also overheating if it is used for too long. The SE-14R's only disadvantage is that it has a high recoil but this can be much more easily worked around than the whole host of issues the Plasma Rifle has.

Edge: Imperial Death Troopers

Long Range

Again the Particle Beam Rifle is not particularly impressive as a weapon with only 18 shots and a long cool time required between each shot, making it poor for constant fire. The E11-D also has issues with overheating but on a much lesser scale and it's much larger magazine size means the Death Troopers are unlikely to run out of ammo.

Edge: Imperial Death Troopers

Special 

The energy sword is a fearsome weapon in close quarters but it also has some significant drawbacks. For starters it's highly visible and makes a loud noise when activated which will alert any Death Troopers to it's deployment as well as compromising the stealth afforded to the Sangheli by their cloaking. It also only has ten stabs before it runs out of battery and as shown in the games it can be blocked if timed correctly. Finally the Sangheili only granted use of the energy sword to high ranking operatives so it's likely only one or two of them would even have the energy sword. The Sonic Imploder meanwhile is a great weapon for disorientating and incapacitating an opponent and can even kill if close enough.

Edge: Imperial Death Troopers

Explosive

Both have a similar blast radius but the Plasma Grenade also sticks to any person or surface it hits making it pretty hard to dodge if it hits straight on.

Edge: Sangheili 

Final Verdict 

The Death Troopers will win this one and it's down entirely to the shitty arsenal of the Sangheili. I would say the two are pretty much even when it comes to training and experience so it really comes down to the equipment they're carrying and the Death Troopers are far superior in that regard. They obviously have the better firearms and I'd also say the Sonic Imploder is better than the Plasma Grenade so they even win in explosives. Armourwise they are also superior with a built in targeting system and sensors which will allow them to detect the Sangheili even if they use their cloaking ability. The only area the Sangheili have any sort of advantage is in close range where they can physically dominate the much smaller Death Troopers but it's unlikely to end up as a melee battle so even that doesn't really make much of a difference.

Imperial Death Troopers: 4,000

Sangheili: 1,000