User blog comment:Greenberet69/Last Battle 2 of 9: Alvin York vs. John Marston/@comment-11048590-20120821164428

THE DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS:


 * Close-Alvin York. The M1911 takes this, no contest. It fires a larger round and has one extra bullet in it's magazine, which could matter in the fight. It also of course has a faster reload because of the magazine compared to the Model 3 which has a cylinder, and the semi-automatic action of the M1911 also helps it take the cake.


 * Long-Even. I was originally going to give this to York, but I changed my mind for a couple of reasons. The M1917 Enfield has superior range, yes, and accuracy is arguable because both are such brilliant sharpshooters. The Model 1894 has a slightly larger feed system, 7 bullets to the Enfield's 5. Another thing is the action and rate of fire of these guns, one is lever-action, the other bolt-action, so it's really going to matter on who is the faster man to pump these bullets out.


 * Special-Even. I could give a solid edge on this if I knew what kind of Gatling gun Marston was using, and there is enough information on the M1917 for me to give an edge but Marston's weapon doesn't have enough, sorry.

'''DEADLIEST WARRIOR-ALVIN YORK! 'I was almost giving this one to Marston, almost''. But Alvin's feats of capturing so many soldiers and taking out MG nests, not to mention his good weapons bringing a damn good rifle and superior handgun. Marston has a homefield advantage but Alvin's experience will get him the win in this fight. Out of 5,000 battles, Alvin York should take 2,625 fights while John Marston will get about 2,375 of the fights.