User blog comment:El Alamein/Viet Cong vs. Waffen SS/@comment-26395956-20180728075831

MD 33's Vote: "Back For... Blood?"

Assault Rifle: AK-47 vs StG 44

Russian engineering at its finest versus its German progenitor. There's no denying that the AK-47 is more advanced than the StG and it's an overall full-on upgrade. The StG fires a stronger round and is an effective weapon in clearing out people at many types of range. Problem? The AK-47 does that better. The AK-47's round is relatively the same as the StG's and it has the same ammo count as its daddy. What sets the two apart is the AK's longer effective range, higher rate of fire, and lighter build. The Viet Cong takes this. Ammo conservation is one thing but the AK still kills faster than the StG despite its recoil. Both are reliable as far as reliability goes but the AK just outmatches the StG due to its tech advantage.

Machine Gun: RPD vs MG 42

The RPD has weaker rounds, less effective range, ammo count, and is heavier. However, its more accurate thanks to its slower rate of fire. The previous section may have partially neglected such fact but those two are assault weapons, not emplaced guns. The MG 42 is heavy and its rate of fire is going to put the SS at a severe disadvantage of recoil control. However, it is more of a stationary weapon and it becomes extremely accurate when bi-poded. The RPD has that as well and I'm sure they're going to go bi-pod in this battle no matter what.

In the end, who gets the edge here? I'll give this one to the Waffen SS. Mobility-wise the RPD is basically an upsized AK-47 which gives it more versatility. The MG 42 is a dedicated machine gun and although it is somewhat more inaccurate, it still has the better shredding power of the two. Its ammo count also allows the Germans to basically suppress the Viet Cong for days long in addition to how fast it fires. The RPD as an assault weapon is outclassed by the StG's own mobility so its versatility is kind of useless to a point. Not to mention the MG has twice the range of the RPD.

Mid Range: MAT-49 vs MP40

The MAT is designed to be a close-to-mid range weapon with a fire rate bumped up to rend any enemies within the vicinity to bloody pulps. The MP40 is similar to the MAT but it has an extra range advantage. The MP40 is more accurate due to its lower rate of fire which means it can extend to long range by a margin. For that, the Waffen SS takes this again. Sure the MAT has a faster fire rate but its not that much of a difference with the MP40. Both of them have the same ammo count, same rounds, but the MAT has less accuracy. Sure it has more shredding power, but such power gap is relatively negligible compared to the MP40's 550 RPM. Overall the MP40 takes the edge for its greater accuracy and longer range.

Close Range: Tokarev TT-33 vs Walther P38

Okay this is pretty hard even if it's simple. I have no idea which round's stronger and statistically they're the same. From what I got, the TT has the stronger round here which gives it a good advantage over the Walther. Aside from power, they're similar and that means the Viet Cong takes the edge. Nothing much to say here aside from the greater power, accuracy won't matter since they're gonna fire off shots at close ranges.

TBA