User blog comment:Jameseth Bondeth/Tf 141 V.S Taliban/@comment-4661256-20120816025652

El Alamein's "Five Years Ago, I Lost 30,000 Men in the Blink of an Eye" Edges:

 Close Range:   M9 vs. Makarov: The M9 is the superior gun - forget the BS of Green Beret vs. Spetsnaz. It's got a higher muzzle velocity, it's got a larger magazine, and its iron sights are far more accurate than the piece-of-crap front sight with the wonky-looking back sight on the Makarov.

Edge: Task Force 141

 Mid Range: M4A1 vs. AK-47  : Oh God, I cannot stress how futile the whole M4 vs. AK argument is.The M4A1 is by far the superior weapon - the M4A1 is select-fire, so you can switch from full-auto to semi-automatic. When it is fully automatic it has a faster rate of fire (up to 950 rds/min against the AK's 600). It's more accurate, and that shows in the ranges they can fire from - the M4 has an effective range of 500-600 m, while the AK is stuck at 400 m. The 5.56x45mm NATO round that the M4 fires has less stopping power than the AK's 7.62x39mm round, but it's a lot more accurate because the bullet doesn't tumble in mid-air. The AK, can, admittedly, hold more rounds per magazine, but only slightly and it doesn't really matter because the Task Force is trained to make every round count.

Edge: Task Force 141

Long Range: Mk 14 EBR vs. Dragunov: Well, the Dragunov can be fired from a greater distance (up to 1,300 m against the Mk 14's 800 m) but it has a smaller magazine capacity (10 rounds against the Mk 14's 20 rounds). I think the Russian bullet will be more damning in this situation because stopping power is critical in a sniper rifle - and before you go and say "TF 141 is more trained", these Taliban have been fighting longer and have more experience... I think they'll have an inital edge in long range when the firefight begins.

Edge: Taliban

Explosive Weapons: M203 vs. RPG-7: The M203 and RPG are both super-lethal weapons, but the RPG can be aimed more accurately - the M203 can be transported more easily. It's a draw.

Edge: Even

WINNER: TASK FORCE 141

I won't say easy win for TF 141, because it isn't (the Taliban have been fighting longer than some of the Task Force has even been alive), but their superior training and weaponry gives them a winning edge against a foe that struggles with logistics and flat-out firefights.