User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 6 Battle 5 Hessians vs Landsknecht/@comment-379205-20130914044942

119's "Soldier of Fortune" Edges


 * Short Range 1: The Katzbalger is longer and has longer blade, not to mention that it is more versatile, being used for both slashing and cutting. Edge: Landsknecht


 * Swords: The Zweihander has a longer blade, allowing it to be used a greater distance. Edge: Landsknecht.


 * Firearms: The Jager is a rifle, meaning it has is more accurate at a longer range. Rifles of the period could hit targets up to 300 meters away in the hands of a skilled user. An arquebus was more accurate at 50-100 meters.


 * X-Factors: The Landsknecht have superior superior armor, but the Hessians take accuracy and technology. Most importantly, however while the Landsknecht's melee weapons are more effective overall, the Hessian's weapons are better suited to the situation- a squad-on-squad battle in a town in 18th century Virginia. The Jager rifle will allow the Hessians to fire down of the Landsknecht from the upper stories of building and from behind cover up to 300 meters away, with far superior accuracy to the arquebus. The Zweihander is so large that it will be useless for fighting inside of houses and alleyways, leaving the Landsknecht with only the Katzbalger for close combat, which the Hessians can counter with their longsword.

Overall Winner: The Hessians take this for the long range accuracy of their rifles, which will allow them to pick off the Landsknecht, and their melee weapons, which, while less effective in an open area, could be more effective in the close quarters of the interior of a building. Winner: Hessians.