User blog comment:ILoveBattles/ILoveBattles - Season 1 - Episode 5 - US Army Rangers vs. Pakistani Rangers/@comment-5795750-20160229133800

BG1's "Rangers lead the way!" Edges:

Close: Glock wins out here - sure the M1911 clone is very reliable and has the bigger bullet but the Glock has the deadlier bullets and those two extra rounds in the magazine could be very helpful (since the Glock is presumably semi-auto and not a machine pistol)

EDGE: Pakistani

Mid: If Call of Duty has told me anything, its that the AUG is seriously badass and even in real life this is the case considering that the AUG is pretty much a light machine gun/assault rifle hybrid that contains the deadlier bullets fired at a much faster suppressive rate down an arguably longer range

EDGE: Pakistani

Long: Man this is a toughie considering that as a sniper rifle, the M24 is actually better considering that it can be fired from further away and as far as sniper systems go, it is also arguably the more accurate of the two but the G3, since it is primarily a battle rifle, gives the Pakistanis a one-up over the Americans should the sniper battle devolve into one involving normal rifles (that means the G3 becomes the second assault rifle of the Pakistanis meaning less of a switch)

EDGE: Even

Special: Since we are talking about machine guns here, it is best to say that the light machine guns win out over the heavier general-purpose or heavy machine guns... and its the case in this comparison since it has a more controllable rate of fire (which actually makes the difference between just laying down suppressive fire and doing that plus actually being able to attain a kill) and it fires the deadlier (re: higher muzzle velocity) bullets

EDGE: US

Melee: Normally the machete would get the edge here for having the longer blade but since melee not only takes into account knives but also H2H combat, I have to say that the US Rangers have the better melee combo - after all, it's best to say that the smaller the knife, the easier you can wield it when you are also using CQC techniques; the machete can hack off limbs yes but when you hold it, your primary movement would just be "swing swing swing" because its size and weight mean the arm holding it is weighed down leaving you with just your other arm to try and use in a CQC style (which doesn't end up working against someone who can use both)

EDGE: US

Explosives: I have to call this even since both weapons are really useful in their own way - the RPG is the better weapon to use in a direct confrontation since it behaves like a gun and has the potential to cause collateral damage upon impact; however the C4 can be a big surprise for the unsuspecting individual BUT it has to be set up beforehand - no use throwing it down whilst in the middle of combat (unlike how most people in the Call of Duty and Battlefield games do it, the show-offs)

EDGE: Even

X-Factors: Average of 85 for the US Rangers; Average of 82.3 for the Pakistani Rangers

EDGE: US Rangers

Overall Winner: Hmmm... this is tricky considering that the Pakistanis have the better weapons for a generic firefight (taking out the close and mid range combat edges) but the US Rangers definitely pack the more surprising weapons in the form of the Gerber combat knife and C4 explosive - in the end, however, I will have to give this to the US Rangers for the simple reasons of better tactics, training and operational experience; if you think about it, the Pakistanis rely on strength in numbers and being able to overwhelm the enemy quickly - not so great tactic against a force that does a much better job of hiding in plain sight before giving out a big surprise; furthermore, the Pakistanis were only involved in conflicts local to the Indian Subcontinent while the US Rangers have operated in more global conflicts from Europe to Vietnam.