User blog comment:El Alamein/French Revolutionary Militia vs. American Minutemen/@comment-4098900-20120822024824

Close Range: Fisherman's hook won't do shit, it's small, can't really stab or slash someone easily unless you're behind them. The Iroquiois knife is actually designed as an effective weapon. It is bigger, and has decent stabbing and good slashing power. The Tomahawk is far bigger, can easily impale someone if thrown, can impale or cut limbs or slash in meele. It is far more versital too. Bayonet has good stabbing power and a good length, and when you can use the Bayonet if your guns loaded you can just shoot them. The Club won't be very useful either. It's not versital, just a good blunt weapon won't kill unless it hits the head. It may break a bone or two though. The Tomahawk is far superior for every reason I stated. The Iroquiois Knife is also superior, despite being smaller, it can do damage to multiple parts of the body and be thrown. The Bayonet is longer and you can just shoot the person. Not sure what kind of dagger it is....But I'm willing to bet the Tomahawk and Bayonet are better....though I'm not sure about the Knife. Meele weapons will play a fairly large role here, considering you can easily miss with these guns and they take quite some time to reload. Especially ones that you can throw.

Edge: Minutemen

Mid Range: The Colichemarde is long and has great stabbing power, but bad slashing. The Cutlass is a bit shorter, with better slashing power and decent stabbing and has a small curve. Yet at the same time, the Colichermarde is a lot longer and the Cutlass may have trouble blocking it's thrusts and moving into for the kill. The Minuteman can keep the range.

Edge: Minutemen

Long Range:

17th Century Firearms all look the same to me.

Edge: Even

Special: I doubt the damage difference between a six-pound and eight-pound canon will be a factor. While it won't be a big difference either, the six-pound canon being slightly lighter will be a small factor, nothin' big though. Eh, close here but I think the lighter weight will give the 6-pound the edge

Edge: Minutemen

Overall:

Minutemen for sure. They are far better trained, Milita is a Militia, Minutemen were well trained soldiers and are packing what is easily far superior weaponry.