User blog comment:LB&SCR/Sailor vs. Soldier: Jack Sparrow vs. Richard Sharpe/@comment-17814994-20160707071742

Elgb's "The Rogue and the Gentlman" EDGES!!!

Melee: I have to give this one to the cavalry saber. Both are excellently slashing and stabbing weapons, and while the cutlass has a slight advantage in slicing power, the heavy cavalry is longer and can keep an opponent at bay easier. EDGE: Sharpe

Pistol: I have to disagree with some of you and give the edge straight to Jack Sparrow. Yeah sure, Sharpe's pistol has a bigger caliber, but since both aren't wearing any forms of armor, any lead ball larger than a .35 cal can still kill anyone when it hits. But what gives Sparrow the edge in sidearms is that he's a very good shot with it. Hell, in the third film he was accurate enough to hit Davy Jone's hand while swinging from rope tied to a ship's mast... during a frigging heavy storm. Sharpe simply doesn't have this kind of feats in his career as a soldier. EDGE: Sparrow

Rifle: Both are excellent shot with their longarms. But Sharpe is carrying a Baker "rifle", which makes it more accurate and have twice the range of a simple Brown Bess musket. While Sparrow's musket can be loaded faster, Sharpe and his men can still kill them from a farther distance as they reload. EDGE: Sharpe

Ship: I was inclined at first to give the edge to the Black Pearl, because it's supposed to be a supernatural ghost ship who can outrun almost every ship there is (even the Flying Dutchmen if not sailing against the wind). But the again, it lacks quite a lot in the weapons department. The La Pucelle has over twice the canon that the Black Pear has, and unlike the pirate ship, it has guns on the bow and the stern. While the Black Pearl can outrun it, if it tries to fight or even get close, the massive guns of the La Pucelle will crush it to small floating pieces. EDGE: Sharpe

X-Factors: Both are excellently smart and devious in their own career. But Sharpe takes almost all the edges in training, experience and men. While Sparrow is the slightly better sailor, and he's surely the better swordsman and marksman in this fight (he fought against supernatural beings multiple times and won). But in a straight up fight, Sharpe's military expertise is better than just pure pirate cunning. EDGE: Sharpe

Deadliest Warrior?

Sadly, I have to give this one to Sparrow. I bet he ca escape Sharpe easily with his faster ship, but in a standard battle, Sharpe's carrying the better small arms and cannons to win this fight. He's better trained, better experienced and has the better crew. This isn't the same bumbling redcaots Jack has dealt with, Sharpe is a brillian tactician and tracker who's also served as a saboteur himself. Jack's fought and won against supernatural foes before, but he accomplished those with luck and cunning, and the only way for him to win here is if he escapes to his boat. But in my own opinion, Sharpe would have easily fought and killed him befor ehe even reaches his ship. In a mano-a-mano battle such as this, he'll get wrecked hard by Sharpe's traininga nd weapons. Sorry Jack, but this will be the day that Richard Sharpe caught "Captain" Jack Sparrow.