User blog comment:MilenHD/Viking vs Zande/@comment-17814994-20160803132826

Elgb's "Someone's Been Inspired By Wass' Battle ;) " EDGES!!!

Short: I gotta give this one to the longsword. The Makraka knife is just that, a "curved knife". It's heavily curved blade can be useful in going around the shield and hitting someone. But the longsword is the more practical and efficient weapon with its longer blade that can penetrate Zande shield and flesh. Simply put, the Zande's gonna have a hard time hitting the viking with a knife, but the Viking won't have any problem killing the Zande with a sword. EDGE: Viking

Mid: A dane axe has its uses and it will cleave through Zande shield and flesh with ease. But the makrigga has the longer length and that spear tip that can keep the viking at bay and strike at his unarmored parts with ease before the latter can close the gap with the axe. EDGE: Zande

Long: The kpinga is technically the more accurate weapon since a Zande can still kill someone with jsut the handle alone. But the spear can penetrate deeper when it is thrown (DW hosts did say it can penetrate armor at the right range), and can be used as a melee weapon more efficiently. Besides, if the experts at DW were correct, a viking can also throw to at them at the same time. EDGE: Viking

Special: I have to slightly agree with EA here. The shotel is an Ethiopian weapon, and while Ethipia did brought it with them when they went to war and invaded Sudan and its neighbouring parts, I find no web sources of Zandes using them. Anyways, the shield will be strong enough to probably stop the shotel. The sword's curved blade will be able to go around the shield and hit the guy behind it, but the resulting damage won't be that devastating unless it hits the face with a lucky hit. Besides a shield can also be used as an offenive weapon to push back the Zande and set up attacks. EDGE: Viking

Deadliest Warrior?

While I have respect for the Zande for being the African nation who didn't got conquered by colonialists, they'll still lose to the superior weapons and armor of the Vikings. Yeah people might argue that hey the Vikings got beaten by Native Americans carrying stone weapons and shit, but those were settlers. The vikings in this battle are raiders, who pillaged and decimated the whole Western Europe from the shores of Britain to even the grand city of Paris, and even as far as Eastern Europe itself, and their longer weapons and stronger shields and armor will carry them to victory. The Zandes were tough and successful as well, and while they did fought gun-totting slavers, I still don't think that they have the experience to fight back against steel armored opponents.