User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 4 battle 2 Conquistador vs Musketeer (rematch)/@comment-5795750-20130217020145

BG1's "Spain vs France - its just like a game of soccer/football all over again" Edges:

Close Range: The Espada Ropera is a great sword to use both on horseback and on foot plus it is just about as deadly as a kilij, a longsword and a katana; the rapier is a good thrusting weapon but it isn't as good at dealing too much damage - which is why the rapier never saw too much use on the battlefield.

EDGE: Spain

Medium Range: The pike is good at taking down people from a horse but by itself, the pike doesn't stand up to the alabarda. The alabarda can be looked as both a halberd and a pike rolled into one - therefore giving the weapon more versatility in addition to its length and weight

EDGE: Spain

Long Range: As we've seen on DW and some battles here on DF time and time again, it is obvious that the newer flintlock muskets are faster to aim, fire and reload, plus at least they are more accurate than the arquebus

EDGE: France

Special: I'm sorta gonna go against the tide and say that the wheel-lock pistol will fare much better than the crossbow just for the simple reason that the pistol can be reloaded faster and a bullet from the pistol will be far deadlier than a bolt from the crossbow. Also, I read that some musketeers used to be knights and therefore would know perhaps how to dodge a crossbow bolt coming at them.

EDGE: France

Overall winner: This battle seems eerily familiar to my Landsnekcht vs Streltsy battle in that one side has the advantage in guns, but the result here is the same result as there - while the musketeers will be at a huge advantage at a long or medium range but once the battle gets up close, the Spanish Conquistadors will be able to secure a victory.