User blog comment:Battlefan237/Battle to settle a debate between me and friends/@comment-35680048-20190602134558

Tybaltcapulet's "Be quiet boys, Big Ear's listenin' " Edges:

Melee: Oh geez, it's the baseball bat again... . Look if we were going based entirely on style, i'd give this an even rating right off the bat ( pun intended ). Both of these weapons look badass in their own ways. But since we're talking about how they actually function and how well it actually puts out lethal damage, it's an easy edge for the Dao. This comes down to a blunt vs bladed weapon, and the bat is gonna require multiple hits for a kill shot most of the time, while the Dao can easily get a one hit kill if used correctly( which with the high quality troops that Du has, I see no problem with.) Edge: Gangster of the East

Sidearm: Two weapons I have plenty of experience talking about. The Colt in my opinion is one the kings of consistency as a weapon, with its quite powerful round, and decent amount of ammunition. But sadly to me, the Mauser beats it here. Let's address the fact that first off, range isn't nearly important as this battle is inside an enclosed space, i.e a factory. But the fact that the Mauser not only has the superior capacity, it also matches in actual power (i'm not sure if this is a typo since I know the C96 to have the 7.63×25mm Mauser round, but even so, my ruling would stay unchanged.) with the .45 ACP round. Edge: Gangster of the East

Explosives: (you forgot to give Capone's grenade a title in the tabber it just shows the stats. I'll assume for now you mean the Pineapple grenade) I honestly doubt that either of these grenades will function much different from the other. Both will do significant damage, especially being inside the factory, so any small different in charge power is of no real consequence here. The Model 24 (is to me the sexier grenade but I digress) is harder to actually carry around, but I believe has a bit more power. The Pineapple is smaller and easier to carry, but has less power. Even all around. Edge: Even 

Special: BF, you've put in into what I can only describe as a " WTF KIND OF COMPARISON IS THIS" state. The Gatling is great for Du's men to set up and get constant fire, and not  only that, I can definitely say it'll have a psychological effect as well. There's no way in hell Capone could ever anticipate having to face a freaking Gatling, and will be immediately thrown off by its presence. Capone has no HMG of his own, ( I'm pretty sure he would've never had one in the first place) so he'll be completely unprepared. And then it's up against a shotgun? A sawed-off DB shotgun? Yeah, things are gonna get very weird in this factory with these weapons. And I really want to give it to the shotgun for being well suited to the area its in, with shorter sight lines and such, but I just can't. The Gatling to me will be the more consistent weapon to use by far. The DB will constantly have to reload its two rounds, leaving the user exposed to fire while they do so.The Gatling is in a fixed postion that only Du's men know about, where they can lay down fire. Since this is a factory Du's men likely already know the layout of(Being in Shanghai of course), they've most likely put it in the best possible place they can to maximize its combat ability. That and the superior quality of the men using it, will allow the Gatling to be the much superior weapon here.Edge: Gangster of the East 

M1928 Thompson SMG vs M1928 Thompson SMG: Like other users that have compared the same weapon against itself, i'm giving this to Du simply because his men will be the better users of the Tommy. As the author himself has stated, the Chicago outfit is basically a motley crue of skilled and unskilled criminals. This means that there's a serious chance that they could barely even know how to use their own weapons. With Du's men, this is no problem at all, and every single one of them should not only now how to use it, but use it effectively.Edge: Gangster of the East

X-factors/Overall: I can certainly tell it was you who supported Du and your friends who supported Capone, and i'd like to use this vote as a way to say fuck your friends, because Du Yue Sheng wins this battle pretty easily. I'm actually gonna entirely disregard the weapons themselves, because honestly, even if Du had inferior weaponry, this would still be his victory. Why? Just look at the domination in the X-factors. First we have personal experience, which I admit, neither of these guys are really fighters themselves, they function more as the big boss than an actual combatant. But Du utterly slaughters Capone in the amount of money and logistics that he has at his disposal. And this is to me is one of the main reason Du wins here. The amount of resources he has means he can hire the best men and afford the best weapons and training for them. Not to mention he literally hired White Russians veterans to help him. And the Green Gang and himself already have much experience against gangs all across the world and even Commie guerrillas and agents. This entire battle is in Du's favor. His weapons are better and the men who are handling them and the location is familiar to Du. Capone and his men will be nothing that Du hasn't dealt with before. Capone lacks the funds, experienced men, and has the inferior weaponry to boot. Ol' Scarface and the Chicago Outfit should've stayed in Chicago.

Due Yue Sheng: 4000

Al Capone: 1000