User blog comment:SPARTAN 119/Blair Mountain Rebels VS Black Eagle Rebels/@comment-28716800-20170512141749

Battlefan237's "Workers vs. Peasants ! " Edge :

Melee : When it comes to actual killing power, pickaxe is more deadly due to its weight and sharpened head, while it lacks the flexibility and range of pitchfork. However pitchfork is lighter, and easier to bend, so it can't launch strikes that are as impressive as pickaxe. So these two are pretty even here. But considering Black Eagle Rebels are peasants, who might use many other improvised melee tools, such as woodcutting axe, fire axe, crowbar, stick, meat cleaver, shovel and so on, which are more versatile in range and power compared with few tools taken straight outta mines, I'm giving this edge to Black Eagle Rebel.

Handgun : I'm going to make it concise. Both sides aren't that much skilled in using firearms, so the small differences in designs and weights won't be of much use in this comparison. In this way, more bullets win out due to higher killing potential. Edge : Black Eagle Rebel.

Rifle : Both rifles have the same round, but Mosin-Nagant fires at a higher speed. However, speed won't be much use because once a man from either side gets shot by either of these rifles, he'll either die instantly or completely lose his power to struggle back. So the rifle that has a longer range wins out.''' Edge : Blair Mountain Rebel. '''

Explosive : Actual grenades used in wars triumph over homemade bombs. '''Edge : Black Eagle Rebel. '''

Overall : I'm giving this to Black Eagle Rebels. Though Blair Mountain foes dominate ranged battles with their better rifles, most of the men on both sides will survive due to their lack in accuracy ( I know Blair Mountain Rebels are better at aiming than their rivals, let's face it that both of them are still amateurs of firing rifles ). Then it comes to close fights, in which the peasants dominate the scene by swinging their various melee tools and firing revolvers with more chilling bullets, as well as setting off actual war grenades to beat off homemade bombs. With the addition of their bravery and rage of fighting against a totalitarian government with simple household tools, they're going to triumph over miners in Blair Mountain.