User blog comment:Goddess of Despair/Season 6 Battle 5 Hessians vs Landsknecht/@comment-4661256-20130916013404

El Alamein's "You're All Idiots" Edges:

 Close Range: Katzbalger vs. Hessian Axe:  The Hessian Axe does deliver blunt trauma thanks to its heavier weight and overhead chops, so it might be useful against the armor of the Landsknecht. But the Katzbalger is a light, fast, and sharp weapon that will make mincemeat of the unarmored Hessians. Ultimately, the Axe can only hack/chop while the Katzbalger can slash, stab, and hack, so the knife gets the edge.

Edge: Landsknechts

 Long Range: Arquebus vs. Jager:  Everyone who gave the Landsknecht the edge here is an idiot. The Arquebus is a slow-burning matchlock musket, so A) It's far less accurate than the flintlock Jager, B) it has far less range, C) it's more prone to misfiring, D) it takes longer to reload, E) it can't be fired whenever the user feels like, it fires automatically when the match burns out, unlike the flintlock, and I could keep going but we'd run out of letters of the alphabet. The Jager is by far the more modern weapon and it really negates armor - that's the reason why the Hessians aren't wearing any, their rifle makes it useless.

Edge: Hessians

 Special Weapons: Zweihander vs. Longsword:  The Zweihander is an enormous weapon - big, heavy, and slow. Normally I'd give such a huge weapon the edge just for its size, but in an urban setting like a New England colonial town, the smaller and more practical longsword will have an advantage. The longsword is still long, mind you, just not as ridiculously big as the Zweihander.

Edge: Hessians

WINNER: HESSIANS

This should be a no-brainer, guys. It really should, but you're all missing the mark somewhere here. The Hessians have less armor and their blades might not be as big, sure, but that's because they completely dominate the battlefield with their rifles! Their flintlocks completely demolish the matchlocks of the Landsknechts, and it's for this reason, combined with their greater familiarity of the North American continent, that will help the Hessians in their victory.