User blog comment:Lachlan Blake/Pirate vs Apache./@comment-4098900-20110721200707/@comment-2016768-20110721221334

You, sir, know little to nothing about gunpowder weapons and overglorify the Native American warrior far too much. The musket and pistol have the potential to be beautifully accurate, especially in the hands of trained soldiers like the pirates. The blunderbuss is shorter-ranged, but all you need to do is point the barrel in the direction of your enemy and blast them to kingdom come. Gunpowder can jam or misfire, but it's unlikely and a worst-case scenario occurence. The pirate has the advantage through and through, and there is no way you can refute such a fact.