User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Covenant Elites/Sangheili (Halo) vs. Imperial Death Troopers (Star Wars)/@comment-32516697-20190426024605

'''Laq's "I Remember, Tybalt" Edges

Type-25 Plasma Rifle vs. SE-14R Light Repeating Blaster: You see, Tybalt, blasters in the Star Wars universe actually do require ammunition in the form of both Tibanna gas cartridges and power cells, but both of these can last for several hundred shots before needing to be replaced, so the blaster still has the advantage in ammunition. The one big problem that the blaster has is its heavy recoil, but the Death Troopers should be able to handle it with their intense training. The rifle has a lot less going for it, with a limited range and magazine size, and the possibility of overheating, none of which the blaster has to deal with. Edge: Death Troopers

Type-50 Particle Beam Rifle vs. E-11D Blaster Rifle: These two weapons serve completely different purposes, but I think that the blaster rifle will be overall the more useful one. It basically does everything that the Type-25 can do but better. The limited ammunition and the piss-poor fire rate of the Type-50 basically nullifies any advantage its greater range could give, and landing any shots is going to be a difficult task for the Elites' snipers with the sheer amount of blaster bolts that will be flying at them from the Death Troopers' side. Edge: Death Troopers

Type-1 Energy Sword vs. Sonic Imploder: The sword is powerful, and should be able to kill a Death Trooper with a single strike. However, even trying to use it immediately puts the user at a disadvantage. Trying to get in close to attack from behind leaves the Elites open to being gunned down by all that automatic blasterfire, and even with their camouflage on, having the sword out will give their location away. As for the imploder, there's really no downsides to it. If it doesn't kill right away, it'll disorient, making follow-up kills much easier. Also, the sword can run out of battery? What kind of sword runs out of battery? What the fuck, Covenant? Edge: Death Trooper

Type-1 Plasma Grenade vs. C-25 Frag Grenade: The ability to stick to an enemy sounds good on paper, but it also means that the plasma grenade can't roll, so if you miss, chances are that it won't hit anything at all, and a giant glowing ball being throw at you is easy to see coming. The frag doesn't do anything special, but it gets the job done, and that's good enough for me. Edge: Death Troopers

X-Factors and Conclusion: Oh my, poor Sangheili. If it wasn't obvious, the Death Troopers are going to take this one pretty easily. Both sides have a good amount of experience under their belts, and the training gap isn't too serious. The one thing the Elites have going for them is their ability to cloak, but once they lose the element of surprise, they will be blown to bits by the far superior weaponry of the Troopers. The one way I can see the Elites winning is by utilizing their camo to absolute maximum, and picking off enough Troopers for them to be able to win the firefight, but more often than not, that won't happen. Winner: Death Troopers!

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