User blog comment:So-Pro Warrior/Season 1-Battle 2:Battle of the Mental Soldiers: Matthew Baker vs. Alex Mason/@comment-4661256-20121129011247

El Alamein's "Dragovich... Kravchenko... Steiner... All Must Be Invited to My Birthday Party" Edges:

 Close Range: ASP vs. M1911:  Easily the 1911 - larger caliber bullets mean a lot higher stopping power.

Edge: Matthew Baker

 Mid Range: MAC-11 and MP5 vs. Thompson and Grease Gun:  The two SMG's on Baker's side both fire the powerful .45 round, but only the MAC-11 has such stopping power for Mason. However, I think the more compact design of the SMG's on Mason's team, plus their super fast rates of fire (900 rds/min +) mean that they can be less fatigued and get around the battlespace a lot easier while still packing serious lead.

Edge: Alex Mason

 Long Range: M1 Garand and BAR vs. M14 and M16:  No contest. The M14 brings in reliability that the M16 might lack, and it's got a larger magazine (and not an obvious self-ejecting one either) and a full-auto capability. Meanwhile, the M16 is lighter than the BAR and is more maneuverable, with a much higher rate of fire on full-auto where it belongs.

Edge: Alex Mason

 Special Weapons: Browning vs. M60:  M60 wins. Faster rate of fire, longer range, higher caliber... more terrifying of a weapon anyway.

Edge: Alex Mason

 Overall X-Factors Edge:  Mason has a higher average, with 80.4 to Baker's 80.2.

OVERALL WINNER: ALEX MASON

Nine times out of ten (in my opinion) a Vietnam War soldier will beat a WWII soldier simply thanks to his better weapons - the 'Nam era was a time where the U.S. military really expanded their arsenal and made it deadly. Sure Mason isn't in great psychological shape but neither is Baker so neither is at a huge disadvantage - but Mason's greater combat exprience, from being a Marine at Khe Sanh to escaping Vorkuta, to the Bay of Pigs Invasion, means he can handle almost any situation - conventional or unconventional fight. Baker just isn't prepared to stop Mason after all Mason's been through.