User blog comment:Thornclaw Braveheart/Edward of Woodstock vs. Flavius Belisarius/@comment-74.240.68.120-20110803180811

Close: Hand-and-a-half sword is longer, so I'm going to go with that. Edge: Edward of Woodstock

Medium Melee: While the Bill has the stopping power of a spear and the power of an axe, the Kontos could be used to take Edward out before he could reach him with the Bill. Edge: Flavius Belisarius

Medium ranged: With the composite crossbow, you could get multiple shots, but it takes time to reload, but there's only one javelin. Edge: Edward of Woodstock

Long: The reflex bow allows better draw-weight, but the longbow is a good bow, too. Edge: Even

Siege: While onager can hurl rocks over the wall, the cannon can destroy a wall, even if it takes a while, and it's more powerful. Edge: Edward of Woodstock

Special: The caltrop depends on somebody coming across it and the mace is the more lethal weapon. Edge: Flavius Belisarius

Armor: Edward has chainmail and a larger shield. Edge: Edward of Woodstock

Tactics: Even though Flavius is an expert in calvary, Edward has the weapons to counter them. Edge: Edward

X-factor: Like I said, Edward has the weapons to counter the horsemen, but Flavius would have been fighting longer since you said he would have been fighting for 30 years and he could possibly foresee Edward's anti-calvary strategy. Edge: Flavius Belisarius