User blog comment:El Alamein/Privateer vs. Yang-Fei/@comment-5931345-20130820150901

Short: The billhook seems to be longer (varies), but it lacks thrusting ability. Its only good for slashing. The cutlass not only is lighter, it offers stab and slash. The Privateer also has another weapon, the boarding axe that also offers more options. Cutlass and Axe solos the billhook. Edge: Privateer

Mid: Have to go with the Ping. Even though the rapier maybe longer. Ping Tao is bigger, heavier, may offer more cut, and is faster. Edge: Yang

Long: Easy. Caliver. Even though it has long reload time. Its accurate, and with a volley of calivers lined up, it would have been devastating. And since this may be a naval battle, the privateer can snip off from afar between ships.

Xfactors:

PW: Have to go with the Yang Fei. They boast in numbers and have a bad reputation. Edge: Yang

Strategy: Easy. Even though the Yang Fei probably has the nmbers, Privateers were more successful. People like Henry Morgan were actually successful in their campaigns. Privateers actually conquered not only Ports, but also Spanish Pueblos and colonies for the English. Edge: Privateer

Combat Exp: Have to go with the Privateer. They were trained and fought in wartime. Which includes the Queen Anne's War and the Anglo Spanish War. Which ended successfully for them. Edge:Privateer

Endurance: Hard to say. But I have to go with the Privateer on this one. Unlike the Yangs who fought in China and in some territories, the Privateers fought in places like the New World, Europe, and Africa, meanig they fought in many places and probably terrain. They would have to survived stuffs like scurvy, athrities, and maybe scarlet fev. That would have been hard. Edge: Privateer

Intelligence: Hard to say. But again the Privateers were probably more successful. Guys like Henry Morgan, Francis Drake and Joseph Bars were more successful and tactically smart than Cheng I Sao. Edge: Privateer (again?)

Creativity: Again very hard to say. The Chinese have alwasy been an inventive people, but so are the Europeans. Edge: Even

Weapon Use: The Yangs has martial arts training, but the Privateer had naval training. The Privateer has the better weapons too. Seriously whats the use of martial arts if you are trained to use guns? But the most important thing is that when it goes into a naval battle, Privateer's arnament blows away the Yangs. Edge: Privateer

Brutality: Privateers can be brutal too. But the Chinese are unrestricted. Edge: Privateer

Winner: Privateer. They have the better weapons. The cutlass and axe outclasses the billhook and Ping. They have mre weapons that offer way more options. And they have gunswhich the Privateer is adept to use. A volley of gunfire would have wiped out an entire crew if this is a squad battle. They are also war veterans, have more experience and better combat training. An if this battle goes naval, Europeans frigates outlclass any Chinese junk (yes that's what a Chinese boat is called) there is. Its faster, more armed, and outlasts the Chinese boats.