User blog comment:Battlefan237/Khun Sa vs. Pablo Escobar/@comment-26395956-20180325120749

MD 33's Vote: "I Took a Pill in (Insert Location)"

Melee: Cane Knife vs Machete

No contest, Pablo Escobar's machete takes the edge. Argue as much as you want of the cane knife's lighter weight, but overall it's a worse weapon than the machete. Granted, the machete's supposed to be used to cut plants down, but comparing the knife with the machete is basically comparing a dagger with a sword (even if the "cane knife" is something else, it still counts). Machete's way more devastating and can deal deeper wounds.

Mid-Range: Norinco Type 54 vs M1911

Pistols aren't meant for bloody sniping situations, so range won't matter here (battle is in a two-story garage, anyway). With that, it comes down to the ammo count and Khun Sa takes the edge. Granted, it only has one more bullet than the 1911, but every bullet counts. Power I think is similar, so Khun still takes the edge.

Long Range: PPSH-41 vs Uzi

The Uzi is the more modern contender here, and the PPSH is basically an outdated piece of equipment from a war gone by. Problem? Like the Mosin-Nagant, this thing is basically one of the Russians' many products of ingenuity that results in a weapon that can stand the test of time. You can tell that its round is weaker than the Uzi's, but other than that everything else that Khun Sa has in this SMG is better.

High rate of fire may present a more challenging recoil for Khun Sa, but he's a trained man and can handle such recoil. It has a better range, as well. Added with its greater magazine capacity, the PPSH is basically the better weapon here. Stopping power won't be an issue for Khun since the high rate of fire compensates for it. The Uzi is modern, but it's somewhat statistically obsolete here.

Special: QJY-88 vs M60

Oh boy this is hard. I don't think muzzle velocity really matters here since every freaking bullets are gonna reach the targets, anyway. Range is somewhat useless as well (I think the QJY's range is supposed to be 800-1000 meters), since both weapons have a similar range. So, this comes down to rate of fire and ammunition. And once again, this is the same situation as the previous section. The QJY-88 has a smaller round but it fires faster. The Pig has a bigger round but it fires slower. So who am I giving an edge to here? Although the Pig has a tendency to jam, Escobar takes the edge again. These machine guns are supposed to act as damn support weapons, not assault rifles. Granted, the QJY's higher rate of fire can present a challenge by having high volumes of suppression. Thing is, its fire rate isn't all too far from the M60. So in the end, it all comes down to accuracy and the M60 has it. With a slower rate of fire that allows more precise shots and a stronger round, Pablo has the more accurate weapon here.

But MD, you said this section's situation is the same as the previous one, right? Yeah, but that one was about assault weapons. Machine guns are definitely not assault weapons and a higher rate of fire usually gives off higher recoil. I can add Khun Sa's training here as a factor, but even without all that much training, Pablo's M60 can manage itself pretty well.

X-Factors: Asian Escobar vs American Sa

Khun Sa: 82.5

Pablo Escobar: 82.5

TIE

WINNER: DRAW!

Ho shit, my crappy vote has given me my first vote of tie in a random battle. In terms of weapons, these drug lords really do counter one another. Escobar's machine gun, while not truly reliable, can bring more accurate shots that are not going to waste bullets like Khun's own. In melee, Escobar's machete decimates the knife but when it comes down to SMGs, Khun's PPSH wrecks the even more modern Uzi. Then we have the unremarkable pistols, which I may give the edge to Khun, but they're similar nonetheless.

So in the end, we're down to the X-Factors and it's also a tie. Khun's training will give him an edge over Escobar, but his American counterpart has better logistics and troop quality overall. In the end, these guys are going to be at each others' heads and blow themselves up at the same time. Apologies if my vote's scrappy, and that's all.