User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Oliver Cromwell vs. Takeda Shingen/@comment-35617681-20190406025248

Kriller99’s “Old Ironsides Vs The Tiger of Kai” edges:

Swords: Takeda Shingen. The nodachi (sorry to Kanzanshin if I’m using the incorrect name) is longer by 8 inches, a significant amount. One thing I might as well bring up (if only for trivia) is that the Nodachi wasn’t carried on the belt due to it being too long. Instead, you had to either carry it by hand or on your back.

Spears: Even, with a slight edge to the Yari. They’re pretty close in length, the yari being a bit longer. I don’t know how they differed in terms of the techniques used in battle, so I’m not sure which will be used more effectively.

Long Ranged weapons: Since the matchlock Cromwell likely used was the arquebus, I give the edge to the Tanegashima musket. This comparison has been done several times on this wiki, and the Tanegashima has the better sights and slightly better accuracy.

Special: doglock pistols. Yeah, crazy I know. While the Yumi has the farther effective range and I suspect Takeda has more training with it, I don’t think it can penetrate Cromwell’s armor (this may change depending on if someone can tell me if the Yumi was able to achieve any damage against Western plate armor)

Armor: Slight edge to Cromwell. The closed helm protects his face more than the Kabuto, they’re about even when it comes to upper body, and while more of Shingen’s legs are protected, that area isn’t where you aim to kill someone.

Winner: Takeda Shingen. The conqueror of Ireland didn’t bring the needed weaponry to beat the Tiger of Kai. In addition, from what I’ve read, Cromwell wasn’t popular with his men due to his constant preaching, whereas I’ve heard no such accounts from Shingen