User blog comment:Tybaltcapulet/Georgy Zhukov vs Yan Xishan/@comment-4698460-20181209051637

Konev, I don't think we're in Manchuria anymore.

Pistol: Xishan. This is a lot closer match-up than one might think, but in the end I still give it to the C96. It has the advantage of the stock, increasing it's reliable range and accuracy, with the addition of the two rounds extra. I think the TT-33 does carry more penetrating power, but that isn't enough to give it the buff.

Rifle: Zhukov. I'm going to give this to the Nagant. It's a lighter weapon, and it's in my experience that a stripper clip is probably easier to reload. The Nagant also has more stopping power behind it's lighter round. The Hanyang doesn't seem to have too much going for it here.

Light Machine Gun: Tie. The DP-28 has more rounds in the magazine and a greater rate of fire. The ZB vz 26 is lighter with a longer range. I'd give this to the DP-28, but it's advantages are outweight by the fact that from what I've heard pan magazines are fairley difficult to reload.

Heavy Machine Gun: Zhukov. The PM 1910 has a longer range and a more consistant firing speed. Now, the M917 fires the more powerful cartridge and is lighter, but there's one thing that I think gives the PM 1910 the edge: Mobility. If I'm to go with the picture, and I know that some Soviet PM 1910's did this, the wheeled carriage was for ease of movement. To move the PM 1910, you just stood up and pushed it, and then to fire to just flopped to the ground and started unloading. The M1917, much as I love it, requires a lot more time to set up and move, as you hoist the thing over your shoulder and fold in the standing legs; sometimes even detaching them. So, I'm going to give this to the PM.

Armies: Tie. The descriptions don't give me too much to go on. I'd side with the Red Army because despite it's quality issues I do place them higher up on the ladder than the NRA, but that's probably just my bias so at the moment I'm leaving this a tie.

X-Factors: Tie. In my mind, an Xishan takes the Training edge without a contest, and Zhukov takes the experience edge for me as a Soviet "Mustang." As for Tactics I find that up for debate. Both men fought terrible wars of attrition, but their skills developed in different areas. Xishan learned how to make do with less, as from what I read he had inferior equipment and numbers. Zhukov on the other hand started out that way as well, but the USSR also rebounded.

Deadliest Warrior: TBA