User blog comment:El Alamein/The Malmedy Survivors vs. the Dunkirk Evacuees/@comment-17814994-20160302095314

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Close: I'm gonna be frank and give the edge straight to the Fighting knife. The trench knife is any other military knife I've seen. It has an average blade length and an average overall design. The Fighting Knife was designed by William Fairbairn and Eric Skykes, two of the greatest forefathers of modern military hand-to-hand combat and self-defense. This knife wasn't just designed to stab and cut like your average knife. No. This was designed for speed, precision and techniques. It has the longer, more narrower blade, and that foil grip will prevent it from becoming slippery in battle. The mediocre trench knife has nothing compare to this. EDGE: Dunkirk

Mid: Well, I can't say if a sword really is a better bayonet than a knife. Yeah sure, it has the longer blade and that nastier psychological factor. But there is still that tingling question of why didn't any military of today adopted it if it was longer and nastier? It might not have been that effective at all hence why no one made it a standard issue after WWII. The knife bayonet is any bayonet you see, and it will probably do what a bayonet does best. While it lacks the length and intimidation factor of a sword, well you gotta agree that the knife has been a tried-and-true weapon. EDGE: Inconclusive

Long: No contest here. The M1911 will decimate a Webley revolver. It has the bigger punching power, the longer range and faster rate of fire. Both do well against harsh environment and has proved very reliable. And while El Alamein did give the Dunkirk Evacuees two spare of cylinders in the hopes of probably quickening the reload time of a revolver, it won't do much help. Swapping cylinders maybe a faster way of reloading than individually inserting bullets in every slot, but everyone knows you still have to field strip (assemble/disassemble) that damn thing, which would have been very nervous to do it in an intense gunfight, but may also damage your revolver and probably lose some parts. A magazine is way easier to reload here, and no matter how much you put it, a frigging semi-automatic will alwasy be faster than a revolver. EDGE: Malmedy

X-Factors: In terms of training and tactics I'm giving this one straight to the Malmedy Survivors due to the fact that they have a more modern mindset than those in Dunkirk. I respect the Dunkirk Evacuees, but one of the reason why they lost Dunkirk was because they use tactics and strategies that was still WWI-era. In terms of experience again the Malmedy takes this due to the fact that they might have been fighting other battles before the Bulge. In terms of calm under fire, I'll give this one to the Dunkirk due to the fact that they too have to face huge numbers of German planes. But that's just it. EDGE: Malmedy

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There's a reason why most WWII British vs Americans battle end up with the Americans winning, and I see the same way here in this battle. The Malmedy Survivors will defeat the Dunkirk Evacuees due to better weapons and tactics. No matter how much you balance weapons in a battle, American firearms will always triumph the British. While they do lose the edge in melee in this battle, their superior firearms will always be a reason to beat anyone still using obsolete revolvers and shit. The only way that the Dunkirk can achieve a win is if both parties use all their ammunitions and end up fighting up close, but that's still a big IF if the Malmedy firearms won't kill them first. Another reason is that the Malmedy Survivors has the better tactics and combat mindset in this battle. One of the reason why the Germans had a large success early in the war is because they changed how warfare was fought, which surprised all the other countries at that time. Germans managed to defeat both the French and the British (including the Dunkirk Evacuess) because they have mindsets and strategies that were WWI. While I do respect the Dunkirk Evacuees for fighting off a delaying action to get the hell out of dodge (killing twice the numbers they lost), their success was not on their own and they had the French to thank for (both durng fighting and taking them back to Dover). The Americans, and also the Malmedy Survivors, were trained to fight a new kind of warfare that beat the Dunkirk Evacuees, so for that I'm giving them my vote.