User blog comment:Elgb333/The Pacific: Chinese Communist Guerrillas vs Filipino Commonwealth Guerrillas/@comment-3189283-20190808092022

Let’s see shall we

Melee

The Dadao is a significantly longer blade and this is usually the be all and end all when it comes to melee weapons. Granted the longer blade isn’t quite as helpful in the sort of environment the battle is taking place in because it isn’t designed for chopping through vegetation like the Bolo but as a weapon it gets the edge.

Edge: Chinese Communist Guerrillas

Pistol

The Shanxi does appear to be the better weapon owing to it’s much greater effective range and larger magazine but this merely covers the fact that it is in fact a poorly designed pistol. Being prone to jamming is bad enough but when the main way to counter the jam is to fire it in such a way that the range is reduced by 215 yards then you’ve got a serious design flaw. The M1911 may lose out on pure stats but it’s reliable and effective and the Filipino’s won’t have to worry about it failing them at a critical moment.

Edge: Filipino Commonwealth Guerrillas

Rifle

The Chiang Kai-Shek comes with the more damaging shot and the further effective range however neither of these advantages are all that important given the battle takes place in the jungle against lightly armoured opponents. The greater magazine size of the M1 meanwhile is a much more significant advantage.

Edge: Filipino Commonwealth Guerrillas

SMG

This time the Chinese are bringing the weapon with seemingly superior stats and actually is the superior weapon. The PPSH-41 fires more rounds, at a faster rate, at a further range and with greater reliability. The Thompson is big, bulky and powerful but none of these traits are really all that helpful in this scenario.

Edge: Chinese Communist Guerrillas

LMG

I’m torn a bit on this one. The ZB26 has the higher magazine clip which is always good but it is also pretty much limited to being used stationary which would actually probably suit the Filipino’s more as they are on the defensive. The Browning meanwhile has fewer rounds but is more manoeuvrable which suits the Filipino’s guerrilla warfare better. It almost feels like these two should swap LMG’s in order to get the best out of the advantages of these guns but even then, I don’t think I could pick a winner.

Edge: Even

Explosive

They both have the same sort of explosive range but the Model 24 is lighter and can be thrown further owing to it’s design.

Edge: Chinese Communist Guerrillas

Tactics

Both of these groups are great advertisers for Guerrilla warfare with both having success against their Japanese invaders. The Chinese were also very capable of using standard offensive strategies as well which gives them an extra dimension to their fighting capability as well as suiting the attacking role they’re taking on in this scenario. The Filipino’s ambush tactics are well suited to the defensive role as well and the terrain gives them plenty of chances to set up a trap to lead the Chinese into. It’s a tough call but I’m giving it to the Chinese mainly because of the variety of their combat strategy which means they can adapt better to the changing factors of the battle.

Edge: Chinese Communist Guerrillas

Final Verdict

In terms of weapons there isn’t much to call between the two. The Chinese only take one major edge in the SMG’s whereas the Filipino’s have two major edges in pistols and rifles but the advantage in SMG is more significant so it basically balances out. As mentioned in my tactics edge the Filipino’s do have the advantage of being on the defensive where their strategies are well suited meanwhile the Chinese are on the offensive which they are also able to do very well. This leaves us with the X Factors and in this regard, I think the Chinese take a slight edge. The Filipinos are better trained but the Chinese are more experienced overall owing to China’s turbulent political situation at the time. Logistics are a wash as both would have been well supplied which leaves us with Success Rate which I feel is a tad misleading as while the Filipinos on paper were more successful there are so many factors in play that it’s hard to say if they were actually superior fighters or not. It’s pretty close but I’m casting my vote with the Chinese Guerrillas. Being more experienced trumps being better trained nine times out of ten and I think they have better tactical ability overall.

Chinese Communist Guerrillas: 2,600

Filipino Commonwealth Guerrillas: 2,400