In a war between Vampires and Werewolves, Vampires would win.

Alright, the final round. First let me address one of my opponents claims. "Naturally vampires would be prepared for a battle during daylight hours since they know that they cannot be out during the day. They would know their place of dwelling far better than the werewolves and be able to see better in the dark hallways of their fortresses. They would have traps prepared and if the tight spaces of their humble abodes does not give them an advantage it would at least help even the odds." Now, for some reason, my opponent believes that the war between these two groups would easily be able to occur only at night or indoors. I don't know how any battle, let alone war, could be fought on such terms. For example, let's consider his point when he says that the vampires would have traps in their "fortresses", and tight spaces, helping to even the odds. Well, I think it's obvious what would happen if that were the case. If any battle were to take place in some kind of structure, during daylight, all the werewolves would have to do is go outside. There is no reason they must walk blindly into unfamiliar territory. They could just retreat to the outside world, having taken human form. They are under no pressure to attack immediately. In fact, they could take the defensive position, somewhere in the wild, where they would have a definite advantage, "home-court advantage", if you will. And if they felt the need to attack the vampires on vampire turf, how difficult would it be to destroy the vampire lair? Surely the werewolves could get their hands on some form of explosives and just blow the vampires' building off the face of the earth. And if the blast didn't kill the vampires, the sunlight would. And for anyone who wants to say that werewolves aren't smart enough for that kind of thing, obviously they would be in human form at that time. Thus, I still contend that werewolves have an immense advantage, in that they are able to fight anywhere, at any time (perhaps not in werewolf form, but able nonetheless), whereas vampires are able to attack only half of the time, and even then only within range of somewhere with lots of shade. Werewolves are able to do as they please during the day, while every single vampire is basically immobilized. "Yes werewolves are massive killing machines and excellent hunters. But vampires are not some animal prey. They are not mere meat. They are able to create tactical situations just as any army where as an army of werewolves no matter what their mental capabilities are basically just a mass of beasts bent on destruction." In saying this, my opponent wishes to distract you from a couple of very important facts. First, as I have stated previously, werewolves in human form could easily form dynamic tactical strategies just as easily as vampires, and when doing so, would obviously take into account that they are werewolves, so I disagree that werewolves are "just a mass of beasts bent on destruction." They are, but they are also human, and for most of the time. Also, older, more experienced werewolves are better at controlling their blood lust and rage than new werewolves, which is something not to be taken lightly. Also, my opponent stated that vampires are not some animal prey, they are not mere meat. Well, I hate to break it to you, but a werewolf does not see a vampire as anything but prey. And as such, the vampire is at a mental disadvantage from the start. Whereas the average human might be scared of a vampire, a werewolf has no such fear. And just the thought of being hunted by a werewolf would be enough to make a vampire crap his pants, no matter how prepared he thinks he is to face it, because werewolves are definitely scarier than vampires. It's science. "The ability to reason would not hinder them it would help them, help them to see their enemies weaknesses, see the opening for a good stab in one on one combat, see when to retreat, and when to assault." This is the most pathetic of my opponents arguments. I believe he is countering my argument saying that werewolves' instincts give them an advantage. My opponent is basically saying that vampires are able to think more clearly, and on a higher level, giving them an advantage over werewolves. Well, as I've already said, werewolves can make battle plans as humans, so vampires don't have the advantage there. But my opponent says that, at the very least, vampires thinking processes would help them in the trenches, in the heat of battle. Supposedly, they would be able to detect weaknesses, find openings for attack, and coordinate on the fly. Alright, so supposedly, the super-smart vampires would be better fighters than the stupid werewolves. This, my friends, is frankly ridiculous. I am smarter than a lion. I would even go say that I am a better sword-fighter than a lion. That doesn't change the fact that a lion could easily rip my face off. Now, how could a dumb animal like a lion best me in a fight? The same way a werewolf kills a vampire. It's faster, it's stronger, and it doesn't have to think about how to attack. It has an instinct that tells it how to attack. It doesn't have to "look for an opening to stab", because it already knows where and when to attack, and it has the strength and speed to do it. I'm not saying vampires would lose because they can reason, I'm saying they would lose because they have to reason, whereas werewolves just skip the thinking step and go straight to the killing one. Alright, now a few things before I close. First, I think it is pretty obvious that one individual werewolf would handily defeat one vampire in a cage match to the death, all things considered. Knowing this, it would seem the only way for a group of vampires to defeat a group of werewolves, would be to use superior tactics. But, considering the limitations exclusive to vampires (weakness to sunlight, inability to cross bodies of water), I think that werewolves have the tactical advantage, at least to start with. Also, while in human form, werewolves are able to reason just as freely as vampires, giving no clear advantage to either side, at least on the intellectual front. I therefore contend that in a war between vampires and werewolves, werewolves would win (easily). In conclusion, I'd like to thank my opponent, ethanw12, for this fun and spirited debate. So now, I ask you, the voter, to set aside your biases (I know everyone loves vampires), and consider the facts. I am confident that you will do the right thing, and vote CON on this debate! Go werewolves!!!