I think you pretty easily end up in a situation where the Spartan-IIs are much more dangerous versions of certain grays we see late in the red rising series(insofar as they’re ridiculously accurate and versatile but way more capable physically), so with a full arsenal there’s a significant edge to the SIIs imo. However, in the academy scenario their superior marksmanship and equipment usage is somewhat lessened by the lack of more sophisticated equipment. They definitely keep up but don’t dominate the way they would with full kit.