Hand to hand combat goes to the Klingons. It the style of fighting Klingons prefer and excel at, and Sontarans have a kill-switch on the backs of their necks. Klingons are also more larger and seemingly equally agile.
In ranged combat, I think the two species could have an interesting conflict. I think the Sontarans would win in terms of strategy, as they have proved to manipulate the battlefield effectively, while Klingons have been shortsighted time after time after time in the Trek universe in terms of adapting strategy. The interesting aspect of the ranged combat would be the bitter fight to the death by both sides, as retreat and deception would be looked down on, with glory being pinnacle.
In a war between empires, it would really depend on the availability of cloning facilities of the Sontarans. I have a feeling that the fight would be similar to the Dominion War in the Alpha Quadrant with the fights being over Dominion Cloning factories. It would purely be a numbers game.
Also, it would depend on the time that these empires battled in their respective timelines. Klingons have had both very prosperous periods (Pre-Enterprise) and their low points (being spread thin after the Dominion War).
Other factors to consider would be the short life span of Sontarans and females fighting in Klingon culture vs. being looked down on in Sontaran culture.
Hand to hand combat goes to the Klingons. It the style of fighting Klingons prefer and excel at, and Sontarans have a kill-switch on the backs of their necks. Klingons are also more larger and seemingly equally agile.
In ranged combat, I think the two species could have an interesting conflict. I think the Sontarans would win in terms of strategy, as they have proved to manipulate the battlefield effectively, while Klingons have been shortsighted time after time after time in the Trek universe in terms of adapting strategy. The interesting aspect of the ranged combat would be the bitter fight to the death by both sides, as retreat and deception would be looked down on, with glory being pinnacle.
In a war between empires, it would really depend on the availability of cloning facilities of the Sontarans. I have a feeling that the fight would be similar to the Dominion War in the Alpha Quadrant with the fights being over Dominion Cloning factories. It would purely be a numbers game.
Also, it would depend on the time that these empires battled in their respective timelines. Klingons have had both very prosperous periods (Pre-Enterprise) and their low points (being spread thin after the Dominion War).
Other factors to consider would be the short life span of Sontarans and females fighting in Klingon culture vs. being looked down on in Sontaran culture.