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Originally Posted by ChrisJericho
Not sure how many people have seen this show, but essentially they pit warriors throughout time against each other and try to guess the outcome by analyzing their weapons. Obviously their methods are not entirely scientific but the show is very entertaining.
A few of my favorite moments are:
- In IRA vs Taliban, they threw some mud on both the AR-15 and AK-47 to test reliability.
-In Green Beret vs Spetsnaz they featured both the saiga and a mossberg pump shotgun to show how much damage each could do.
-In Maori Warrior vs Shaolin Monk, the maori's shark tooth club was just a badass weapon!
You can watch full episodes and the after-show commentary on the website:
Deadliest Warrior |
I can't stand the show. It is too over the top and they often don't show the most characteristic weapons/techniques of the groups they are highlighting.
They also rig the tests.
For example:
In the AR-15 Vs. AK-47 test they had the dust cover open on the AR-15 when they slathered it with mud. The AK also has a dust cover, which covers the entire receiver...it was on.
The Green Beret Vs. Spetsnaz episode was just stupid. SF guys only use mossbergs as breaching shotguns. They are cut down and carried as a third weapon to blast locks. Teams are issued semiautomatic Bennelli's for combat use which are FAR superior to the Saiga.
As shitty as the Beretta is, it isn't even in the same ballpark of shittiness as the Makarov, which is really only useful for executing prisoners.
The Taliban episode...I have read a lot of reports regarding IED's, and I have never heard of one that was 'only' 10 pounds. They are typically 1: Several HUNDRED pounds of bulk explosive, 2: Several TC-6 mines (with 26 pounds high explosives each) stacked on top of each other, or 3: a combination of the two with/without anything else they can get their hands on. Go big or go home applies...they are blowing up heavily armored vehicles. There was a 10,000 pound VBIED in Peshawar the other day.....TEN THOUSAND POUNDS. The IRA made a black powder pipe bomb and used a slingshot.