Deadliest Warrior

[defiler12]

Who's ready for tonight?

I can't wait for the 2 1/2 hours of AMAZING

[arctic eagle]

I hope the spartan kills the samurai, I hate that high and mighty, wooden armoured asswhipe

and I'm voteing spetsnaz

in GSG9 vs SWAT, I think it will be close, but I'm going with the germans

I have to say, I'm looking foreword to this season

[Clickme]

They should have done Ninja V Pirate! >.< Such a waste...

[arctic eagle]

considering who took down who, and the nature of this show, I don't think the ninja would have stood a chance

[Nihtgenga]

Deadliest Warrior is special.

[no-name]

Wait, is this a marathon or a "rematch"? I'm confused.

[arctic eagle]

I hate that they figure a samurai can beat a viking, now I may not be the most knowledgeable on the subject, but I remember reading... somewhere that a katana was a slashing weapon, and correct me if I'm wrong, but chainmail is made to stop that, isn't it?

[Janus Steel]

Originally Posted by arctic eagle

I hate that they figure a samurai can beat a viking, now I may not be the most knowledgeable on the subject, but I remember reading... somewhere that a katana was a slashing weapon, and correct me if I'm wrong, but chainmail is made to stop that, isn't it?

It depends on the type of chain mail. I have a buddy who smith's for a living. There's certain chainmail that protects better against arrows and better against swords.

You gotta take Deadielst Warrior with a grain of salt. If they were throwing people who were comperable, like say... a Knight against as Samurai then sure that'd be interesting. A Viking against a Spartan... so on and so forth. How they determine who fights who is just screwy.

[Janus Steel]

I wanna see a classically trained fencer going to town on a samurai or a knight. Fencing is all about quick movements and getting in and out. Plus... they had a gun.

[Nihtgenga]

Originally Posted by arctic eagle

I hate that they figure a samurai can beat a viking, now I may not be the most knowledgeable on the subject, but I remember reading... somewhere that a katana was a slashing weapon, and correct me if I'm wrong, but chainmail is made to stop that, isn't it?

Yep. of course, there are various different weaves which offer differing levels of protection against different blows, but the 4-1 weave (Which almost all Viking mail would have been made from) was pretty damn decent at stopping slashing weapons, especially with the padding worn underneath.

While on the subject of that show, it was ridiculous how they constructed the fight. The samurai aimed and fired his bow while the Viking stood there like a lemon, not even using his shield to cover his body. Sorry, but no.

They shouldn't just compare the fighters weapons class by class, they should see what the weapons do when against the rest of the enemy arsenal too.

[arctic eagle]

true enough, like green beret vs spetsnaz, it was a no brainer that spetsnaz would win

should have been delta force

it's the same with SWAT vs GSG9

[Janus Steel]

Originally Posted by arctic eagle

true enough, like green beret vs spetsnaz, it was a no brainer that spetsnaz would win

should have been delta force

it's the same with SWAT vs GSG9

Agreed. Of course, another deciding factor... their targets don't move. :P I can assure you where I to have some dude running at me with any sorta weapon I would be trying the one minute mile, and looking to trip people as I go. There's no cowardice in running away as long as you shout Regroup. I learned that from Ranma. :P