Ray Tanaka: I decided to replace the Pistol Whip and found a suitable replacement with the Bullwhip. Funny enough, the simulation didn't need much change to include it. Special thanks to DBZKombatantHistorian for giving me some advise on this one.
Confederate Soldiers
(A man in a light grey uniform and wide brim hat slashes around a sword at an unseen target.)
Men who fought for the Confederate States of America and were prepared to give their lives to preserve their way of life.
(A confederate soldier fires his rifled musket at a Union soldier, before taking out his Cavalry Saber and slashing another Union soldier apart.)
Cowboys
(A man wearing the traditional cowboy clothing and a cowboy hat quickly pulls out two revolvers and points it at the audience.)
Symbols of the American west, and legendary for their quick draw and their fearless attitude.
(Two cowboys take aim with Winchester Repeating rifles as five Apache warriors charge straight towards them.)
WHO IS DEADLIEST?
To find out, our world class fighters are testing history's most lethal weapons. Using twenty-first century science, we'll see what happens when the two warriors go toe to toe.
No rules, no safety, no mercy: It's a duel to the death to decide who is…
The Deadliest Warrior
In the Fight Club outside Los Angles, California, four people are checking up on the weapons for the newest showdown. Two men are cleaning out some old guns, while an anthro bird and a woman check out some revolvers.
Welcome to the Fight Club. We have gathered a team of doctors, scientists, and weapons experts, all to solve a mystery that has gone unsolved for several decades.
Confederate Soldiers: Men from the southern states that went to war in order to have their way of life.
Vs….
Cowboys: Men who lived in the western United States and became symbols for the Old West.
Confederate Soldiers:
Height: 5'7"
Weight: 179 lbs.
Timespan: 1861 – 1865
Country: Confederate States of America (Southern states)
Cowboys:
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 181 lbs.
Timespan: 1821 – 1880's
Country: United States
A man with brown hair wearing a green jacket over a white shirt with brown pants and a lightsaber on his belt, is calibrating some scientific equipment for the upcoming test.
Lead biomedical scientist and Jedi Knight, Marcus Jennir, will measure the killing power of the weapons being brought for the battle.
"This episode is one I, personally, want to be neutral for," Marcus says in a disturbed tone, "Both sides are using rounds that, in their time, would lead to death. That does not sit well for me."
A woman with brown hair in a doctor's surgical uniform and a lab coat checks some ballistic gel torsos that have been made ready for testing.
Forensic scientist and surgeon, Hope Woods, will provide insight to the lethality of the weapons that each warrior brings.
"I'm the one who is going to tell you if they are alive or not," Hope states, "If they are wounded, if they will survive, and if how long before they die."
A man with cybernetic gear on the left side of his face, with a red light acting as his left eye and a trench coat covering his body, is typing on a computer adding some adjustments to a program.
Former Cybernetic Police Enforcer and computer whiz, Dexter "Hacker" Reeds, will impute the weapon's data into the simulation program developed by Slytherine Studios to determine a victor.
"For the simulation, we are going back to a squad on squad battle," Dexter explains, "This is due to the fact that these two groups are sporting black powder weapons."
The simulation will run a thousand battles between a squad of Confederate Soldiers and a squad of Cowboys. The winner will be the Deadliest Warrior.
An anthro Blue Jay (about three feet tall) with a brown cowboy hat, an orange shirt covered with a small brown vest, and tan pants with a belt with gun holsters is testing out two revolvers to check their performance.
Boomer the Blue Jay, a cowboy enthusiast and revolver extraordinary, will defend the Old West's greatest icon.
"Cowboys are perhaps the greatest people the West has produced," Boomer says with a grin, "If anyone could beat just one in a draw, it was another cowboy."
A woman with blonde hair, a red shirt, blue jeans, and a black vest takes aim with a rifle before mimicking reloading it.
Angelica Loya, an expert in knife fighting and western rifles, will lead the charge for the Cowboys.
"Everyone in the Old West carried a revolver on them at all times," Angelica states, "Since in the Old West there wasn't anyone around to help control the streets."
Cowboys are widely associated with the Old West, considering some are still around today. During the cattle runs and gold rushes, Cowboys followed the travelers and settlers everywhere they go. Although cowboys were ranch hands, they would get into trouble in the towns and would solve their problems with lead.
"In the Old West, you need to draw your gun quicker than your opponent," Boomer says, "Otherwise its boot hill for you."
Our Cowboy experts are feeling victory already with their warrior's background, but their opponents feel a wind of change is coming to take the victory away.
A man with wearing a Confederate uniform grabs a musket-rifle and cleans the igniter on the weapon.
Thomas Owen, an expert in Civil War weapons and war reenactment volunteer, will lead the charge for the Confederate team.
"The Confederate Soldiers believed that they were fighting for a noble cause," Thomas explains, "And that cause was the preservation of their way of life."
Another man with a modern military jacket on over a grey shirt and tan pants takes some slashes at a tackle dummy with a saber.
Sergeant Jack Davis, a Civil War historian and war expert, will take up arms for the Confederate soldiers.
"These men weren't soldiers before war broke out," Jack states, "These men were cotton farmers that had their slaves do all the work. That's what the southerners thought the way of life was before the Civil War."
In 1861, after Kansas became a free state, the southern states broke off from the Union and became their own country. After the firsts shots of the Civil War started, the Confederate Soldiers, led by their generals, stood up against the more massive Union army. The Confederate Soldiers were able to win the first battles, but end up losing the war.
If these two warriors met in battle, who do are experts think would win?
"It's no contest," Jack chuckles, "The discipline that the Confederate Soldiers go through will get them the victory."
"Cowboys are able to survive fights with each other," Boomer states, "Not only that, but we have superior weapons."
"I'm siding with the Cowboys on this one," Dexter says, "They have the more modern weapons and they know how to use them."
"The Confederate Soldiers are willing to die for what they believe in," Hope explains, "Which means that nothing is going to hold them back."
The Cowboys will be glad to show them death, with the Colt Revolver: The hand gun perfect for anyone in the Old West.
Colt Revolver
Length: 12.5 inches
Weight: 2.31 lbs.
Range: 36.6 meters
Ammo: .45 Colt
Rounds in Magazine: 6 bullets
Firing System: Single-action
"Behold my friends," Boomer exclaims as he shows off a collection of colt revolvers on a table to our experts, "The Colt Revolver, the weapon no Cowboy is seen without."
"Ah, now we're talking," Dexter states.
"What's with the different barrel length?" Marcus asks.
"The shorter the barrel," Angelica explains, "The less the accuracy, and you want that accuracy."
"Well, we have a test set up to see that accuracy," Marcus states, and leads the experts to a mock bank set up.
To test the Colt Revolvers, a bank is being held up by three whisky driven bandits, played as ballistic foam dummies. Boomer will have thirty seconds to kill the bandits and save the bank.
Boomer places two Colt Revolvers in his holsters, and waits for the signal.
"Boomer, are you ready?"
"Yeehaw!"
"On three," Marcus counts down, "Two, one, fire!"
Boomer pulls out the Colt Revolver in his left holster in record time and fires a shot into the first dummies chest. Pulling out his other revolver, Boomer begins firing both revolvers at all three dummies. One of the two unmarked dummies receives a hit in the left side of the chest and the stomach. The other unmarked dummy gets a bullet to the right side of the chest and left shoulder, while the last bullet goes into the first dummy's neck.
"Time!"
"Nice shooting, Tex!" Dexter shouts, excited at the carnage.
"Your first target has a bullet in his neck," Hope states, "I'm guessing you were going for the Jesse James neck tie."
"Shows you the damage that we give," Boomer remarks.
"You sure showed us," Marcus agrees, "None of them are going home. The other two guys, if you didn't get the chest shots, are going to die of infection."
"Yah, I liked it," Thomas states applauding, "It was like an Old Western bar fight, nothing to spectacular."
"I guess you have something up your sleeves," Hope inquires.
"You could say that," Jack answers, before pulling out a LeMat Revolver.
The LeMat Revolver: A revolver with a shotgun attachment, it could blow a hole through a man.
LeMat Revolver
Length: 13.25 inches
Weight: 3.1 lbs.
Range: 36.6 meters
Ammo: .42 Ball/16ga Shot
Rounds in Magazine: 9 bullets/1 shot
Firing System: Single-action
"This is the LeMat Revolver," Jack states, showing off the unique pistol, "Also named the Grapeshot Revolver, thanks to the grape shot it fires from the secondary barrel."
"I've never seen a gun like that before," Marcus says in awe.
"Gives a whole new meaning to killing with a revolver," Dexter states.
"Then how about I show you want it can do?" Jack inquires.
To test the LeMat, a new test has been set up. Four Union soldiers, played by ballistic foam dummies, are set up to test the lethality of the weapon. Jack will also have thirty seconds to prove the lethality of the revolver.
"I have one thing to say to you," Boomer tells Jack, "Good luck, you're going to need it."
"Thanks for the encouragement," Jack remarks, as he makes the LeMat ready.
"Jack, are you ready?"
"Ready to fire, commander."
"On three," Dexter counts down, "Two, one, fire!"
Jack fires the grapeshot round off, hitting his first target dead center of the chest. The dummy next to the first one gets a bullet to its left eye, chest, and right shoulder. The other two dummies get bullets to the chest, stomach, and shoulder.
"Time!"
"Holy (BLEEP) man," Marcus exclaims, "I have never seen a wound like that on a person from a revolver!"
"There's no need to talk about this," Hope explains, "Your first target is clearly dead, and the same goes to the other three targets."
"As impressive as that is," Boomer states, "I'll stick to my Colt Revolvers, mostly for how simplistic they are."
"I don't think the Confederate forces will mind," remarks Thomas.
Both medium range weapons have the potential to deliver a lethal blow, but which one is the more superior weapon?
"I think it's kind of cool that the LeMat has a shotgun attachment," Marcus explains, "But if you want something that gets the job done, I'll side with the more simplistic Colt."
In medium range weapons, the Cowboys get the edge with the Colt Revolver.
-Xx-
As our experts get ready to solve the mystery behind this 'who-will-win' fight, there is one factor that can't be programmed into a computer.
An X-Factor, and for the Cowboys, their X-Factor is their frontier live style and rugged living conditions.
"We have to remember that back in the Old West," says Angelica, "That a lead bullet would kill a man, and to live was to be faster on a draw than the next guy."
For the Confederate Soldier, their X-Factor is the willingness to die for the way of life they believe in for many generations.
"When a man's way of life is threatened," Thomas states, "Then they will do anything to protect and preserve that way of life."
To protect their lively hood, the Confederate Soldiers used a weapon to attack their opponents while on horseback.
Thomas slashes a tackle dummy with a Cavalry Saber before performing a thrust with the sword.
The Cavalry Saber: Used on foot or horseback, it could chop a man's head off and let the wielder move on to the next guy.
Cavalry Saber
Blade Length: 35 inches
Length: 41 inches
Weight: 2.25 lbs.
Substance: Steel
"May I present the Cavalry Saber," Thomas says as he shows the experts the curved sword, "Made to slash opponents apart and excellent on horseback."
"Well, we'll test your weapon on foot with this ballistics gel torso," Dexter states.
"Can't wait," Thomas chuckles.
To test the blade's slashing abilities, a ballistic gel torso complete with a synthetic bones and organs will be in the attacking zone.
Thomas takes his place in front of the torso and waits for the call.
"Thomas, are you ready?"
"Yes."
"On three," Marcus counts down, "Two, one, hack away!"
Thomas immediately starts slashing the torso apart, with small chunks of ballistics gel being thrown around. Some of the slashes go deep, sometimes cutting arteries and becoming blood fountains. After about fifteen slashes, Thomas thrusts the sword into the rib cage and out the back of the torso.
"Based on the amount of gel chunks was coming from that torso," Hope states, "I doubt there is anything for me to save."
"You went to town on him!" Dexter exclaims in awe.
Despite the damage, our Cowboy experts are unfazed.
"Why not go for something a little smaller," Angelica asks, before pulling out a wicked knife, "Like my Bowie Knife?"
The Bowie Knife: An all-purpose tool that could cut meat, or human flesh.
Bowie Knife
Blade Length: 9 inches
Length: 13 inches
Weight: 1.5 lbs.
Substance: Steel
"Now this was created by Jim Bowie," Angelica explains to the experts, "Cowboys used it to cut up their meat, skinning their prices, and, occasionally, for killing."
"Anything special about this knife?" Marcus asks.
"You can throw it." Angelica remarks.
"Well, we have a test set up for you right here," Hope tells the cowgirl.
A pig carcass, suspended off the ground, is the closest thing to simulation human flesh and bone. This is what the Bowie Knife is up against.
"Angelica, are you ready?"
"Yeehaw!"
"On three," Marcus counts down, "Two, one, carve it up!"
Angelica stabs the knife twice into the pig, before flipping the blade around and opening up the pig for the entrails to pour out. As the entrails come out of the pig, Angelica grabs ahold of the target and starts stabbing with the knife ten times. Then, placing ten feet from herself and the pig, she throws the knife and it lands blade first into the pig.
"What did that pig ever do to you?" Dexter asks in disbelieve.
"Dead pig," Marcus states, "Hope, I'm calling it. Dead pig."
Both tests are conclusive, but which blade will give its warrior an edge?
"Cavalry Saber, no doubt about it," Hope says to Marcus and Dexter, "With its longer reach, I have to give it the edge."
"I disagree," Marcus interjects, "The test with the Bowie knife showed me at even with the sword, the Cowboy has a ranged weapon."
"Sorry Marcus, but it looks like you're on your own," Dexter tells his colleague.
For close range, the edge goes to the Confederate Soldiers for the Cavalry Saber.
Coming up, the Cowboys strike back with a weapon that could blow a hole in their opponents, and the Confederate Soldiers use a weapon to nail their western adversaries to the gates of hell.
Confederate soldiers or Cowboys: who will be the Deadliest Warrior?
Back at the Fight Club, we're halfway from solving an age old question. If a squad of Confederate Soldiers faced off against a group of Cowboys, who would win?
So far, each side has taken the edge in one category each. But the Confederate army had a long range weapon that the Confederate team is beating will win the fight.
"We'll see what the Cowboys think of this beauty," Jack states with a Springfield Model 1861 in his hands.
The Springfield Model 1861: A rifled musket used by both sides of the Civil War that fires a destructive round.
Springfield Model 1861
Length: 56 inches
Weight: 9 lbs.
Range: 91 meters
Ammo: .58 Minié ball
Rounds in Magazine: 1 shot
Firing System: Percussion Lock
"So you think that this will counter whatever the Cowboys bring to battle?" Dexter asks.
"I'm positive about it." Jack chuckles.
"Don't be too sure," Angelica remarks, carrying a rifle in her hands, "Presenting the Winchester Repeating Rifle."
The Winchester Repeating Rifle: A gun so revolutionary that it's often called 'the gun that won the West'.
Winchester Repeating Rifle
Length: 49.3 inches
Weight: 9.5 lbs.
Range: 182.9 meters
Ammo: .44-40 Winchester
Rounds in Magazine: 15 bullets
Firing System: Lever-action
"I'm guessing that this is the gun that won the west," Marcus states.
"You've got a good eye, Tex." Boomer remarks.
To test both rifles, a ballistics gel torso is set up to see what happens when the bullets enter a human target. A high-speed camera is set up to record the bullets going through the gel. The Springfield Model 1861 is up first.
Jack aims the Springfield Model 1861 at the target and fires. The minié ball breaks up upon entering the ballistics gel, causing massive damage to the target.
"That mini-ball is deadly," Dexter says, as the experts review the high speed footage of the ballistic gel.
The damage is devastating.
"That is not real," Marcus says in disbelieve, "This…this is unethical."
"It's real alright," Jack replies, as Marcus stares dumbfounded at the results.
Now the Winchester Repeating Rifle goes up to the plate. Will it have a more devastating effect on a new ballistics gel?
Angelica takes aim with the Winchester, before letting loose a .44-40 Winchester at the ballistics gel. The bullet goes straight through, but causes some internal damage to the gel.
"Now that is devastating!" Dexter exclaims, as the experts look over the high speed footage for the Winchester.
"The internal damage might actually be less than the mini-ball," Hope states.
"Fine by me," Marcus remarks, "I'd rather be hit by this than the mini-ball."
Although the minié ball causes much more damage, it's time to test the weapons themselves to see how deadly they are.
"For this set up," Marcus explains to Angelica and Jack, "We have two tests set up next to each other. On one side, four cowboys are getting ready to rob a bank. The other side, four Union soldiers have taken position and are preparing to fire."
"Nice, man," Jack says, before telling Angelica, "Hey, if they shot back, just run back inside."
"Alright, just be sure to go home to mommy if the Union soldiers charge at you," Angelica remarks, getting an 'ooh' from Hope.
"Angelica, you're up first," Dexter states.
Angelica will have 10 shots to show how the lethality of the Winchester.
Angelica places the last bullet into the gun, before taking aim and firing at the first ballistics foam dummy. The dummy gets hit in just under the eye, becoming a blood fountain.
"That's bloody," Marcus remarks, as Angelica pulls on the lever and taking out the spent round.
Bullets: 9
Hits: 1
Angelica fires again, but the second dummy gets a graze on its left shoulder. Quickly pulling the lever again, she takes careful aim and fires, hitting the second dummy in the upper left chest.
Thanks to the lever-action mechanism, the Winchester Repeating Rifle is able to quickly take out the spent bullet and placing another bullet into the chamber.
Angelica fires off another round and hits the third dummy in the left eye, before quickly pulling the lever and taking aim at the third dummy again. Firing, the bullet misses its intended target by a mile.
Bullets: 5
Hits: 3
Going onto the next dummy, Angelica fires off another round downrange. Unfortunately, this one also misses its target by a mile. After another lever-action reload, a bullet hits the fourth target in the neck.
Bullets: 3
Hits: 4
Angelica focuses on the third dummy again, and fires her next bullet off. This one barely grazes the dummy's left shoulder. After another lever-action reload, Angelica takes aim and fires again, but ends up only missing the target by an inch.
"If she needs a miracle, she has to make it know," Marcus states, as Angelica reloads the rifle with its last round.
Taking careful aim at the third dummy, Angelica fires and scores a hit on the dummy's right shoulder.
Bullets: 0
Hits: 5
"Your first target," Hopes states as she examines the targets, "Has a hit right under his eye. That will cut communications from the brain and he will die very quickly."
"Never thought the face held that much blood," Marcus says, as Hope continues with the second dummy.
"This guy has a dropped lung, and will die. The third target seems to have given you trouble on at the end. The shot into his eye is a kill shot, but the shoulder shot is not a kill."
"The fourth target," Dexter wraps up, "Has a bullet going through his neck. Cutting all connections to the brain, instant kill."
"So, ten rounds, five hits," Marcus sums up, "Four kills and one injury. Jack, think you can manage."
"Absolutely," Jack replies.
Since the Springfield Model 1861 is a muzzle-loader, Jack will have all the time he needs. He will have ten rounds to show the deadliness of the rifled musket.
Jack finishes loading the first round in, and aims the rifled musket at the first target. With one pull of the trigger, a minié ball goes downrange and scores a hit on the ballistics foam dummy's center chest.
Bullets: 9
Hits: 1
Jack pulls out a paper cylinder full of black powder and starts the reloading process.
Thanks to the mass production of how the items needed to reload a rifled musket were rapid during the early months of the Civil War, the reloading process was cut in half.
Jack takes aim at the second target and fires another round down range. Unfortunately, the round just misses the target.
"That's got to be nerve racking seeing your bullet being wasted," Marcus remarks, as Jack reloads the next bullet.
Jack once again takes aim and fires, hitting the second target in the head.
Bullets: 7
Hits: 2
Jack finishes the reloading process and takes aim at the third target. Firing, the minié ball misses the target by a mile and a half.
"What a loss of ammo," Boomer says.
"I'll give you that, the user has to be a good aimer with that weapon," Dexter remarks, as Jack finishes reloading and takes aim again.
Firing, the third target takes a minié ball to the left shoulder. Jack begins reloading once again.
Bullets: 5
Hits: 3
Jack fires again, but misses the target altogether. After he finishes reloading, Jack fires another minié ball at the third target. The time, the bullet makes a hit center chest of the dummy.
Bullets: 3
Hits: 4
Jack fires the Springfield Model 1861 again, only to miss the fourth target by a few centimeters. After going through the reloading process, Jack fires another minié ball at his target. The projectile hits the target in the right shoulder.
Bullets: 1
Hits: 5
Jack finishes reloading the gun for the last time and takes aim at the fourth target. Pulling the trigger, the minié ball causes barely causes a graze as it goes past its target.
Bullets: 0
Hits: 5
"Your first target has a hole in his chest," Hope states as she inspects the damage, "Which means he's dead. The second target is killed by the bullet to his brain. Your third target, you hit the shoulder, which won't kill, but you hit dead center chest. He's dead for sure."
"Last guy has a hole in his shoulder," Dexter finishes, "But it won't kill."
"So, ten rounds, five hits," Marcus sums up, "Three kills, and two injuries."
Springfield Model 1861: 10 rounds, 5 hits, 3 kills, 2 injuries
Winchester Repeating Rifle: 10 rounds, 5 hits, 4 kills, 1 injury
"Great shooting on both sides," Dexter says.
Both the Springfield Model 1861 and the Winchester prove their effectiveness, but which one is the better long range killer?
"The Winchester is the better weapon," Dexter explains, "It has the lever-action that can get another bullet into the chamber, and it's technologically superior to the Springfield Model 1861."
For long range weapons, the Cowboys get the edge with the Winchester Repeating Rifle.
At the Fight Club, we're one step closer to seeing if the Cowboys or Confederate Soldiers will come out on top in the simulation.
With the Confederate Soldiers lagging behind, their ready to bring out a weapon that was used on both sides of the Civil War.
"Let's see if they can get away from this," Thomas says to Jack as he places a Bayonet onto a Springfield Model 1861.
The Bayonet: A blade that turns the Confederate Soldier's rifled musket into a thrusting spear.
Bayonet
Blade Length: 18 inches
Length: 21 inches
Weight: 14 oz.
Substance: Forged steel
"May I present the Bayonet," Thomas tells the experts as he shows off the weapon on a Springfield Model 1861. "With this, I can turn my long range weapon into a close range weapon."
"That's enough steel to kill someone," Marcus remarks, as he looks at the weapon.
"Well, how about a test with a pig?" Thomas asks the experts.
"Right over here," Dexter tells Thomas.
To better access the damage, Marcus will strap an accelerometer to Thomas's rifled musket to measure the thrusting impact of the bayonet.
"How's that feel?" Marcus asks Thomas.
"Don't even feel it," the Confederate expert remarks.
After Marcus gets behind Thomas, Dexter asks, "Thomas, are you ready?"
"Ready."
"On three," Dexter counts down, "Two, one, go."
Thomas pulls the rifled musket back before thrusting the bayonet through the pig. With that one thrust, the bayonet goes through one side of the pig to the other.
"This pig is in shock," Hope states, "With that one thrust, you can kill any opponent."
"I think he's still alive," Thomas says, before twisting the musket to do the same with the bayonet and continuing, "Now he's dead."
Despite the damage, the Cowboys aren't worried.
"So you can turn your gun into a spear," Boomer remarks, "But I have something that gives us a bit of range as well."
The Bullwhip: A tool designed for working with livestock, but can be used to deal wounds as an improvised weapon.
Bullwhip
Length: 72 inches
Weight: 12 oz.
Substance: Leather
"Here's the traditional tool of the ranch used by the Cowboy," Angelica tells the experts as Boomer holds the Bullwhip.
"So, you guys are bringing a flexible weapon to this fight?"
"You'd be correct on that, Tex," Boomer answers.
"Alright," Dexter says, "Let's see what damage the Cowboy can do with a whip."
To test the damage that the Bullwhip can do, Boomer will deliver five strikes to a ballistics gel torso to show how lethal this tool can be.
"Boomer, are you ready?"
"Hold on," Boomer says as he uncurls the Bullwhip and readies himself, "Okay."
"On three," Marcus counts down, "Two, one, go."
Bringing the whip up, Boomer delivers a strike to the torso that opens up the neck and a second strike opens a wound on its chest. Running around to the back of the torso, he opens up two more wounds on the back on his third and fourth strike before delivering a final lashing at the back of the neck.
"Done!"
"Your first hit was very well placed," Hope says as she inspects the torso, "You got an artery in the neck and that will cause a delayed death through bleed out."
"Not a bad job," Dexter says to Boomer.
"Your last hit is just as impressive," Hope continues as she looks over the torso, "You got the neck again and it seems like you cracked one of the vertebrae, so repeated hits will break it and would lead to death. You're other strikes, however, won't cause immediate death."
"So, you guys wasted time just to get a cracked bone and a cut artery," Jack says with a chuckle.
"We don't need to kill you for this to be effective," Angelica replies, "Any wound we give you will be enough of a distraction."
Both the Bayonet and the Bullwhip are lethal weapons, but which one is the more superior weapon?
"In this case, I have to go with the Bayonet," Dexter tells Hope, "It's got the better reach and delivers a quicker kill."
"I have to go with the Bayonet as well," Hope agrees, "It took a single strike to kill the target while the Bullwhip didn't do as well."
For special weapons, the Confederate Soldiers get the edge with the Bayonet.
With the testing complete, Dexter will now load the results into the simulations program that will determine the winner.
Coming up, the final battle begins. Confederate Soldiers, or Cowboys: Who will come out as the Deadliest Warrior?
The moment of truth has arrived; it's time to find out who would win in a death match between Confederate Soldiers and Cowboys.
We tested four Confederate Soldier weapons: The LeMat Revolver, Bayonet, Springfield Model 1861, and the Cavalry Saber.
For the Cowboys, we tested four weapons used in their everyday lives: The Colt Revolver, Bullwhip, Winchester Repeating Rifle, and the Bowie Knife.
For medium range, the LeMat revolver shot it out with the Colt Revolver.
"The Colt gives you a simpler weapon to use," Dexter says, "And when it comes to weaponry, the more simplistic weapons do better."
Edge: Cowboys
For special weapons, the Bullwhip got into a grudge match with the Bayonet.
"The Bayonet gives you more reach and has more killing power than the Bullwhip," Hope states, "Therefore, the edge goes to the Bayonet."
Edge: Confederate Soldiers
For long range, the Winchester Repeating Rifle got into a fire fight with the Springfield Model 1861.
"With the more modern weapon," Marcus tells the audience, "The cowboys get the edge for long range."
Edge: Cowboys
Finally, for close range, the Cavalry saber got into a duel with the Bowie Knife.
"The Bowie knife may be a ranged weapon," Hope says, "But the Cavalry saber has the superior reach and can get much more kills in."
Edge: Confederate Soldiers
Dexter now loads all the weapons data into a computer program that will simulate a thousand battles between five Confederate Soldiers and five Cowboys.
It's a battle of opposites:
The West…
(Two Cowboys are seen charging at cattle rustlers, shooting two of them dead with their revolvers.)
Vs. The South
(A band of Confederate Soldiers charge down a hill towards some Union soldiers, as one Confederate impales a Union soldier with his Bayonet.)
United States…
(A Cowboy is seen making a last stand against a group of Apaches, shooting one in the chest before he's overrun.)
Vs. Confederate States
(A group of Confederate Soldiers fire upon Union soldiers charging at them, killing three of their opponents.)
"All the data's been downloaded," Dexter states, "It's now time to see who is the Deadliest Warrior."
Dexter quickly types on the keyboard again, starting the simulation.
-Fight-Start-
On the plains of Kansas, five cowboys are enjoying some cooked buffalo for their dinner (now known as lunch). Two of these men are black, one having a brown hat while the other has a tan hat.
Two other men, one a white man with a black hat while the other was Hispanic with a red shirt, are cutting some fat from their meat with their Bowie Knifes. The last cowboy, a Hispanic with a grey hat and a brown shirt, is the head of this band of cowboys. These men, in order of appearance, are David, Victor, Billy, Juan, and Jesus*.
(*Said like "Hey Zeus")
Cowboys: 5
Nearby, a group of four Confederate soldiers are being led by a lieutenant on a black horse. The lieutenant has dark brown hair and a Cavalry Saber on his belt. The soldiers are very different in appearance from each other. One soldier has a red mustache and red hair, while another soldier has a grey beard and a stained uniform.
One of the soldiers has black hair and a red scarf around his neck, while the last man has blonde hair and a scar on his left cheek. These men, in order of appearance, are Lieutenant Joseph, Johnny, George, Bruce, and Richard.
Confederate Soldiers: 5
Cowboys: 5
"Grey coats," Victor yells as he gets up quickly, "Grab the guns!"
The cowboys are quickly on their feet, with Victor and Juan grabbing their Winchester Repeating Rifles while Jesus, David, and Billy pull out their Colt Revolvers.
"Form up," Lieutenant Joseph shouts to his men, who quickly form a line next to their leader.
"Ready firing positions!"
The four soldiers aim their guns at the cowboys, ready to pull the trigger at a moment's notice.
"Aim!"
Juan aims his Winchester Repeating Rifle and fires, blowing a hole in the Confederate lieutenant. Lieutenant Joseph falls off his horse, dead.
Confederate Soldiers: 4
Cowboys: 5
Richard holds his Springfield Model 1861 steady and fires off a minié ball, which makes a beeline for Billy. The minié ball goes through Billie's chest, breaking apart inside the body.
Billy falls to the ground, blood trickling from his mouth.
Confederate Soldiers: 4
Cowboys: 4
Victor and Jesus get on their brown horses and ride off to a nearby area of shrub land, while David and Juan run to another area of shrub land to a nearby river. Bruce fires his Springfield Model 1861, scoring a hit on Juan in his left leg.
Despite the pain going through his mind, Juan continues to follow David to the river.
George places a Bayonet on his Springfield Model 1861, while Bruce throws away his gun and goes over to their former lieutenant. Flipping the body over, Bruce takes the Cavalry Saber from its sheath.
George runs after David and Juan, with Bruce hot on his trails. Johnny and Richard run after Victor and Juan, determined to not let the cowboys escape.
A couple minutes later…
Johnny and Richard are looking for the two cowboys in the shrub land, but aren't getting any luck. Suddenly, Victor appears behind Johnny, grabs the grey coat, and stabs him in the back with a Bowie knife.
Richard turns to see his comrade in trouble, but Jesus uses his bullwhip to strike the grey coat across his back. After another strike from the whip, Richard tries to turn around to aim his gun and gets shot in the chest by Jesus.
Confederate Soldiers: 2
Cowboys: 4
Meanwhile, at the river…
David runs through the river, with Juan limping behind him. Unfortunately for the cowboys, George is closing in on Juan, with Bruce behind the grey coat.
Bruce suddenly stop, pulls out a LeMat revolver, and fires the secondary barrel of the gun, aiming for Juan. The projectile scores a hit on Juan's back, causing the cowboy to cry out in pain and fall to the ground.
David turns around and, seeing his friend in danger, pulls out one of his Colt revolvers.
George runs up to Juan and thrusts the Bayonet through the downed cowboy. After a quick twist, the grey coat pulls out the Bayonet and starts to run through the river to David.
David instantly fires his Colt revolver, scoring a head shot on George. The grey coat falls into the river, with the blood from the body following the current.
Confederate Soldiers: 1
Cowboys: 3
Bruce runs over to David, with the Cavalry saber ready to spill some blood. David tries to use his Bullwhip against the grey coat, but Bruce ducks under the lash and slashes David's chest. Bruce then proceeds to thrust the Cavalry saber through David's chest, before pulling the sword out and letting David's body fall to the ground.
Confederate Soldiers: 1
Cowboys: 2
Bruce turns around, just in time to see Jesus run up to him and grab the grey coat. Jesus throws the last grey coat into the river, before getting on Bruce and stabbing a Bowie knife into the southern man's left shoulder.
Bruce swings his left elbow and knocks the head cowboy off of him. Quickly grabbing the Cavalry saber, Bruce grabs Jesus by his shirt color and hits the cowboy with the Cavalry saber's hand guard.
After hitting Jesus with the hand guard three more times, Bruce stops to take a look at the cowboy. Jesus has blood coming from his nose and has blood trickling from his mouth.
Bruce raises the Cavalry saber up in the air, ready to kill the head cowboy.
*Shick-Shick*
Bruce looks up to see Victor take aim with the Winchester repeating rifle and the cowboy fires the rifle. The bullet scores a hit through Bruce's head, and sends the grey coat into the river.
Victor immediately wads through the river to Jesus and pulls his friend's head out of the water. Jesus opens his eyes and begins to smile.
Confederate Soldiers: 0
Cowboys: 2
Both cowboys start to laugh with joy, as Victor helps Jesus get out of the water and onto his feet. Despite losing their friends, they had beaten all odds and won the day.
-Fight-End-
"Out of a thousand battles, the Cowboys won fifty-seven percent of the time," Dexter explains, "This is thanks to the Cowboys bringing the more effective medium and long range weapons to the fight."
The Confederate Soldiers didn't go down without a fight. They scored 435 kills, with their Cavalry Saber and Bayonet being their superior weapons.
Confederate Soldiers
LeMat Revolver: 101
Cavalry Saber: 144
Springfield Model 1861: 58
Bayonet: 132
All-in-all: 435
The Cowboys claimed 565 kills to their credit, with their Winchester Repeating Rifle and Colt Revolver earning them the win.
Cowboys
Colt Revolver: 174
Bowie Knife: 100
Winchester Repeating Rifle: 235
Bullwhip: 56
All-in-all: 565
"What surprises me isn't that the Cowboys won," Marcus says, "But the magnitude at what the Winchester Rifle obtained in the simulation."
"Makes sense that the Cowboys would win," Hope states, "They have the superior weaponry, and they have the ability to stay in the game."
"Guess the Confederate Soldiers won't up to the challenge to fight Cowboys," Jack says, taking the results rather well.
"Yeehaw! I knew the Cowboys would win!" Boomer exclaims with joy.
(The two remaining cowboys get on their horses and ride off into the sun set.)
Apologies to Confederate fans everywhere.
Next time:
The Zande Warrior: The African tribal fighter that made their teeth sharp to make their enemies believe they were cannibals.
Vs…
The Ninja: The masters of stealth, who silently cut down the samurai and fought dirty.
WHO IS DEADLIEST?