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BEFORE I START: THE ANCIENT REMATCH IS GOING TO BE ITS OWN PART 3 EPISODE
NARRATOR: Deadliest Warrior: The Next Chapter. Over the course of 12 episodes, 12 victors have been decided.
GROM
(The JTF2 commander didn't have time to comprehend what had happened, as across the garage, he'd been shot in the head by the GROM commander's rifle.)
Charlemagne
( Charlamagne, satisfied, slashes Constantine's face in half)
The SOE
( The SOE commander empties his magazine into the Gestapo commander's face, shooting him dead.)
The Spanish Tercio
(Before the Dragoon could react, the Tecio slashes, cutting the Dragoon in half)
Tiglath-Pileser III
(Without hesitation, Tiglath-Pileser III stabs Ramesses II in the heart)
The Polish Winged Hussar
(The Hussar slashes, and decapitates the Hun with his Szabla.)
Sitting Bull
(Sitting Bull swings down, bringing his Tomahawk into Billy's face)
The US Marines
(The Marine raises his M1911 and fires once into the LFFI leader's chest)
Blackbeard
(Blackbeard quickly stepped in, running Ching Shih through with his cutlass, the blade going hilt deep)
The Polish Home Army
(The Polish commander puts his pistol to the Japanese's forehead, and unceremoniously pulls the trigger)
The Janissary
(The Janissary plunged his Kilij into the Landsknecht's face.)
And the Hashashin
(The Hashashin goes behind the Inca, pulling his head back and slitting his throat)
Now, on Part 2 of the back for blood special, The team will construct a victor's battle, both modern and ancient, as well as a 4 way battle between the ancient warriors.
First, the team will set up a modern victor's battle.
DESMOULIN: So let's look at our modern victor's pool.
We have GROM, the Polish special forces.
The SOE, the British spy agency during WWII.
The Spanish Tercio, elite infantry of Spain.
Sitting Bull, the Sioux warrior.
The US Marines, American soldiers during the Vietnam War.
Blackbeard, the Notorious pirate of the Caribbean.
The Polish Home Army, Resistance group during WWII.
And the Janissary, elite warriors of the Ottoman Empire.
GROM US Marines SOE Spanish Tercio Polish Home Army Sitting Bull Blackbeard Janissary
GIEGER: Right off the bat we can get rid of GROM. While they are awesome, they're kinda in a league by themselves. Any matchup we did with them would be super lop-sided.
GROM US Marines SOE Spanish Tercio Polish Home Army Sitting Bull Blackbeard Janissary
DESMOULIN: We can do the same with Sitting Bull. Everyone is either way too advanced, or way before his time.
US Marines SOE Spanish Tercio Polish Home Army Sitting Bull Blackbeard Janissary
GIEGER: The Marines are also in that weird spot of being in their own time period, not good enough for GROM, but still way too far ahead for anyone else.
US Marines SOE Spanish Tercio Polish Home Army Blackbeard Janissary
DORIAN: I think we should eliminate Blackbeard, since no one else has a naval capability.
SOE Spanish Tercio Polish Home Army Blackbeard Janissary
DESMOULIN: Here we have 2 matchups. The SOE vs. Polish Home Army, and the Spanish Tercio vs. the Janissary. Personally, I think the Tercio and Janissary would be the better match, since they were around the same time. The WWII warriors are a bit mismatched, since the SOE were a highly trained force, and the Home Army was an untrained group with homemade weapons.
DORIAN: I agree. The WWII match would be uneven. Our modern battle: Spanish Tercio vs. Janissary.
SOE Spanish Tercio Polish Home Army Janissary
MATCH: Spanish Tercio vs. Janissary
GIEGER: So obviously, these warriors went through different tests on their episodes on the show, so let's bring back some experts, and we can start to test some weapons and plug data into the sim.
NARRATOR: Representing the Janissaries are Yusuf Demir and Ali Baris, experts on the Ottoman Empire and its military conquests.
ALI: The Janissary is going to destroy the Tercio. While he may have been great in formation, the Janissaries were highly skilled, lethal warriors, who conquered their way to one of the largest empires of all time.
YUSUF: I don't see any competition here. The Janissaries had better armor, better swords, and better guns. This is gonna be a piece of cake.
JANISSARY:
Circa 1530 AD
Height: 5' 8"
Weight: 170 lbs
Loyalty: Ottoman Empire
NARRATOR: And representing the Spanish Tercios are Victor Gonzalez, an expert on Tercio tactics, and Jason Heck, an expert on 16th century weapon.
VICTOR: The Tercio were and unrivaled force on the european battlefield for 150 years. They had superior metallurgy and tactics than the Janissary.
JASON: Not to mention the Tercio fighting style evolved from how the Janissaries fought. The weapons used by the Tercio directly counter the Janissary.
SPANISH TERCIO:
Circa 1635 AD
Height: 5'4"
Weight: 135 lbs
Loyalty: Habsburg Spain
NARRATOR: First, the team will look back at the previous weapons used by these warriors.
The Tercio slayed their enemies with:
The Espada Ropera sword.
The Pike.
The Arquebus.
And the Crossbow.
The Janissary fights back with:
The Yataghan sword
The Kilij sabre.
The Miquelet musket.
And the Abus Gun.
DESMOULIN: Today, we're gonna test all of the weapons at once. On top of that, the experts will have to wear their warrior's armor.
GIEGER: First, let's look at the long range weapons of these 2.
NARRATOR: The Tercio decimated their enemies with the Arquebus.
ARQUEBUS:
Length: 44 in
Range: 150 yds
Ammo: .75
Matchlock
The 2 experts fire simultaneously, their rounds ripping through their targets.
VICTOR: The Arquebus was the go to weapon of most of Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries. It was developed in Spain, and was utilized heavily by infantry in Pike formations.
NARRATOR: The Janissary shots back with…
MIQUELET MUSKET:
Length: 57 in
Range: 180 yds
Ammo: .70
Flintlock
When the 2 reload for the last time, they both aim at the moving target, one shot goes into the face, the other into the chest.
YUSUF: The Ottomans were very advanced with their firearms. This was an early form of flintlock, derived from European guns. As you can see, it doesn't require an open flame, and the powder is covered, so it's more reliable. Not to mention it's longer, giving it more accuracy.
NARRATOR: The warriors move in with their mid range weapons.
The Janissary wields the lethal Kilij.
KILIJ:
Blade: 27 in
Weight: 3 lbs
Single-edged
Steel blade
He swings the Kilij, and cuts the pig clean in half. He slashes again, and severs the arm from the rest of the body, and the carcass falls to the ground.
ALI: The Kilij was a symbol of power for the Janissaries, and was capable of cutting someone in half.
JASON: That's pretty cool looking, but that can't compete with this.
PIKE:
Length: 12 feet
Weight: 8 lbs
Wooden shaft
Steel head
Victor thrusts, hitting the gel torso through the chest, the head going through the back.
JASON: The pike was the bread and butter of the Tercio. This was used very effectively in formation in conjunction with the Arquebus.
NARRATOR: When things get heated, these 2 warriors pull out their swords.
The Tercio fights with the Espada Ropera sidesword.
ESPADA ROPERA:
Blade: 36 in
Weight: 2.8 lbs
Double-edged
Spanish steel
He slashes, and cuts the pig in half. He then jabs, and the blade runs the pig through.
NARRATOR: And the Janissaries strike back with the Yataghan.
YATAGHAN:
Blade: 25 in
Weight: 1.9 lbs
Single-edged
Curved blade
Ali swings, and the blade goes deep, the pig only staying attached by a few inches of flesh.
ALI: The Yataghan was a symbol of power in the Ottoman Empire. It had a forward curved blade, and had an immensely powerful hack.
VICTOR: That looks pretty short compared to this. As you can see, the Espada ropera is a good 10 inches longer, not to mention it has a nasty thrusting tip, and a swept hilt to protect the hand. It was an earlier version of the rapier, and still maintained its ability to cut.
NARRATOR: The Janissary was equipped with a small piece of artillery, called the Abus gun.
ABUS GUN:
Range: 800 yds
Weight: 125 lbs
Ammo: 2.5 in ball
Mobile
The specialists reload and re aim the gun, and this time it impacts dead in the chest, knocking the torso over.
YUSUF: The Abus gun was a small, mobile piece of artillery. It required 2 or 3 people to operate, but the projectile was the size of a fist, and had excellent power and range.
NARRATOR: The Spanish Tercio retaliated with the crossbow.
CROSSBOW:
3 ft
9 lbs
Steel bow
Steel headed bolts
He aims, and hits the gel torso in the forehead, the bolt going in to the fledglings.
JASON: The crossbow was a secondary weapon for the Tercio. It had a steel bow, making it extremely powerful.
NARRATOR: To test these weapons, the team has devised a test to use all the weapons on at once.
DESMOULIN: Alright, guys, the course starts here. 50 yards away are 5 targets, 3 stationary, 2 moving. Both of you will shoot until you hit all 5. Once you do that, one of you will come to the midrange station, where you will pick up your midrange weapon and kill this ballistics gel torso. Once you finish that, you'll come over to the close range station, where your sword will be waiting. We have here a side of beef, with a designated slashing zone, and a thrusting zone. Past that, there are 2 pigs on moving rigs, wearing your opponent's armor. Finally, you come over here, where you will load up your special weapon, and shot a ballistics gel torso 50 yards away, again dressed in armor. You will be on the clock, and we will be recording your reload times. Good luck.
NARRATOR: Up first is Yusuf and Ali wielding the Janissary weapons. They will have to penetrate the Tercio's armor.
TERCIO ARMOR:
Weight: 18 lbs
Steel capacete
Steel cuirass
Steel tassets
GIEGER: The Tercio didn't wear full armor, as they were a later warrior. They had a steel helmet, chestplate, and tasset, which protected the upper legs.
NARRATOR: Yusuf and Ali, line up on the firing line, Miquelet muskets ready.
DESMOULIN: 3, 2, 1, GO!
Yusuf and Ali raise their guns, and fire at the targets, both hitting their respective targets. They then reload, Ali finishing first, hitting a moving target. Yusuf finishes reloading, and hits the last stationary target. Ali takes aim, and hits the last moving target in the shoulder. He hands Yusuf the gun, and runs over to the midrange station.
When he gets there, Ali picks up the Kilij and swings at the neck, decapitating the torso. He slashes into its side, but the blade stops at the metal rod in the middle. He pulls the blade out, and finishes with a stab to the chest, leaving the Kilij in as he rushes to the close range station.
Ali picks up the Yataghan and swings at the side of beef, the blade going deep into the flesh. He pulls it out, then stabs the the circle, the blade going a bit low, but deep. Ali moves onto the armored pigs. When one comes at him, he slashes at the cuirass, but it only dents the metal. He decides to go around the armor, stabbing into the groin area, in between the tassets. The next pigs comes through, and he brings the Yataghan down on the helmet, but the blade hits the crest, and deflects off. Ali swings again, this time decapitating the pig. He drops the sword and moves over to the special weapons station.
When Ali gets there, 2 demolitions specialists start loading the Abus gun. When they finish, he quickly aims, and fires the gun. The ball goes right through the armor and the torso.
ALI: TIME!
(Guys go to check the damage)
DORIAN: Let's look at the guys you shot at. These 3 stationaries all have shots dead in the chest. That's 3 kills. One of the moving targets you hit in the head. This is another kill. However, your last shot hits the shoulder. Not a kill.
How about this Kilij damage. Your first slash is a decapitation. This is a kill. If it weren't for the metal rod, you might have cut this in half. Your stab was a bit awkward, but still went into a lung.
Your first slash with the Yataghan is very deep. This is a kill. Your stab was inaccurate, but plenty lethal. Let's see what you did to the armored pigs. It looks like the chestplate effectively stopped your slash. You may break some ribs, but this is not serious. Your stab into the groin may not be instantly lethal, but definitely incapacitating. The second armored target's armor also held up. Your hit to the helmet didn't go through, but could cause some damage, and even knock them unconcious. Obviously, this decapitation is a kill.
I love seeing the Abus gun in action. This chestplate has a fist-sized hole in the front and back, and if we take it off, we can see the torso underneath is jelo.
NARRATOR: Ali and Yusuf scored 8 kills in 3 minutes 36 seconds. With average reload times of the Miquelet musket and Abus gun 46 seconds and 42 seconds.
Up next is Victor and Jason, wielding the Tercio weapons. The test will be the same, but they will have to go against the Janissary armor.
JANISSARY ARMOR:
Weight: 42 lbs
Platemail cuirass
Steel helmet
24 in steel shield
GIEGER: The Janissary armor was a bit more ancient and covering. It has a platemail cuirass that covered the chest, arms, and upper legs, a steel helmet, and a shield.
DESMOULIN: 3… 2… 1… GO!
Victor and Jason ready, aim, and fire their Arquebuses, both of them hitting a stationary target. They reload, and Victor finishes first, hitting the last stationary target in the gut. Jason aims shortly after, and fires at one of the moving targets, but misses and hits one of the stationary targets again. Victor and Jason finish reloading at the same time again, and fire in sync, both hitting the moving targets. Jason then puts down his Arquebus, and runs to the mid range station.
Jason picks up the pike, and runs the torso through, the spear head coming out the back. He drops the pike, still impaled in the torso, and heads to the close range station.
When Jason gets there, he picks up the Espada Ropera and walks up to the side of beef. He delivers a thrust right in the middle of the circle, then slashes into the cut zone, the blade going a few inches deep. Jason approaches the first armored pig, and thrusts the Espada Ropera in between the plates, the blade going all the way through. He goes to the next pig, and slashes the sword at the neck, cutting deep. He then thrusts the blade under the plates upward, going hilt deep. Jason leaves the Espada Ropera in the pig, and heads to the special weapon station.
Jason picks up the crossbow, and starts to winch the string back. After a few seconds, he puts the bolt in, aims, and fires, the bolt going right through the chainmail.
JASON DONE!
(Guys go to check the damage)
DORIAN: So here the gunshots are pretty routine. You missed one shot and hit a target twice, but all of these hits are kills.
This pike shot goes very deep. You hit the aorta, and widened the wound with the shaft, so this would be a very fast death.
Your stab with the Espada Ropera was very precise, and very deep, about 10 inches through the side of beef. The cut isn't as deep, as you hit a rib. Still, you went deep enough to kill. This first armored pig looks untouched, except when you stick your finger here. There's a hole all the way through, another kill. As for your second pig, you cut deep into the neck. This would sever the carotid artery, and is a kill. Your stab is also very brutal, and lethal.
Finally, your crossbow shot. The bolt is gone, but again, we have a hole all the way through. This went right above the heart, and would hit the aorta stem. Another kill.
DESMOULIN: Alright. Team Janissary, you scored 8 kills in 3:36. Team Tercio, you got 10 kills in 3:17. For your musket reload times, the Miquelet reloaded in 46 seconds, and the Arquebus in 42 seconds. For special weapons, the Abus gun reloaded in 42 seconds, and the crossbow in 35 seconds.
(Guys go to determine the edge)
GIEGER: Let's look at the close range first. The Yataghan had 3 kills, and was quite good at cutting. However, it was unable to pierce the Tercio armor.
DORIAN: When we look at the Espada Ropera, it was excellent at the thrust, and could pierce the Janissary armor. Not to mention it's longer and more accurate. Edge: Espada Ropera.
NARRATOR: For close range weapons, the edge goes to the Spanish Tercio for the Espada Ropera sidesword.
EDGE: SPANISH TERCIO
DESMOULIN: I think the midrange goes to the Tercio as well. While the Kilij is impressive, the pike was very destructive, and had far superior range.
NARRATOR: For mid range weapons, the edge goes to the Spanish Tercio for the pike.
EDGE: SPANISH TERCIO
DORIAN: Now let's look at the long range weapons. While the Arquebus was faster, it wasn't as accurate as the Miquelet, not to mention the the Miquelet is more advanced, and more reliable. The Janissaries definitely get this edge.
NARRATOR: For long range weapons, the edge goes to the Janissary for the Miquelet musket.
EDGE: JANISSARY
GIEGER: For special weapons. I feel the Janissary gets this one too. The Abus gun is far more powerful, and has longer range.
NARRATOR: For special weapons, the edge goes to the Janissary for the Abus gun.
EDGE: JANISSARY
DESMOULIN: Now let's look at armor. I think the Janissary gets this one. It has armor covering most of the body, and a shield.
GIEGER: I disagree. While it does cover most of the body, it provides no protection from the Tercio's weapons. It may as well just be a shield and some metal plates on the chest. The Tercio's armor is pretty much impregnable from the Janissary's melee weapons.
DORIAN: I have to go with Geoff. Although the chainmail is easy to penetrate, it's very hard to cut through, not to mention you have a shield. Edge: Janissary.
NARRATOR: For armor, the edge goes to the Janissary for the platmail cuirass and shield.
EDGE: JANISSARY
NARRATOR: But there is one last thing the team hasn't looked at yet. For the next season, we are bringing on Richard "Mac" Machowicz, and the Touch Table, where we will look at the tactics of warriors. So here is Mac demonstrating the tactics of the Tercio and Janissary.
MAC: So Victor, what is a good example of the Tercio strategy?
VICTOR: One of the Tercio's best battles was the Battle of Nördlingen on September 6th, 1634, during the 30 Years' War.
NARRATOR: The 30 Years' War was a continental war across europe, between Protestant nations, and the Holy Roman Empire and its affiliates, one of which, was Spain.
The Catholic forces of Spain, 33000 strong, faced off against the Swedish and Saxon Protestant forces, 26000, near the town of Nördlingen.
The Touch Table zooms in on an area in southern Germany
MAC: So here we have the Spanish in red, and the Protestants in blue.
Geography consists of a large field, with a hill to the left, surrounded by woods. The Spanish (red) have their main force in the field, with a smaller unit on the hill. The Protestant (blue) have their force opposite the Spanish, but a good distance away.
VICTOR: The battle started with the Protestants splitting their forces in half. One to engage the main Spanish formation, and the other half to go through the woods and take the hill from the Spanish.
Mac splits the Protestant force into 2 squares, drawing an arrow from one of them through the woods towards the hill.
Now the 2 main forces exchange artillery and gunfire.
VICTOR: The Protestants actually had very bad luck, accidentally attacking their own forces and attacking prematurely. Despite that, they still took the hill.
Mac moves Spainish unit to main force, and moves Protestant force to hill.
When the Spanish saw this, they sent the Tercios up the hill to retake it. They secured the hill, and fended off 15 attempts to retake it.
Part of Spanish unit retakes hill, and fends off attempts by Protestants to retake it.
VICTOR: The main Spanish force, seeing the disarray of the Protestant forces, advances, forcing them to retreat. Now, the other half of the Protestants who were trying to retake the hill were cut off, and the Swedish commander was captured.
Spanish main force advances on Protestant force, which retreats, leaving other Protestant force sandwiched between the 2 Spanish forces.
MAC: The Tercios absolutely destroyed the remaining forces (as he scribbles out the blue square). But it's my understanding that the Tercio's weren't known for their battlefield tactics, but their fighting style, right?
VICTOR: Exactly. The Tercio's were very interesting. They maintained a size of about 3000, and kept a central core of older veterans to keep experienced soldiers on the field. But what they were known for was a tactic called Pike and Shot. This was when they mixed guns and pikes to great effect. When the enemies came close, they would fire a volley with their Arquebuses, then impale them with their pikes.
NARRATOR: The Tercios destroyed their enemies at Nördlingen with the Pike and Shot tactic, but how were the Janissaries on the battlefield?
MAC: So Yusuf, tell me about the Janissary battle tactics.
YUSUF: Well, a good example of that would be the Battle of Mohács, on August 29th, 1526.
NARRATOR: At the Battle of Mohács, 55000 Ottoman troops took on 30000 Hungarian soldiers at Mohács, in southern Hungary. It was one of the most consequential battles between the Ottoman Empire and Europe.
MAC: So here we have the battle setup. The Hungarians have 2 lines, made up of heavy knights in the center, and calvary on the sides.
Hungarians' (blue) main force is 2 lines, one behind the other. The Ottomans (red) have a large rectangle formation, with a smaller square to the right.
YUSUF: While the Hungarians had a very expensive army, it was pretty obsolete, relying mostly on heavy armor and cavalry. The Ottomans had a more modern army centered around artillery and muskets.
The Ottomans attacked first, but the Hungarians pushed back, and nearly collapsed the Ottoman formation.
Ottoman square advances, but Hungarians counter attack. Formations change that Hungarian forces at 90 degree angle, more condensed, Ottoman side force reabsorbed into main force, shrunken.
YUSUF: It got so bad that the Hungarian forces were close enough to hit the Ottoman commander's cuirass with their arrows. Fortunately, The Janissaries arrived, and charged from the left flank, destroying the Hungarian forces. That coupled with expert use of artillery and musket volleys, the Hungarians were decimated, losing almost 20000 men.
Smaller Janissary unit comes from right, and Mac draws arrows from main Ottoman force representing artillery, scribbling out Hungarian forces.
MAC: The Janissary charge and expert use of muskets and artillery were really a major advantage.
NARRATOR: So who gets the edge in tactics? The Tercio Pike and Shot, or the Janissary musket and artillery mastery?
DESMOULIN: I think this goes to the Tercio. The ability for them to effectively use guns and melee weapons to decimate their foes explains why they were the unstoppable force of Europe during the 17th century.
DORIAN: I think the Janissary gets this. The ability to destroy your enemies from afar is much more effective than using a pike.
MAC: I have to go with the Tercios. While the Janissaries were great with artillery, the cannons were used by large masses of men, whereas the Tercio can utilize their tactic much better in a smaller group. Edge: Tercio.
NARRATOR: For tactics, the Spanish Tercio gets the edge with their Pike and Shot tactic.
EDGE: SPANISH TERCIO
NARRATOR: With the testing complete, the team is ready to start the simulation.
For close range weapons, the Tercio's Espada Ropera cut down the Janissary's Yataghan.
EDGE: SPANISH TERCIO
For mid range weapons, the Tercio's pike out did the Janissary's Kilij.
EDGE: SPANISH TERCIO
For long range weapons, the Janissary's Miquelet musket shot down the Tercio's Arquebus.
EDGE: JANISSARY
For special weapons, the Janissary's Abus gun destroyed the Tercio's crossbow.
EDGE: JANISSARY
For armor, the Tercio's steel cuirass out lasted the Janissary's Platemail.
EDGE: SPANISH TERCIO
And for battlefield tactics, the Tercio's Pike and Shot was superior to the Janissary's artillery and musket expertise.
EDGE: TERCIO
Max hits the button, and the simulation begins.
The simulation takes place in a small clearing next to a body of water, surrounded by woods. A group of 5 Janissaries are camped in the middle of the clearing, when a group of 5 Spanish Tercios emerge from the woods.
JANISSARY: 5 TERCIO: 5
The 2 groups stare each other down, waiting for the other to make the first move. The Janissary leader barks an order, and 2 of his men run to the Abus gun. Seeing this, the Tercio leader orders his men into a formation. The 2 Janissaries get to the Abus gun, just as the Tercio leader shouts an order, and 2 of his men fire their Arquebuses. One of the shots hits a Janissary square in the chest, the other hits in the arm of another.
JANISSARY: 4 TERCIO: 5
Not missing a beat, another Janissary gets to the Abus gun, and helps the wounded Janissary fire the gun. The fist-sized ball rips through one of the Tercio Arquebusiers.
JANISSARY: 4 TERCIO: 4
The Tercio leader orders his formation to take up their pikes, and charge, while he raises his crossbow, and hits the wounded Janissary in the neck.
JANISSARY: 3 TERCIO: 4
Seeing the charging Tercios, the Janissary grabs his Miquelet musket, and fires at one of the pikemen. The bullet goes right through the Tercio's cuirass, and he drops dead.
JANISSARY: 3 TERCIO: 3
The Tercio pikemen reach the Janissaries. One of them draws his Yataghan and runs at one of the Tercios, but gets skewered in the stomach by a pike.
JANISSARY: 2 TERCIO: 3
Another Janissary comes at the other Tercio with his Kilij, and the Tercio thrusts forward. However, the Janissary sidestepped, and cut the pike in half. Before he could draw his sword, the Janissary decapitated the Tercio.
JANISSARY: 2 TERCIO: 2
The Janissary, seeing the Tercio was still pulling his pike out of his victim, charges at him. However, he doesn't get there, because the Tercio leader who stayed back shot him with his Arquebus.
JANISSARY: 1 TERCIO: 2
The Janissary leader readies his shield, Yataghan in hand, ready to take on the pikeman. The Tercio thrusts, but the Janissary blocks with his shield. When the pike impacts, it knocks the Janissary over, and the spearhead goes through the shield, nearly impaling him. Getting up quickly, the Janissary tugs with his shield, and yanks the pike from the Tercio's hands. He drops the shield, and advances on the Tercio, who draws his Espada Ropera.
He thrusts, but the Janissary sidesteps, and hacks the Tercio's arm. The blade severs his arm, and the Tercio screams as the Janissary thrusts the Yataghan into the armhole of his cuirass, the blade going into his heart and killing him.
JANISSARY: 1 TERCIO: 1
The Tercio sees this, and the 2 leaders stare each other down, before the Janissary runs to the shore. The Tercio draws his Espada Ropera, and runs after him.
As he runs, the Janissary grabs a Miquelet from a rack and sheathes his sword, and turns around, only to see the Tercio almost on top of him. To make space, he waded ankle-deep into the water and raises the musket as he turns around. As he does, the Tercio swings, and knocks the musket away, just as the Janissary fires. The round goes off into the woods, and the gun is knocked from the Janissary's hands, falling into the water.
Thinking quickly, the Janissary raises his arm to block the incoming blow, the chainmail stopping the Espada Ropera blade from cutting his neck. With his other hand, he draws his Yataghan from his sheath. He kicks the Tercio away, and and 2 stare each other down again, ready to end the battle.
The Tercio slashes at the Janissary's ankles, but the blade glances off of his grieves. In return, the Janissary swings his Yataghan, and the blade impacts hard on the Tercio's cuirass. Since he's in the water, the Tercio can't move his feet fast enough to keep from falling, and goes down in the shallow water. The Janissary is ready to end the battle, and brings his Yataghan down, but stops mid swing. He looks down, and sees the Tercio's Espada Ropera in his chest, the blade hitting him in heart. He drops dead, and falls on top of the Tercio.
JANISSARY: 0 TERCIO: 1
The Tercio shoves the dead body off of him, and stands up, raising his sword, screaming "A vive de largo el rey!" (Long live the king).
WINNER: SPANISH TERCIO
SPANISH TERCIO: 551
Arquebus: 225
Pike: 192
Crossbow: 82
Espada Ropera: 52
JANISSARY: 449
Miquelet Musket: 198
Abus gun: 142
Yataghan: 68
Kilij: 41
NARRATOR: In this back for blood modern rematch, the Spanish Tercio comes out on top of the Janissary, with the Arquebus and Pike both scoring over 190 kills.
The Janissary's Miquelet musket and Abus gun both scored over 100 kills, but his melee weapons fell short.
DESMOULIN: I'm surprised. I thought that the Janissary's long range weapons would be enough to carry him through, but it seems like the Tercio's weapon synergy did the trick.
THE END
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