Author's note: I have decided I will have Delta Force vs French Foreign Legion. All I need is reaserch the FFL's weapons since it is modern day and also Somali Pirates vs Khmer Rouge and U.S. Army Rangers vs Kopassus.
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Ottoman Janissary: Battle hardened slave soldiers who fought to expand the Ottoman empire.
(A group of janissaries are seen unleashing gunfire on several enemy troops.)
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Conquistador: Vicious slayers of the Aztec empire.
(A group of conquistadors are hacking several Aztecs to death with their alabarda.)
WHO IS DEADLIEST
To find out, we've assembled a team of world class fighters to test history's most lethal weapons. Using 21stcentury science, we'll see what happens when 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!
Here in our elite fight club we have gathered doctors, medical scientists and weapons experts to test out the lethal arsenals wielded by each of our combatants to determine who would win a fight between two warriors who never met in a face to face duel:
Ottoman Janissary
Circa: 1529 A.D.
Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 160 lbs.
Armor: Chichak Helmet, Zirh Gomlek, Kalkan Shield
Conquistador:
Circa: 1521
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 150 lbs.
Armor: Morion Helmet, Spanish Steel Breastplate
"This is shaping up to be an awesome battle we've got on hand today. On one hand, you have a slave soldier of one of the largest empires in history, the other is a mercenary who brought down the largest empire in Central America." Mack explained.
"I'm siding with the conquistadors." Biomedical engineer Geoff Desmoulin says. " They have superior steel in their armor and they are downright vicious."
"I'm siding with the Janissary. " Trauma doctor Armand Dorian countered. " They created an empire twelve times the size of Spain and they are actually trained warriors."
With origins shrouded in myth, the janissaries were elite slave soldiers who became the first standing Ottoman army in a service which lasted for nearly 500 years.
"Between the ages of 10 and 12 they would be taken from their parents and given to Turkish families to learn the language, customs and the rules of Islam before they were enrolled into Janissary training and indoctrinated in the religion of Islam," Mack explained, "They were subjected to strict discipline with hard labor and trained in monastic conditions. They were prohibited from growing a beard, taking up any skill other than war, or marrying."
Extremely well-disciplined warriors who utilized a system of living that served as a precursor to the modern military system, the standing Ottoman army expanded the empire's reach to include portions of southeast Europe, western Asia and northern Africa.
"They served an empire which lasted 623 years. They started out as slaves, but would eventually become a revered military establishment. Mack explained.
The elite slave warrior makes extensive use of brutal close quarters offense and early black powder weaponry:
Short Range: Yataghan
Mid Range: Ottoman Axe
Long Range: Miquelet Rifle
Special: Ottoman Grenade
But today, the elite slave soldier goes up against an equally lethal adversary, one who brought down the largest empire of central America.
Conquistador was a term widely used to refer to Spanish soldiers, explorers and adventurers who brought much of the Americas under the control of Spain during the 15th through the 19th centuries.
"It was under the command of Hernan Cortes where they utterly destroyed the Aztec empire. In actuality, they were more like a volunteer militia than a trained military force, but the janissary will be in for quite the challenge." Mack explains.
The vicious Aztec slayer came armed with the best weapons Spain offered during the time.
Short Range: Toledo Rapier
Mid Range: Alabarda
Long Range: Arquebus
Special: Crossbow
Both warriors were fierce close ranged combatants, they both used swords of different designs. The ottoman will be first.
"The yataghan is a sword with a rich history to back up its design. Much like other blades like the kopis, falcata or kukri, it comes with a shallow forward curve that gives it both great chopping and stabbing capabilities with the fine tempered steel blade it possessed," Dave Baker explained, "It was 29 inches long and just over a pound in weight."
Ottoman expert Mehmed Khan stood ready with a yataghan.
"Alright Mehmed, we will have you attack a torso and then an armored one in conquistador armor. Ready?" Geoff explains.
"Sure thing." Mehmed said confidently.
Mehmed walked over and with a mighty swing, decapitated the first torso with stage blood spilling everywhere. He then makes his way to the armored torso and stabs into the armor with the wepaon penetrating.
Dr. Dorian checks the damage.
"Alright, your sword managed a clean decapitation which would cut allajor neck vessels and of course, this is an instant kill. Your stab to the armor managed to penetrate an inch into the armor causing only a cut."
"Our sword is better because of its superior metallurgy" conquistador expert Fernando Vasquez said.
The conquistadors strike back with their own lethal blade.
"The Toledo rapier was of the finest steel Spain had to offer, a moderately sharpened blade that was a great thruster, it was illegal for any natives to even hold a Spanish sword of this quality. It was 40 inches long and 3 pounds in weight." Dave explained.
Fernando stood ready with his toledo ready. He will attack an unarmored torso and armored torso wearing ottoman armor.
"Okay Fernando, on 3...2...1...go!" Geoff yells.
Fernando thrusts his blade into the torso's belly, he retracts his blade and thrusts into the heart. He then moves over to the armored torso and thrusts the blade in the armor, hutting a blade leaving a small hole. He thrusts again into the chainmail portion of the armor getting an inch in.
Dr. Dorian checks the damage done.
"Okay, for the first torso, your first thrust skewered his intestines which will cause sepsis and kill him from infection. The second thrust is a no brainer, through the heart and instant kill."
He walks over the the armored torso.
"Your attack to the armor wasn't very impressive, your first stab barely left a hole in the plating and the stab to the chainmail only achieved an inch of penetration in."
Both sides have shown what their swords are capable of doing. Which gets the edge?
"This is a very close comparison, the yataghan can slash and stab with relative ease while the toledo is mainly a stabbing weapon. I'd have to call this even." Geoff starts off.
"True that, both also only left only minor damage against each other's armor. Edge even." Dorian says.
"You guys literally took the words out if my mouth, edge even." Mack concludes.
In short range weapons, our warriors are even.
Coming up, both warriors reveal their deadly mid range weapons when a battle axe goes up against a nasty polearm.
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Now is the time for both sides to break out their mid-range arsenals. Up first will be the Janissary with his Ottoman Axe.
"The Ottoman Axe was made of the finest tempered steel that only a sword could enjoy," Dave explained, "It was a crescent-shaped axe with a small pike at the top. It was five feet long and weighed 3 pounds."
"We're going to have you put the axe to the same test you did with the yataghan," Geoff said motioning towards a ballistic gel torso outfitted in conquistador armor. So whenever you are ready."
Mehmed walked over to the armored torso, with a mighty overhead swing, he hits the morion so hard it leaves a deep dent in it. He then takes the pike end and thrusts into the armor, achieving a good amount of penetration. He then loads up for a swing and leaves another impressive dent in the armor.
Dr. Dorian walks over
"Okay, you did some good damage. The strike to the helmet left a good sized dent, not a skull fracture but he is disorientated. The stab with your pike achieved two inches of penetration getting it into his body but it doesn't hit anything vital. And finally, your swing to the breastplate managed to leave a fractured rib. Good job."
"Comparing my polearm to yours, ours makes yours look miniscule and will definitely destroy your armor." Fernando says.
The conquistadors respond with a very lethal polearm of their own.
"The alabarda was the Spanish version of the halberd. It combined an axe, spike and blade on a wooden pole. It is known for its abnormally long pike and the blade was concaved inward. It weighed 6 and a half pounds and was 8 feet long." Dave explains.
Fernando stands with his alabarda ready. Like Mehmed, he will attack an unarmored torso and an armored torso wearing ottoman armor.
"On 3...2...1...go!" Geoff yells.
Fernando swings the alabarda's blade onto the chichak helmet which leaves a scratch. He then thrusts his abnormally long pike into the armor, going through it with the pike protruding from the other side. He withdraws his weapon and swings at the zirh gomlek with the hook and gets through a plate.
"Wow, this is a quite a nasty weapon." Dorian says walking up. " Looking at the helmet strike, you only left scratches on it but the pike managed to penetrate his lung which will be debilitating and also leave him open for your next attack, the hook managed to go through a plate and into his stomach. These combined will kill."
Both have shown their lethal polearms, who gets the edge?
"I am tempted to call this even, but the alabarda impresses me much more. The pike is so long it gives you a lot more range than the axe. Edge alabarda." Geoff says
"Agreed, it did much more damage to their opponent's armor than the axe did. Edge alabarda." Dorian says.
"As you said, a little more range helps too and superior functionality. Edge alabarda." Mack concludes.
In mid ranged weapons, the conquistadors take the edge with the alabarda.
Coming up, both sides reveal their lethal firearms, then later, two fierce conquers finally face off.
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Now the time has come for both sides to unleash their signature firearms, the ottomans will be up first with a firearm that slaughtered their enemies.
"This is the Miquelet Rifle," Mehmed said brandishing his firearm, "It is a smoothbore musket with a 45 inch barrel and fires lead balls.
"Alright, for the test we have, you will fire at an armored and unarmored target." Geoff explains.
"You got it." Mehmed says.
Mehmed got onto his knees as Geoff counts down.
"On 3...2...1...fire!"
Mehmed fires his first shot which hits the unarmored torso straight through the nose and exiting out the back.
"Wow! That's awesome!" Mack exclaims.
Mehmed then reloads his second shot. After ramming some black powder down the barrel, Mehmed slid the ball down the rifle's barrel and went for his next shot, this one sailing a straight through the armor to the excitement of the panel.
Dr. Dorian checks the damage.
"This is some accuracy, the first shot basically went through his eye and destroyed everything in there, his brain is mush and instant kill at that."
He walks over to the second target.
"Amazing, it went straight through the armor and hit his heart for a near instant kill and I guarantee there is tons of fragments in there."
" I don't know I'm not impressed." Fernando spoke up. " My weapon fires a larger round and overall better."
The conquistadors fire back with a weapon that destroyed the Aztecs.
"The arquebus was a shoulder-fired forerunner to the modern rifle which used a matchlock mechanism, the first of its kind to facilitate the firing of a handheld firearm. It was 44 inches long and weighed 9 pounds, firing a .69 to .80 musketball round." Fernando explains.
"Alright, same test for you Fernando, think you can match it?" Geoff says.
"You know I can." Fernando replied with a cocky tone.
Fernando loaded up his weapon and took aim at his target. With a squeeze of the trigger, the gun fires and the round his the target straight though the lung and exits out the back. He reloads his firearm.
"Wow that reload is killing him guys." Mack says concerned.
Fernando finishes loading his shot and aims at the armored torso. He squeezes the trigger and hits the armors steel plate portion.
"Let's see what we have here." Dorian says examining the torsos.
"Your first shot managed to hit him in the lung which will be a delayed kill if there isn't any treatment and I guarantee everything is torn to bits in there." For the second torso, the round struck the plated portion which would hit a spleen but not kill in itself."
"Also, I clocked in 56 seconds in the reload time compared to Mehmed's 48 seconds, that matters." Geoff explained.
Both firearms have shown their kill potentials, which gets the edge?
"For me, the edge goes to the miquelet rifle." Geoff started. " It is more accurate in my opinion and was able to get through the armor and score a kill."
"Agreed, the reload time for the arquebus is slower in comparison to the rifle and that really matters. Edge miquelet rifle." Dorian says.
"With you guys in that one, edge miquelet rifle." Mack concludes.
In long range weapons, the Janissary takes the edge with his Miquelet Rifle.
Coming up, we conclude weapons trsting when a primitive grenade goes up against the original sniper rifle.
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Now the time has come for both sides to show their special weapons, the ottoman will demonstrate his.
"The Ottoman grenade. Like many of its day, it came in a small ceramic ball and was filled with black powder and caltrops. Anybody gets near it, they die, end of story." Mehmed says presenting it.
"Okay, we'll test that out against a squad of conquistadors, think you'll deliver?"Geoff says.
"Damn right."
The team walk over the the firing range where five manniquens have been set up.
"So what we have here is shock patches. If these both turn red, red equals dead." Geoff explained.
"Let's get this started guys!" Mehmed says.
He then climbs over the ladder and lights the grenade. He tosses it over the wall and ducks behind cover.
The five second fuse expired and the grenade exploded, knocking three of the targets while the fourth is left on its feet.
"Not impressed bro." Fernando whispers the Mehmed.
Dr. Dorian rounded the wall to inspect the wreckage.
"I'm seeing one guy who was positioned far enough away from the blast radius to escape injury, meaning he's still able to rush forth to avenge his comrades, not something you'd want," the doctor said before going to examine the others.
"However there is a possibility for other less lethal injuries," Geoff interjected, "The flash of the explosion could blind him, either temporarily or permanently, he could suffer permanent hearing damage and there's also the psychological effect of watching your buddies get blown to pieces."
Dr. Dorian nodded before getting down to business, "This first guy I'm seeing has his chest completely torn apart and I'm also noticing a small metal shard embedded in his temple, an instant kill," the doctor reported before moving over to the other fallen mannequin, "This guy right here was blown in half, a gory fate that might not always kill him right away, but will almost always be lethal right away."
He then inspected the last mannequin, which lay nearby covered in stage blood, but appeared otherwise undamaged.
"Now this guy here I'm not seeing the impact patch tripped, meaning he could still be alive," Dr. Dorian said inspecting the patches placed before reviewing the footage captured on the high speed cam, "From what I see in this video there are numerous crippling injuries he could have sustained judging by the force which he landed. He could have a collapsed lung, a shattered pelvis, broken ribs, broken limbs, even if he does survive he'd be a wreck."
"So we have 2 kills, one injured and one guy left untouched," Geoff reported.
Since the conquistador used crossbows. Our panelists reviewed the crossbow testing from Rajput vs Knight and come to a conclusion.
"Even with the grenade's timed fuse, it will still cause more trauma and has a bigger psychological effect on your enemies. Edge Ottoman grenade." Geoff says.
"Agreed, even with the crossbow's range the conquistador can't use it if they are blown apart. Edge Ottoman grenade." Dorian says.
"I'm in full agreement with you guys, edge Ottoman grenade." Mack concludes.
In special weapons, the Ottomans take the edge with their grenade.
Coming up, Mack will gauge the x-factors of our warriors and then we find out who is deadliest!
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And now Mack will gauge the X-factors of each warrior.
"As usual, we start this off with training. The Ottoman takes this because he was trained from the ages of 10 and 12 to become a killing machine while the conquistadors were mainly mercenaries. The janissary gets a 94 to the conquistador's 83."
"Next we have endurance, while the conquistadors did have heavier armor and operated in the hot climates of central America, the Janisarries would march for days to achieve their goals. The Ottoman gets a 91 to the conquistador's 83."
"Up next we have operational experience. The Ottomans were a vast conquering force who fought many different enemies with different skills and weapons while the conquistadors mainly fought natives. The Ottoman has a 92 to the conquistadors with an 80."
"For ferocity, the conquistadors could be downright vicious to the Aztecs, they score a 90 to the Ottomans with an 88."
"Finally, we have killer instinct, being a slave would only drive a Janissary to further build up his killing abilities. They get a 94 to the conquistadors with a 90."
Our scientists and weapons experts are done testing the results and the time has come to decide who will be the victor. To ensure the battle won't be decided by a single lucky blow, the battle will be simulated one thousand times in a duel to the death.
Who will win between to deadly black powder marksmen from the same time period?
In the end only one group will remain standing. Let's find out," Mack said throwing the switch.
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The battle starts with five conquistadors patrolling a village at the Spanish border. There has been word of an impending invasion from an empire in the middle east and they are determined to prevent it.
Conquistador: 5
They walk along the border and stop to rest near the entrance of the village when suddenly they see five figures make their way at the opposite end of the village. Five janissaries have been sent to scout the area and see its defensive capabilities.
Janissary: 5
The groups spot each other and both captains order their squads to fire. Both the Spaniards and Ottomans take aim with their respective weapons and open fire. A barrage of bullets hit both groups and the a conquistador takes a musket ball to his eye in a splatter of blood and falls down dead. While two ottomans are struck in their arms.
Conquistador: 4 - Janissary: 5
The ottomans reload their guns as the conquistador captain orders his men to charge the Ottomans head on. As an ottoman is reloading, a conquistador has already loaded up a crossbow and as the Ottoman looks up, a bolt flies straight into his eye and he gives a quick yell before falling over backwards dead.
Conquistador: 4 - Janissary: 4
The Ottoman captain orders his men to charge as well and the two groups meet in the middle of the village.
A wounded Ottoman duels with a conquistador wielding a toledo rapier and attempts a stab at the conquistador, the Spaniard jumps back and thrusts the blade into his enemy's heart but the janisarry raises his kalkan just in time and with a parry, manages to create and opening and slices the Spaniard's leg off and the conquistador falls to the ground. He finishes him off with a stab to the face with his yataghan. He however turns around and his armor is pierced by an alabarda wielding Spaniard and the pike gets through his armor and into his heart.
Conquistador: 3 - Janissary: 3
Elsewhere in the village, a conquistador runs to take cover behind a rock as two janisarries chase him. The Spaniard attempts to reload his arquebus hut the Ottomans light up a grenade waits for the fuse to nearly run out, with that, the grenade is tossed behind the rock and the conquistador sees it and tries to jump away but he is heavily wounded by the blast.
He is on the ground in severe pain and his moans are silenced by the axe wielding ottoman.
Conquistador: 2 - Janissary: 3
The conquistador captain is stalking a wounded Ottoman who is hiding clutching his wounds, the conquostador sneaks up behind him and stabs the neck part of his armor with the blade going straight through and out his throat. The Ottoman chokes on the blade before going limp as the Spaniard lowers him down.
Conquistador: 2 - Janissary: 2
The janisarry captain is seen with his remaining man as the two give chase to a retreating conquistador. The Spaniard ducks behind a wooden fence as the two janisarries split up to encircle him.
The conquistador is loading up his arquebus and as he finishes, he hears a yell and turns around to see a janisarry swinging his Ottoman axe at him, the conquistador ducks to the side and tries to fire off his weapon but before he can, the axe is swung at his neck and he is decapitated with blood spraying everywhere.
Conquistador: 1 - Janissary: 2
But a gunshot erupts and the Ottoman falls over, a bullet hole where his eye was is visible. The remaining conquistador had shot him who was watching his fellow Spaniard die from a distance.
Conquistador: 1 - Janissary: 1
He makes his way to the entrance of the village only for gunfire to erupt and a bullet barely strikes his helmet. He turns around and sees the janissary captain holding a miquelet. The Ottoman drops it to the ground and draws his yataghan. The two walk up to each other with their blades drawn.
The Spaniard would strike first with a thrust from his toledo rapier in which the Ottoman parries and in return attempts a slash at the conquistador. The yataghan manages to hit the conquistador's breastplate and it is dented. He is winded from the blow and against attempts a thrust. The janisarry saw this coming and dodges to the side and quickly grabs the Spaniard's arm and in a quick motion, slashes his sword arm off.
The Spaniard screams out loud in pain and the Ottoman stabs him through the arm hole of his armor and he falls on his knees.
With his opponent on the ground, the Ottoman loads up for a swing and with that, the conquistador is decapitated and his life blood spills and stains the ground red.
Conquistador: 0 - Janissary: 1
With his opponent dead, the Janissary raises his bloodied yataghan into the air and yells "Imparatorluğun zafer için!"
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Winner: Ottoman Janissary
Ottoman Janissary: 553
Yataghan: 132
Ottoman Axe: 100
Miquelet Rifle: 244
Ottoman Grenade: 77
Conquistador: 447
Toledo Rapier: 129
Alabarda: 161
Arquebus: 70
Crossbow: 87
In a climatic battle between two of the 16th centuries fiercest black powder marksmen, the Ottoman Janisarry wins. Their miquelet rifle and yataghan being the deadliest weapons in their arsenal. The conquistadors were only very effective with their alabarda, scoring the most kills in their arsenal.
"The Ottomans won because they had the superior firearm, superior training coupled with their grenade allowed them to defeat the conquistadors. They did have the superior armor but it wasn't able to protect them from the janissary's superior marksmanship and the fact that they are trained soldiers going up against a group of untrained mercenaries is why they win today." Geoff explained.
(The Ottoman captain is seen walking back to where his sultan is. He will give word the have his armies ready for a full out invasion of Spain. In his hand is the alabarda, a weapon that he will use to great effect.)
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Next time on Deadliest Warrior, its a battle between two of history's greatest cavalry.
Mongol: The vicious conqueror who under the rule of Genghis Khan built the largest land empire the world had ever seen.
vs
Hunnic Horseman: The savage raider who terrorized mainland Europe and the Roman Empire.
WHO..IS..DEADLIEST?