I.R.A.: Unstoppable urban guerrillas who waged a bloody, savage war against the British military for Irish independence.
(An I.R.A. cell is seen sneaking over a catwalk above a group of British soldiers. One of them tosses a nail bomb and before the British soldiers can react they are blown away in the blast.)
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Tamil Tigers: Sri Lankan extremists who fought a 20-year long war against the Sri Lankan government.
(Several tigers are seen lying in wait in the jungle brush. A patrol of Sri Lankan soldiers walk down the jungle path and suddenly the Tigers emerge and proceed to gun down the soldiers.)
WHO IS DEADLIEST?
To find out, we've assembled a team of world class fighters to test history's most lethal weapons. Using 21st century 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!
Last time both terrorist groups emerged victorious in a brutal battle...
(The I.R.A. leader points his Browning at the Chechen, he then squeezes the trigger blowing the man's brains out.)
...but now, what will happen when they confront each other in a battle for the title of 'deadliest' terrorist group?
(The Tiger leader fires off his Glock hitting the F.A.R.C. guerrilla in his throat, laughing at his demise he then re-aims his Glock at the F.A.R.C. leader's face before blowing his head to bits with the Glock.)
Here in our elite fight club we have gathered doctors, medical scientists and weapons experts to test out the lethal weapons wielded by each of our combatants to determine who would win a fight between season two's most dangerous paramilitary groups.
I.R.A.:
Founded: 1969
Circa: 1992
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 180 lbs.
Force size: 10,000
Ideology: Irish Republicanism
Tamil Tigers
Founded: 1974
Circa: 1990
Height: 5'6''
Weight: 150 lbs.
Force size: 10,000
Ideology: Tamil nationalism
''This episode will be quite an interesting one because we've got two of the world's most well-known and dangerous paramilitary organizations meeting each other for the first time in battle. The I.R.A. or Irish Republican Army will engage the Tamil Tiger extremists from Sri Lanka.'' Barry started.
''These are two very dangerous militant groups we are talking about. They have goals and they will not stop until they achieve them, in the I.R.A.'s case it's to get the British out of their country and the Tigers were fighting for secession from the Sri Lankan government.'' Geoff added.
''These guys have weapons that were either homemade, stolen from their respective opponents or bought off the black market. We will be dealing with bombs and various types of equipment, as long as it can take a government soldier's life they will use it.'' Dorian said.
''These guys are motivated, they are armed and most of all very dangerous. Let's get this started.'' Barry concluded.
The I.R.A. carried with them an arsenal of mixed improvised and military-grade weapons they used to fight for their independence.
Short Range: Browning Hi-Power
Mid-Range: M1921 Thompson Submachine Gun
Long Range: ArmaLite AR-18
Special: LPO-50 Flamethrower
Explosive: Nail Bomb
In turn, the Sri Lankan terrorists came equipped with a robust arsenal of weapons to assist them in achieving their ultimate goal.
Short Range: Glock 17
Mid-Range: Uzi
Long Range: Heckler & Koch G3
Special: RPO-A Shmel
Explosive: Car Bomb
When close confrontations were a norm, both groups wielded two reliable and deadly sidearms. The I.R.A. Browning Hi-Power and the Glock 17 for the Tamil Tigers.
The panel reviews the testing of both pistols in their debut episodes, after doing so they come to an easy conclusion.
''While the Browning in it's own right a powerful pistol, it is outclassed by the Glock. The Glock has more rounds in it's magazine giving it a huge edge. Edge Glock 17.'' Geoff started off.
''The Glock is also the more reliable pistol and those extra 4 rounds will come in handy. Edge Glock 17.'' Dorian seconded.
''For being more modern and carrying more rounds the edge goes to the Glock 17.'' Barry concluded.
For short range weapons, the edge goes to the Tamil Tigers for the Glock 17.
For mid-range weapons, both groups used rapid fire monsters to riddle their foes with bullets. The I.R.A. M1921 Thompson Submachine Gun and the Tigers' Uzi.
The team now reviews the testing of both submachine guns in their debut episodes and after noticing the same Thompson has been used by in 'Sicilian Mafia vs. Triads the team then compare the specifications of each weapon before coming to their decision
''I'm going with the Thompson on this one, larger caliber, faster rate of fire and the ability to use 50-round drum magazines.'' Geoff started off.
''I agree there, the Uzi is great a weapon system but against a mechanical monster like the Thompson it's just outclassed. Thompson all the way.'' Dorian seconded.
''Larger caliber, much MUCH larger magazine and that rate of fire gives it the ability to overpower the Uzi in a close quarter's confrontation. Thompson has this in the bag.'' Barry concluded.
In mid-range weapons, the I.R.A. takes the edge with their M1921 Thompson Submachine Gun.
Moving onto long range, both groups wielded powerful rifles to take their foes down from a distance. The ArmaLite AR-18 for the I.R.A. and Heckler and Koch G3 for the Tamil Tigers.
The panel reviews the testing of the ArmaLite AR-18 and the Heckler & Koch G3 in their debut episodes and are torn between which weapon to give the edge.
''I got to give the edge as even, both are very accurate rifles that can take a man down at insane distances. The AR-18 isn't much different from the AR-15 so this is even across the board guys.'' Geoff said.
''Noticing the specifications for both weapons, the G3 does have slightly more range by almost a 100 meters on the AR-18 while the AR-18 has the much higher muzzle velocity allowing it to cause more damage. The main difference between the two is that the G3 fires the larger cartridge which would indeed put a man down faster than the AR but they both have very tight shot groups. As you've said Geoff for their high accuracy and range I give this edge as even.'' Dorian added.
''In the hands of these terrorists, being wielded by 'untrained' forces puts these two weapons on equal terms right away in my opinion. The range and accuracy of both speak for themselves. Even.'' Barry finished.
In long range weapons, both warriors are dead even.
After the break we review the favored special weapons of the warriors and then later two high-powered bombs come into play.
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Now the panel reviews the favorite special weapons our warriors used to burn and blast their foes away. The LPO-50 Flamethrower for the I.R.A. and the RPO-A Shmel for the Tigers.
''We've already seen these two weapons in 'I.R.A. vs. Chechen Rebels.' The flamethrower may cause horrid damage when it engulfs you in it's flames but the Shmel has more range and that alone gives it the edge.'' Geoff said.
''The flamethrower also puts the man wielding it in grave danger. While the Shmel is a one-shot disposable weapon it will cause instant death when the warhead hits you while you suffer a slow and excruciating death from the flamethrower. Edge RPO-A Shmel.'' Dorian seconded.
''Unlike the flamethrower the man using the Shmel doesn't have to worry about having his gas tank shot, exploding and killing him in a fireball. Edge RPO-A Shmel.'' Barry concluded.
For special weapons, the edge goes to the Tamil Tigers for the RPO-A Shmel.
And now for explosive weapons the team will now test out the preferred bombs our warriors used to obliterate their opponents. The I.R.A. nail bomb and the Tamil Tiger car bomb.
''Since we have given the Tigers their car bomb, let's compare the detonation of these two side by side at the range.'' Geoff said.
The team heads out to the M18A1 Claymore range where I.R.A. expert Skoti Collins and Tiger expert Kasun Tharindu await them.
''Okay Kasun, can you give us a brief explanation of the car bomb you guys used?'' Barry asked.
''Yes, here is the car bomb gentleman. In this box contains the material needed for it which is TNT. When I was in the Tigers we normally rigged small cars and parked them in front of government buildings or Sri Lankan military outposts. So this one contains over 20 pounds of TNT for safety reasons but it's still going to be a big blast and it's detonated by remote.'' Kasun explained.
To test out the Tiger's car bomb, Geoff has rigged a vehicle park in front of a small mock building containing 2 I.R.A. inside. Outside near the vehicle stands 4 I.R.A. targets. Geoff attaches 50G and 100G shock patches to gauge the power of the bomb's blast. In turn, Skoti will plant a nail bomb in a car surrounded by 4 Tiger targets.
''Alright Kasun and Skoti, everything is set so go ahead and put that bomb inside the trunk and get ready to blow some suckers away.'' Geoff said.
Kasun and Skoti nod and walk over towards their respective vehicles they proceed to open the trunk, placing the bombs in them they slam the trunks loudly before darting all the way towards the safety of the Plexigas.
''Kasun are you ready?'' Geoff says.
''Ready!'' Kasun replied.
''On 3...2...1...Blow em' up!'' Geoff shouts.
Kasun presses the button and in a split second the his entire target area is engulfed in a massive explosion that sends a mushroom cloud soaring high above.
''Holy shit!'' Barry exclaimed.
''Now Skoti it's your turn!'' Geoff said turning to Skoti.
Without hesitation, Skoti presses the button on his detonator and just like Kasun's car bomb, his target area becomes in engulfed in a horridly fiery explosion that sends one of the targets flying away several yards.
The team waits for the smoke to clear before making their way over.
''Wow, I have no comment for the amount of destruction Kasun's car bomb produced. Look, the 100G shock patches are all tripped for the guys closest to the detonation just didn't survive, they are dead by both the shrapnel and the concussive force itself. Look at the little building with the I.R.A. guys we set up in, they are dead too from the shrapnel that's evident right there on their bodies. Hell the building collapsed too so they aren't surviving anything.'' Dorian explained.
He then walks over to the nail bomb construction sight.
''Moving onward with Skoti and the nail bomb, the explosion was a bit smaller but the destruction shown here speaks for itself. The targets all took the absolute worst explosion in my opinion. See here? They are killed by the concussive force, the shrapnel from the car and the nails that were in the bomb. They really took the worst boom.''
After testing both bombs against each other, which one do our experts believe takes the edge?
''While the car bomb does pack a larger explosion I think the unpredictability of the nail bomb with the nails gives it a slight edge in physical and psychological damage.'' Geoff started off.
''The car bomb packs so much more power in it, it killed more targets than the nail bomb but you can still survive it if you're at a safe distance. With the nail bomb you have the added destruction with the nail shrapnel which would guarantee a higher chance of kills. Edge nail bomb.'' Dorian seconded.
''The weapon is just so unpredictable. Imagine seeing someone who does survive it and the amount of psychological damage you'd have seeing a nail-ridden face. Edge nail bomb.'' Barry finished.
In explosives, the edge goes to the I.R.A. for the nail bomb.
Coming up, our panel reviews the x-factors and then later, I.R.A.? Or Tamil Tigers? Which paramilitary group will emerge victorious?
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Welcome back to the fight club, here we reviewed the weapons used by the season two's most dangerous terrorist organizations.
For short range weapons, the Tigers' Glock 17 outshot the IRA's Browning.
''Since the Glock is the more modern pistol in this fight, coupled with it's superior magazine capacity and reliability we had to give it the edge.'' Geoff explained.
Edge: Tamil Tigers
For mid-range weapons, the IRA's M1921 Thompson destroyed and shot the Tigers' Uzi into submission.
''The Uzi is no doubt a powerful weapon, comparing it to the Thompson however it is outclassed. The Thompson possesses the larger caliber, faster rate of fire and the use of 50-round drum magazines gives it the total edge here.''
Edge: I.R.A.
For long range weapons, the IRA ArmaLite AR-18 and the Tigers' Heckler & Koch G3 were determined to be equally effective.
''These two rifles have great range, accuracy and possess superbly tight shot groups. The G3 does fire the larger caliber but everything else I just mentioned puts these two on an even playing field.''
Edge: Even
For special weapons, the Tiger's RPO-A Shmel was determined safer and more combat efficient than the IRA's LPO-50 Flamethrower.
''Sure the Shmel is a disposable one-shot weapon, but at least it doesn't put you in danger like the LPO-50 which if the tanks are hit, well you'll die in a fireball.''
Edge: Tamil Tigers
And finally, for explosives the IRA's nail bomb blasted the Tigers' car bomb into oblivion.
''While the car bomb does have a bigger blast, the nail bomb has the unpredicability and shrapnel damage with those nails which gives it the edge.'' Geoff concluded.
Edge: I.R.A.
Now Barry will gauge the x-factors of both warriors.
''Okay gentlemen, let's review the x-factors.'' Barry said.
''For training the Tigers had it with an 82 to the I.R.A.'s 75.''
''Logistics is dead even with both having an 82 since they can manufacture bombs and have access to the black market.''
''Next is terrain adaptability and the Tigers fought in both urban and jungles environments unlike the I.R.A. who only operate in urban areas. The Tigers have an 83 to the I.R.A.'s 74.''
''Fourth is weapon's quality and both groups will have an 87 each.''
''For fanaticism the Tigers have it with an 82 to the I.R.A.'s 70.''
''Last is brutality, the Tigers have an 86 and I will rate the I.R.A. the same because these two groups absolutely demolished their opposing forces without mercy.''
Barry has just completed the x-factor review of both warriors and now he will run the simulator one-thousand times to determine our winner pitting 5 I.R.A. guerrillas against 5 Tamil Tiger militants.
Who will win in a battle between season two's most ruthless and feared paramilitary organizations?
''In the end, only one will earn the title of 'Deadliest Terrorist.' Let's see who it is.'' Barry said pressing the enter key.
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The battle takes us to a bombed out mall, after several weeks of battling the British military to a virtual standstill the IRA has called for assistance from their newfound allies in the Tamil Tigers.
We see 5 IRA guerrillas relaxing in the food court of the bombed out mall where they are currently congregating. Two are armed with AR-18s, one with an LPO-50 and the last two armed with Thompsons.
I.R.A.: 5
At the entrance of the mall we see a Sri Lankan humvee drive up to the entrance of the building before coming to a complete stop. The doors open and out come 5 Tamil Tiger militants.
After receiving the call from their new IRA allies the organization had decided to send a small group of their men to assist the Irish rebels but unknown to the Irish the leader of the Tigers decided to betray them and attack the IRA in order to gain a new foothold in Ireland to spread their influence.
Tamil Tigers: 5
The Sri Lankan extremists make their way into the mall and walk through the bombed out interior before coming across the food court. Spotting the IRA the group leader orders his man armed with an RPO-A Shmel to take a clear shot at the Irishmen.
Nodding, the Sri Lankan grabs his launcher and positions himself several meters away from the Irishmen. With one of the IRA in his sights he fires off his launcher and sends the warhead flying towards the group and one of the Irish terrorists is unfortunate enough to get struck in the stomach by the Shmel's warhead and is sent flying away into a store before he is killed in the following explosion.
I.R.A.: 4 - Tamil Tigers: 5
''What the hell was that?!" Yelled the IRA cell leader. His only answer was the other Tigers popping out from behind their cover and opening fire on them.
''Oh shit! Those Sri Lankan fellows are attacking us!'' Yelled another IRA who grabs his Thompson and opens fire at the Tiger who popped out of cover a little too much and riddles his chest with bullets dropping him.
I.R.A.: 4 - Tamil Tigers: 4
''Everyone scatter! This is going nowhere!" Ordered the IRA cell leader.
With the simple order the remaining IRA grab their weapons and scatter in all directions, the Tiger leader aims at one of the Irishman and fires a burst from his G3 and manages to score a hit straight through his head blowing out his brains.
I.R.A.: 3 - Tamil Tigers: 4
'Avarkaḷukku piṟaku!'' The Tiger leader shouted and they all scatter to begin their hunt of the fleeing Irish terrorists.
One Tiger armed with an Uzi heads into a gamestop, hearing movement from behind the counter he sneaks his way towards it before raising his weapon so that it was aimed at the area behind the counter and emptied his entire magazine into it.
With his gun clicking empty he peers over the counter to find no one. A whistle however, catches his attention and he turns around to see one of the IRA, the flamethrower pointing it straight at him and before he could even react he is quickly engulfed in the ensuing flames.
He cries out in pure agony as he flails his fiery body around before falling down dead.
I.R.A.: 3 - Tamil Tigers: 3
Smirking in satisfaction, the IRA turns to find his comrades only for a shot to ring out striking his flamethrower's gas tank and a second later he is killed in a massive, fiery explosion.
I.R.A.: 2 - Tamil Tigers: 3
Walking up to the charred corpse, we see the Tiger leader armed with his Glock 17 and nods. With his man avenged, he heads off to find his last two men and the last two IRA.
Elsewhere, we see the IRA leader heading through a small Sephora's store and plants a nail bomb by the store's entrance as he was being chased by one of the other Tigers who was opening fire on him
Hearing someone running after him he quickly gets his weapon set up and rushes over to hide behind the counter.
Peeking his head out ever so slightly he spots the Tiger that was chasing him dash through the entryway and with a push of the button, the nail bomb goes off taking the Tiger out in a nail-filled explosion that sends his body flying forwards.
His face and chest both burned and riddles with nails.
I.R.A.: 2 - Tamil Tigers: 2
Meanwhile, we see the IRA second-in-command playing a game of cat and mouse with the Tiger second man. They were exchanging gunfire with one another as they were running through the mall's Target store.
The IRA eventually runs through the electronics section at the end of the store and knowing he can't turn the other way, he loads another magazine into his AR-18 and takes a position near a DVD rack.
The Tiger comes into view and immediately the two men open fire on one another as each of them manage to score a hit with their weapons.
However, the Tiger managed to score a neck shot with his Uzi sending the Irishman falling to the ground a convulsing mess as he tries in vain to stop the bleeding from his severed carotid artery.
Giving out a light chuckle, he walks up to the Irishman and points his Uzi straight at his chest and empties the entire magazine into his body killing him.
I.R.A.: 1- Tamil Tigers: 2
With the deed done, the Tiger clutches the bullet wound on his arm and turns around only to take a single round to the head which completely blows his brains out dropping him dead on the floor.
I.R.A.: 1 - Tamil Tigers: 1
The perpetrator, having been the IRA cell leader growls in sheer anger as he walks up to the Tiger's corpse, seeing his dead brother-in-arms he lets out a sigh before spitting on the Tiger's dead body.
With no other men remaining the IRA leader then makes his way out the mall and ventures into the parking lot. He looks around the vehicle-filled lot to find any form of transport and soon he spots the humvee the Tigers had used to come here.
Smiling, he runs over to it only to take fire prompting him to dolphin dive behind a ruined Honda. Taking his AR-18 he looks over the hood of the car slightly and sees the Tiger leader, with his G3 in hand slowly making his way to his current position.
Knowing that he needs to get to the humvee he places his rifle over the hood of the car and blind fires it. The random paths of the rounds miraculously hits his G3 which causes the Tiger to drop it and completely fall flat on his face and narrowly avoids getting shot in the face.
With no other weapon besides his Glock, he takes it out. The IRA leader runs out of ammo, with no other choice he peeks from over the hood of the car and tosses it at the Tiger making him hold his hands up in defense as the rifle hits him.
''Fuck you Sri Lankan wee-man!" The IRA shouted before making a mad dash towards the humvee.
After recovering from the AR-18 being tossed at him he looks forward and spots the Irishman opening the door to his humvee.
''Tirukum tiruṭaṉ.'' Was all the Sri Lankan said before he hears the Irishman start of the vehicle and speeds it towards him. Jumping out of the way the Tiger manages to avoid becoming road kill, looking at the humvee he spots an arm coming out of the window with the middle finger held up.
''See you later little wee-man!" Shouted the IRA leader as he drives off.
Shaking his head, the Tiger reaches into his back pocket and takes out a remote of sorts. Holding it against his face he simply presses the button and a split-second later, the humvee explodes into a million pieces.
After the explosion dies down he quickly makes his way over to what remained of the humvee and after a few seconds of looking over the wreckage, he nods knowing that the Irishman had been completely vaporized in the explosion.
I.R.A.: 0 - Tamil Tigers: 1
Turning to face the camera, the Tiger leader holds his Glock and remote detonator into the air while shouting ''Pulikaḷ orupōtum vaḷaintupōkātu!''
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Winner: Tamil Tigers
Tamil Tigers: 515
Glock 17: 10
Uzi: 101
Heckler & Koch G3: 210
RPO-A Shmel: 87
Car Bomb: 107
I.R.A.: 485
Browning Hi-Power: 2
M1921 Thompson Submachine Gun: 106
ArmaLite AR-18: 210
LPO-50 Flamethrower: 38
Nail Bomb: 129
X-Factors
Training: 82/Training: 75
Logistics: 82/Logistics: 82
Terrain Adaptability: 83/Terrain Adaptability: 74
Weapon's Quality: 87/Weapon's Quality: 87
Fanaticism: 82/Fanaticism: 70
Brutality: 86/Brutality: 86
Following a brutal back and forth struggle between the modern world's most feared and dangerous terrorist groups it would be the Tamil Tigers who emerged victorious. They won 51.5% of the battles compared to the I.R.A.'s 48.5%. It was thanks to their superior training and their better short range and comparable long and explosive weapons. Their G3 alongside the AR-18 being the deadliest weapons profiled.
''This was certainly a difficult battle to resolve.'' Geoff started off, ''Both the Tigers and IRA had the most deadly weapons being their assault rifles respectively. Despite the IRA battling the British military to a near virtual stand-still it was the Tiger's superior training that allowed them to nail the IRA.''
''Honestly, I thought the IRA was going to win since they are better at fighting at the fireteam level, I was proven wrong. The Tigers are just as capable at doing that and with their experience in battling in both jungle and urban terrain it left them better prepared in the terrain factor.'' Dorian commented.
''The Tigers did not get this win easy, the IRA was easily the most difficult opponent they've ever come across. It was just those little quirks in the training, fanaticism and terrain adaptability x-factors that contributed to their win. Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, you are season two's deadliest terrorists.'' Barry concluded.
(The Tiger leader is seen sitting in a working car that he managed to find, starting it up he heads out of the mall parking lot. In the backseats he had collected the various weapons the Irish terrorists had used against him. With this new arsenal, he hopes it will help them further their campaign against the Sri Lankan government.)
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Next time on back for blood, we conclude the winner's bracket by pitting season two's most elite special operations units against each other in a battle for supremacy.
S.A.S.: Great Britain's top-notch special forces units who fight Her Majesty's toughest battles.
vs.
Spetsnaz GRU: Mother Russia's cold-blooded killing machines who spearhead the Russian Ground Forces.
WHO IS DEADLIEST!?
A/N: Some of you may be wondering why the IRA is even armed with an AR-18, well I looked up the Provisional Irish Republican Army's Wikipedia page and found no mention of them using the AR-15, I did however find evidence of them using the ArmaLite AR-18 and the Thompson. So I decided to include that into their arsenal as to not have an annoying rehash of the same weapons other DW authors have used and the weapons from the show. I hope you enjoyed watching the world's most dangerous terrorist organizations duke it out and until next time!
Tamil Tigers Translation: ''After them!", ''Fucking thief, ''The Tigers will not falter!"