A/N: I do not condone or endorse the ideologies of these two dangerous terrorist organizations. It would quite enjoyable honestly to see these two fight so they can both wipe each other out because they're both pieces of amphibian shit.
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(Several Middle Eastern men wearing traditional Pashtun clothing, a Niqab covering their faces except their eyes as well as a turban wrapped around their heads and FLCs on their chests aim their RPGs at the screen.)
Taliban: Hardline Jihadists whose extremist beliefs in Sharia Law make them feared across the Muslim world.
(Taliban insurgents are seen waiting in a rocky outcrop as a U.S. Army patrols drives by. They then unleash their RPGs and open fire on the American troops with their PKMs and AK-47s.)
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(Several more Middle Eastern men wearing black clothing with black cloths covering their faces as well as wearing FLCs point their rifles at the screen.)
Islamic State of Iraq: The Salafi Jihadist organization whose ultimate goal is to establish an Islamic Caliphate in the Middle East.
(Several ISIS fighters are seen engaging Iraqi soldiers during their Western Iraq Offensive. The Iraqi soldiers soon become outgunned as more ISIS fighters arrive effectively outnumbering them until they are all wiped out.)
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!
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 dangerous Islamic extremist groups.
Taliban
Founded: 1994
Circa: 2008
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 170 lbs.
Force Size: 11,000
Ideology: Religious Nationalism
Islamic State of Iraq
Founded: 1999
Circa: 2014
Height: 5'9''
Weight: 175 lbs.
Force Size: 200,000
Ideology: Salafi Jihadism
The panel takes out the weapons of each side from crates and gently place them on the table while Rice Man and Demigod dress two mannequins in the preferred attire of both warriors.
''Today is a very controversial battle we are doing men. This is one fight where we will absolutely not be celebrating these two groups profiled here today because today we have the Taliban, probably our most hated enemy that we have been battling for a long time since 2001 when we invaded Afghanistan. The other group profiled is the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL, ISIS whichever the fuck you want to call them. Two very dangerous, very fanatic Islamic organizations who are feared across the Muslim world for their brutal acts. In real life these two groups heavily dislike each other but never fought a head on battle and today we're gonna solve that dispute.'' Ancient weapons and historian DeadAliveManiac started off.
''Honestly, these two groups hate my people but if I had to choose one to win this battle, I'd go with the Taliban. They were around longer as Mujahideen Freedom Fighters against the Soviet Union and now today they combat the United States and ISAF. I think they are just much more driven to battle against the west compared to ISIS who just want to create their own Caliphate. Seriously though, fuck these clowns.'' Medical expert Zivon96 said in disgust.
''Eh, I don't think I'll be siding with anyone since these are two horrible organizations. They both kill innocent people and seem evenly matched to me. ISIS has more powerful weapons and the Taliban have reliable ones. I hope whoever loses dies horribly.'' Weapons geek MKDemigodZ-Warrior countered.
''Two evil organizations, two groups of assholes, two organizations who want to waste our soldiers but they can't because they're cowards battle it out. Let's see which of these pieces of shit wins.'' Modern warfare, weapons and historian PFC Rice Man concluded shaking his head.
Taliban, alternatively spelled Taleban, which refers to itself as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan is a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan currently waging war called a Jihad within that country. From 1996 to 2001, the Taliban held power over roughly three quarters of Afghanistan, and enforced there a strict interpretation of Sharia, or Islamic law. The Taliban emerged in 1994 as one of the prominent factions in the Afghan Civil War, and largely consisted of students recently trained in madrassas in Pakistan.
''They started off as the Mujahideen who battled the Soviet Union in the late 70s to the late 80s. They are driven, motivated, and dangerous as all hell and the Taliban today consider themselves the sons and grandsons of those very freedom fighters.'' Rice Man explained.
The Taliban combat ISAF forces with an array of hard-hitting and robust Soviet designed weaponry.
Melee: Khyber Knife
Short Range: Makarov PM
Mid-Range: PPs-43
Assault Rifle: AK-47
Light Machine Gun: PK Machine Gun
Explosive: RPG-7
But today, the infamous insurgents will confront an opponent very similar to them, an opponent with a huge goal in mind.
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham Islamic State and by its Arabic language acronym Daesh is a Salafi jihadist terrorist organisation and former unrecognized proto-state that follows a fundamentalist, Wahhabi, and heterodox doctrine of Sunni Islam. ISIL gained global prominence in early 2014 when it drove Iraqi government forces out of key cities in its Western Iraq offensive, followed by its capture of Mosul and the Sinjar massacre. This group has been designated a terrorist organisation by the United Nations and many individual countries. ISIL is widely known for its videos of beheadings and other types of executions of both soldiers and civilians, including journalists and aid workers, and its destruction of cultural heritage sites.
''ISIS is the very definition of evil just like the Taliban. They've committed very brutal acts that would probably make the Taliban look reasonable. They are just as motivated as the their new opponents and they will not stop until they achieve their goal even if the U.S. were say, to nuke them. They constantly brag about how they will send our soldiers back to us in coffins when they're the ones who run away when a NATO plane flies overhead.'' Rice Man concluded.
The dangerous insurgents battle for their Islamic caliphate with a well-balanced arsenal of accuracy and power.
Melee: Bowie Knife
Short Range: Glock 19
Mid-Range: AKS-74u
Assault Rifle: Norinco CQ
Light Machine Gun: Rheinmetall MG-3
Explosive: I.E.D.
When these insurgents wanted to kill anyone deemed an enemy up close they both used deadly blades to do their bidding. Up first will be the Islamic State with their bowie knife.
''The bowie knife is the most favorite weapon for ISIS to use in battle. Though the most popular usage of this weapon was during executions, most notably beheadings. The most common variants was the one that measured about 13 inches long and weighed less than a pound. I found this information out while serving alongside U.S. army soldiers stationed in Iraq to gather info on these fuckers.'' CIA agent Harold Becker explained.
''That is one big knife, to test it out we have set up the perfect scenario to do so. You mentioned the bowie knife was most used as an execution weapon well there we have it. We've set up a captured Iraqi soldiers on his knees and his hands tied behind his back. We want you to showcase how ISIS perform their executions exactly. Think you're up to it?'' DAM explained.
''As much as I don't like it, I'll show you how they get things done.'' Harold said reluctantly.
Harold walks over to the stand in and positions himself behind the bound prisoner and looks to the panel with Demigod readying the high-speed camera. DAM then gives the countdown and when he gets to zero Harold kicks the target to the ground where it was laying on it's stomach he grabs the torso by the mouth and positions the bowie knife against the throat before he starts to viciously saw away at the neck slicing clean through the skin and a second later he severs all the major veins and arteries within the neck and massive amounts of blood begins to poor out of the wound.
''Oh man, that's really gruesome.'' DAM commented.
''I know, I'd hate to be the poor guy dying this way.'' Demigod added.
Harold grits his teeth as blood begins pouring out at a much more gruesome pace and soon enough he finally cuts through the vertebrae before completely beheading the target. He then raises the head for the panel to see before setting down on the corpse and stabbing the bowie knife into it's back in between the shoulder blades.
The panel then walks over so Zivon can assess the carnage.
''Oh man, where do I even begin with something as gruesome as this? This is obviously a kill and the horrible thing about this execution is that this guy is going to be feeling the pain.''
''What?'' Demigod questioned incredulously.
''Yeah, you're gonna continue to feel the pain until the blade cuts through the spinal cord and the last thing you'll remember is the knife cutting your neck.'' Zivon concluded.
''Damn, that is one fucked up way to die.'' Said Demigod.
''I also noticed that you stabbed the corpse with the knife, why is that?'' DAM asked.
''Whenever they behead someone ISIS has a tendency to stab the corpse when they're done as a way of sending a message and to add insult to injury to the person they just killed. If you went on websites like then you can witness it all for yourself but I don't recommend it.'' Harold said.
''Yeah, I'd rather not.'' The panel all said in unison.
Taliban expert and fellow CIA agent Ronald McCormick walked over and nodded his head in approval. ''It's totally bloody and it felt like the real ISIS was doing this execution. Much like the latter the Taliban also used a bladed weapon to perform theirs.''
The Taliban respond to the bowie knife with a blade widely used by the Pashtun people, the khyber knife.
''The khyber knife was first used in Indo-Persia, but quickly spread across the near east, deriving its common name, "Khyber" Knife, from its famed use against the British by the native tribes of the Khyber Pass area. There were reports of when the Taliban was in control of the country they would behead people with this weapon for even the most minor of infractions. This particular blade measures at 13 inches long and weighs less than a pound and the blade looked very similar to a yataghan.'' Explained Ronald.
''What a great looking blade, to test it out we're gonna have you do the same thing Harold did except you won't be sawing your way through someone's neck. We got inspiration from that one scene in the Lone Survivor where they were about to execute Marcus so we'll have you do the same thing with this stand in.'' DAM explained.
''That sounds fine with me, keeping it simple and straightforward.''
Ronald then got into position beside the torso while Rice Man held it down by the neck while the two arms were held in place by Zivon and Demigod to prevent the prisoner from fighting back and escaping. Ronald then gently places the blade of the knife against the target's skin and slowly raises it high into the sky and swiftly brings it down and severs the head with deadly precision. The head rolling away as blood spurts from the wound like a spigot.
''Goddamn, that was one of the smoothest kills we've ever seen. Like I said with Harold and the bowie knife the last thing this guy would feel is..scratch that his whole world would go black immediately without feeling any pain because of how easy you cut through his neck. The one thing I can say for both blades is that once the head comes off the body will die shortly after so it's not uncommon to see the bodies twitching before becoming still.'' Zivon explained.
After testing out the preferred blades of these terrorist organizations which one do our panelists believe takes the edge?
''We're seeing two weapons that aren't used in a head on confrontation, at least from what the experts have told us but these two blades are primarily being used as execution weapons and kill their victims in the same way so I'm calling this one even.'' DAM started off.
''These two blades are the same length and the only thing the bowie knife has the distinguishes it from the khyber knife is it's serrated edges which will surely give it the edge when it comes to sheer damage but other than that it's gonna be even for me.'' Zivon seconded.
''Both will do the same damage in my mind and will get the job done. Even in my book.'' Demigod added.
''Since these organizations are known to rarely engage in hand to hand combat, the fact that some soldiers within ISIS used to be soldiers in the Iraqi army under Saddam Hussein and some Taliban today were the Mujahideen freedom fighters who took in the invading Soviets. Considering the Mujahideen were trained by the CIA it gives both of them a sense on how to fight with a knife and that's why I'll call my edge as even.'' Rice Man concluded.
In melee weapons, the edge is even.
For short range weapons, these two terror groups brought two of the best and well known pistols ever used on the modern battlefield.
The panel now reviews the testing of both the Makarov PM and the Glock 19 from their debut episodes and having seen a comparison like this before they've already made their choice.
''Easy choice and I think any brain dead person can figure out that the Glock 19 will outshine the Makarov with relative ease and I'm not gonna go into detail because it should be obvious.'' DAM started off.
''More rounds, variety of cartridges for use as well as having a lot more range gives the Glock the edge.'' Zivon seconded.
''I automatically give the edge to the Glock because it's the modern gun.'' Demigod said.
''It doesn't take any brainiac to figure out why the Glock takes this. DAM and Zivon already took the words right out of my mouth.'' Rice Man concluded.
In short range weapons, the edge goes to the Islamic State for their Glock 19.
Moving on to mid-range weapons, these terrorists blasted their enemies with the best submachine guns to ever come out of the Soviet Union. Up first will be the Taliban with their PPs-43.
''The PPs-43 or "Pistolet-pulemyot Sudayeva", in English: "Sudayev's submachine-gun" is a family of Soviet submachine guns chambered in 7.62×25mm Tokarev, developed by Alexei Sudayev as a low-cost personal defense weapon for reconnaissance units, vehicle crews and support service personnel. It was used in large quantities by the Red Army during World War 2 as well as many of it's Asian and African allies. It weighed at 6 pounds, with a fire rate of 600 to 700 RPM with a maximum firing range of up to 200 meters.''
''The weapon looks and appears to function similarly to the PPSh-41 used by the Korean People's Army. The only difference is the rate of fire and the 41 has a larger drum magazine so we'll be moving on to the Islamic State and their weapon.'' DAM explained.
''A common weapon ISIS would currently have is a smaller version of the AK-74 called the AK-74u carbine or personal defense weapon. It is a weapon that bridges the gap between a submachine gun and an assault rifle and was intended to be a weapon for Russian Spetsnaz. Despite being a smaller weapon this thing fires the same exact cartridge as the AK-74 which would be the 5.45x39. It has a rate of fire at 735 RPM, 735 m/s for it's muzzle velocity with an effective firing range over 400 meters and the icing on the cake is that it can utilize a 60-round drum magazine if you wanted to.'' Explained Harold.
''We've seen the AK-74 before on this show but not the 74u so we're going to have you test it out by firing at several targets in this mock mountainside set up to simulate the environment the Taliban hailed from, the mountains of Afghanistan. You will have to fire at popup targets from behind the boulders and you will have one magazine to do so against them.'' DAM explained.
''Got it, gonna flush those Taliban right out of their caves.'' Gloated the expert.
Harold takes his weapon and gets into the designated firing position and awaits the countdown from DAM.
''3...2...1...Fire!''
As soon as DAM gave the go one pop up target appeared from behind the left most boulder and setting his sights on it Harold fires off his weapon in a two-round burst. The first round hitting the boulder but the second manages to connect with the target putting it down. A few seconds passed before two more targets appeared in different locations and Harold fires away managing to hit the first one with one shot but had a brief struggle he manages to hit the target and put it down. After keeping track of how many shots he had expended he waits for the next pair of targets pop up and puts them down with a bit of struggle much like the previous one. The next set of targets make themselves known and knowing he doesn't have much ammo left he takes his time aiming and when he was confident his shots would land he fires a 2-round burst into one target before aiming at the other one and fires off his last round managing to hit the target putting it down impressing the panel.
''Nice shot, he managed to finish this in 2 minutes and 58 seconds which isn't bad.'' Demigod commented.
The expert walks over to the panel and takes the empty magazine out of the weapon and stows it away.
''How was the shooting?'' He asked.
''It was pretty good considering that submachine guns aren't really made for a long range confrontation. It's no surprise to me though since the large round of the 74 allows the weapon to reach out further.'' Rice Man added.
The team then reviews the testing of the PPSh-41 and after determining the similarities between it and the PPs-43 it doesn't take long for them to come to their decisions.
''Both are powerful Soviet weapons systems that have no doubt spilled a lot of blood and dropped countless bodies during their life span. In the end though the harder hitting AKS-74u wins me over.'' DAM began.
''The AKS-74u, being a newer weapon means it will be easier to maintain since it's parts aren't old like the 43, larger caliber means bodies dropping faster when combined with the higher muzzle velocity.'' Zivon seconded.
''Yeah, I have to agree since 9 times out of 10 the newer and more modern gun wins the comparison, except the Vickers when it comes to the Gatling though. I'm giving this one to the 74u for the reasons you two provided.'' Demigod added.
''Higher muzzle velocity, larger caliber, much further range, the AK-74 no doubt has the advantage over the PPs.'' Rice Man concluded.
For mid-range weapons, the edge goes to the Islamic State for their AKS-74u.
When things came down to assault rifles, these two organizations wielded the most famous weapons to ever grace modern warfare. The Taliban bring in the infamous AK-47 and the Islamic State fires with the Norinco CQ. The panel reviews testing of many similar weapons from before until they come to their decision.
''Time and time again, when we have this comparison we all know how it's gonna end up. I'm saying even like we've done many times before.'' DAM commented.
''For me, the more powerful round of the AK always wins me over, so I'll stand with it again.'' Zivon countered.
''It's a draw for me, the Norinco is a Chinese version of the M16 so I am guessing it will function exactly or similar to it.'' Demigod chimed.
''The Norinco CQ truly is identical to the American AR-15, it possesses more range than the AK-47, but the AK is almost impossible to jam. It's a classic battle between reliability and accuracy. I'm calling this even since it will fall upon each man using these weapons.'' Rice Man concluded.
In long range assault rifles, our warriors are even.
Coming up, two monster light machine guns come forward to wreak havoc and then later, Taliban? Or Islamic State? Who is the deadliest warrior!
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Now the time has come for both sides to unveil their favored long range machine guns used to mow down all opposition. Up first will be the Taliban with their PK Machine Gun.
''So what weapon will you be bringing in to kill ISIS?'' DAM questioned.
'''Here is the PK Machine Gun men. It's a Russian made light machine gun chambered with the 7.62x39 cartridge. Serious damage there and it is a very popular weapon with many insurgent groups for it's reliability and amazing volume of fire. Weighs in at 19 pounds, has a muzzle velocity of 2,707 feet per second, effective firing range of 1,000 meters and it uses a belt magazine.'' Explained the Taliban expert.
''We've seen several Soviet light machine guns on this show but I've always been curious on how the PK compared to the RPK and RPD. Let's hit that range men.'' Rice Man said.
To test out the performance of the PK machine gun, the panel has set up a dynamic shooting range filled with several targets dressed as ISIS fighters for inspiration. The expert will have one belt magazine to kill all targets. To add to the challenge, the targets will be seated in humvees while some will be positioned behind some for cover.
''Alright, whenever you load your weapon you may begin firing.'' DAM called out.
The Taliban expert takes his belt magazine and loads it into the weapon and pulls the charging handle loading the first round into the chamber. He then aims the weapon and sets his sights on the first humvee which contained two targets into it and he slowly squeezes the trigger until the weapon began to roar to life. Bullets began peppering the humvee and several rounds smash through the windows and the targets begin jerking with each round hitting them. One of the targets loses it's head when a round completely obliterates it in a gory spectacle. He sets his sights on the next humvee and aims at the target standing on the other side of it and fires a powerful burst. Several rounds begin to bounce off the fender and a few of them hit the target right in the chest blowing the cavity straight open spilling the contents inside onto the dirt. Stray bullets hitting the ground kicking up the dirt a few feet in the air.
''That weapon is just monstrous!'' DAM commented.
''This gun is scarier than the RPK or the RPD, hell it scares me more than the M60.'' Zivon quipped.
With the second set of targets dealt with the expert then focuses on several targets that immediately popped out catching him by surprise but he does his absolute best to try and deal with them. He fires off a few bursts taking down several of the targets at once but before he can hit the last few they retreat back into position bumming him. Then two more surprise targets raised up from behind the humvees and being better prepared for the extra targets he takes his time and manages to put them both down with skillful shooting.
''That's is, no more targets.'' Demigod said.
With no other targets to deal with he gleefully empties out the rest of his box magazine until the PK finally clicked empty.
''All done here.'' Harold called out.
The team then reviews the slow motion footage to observe each bullet impact on the targets.
''We weren't using ballistics gel like we traditionally do but judging from what I am seeing with each individual bullet impact many of these shots will be instant kill shots because you're hitting various vital areas such as the neck, the skull, the aorta and the heart. Most of the targets you riddled then in the chest hitting both the aorta and heart and those would kill literally on the spot. The guys in the humvees are getting killed two times over with the combination of bullets and the glass shards hitting their bodies adding further injury and reducing their chances for survival altogether.'' Zivon explained.
After assessing the damage for the PK machine gun, the team looks at the chosen weapon for ISIS, the Rheinmetall MG-3 which is near identical to the MG-42 used by the Wehrmacht Heer.
They then review the footage from ''People's Army of Vietnam vs. Wehrmacht'' and the decision is as tough as ever. Let's see what they say.
''This is a really tough decision on me, the PK and MG-3 fire extremely large bullets that are more than capable of putting you down in just one shot. I think I'll have to go even with this one.'' DAM started off.
''The redeeming quality that the PKM has over the MG-3 is that it is lighter meaning less fatigue for the Taliban in prolonged battles. However, these two weapons will have absolutely no problem taking down a whole squad of soldiers so I'll go even as well.'' Zivon seconded.
''I would give the edge to the MG-3 for possessing the qualities of the MG-42 which today is one of the most infamous weapons to grace a battle zone. It gets my slight edge.'' Demigod inquired.
''With the training many of the ISIS fighters have since they are former Iraqi soldiers who served under Saddam they know how to properly operate their weapon. However, both are firing very, very powerful rounds and have massive range as well as using belt or box magazines as well as their fast fire rates put them on an even playing field. They are both even in my book because of how powerful these weapons will operate even in the hands of insurgents like these warriors.'' Rice Man concluded.
In long range machine guns, our warriors are even.
Next up, both terrorists unveil the final weapons in their arsenals when two explosive weapons come forth and then later, our battle begins!
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When it comes to explosive weapons, these terrorists are infamous for their use of explosive weapons. Up first will be the Islamic State with one trademark weapon of insurgents.
''ISIS is well known for making use of I.E.D.s against the Iraqi army and account for almost 80% of casualties against them. I.E.D.s come in many different forms from simple pipe bombs, suitcases filled with semtex in them but the one we're profiling here is made several pieces of artillery shells and I'll be using four of them connected in increments of two feet and will be triggered via remote control. ISIS mostly used the pressure trigger when they wanted to target convoys of vehicles. This specific load will be over 45 pounds in weight and I will use 23×152mm shells.'' Harold explained.
To test out the I.E.D. the panel has set up a Taliban patrol consisting of a formation of ten targets wearing traditional Pashtun clothing. Adding to the realism the explosives will be concealed within wooden barrels with pressure pads on each target.
After Rice Man, who was trained to an extent in handling I.E.D.s sets the weapon up they all get behind a Plexiglas cover with Harold holding the detonator in hand.
''Okay everyone, everything is all set so whenever you're ready Harold blow those guys to hell!" DAM called out before putting on earpro.
Everyone else follows DAM's example and put on their earpro and Harold himself gives the countdown.
''Ready to blow the Taliban up in 3...2...1...BOOM!''
Harold presses the button on the detonator and in almost an instant the targets are engulfed in an explosive display of flames and shrapnel. Several of the targets actually flying away a few yards and then the smoke cleared they were greeted to an amazing sight.
''Holy shit, let's go see what the hell happened to those poor saps.'' Said DAM.
The team make their way over to the carnage and were amazed when they saw the damage done up close.
''Unbelievable, look at this mess guys! All the pressure pads are triggered meaning if the explosion or shrapnel doesn't kill them the shock wave sure as hell did! I see limbs all over the place, this one guy has his whole face burnt and covered in shrapnel meaning he's triple screwed. There's a head right there, an arm right there, a see a few legs. Man this thing really did a number on these guys, they're all dead.'' Explained Zivon.
''While the Taliban used I.E.D.s too they preferred another method in taking lives while being mobile.'' Robert commented.
The Taliban respond to the I.E.D.'s explosive power with the number one weapon of all insurgent groups worldwide, the RPG-7.
''This is the RPG-7. It's a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Popular with guerilla groups around the world it fires a 40mm warhead with a muzzle velocity of 115 meters per second. It has a maximum firing range of 1,000 yards before the warhead self detonates.''
The team has set up a similar scenario and this time a humvee containing four riders inside will be positioned in an open field with a small rocky cliffside nearby. The Taliban expert will sneak through the outcropping before performing an ambush on the humvee. He will have one shot only to make it count.
He loads in his only warhead and after setting the weapon up he gets into position behind a boulder and looks to DAM.
''Begin!" The panelist called out.
The expert straps the RPG onto his back and slowly sneaks his way through the boulders. It takes him several minutes to get into a good power position and when he felt ready he unstrapped the weapon off his back and quickly poked his head out from behind the boulder and with a clear view of his target he squeezes the trigger mechanism and the warhead goes zooming toward the humvee and impacts the vehicle causing it to explode sending pieces of it all over the place aweing the panelists. The humvee is left burning before a fire control team arrives to put the flames out and when the flames were extinguished the panel safely made their way to assess the carnage.
''So like, do I really need to explain that these guys are dead? I don't even see any trace of their existence because they were vaporized in the explosion! Much like the I.E.D. they would be dead from the combination of the shock wave, fiery explosion and the shrapnel. Unlike the I.E.D. we cannot find a trace of their existence except this destroyed humvee.'' Zivon explained.
''The RPG is also widely used by ISIS but they preferred to kill with I.E.D.s due to simplicity as well as ingenuity.'' Harold commented.
''The Taliban are able to be very mobile and with the rugged terrain of Afghanistan you'll be caught by surprise with the RPG, I know I was.'' Robert replied.
After testing out both explosive weapons, which one does our panel believe take the edge?
''Another edge where I have no problem deciding an edge, the I.E.D. is a genius idea for an explosive weapon, but the RPG is an actual weapon that has range on it's side and that alone trumps the improvised explosive device.'' DAM started off.
''I have to agree, I.E.D.s are mainly stationary weapons and if you're trained to detect and disarm them you took away one of their weapons and you're safe. Edge to the RPG-7.'' Zivon seconded.
''Mobility is important in the insurgent game and the RPG really does give the Taliban that advantage. It gets my edge as well.'' Demigod added.
''The I.E.D. will not function if made improperly, it can be detected and disarmed by trained soldiers and K-9 units. It provides a better opportunity for a multi-directional ambush meaning there's gonna be no way to survive that if you get fired at from all directions. Use a metal detector, I.E.D. gone, edge to the RPG.'' Rice Man concluded.
In explosive weapons, the edge goes to the Taliban for their RPG-7.
Coming up, Metal gauges the x-factors of both insurgent groups and our battle will finally commence!
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Welcome back to the fight club, here we tested the weapons wielded by the most dangerous insurgent groups from the Middle East to determine who is deadliest.
For melee weapons, both the khyber and bowie knife proved to be equally effective.
''Both are the same length and will easily dispatch anyone unfortunate enough to be executed by them.'' DAM explained.
Edge: Even
For short range weapons, ISIS's Glock 19 proved to be overall better than the Makarov PM.
''Much more reliable design, variety of cartridges to use and a much larger magazine means the Glock will be killing and putting more bodies down than the puny Makarov.'' Zivon explained.
Edge: Islamic State of Iraq
For mid-range weapons, the AKS-74 proved superior to the Taliban's PPs-43.
''For much more powerful round and hitting a whole lot harder, the 74u will outperform the PPs almost every time.'' Demigod explained.
Edge: Islamic State of Iraq
For long range assault rifles, both the AK-47 and the Norinco CQ were determined to be equal.
''We've seen this comparison many times before and quite frankly it's getting really old. Both have their pros and cons and can be very reliable and accurate under the right hands and used properly.'' Rice Man explained.
Edge: Even
For long range machine guns, the PK machine gun and the Rheinmetall MG-3 were determined to be equals.
''They both fire very large bullets that are capable of killing a man in one on shot. They have massive range and both are very reliable and have no problem firing rounds endlessly.'' DAM explained.
Edge: Even
And finally, for explosives the Taliban's RPG-7 proved more efficient than the I.E.D.
''It's not an improvised explosive, it's an actual weapon and since these two groups like to ambush the notion of being attacked by multiple RPGs in multiple directions is frightening and the Taliban are masters of the ambush tactic involving this launcher. It's range is what also gives it the advantage.'' Zivon explained.
Edge: Taliban
And now Metal Harbinger will gauge the x-factors of these insurgents.
''Let's do this one factor at a time!"
''For training I did extensive research and it's proven that the Taliban who were there during the Soviet invasion as the Mujahideen did get trained by the CIA, however, that does not compare to the military training many ISIS fighters, the lot of them being Iraqi soldiers received when they served under Saddam Hussein. It means they're gonna be more effective in clearing rooms and having better formation and better shooting. ISIS got an 85 to the Taliban's 80.''
''For brutality this was a very tough one because in the areas of their respective countries they control they are not particularly nice to other people and have executed innocents and soldiers. The Taliban are notorious for public execution of women before the war started and were removed from power, ISIS executes people of other ethnicities, soldiers and aid workers because they want to. Both scored high with a 99 each.''
''Next up is Logistics and this one was easier to decide and fell in ISIS's favor. They have a larger supply line stretching from Iraq to parts of Syria and have access to equipment used by the Iraqi army such as tanks, towed artillery, humvees, high grade weapons as well as body armor and helmets. The Taliban wished they had these things but their equipment is aged from the war against the Soviets and if you ask me, they look like an actual army with their equipment. ISIS has an 87 to the Taliban's 85.''
''For terrain adaptability I had to make it a draw and why? ISIS operates in the dry, hot and arid deserts of Iraq while the Taliban operate in the mountains of Afghanistan and sometimes the winters there are harsh and it does snow over there. Both sides score an 89 each.''
''Next up is influence and this one was a bit tougher to decide on. ISIS controlled a large amount of territory during their prime and the Taliban controlled an entire country. However in these past years and months they've been losing territory and that also brings down your influence. Both sides score an 80 for that reason.''
''Finally, we have fanaticism and this one the hardest one to decide in the end. Both sides are very dedicated to their causes but in the end I decided to give it to the Islamic state. They use child soldiers, committed ethnic cleansing and have destroyed important cultural sites. The Taliban have committed atrocities but nothing on the scale ISIS has done. ISIS gets a 95 to the Taliban's 93.''
Now that we are done with the weapon's testing and x-factor evaluation, Metal will now run the simulator one-thousand times to determine our winner pitting 5 ISIS soldiers against 5 Taliban insurgents.
Who will win between the world's most fanatical terror groups?
''In the end, only one side will remain standing. Let's see who it is.'' Metal said hitting the button.
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The battle takes place in the city of Mosul, Iraq and it was the hottest day of the summer. Recently ISIS has managed to capture the important city and after driving out the Iraqi forces they were now in complete control.
In the middle of the city was a small market place and there, 5 ISIS soldiers were relaxing while also pillaging a house for any goods they can take for themselves. They have heard news of the Taliban wanting to gain ground in Iraq but this was their turf and they were determined to defend it against the rival group.
Islamic State of Iraq: 5
Prowling through the streets a few blocks away were 5 Taliban insurgents who were sent by their leader to lead an assault on Mosul with the intention of capturing it from ISIS to gain their own stronghold in Iraq and maybe spread their influence across the country. Their main objective first was to scout and take out any ISIS fighters present. Two were armed with AK-47s, one was armed with an RPG, another a PKM and the last a PPs-43.
Taliban: 5
The Pashtun insurgents continued to prowl the streets until they heard talking in Arabic and the cell leader held his hands up prompting his men to halt. He motions for his man with the RPG to go up and investigate and upon doing so he reports back and informs his leader of the 5 ISIS soldiers up ahead.
The Taliban fighters then sneak their way and take up positions circling the unsuspecting ISIS fighters and with the signal the Taliban with the RPG loaded his rocket and aimed at ISIS fighter who had decided to pee against the wall. The rocket sailing through the air and exploding right behind him sending his body hitting the wall with a sickening crack killing him instantly.
Islamic State of Iraq: 4 - Taliban: 5
''Maadha kan hadha?!'' The ISIS leader shouted in pure shock.
The ISIS fighters recognized the sound of the RPG and instantly went into cover with their weapons draw as the Taliban began to open fire on them at such a volume that they were unable to fire back.
The ISIS leader manages to peak his head out just enough to catch a glimpse of their attackers and it didn't take him by surprise.
"'Iinaha Taliban! daeuna nuetihim trhybana eraqyana hqyqyana!''
The ISIS fighters decide to show their fighting skills by aiming their various guns out from their points of cover and the Taliban fighter using the PKM had to halt and duck his head to avoid losing his as the Iraqis were focusing their fire on him as he was providing most of the suppression fire on them. He goes to try and fire back but one of the ISIS soldiers with a Norinco CQ manages to catch him and shoots him right in the forehead splattering his brains on the back wall.
Islamic State of Iraq: 4 - Taliban: 4
Annoyed, the Taliban leader takes out his AK-47 and fires as much bullets as he could at his opponents and the ISIS fighter with the CQ takes several rounds to the chest and falls into a pool of his own blood.
Islamic State of Iraq: 3 - Taliban: 4
Satisfied with having two enemies killed the Taliban leader calls for his men to flee, split up and regroup once they've finished killing off the ISIS fighters. The Taliban each take their weapons, flee their spots and head in various directions. Not wanting their enemies to get away the ISIS fighters split up as well and began to hunt the Pashtun insurgents down.
The ISIS soldier armed with an AKS-74u makes his way into an alleyway with several shops in both sides and cautiously makes his way through it. When he passes through an open door to a food shop a Taliban fighter leaps out and swings his AK-47 and manages to hit the Iraqi across the face sending him stumbling sideways. The Pashtun terrorist raises his rifle to open fire and finish his opponent off but the Iraqi terrorist responds by grabbing a rock on the ground and swings it at the Pashtun's temple.
The force of the blow knocks the Taliban backward and taking the opportunity he grabs his 74u and empties several shots into the Pashtun's chest killing him.
Islamic State of Iraq: 3 - Taliban: 3
He smirks at his victory but he was unaware that the Taliban leader was already sneaking up behind him and with the khyber knife covers his mouth and stabs the blade through his neck.
Islamic State of Iraq: 2 - Taliban: 3
Elsewhere, the lead ISIS fighter prowls through the town plaza with his pistol held protectively in front of him. He had caught a glimpse of one of those Taliban fighters heading into this area and he was now hunting him down. As he makes his way toward the fountain ahead the Taliban fighter pops out with his own PPs aimed and ready for the kill.
The ISIS leader jumps for cover behind a nearby car and narrowly avoided getting shredded to pieces. He double checks his 74u to make sure it was loaded and ready and he waits for the Taliban to expend his ammo and once he heard the gun click he rushes out of cover and fires off several rounds from his weapon, one hitting the Taliban in the shoulder knocking him backward, but not kill.
The Taliban fighter tries in vain to reload his weapon to defend himself but the ISIS leader was already on him and finishes him off with a burst from the AKS-74u.
Islamic State of Iraq: 2 - Taliban: 2
With his target killed he leaves the area to find his last man and finish this fight once and for all.
In another part of the city the other ISIS fighter wields his Rheinmetall MG-3 and slowly searches each individual shop with the hopes of finding those damned Taliban goats. He hears what he makes out to be footsteps behind him and turns and is shot at by the Taliban second in command with a Makarov. One of the bullets finds it's way into his forearm making him grunt in pain but the small round only tore caused a flesh wound so he wasn't worried about it.
He readies his MG-3 up and fires back at the Taliban fighter but only misses his shots. He hears more footsteps and looks to see the Taliban leader joining his last soldier and together they both fire at him pinning him completely behind cover.
He cowers under the intense fire before noticing something sticking out of a barrel. It was an I.E.D. and smiling he crawls over under fire and grabs the remote from atop the barrel and rushes away in hopes of coercing the Pashtuns to chase him.
They do just that with the Taliban second in command leading and once he turned the corner the ISIS fighter was already waving at the Pashtun fighter and before he can raise his weapon to kill the Iraqi he dies in an explosion courtesy of the I.E.D.
Islamic State of Iraq: 2 - Taliban: 1
The ISIS fighter coughs from the ensuing smoke and slowly walks up to the corpse to make sure the Taliban fighter was really dead but several shots ring out and he drops to the ground with a bullet hole in his throat and one in his eye socket.
Islamic State of Iraq: 1 - Taliban: 1
The Taliban leader only sneers at the corpse before hearing footsteps. Looking up he sees the remaining ISIS soldier and the two men only scoff and shake their heads as they eyed each other. The Taliban pulled down on the cloth that covered his face and the ISIS leader removed his cloth as well.
"Ant maeiz Talibana." Said the Iraqi.
The two men toss whatever firearms they had aside and drew their respective knives ready to end the conflict once and for all. They slowly step toward each other and slowly circle each other. The Taliban fighter made the first move going in for a thrust with his knife but the Iraqi countered by swinging his bowie knife at the Pashtun's arm causing a small cut.
Grimacing in pain the Taliban leader follows up with a horizontal slash and manages to leave a moderate cut across the ISIS leader's face scarring him and turning his face visibly red from the blood that began to seep from the wound. Clutching his face in pain the Taliban leader took the chance to thrust again but the Iraqi quickly rushed to the side and grabbed a handful of dirt and tossed it at the Taliban's eyes blinding him.
He rushes in to deliver the final blow but the Pashtun insurgent manages to throw a punch at him sending him to the ground. He successfully rubs the dirt out from his eyes and goes to bring the khyber knife down onto the ISIS leader but he was nowhere to be seen.
He hears a whistle accompanied by the cocking of a gun and looks to see the ISIS leader had taken the chance to grab his fallen comrade's MG-3 and was now aiming it at him.
He did not have time to react when the ISIS leader unleashed a burst of the weapon, the buzz saw of a gun riddling the Taliban leader's body several times over before he falls to the ground. The Iraqi halts his fire and was surprised to see the Pashtun barely holding onto life and while he would take pleasure in shooting the man into pieces a lightbulb formed above his head.
He takes his bowie knife and walks over to the dying Taliban and flips him on his back and places the knife against his throat. The Taliban's eyes widened in shock as he realized what was coming next...
The ISIS fighter began to roughly saw his way through the Pashtun's neck, a hand on the man's mouth to muffle his screams as the bowie knife sliced cleantly through his flesh...his carotid arteries and jugular veins...then...his world went black when the knife severed his spinal cord killing him.
Islamic State of Iraq: 1 - Taliban: 0
After he had completely severed the head, he takes the body part and places it onto the back of the corpse and stabs the bowie knife into the back in between the shoulder blades.
He raises his arms into the air and screams ''ALLAHU AKBAR! ALLAHU AKBAR!"
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Winner: Islamic State of Iraq
Islamic State of Iraq: 517
Bowie Knife: 1
Glock 19: 24
AKS-74u: 98
Norinco CQ: 153
Rheinmetall MG-3: 167
I.E.D.: 74
Taliban: 483
Khyber Knife: 1
Makarov PM: 5
PPs-43: 60
AK-47: 153
PK Machine Gun: 167
RPG-7: 97
X-Factors
Training: 85/Training: 80
Brutality: 99/Brutality: 99
Logistics: 87/Logistics: 85
Terrain Adaptability: 89/Terrain Adaptability: 89
Influence: 80/Influence: 80
Fanaticism: 95/Fanaticism: 93
Following a battle between the world's most dangerous terrorist groups, it would be ISIS who would prove themselves superior with a close 51.7% of the wins compared to the Taliban's 48.3%. It was largely in part due to their military training many had received as well as their superior submachine and powerful MG-3. The Taliban almost had them with their super reliable weapons like the AK-47 and PKM which scored in high numbers combined with their better explosives.
''ISIS won because some were former Iraqi soldiers who were well trained and taught their peers military tactics. Regardless of who won they both suck.'' DAM explained.
''I don't care who won, they both hate my people so therefore I hate them both. The IDF would defeat these two in a heartbeat.'' Zivon commented shaking his head.
''Huh, I thought the Taliban was going to win but I guess I was wrong. It kinda does make sense that this would be an ISIS win.'' Demigod said.
''There was no bias in this battle, the Taliban did not give up in this fight and in real life I'm sure they can beat ISIS, however, ISIS proved today that they're much worse and have the capabilities to wipe the Taliban out. If the Taliban played their cards right they can win and the same can be said for ISIS. Oh man, this match is so controversial it makes me sick..'' Rice Man concluded.
(The ISIS leader is seen walking away from the battle that claimed the life of his men. Despite the loss he knew that the Taliban has picked the wrong fight and he knows with more men and planning they will make sure the Taliban never set foot in their turf again. He gets into a car and drives off with the weapons he scavenged from the fight.)
ISIS Translation: ''What was that?!'', ''It's the Taliban! Give them a proper Iraqi welcome!", ''You Taliban goat.''
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Next time on Deadliest Warrior: Rice Man's Edition. Two of Europe's best black powder marksmen come forth to battle.
Spanish Tercio: The Spanish empire's famed infantry and Europe's first professional modern army.
vs.
English Musketeers: England's mass firing infantry who battered their enemies with a blizzard of bullets.
WHO IS DEADLIEST?!