How could they not give the VC the AK 47??? That was a major weapon that was used by them.
On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 9:43 AM, B Smith <daikaij...@yahoo.com> wrote: > The flame thrower was too big of an advantage for the SS. The punji sticks > were good but no match for that. Interesting match but I wonder why they > didn't give the VC a rifle like the SKS or AK-47? That would probably would > have been too big of technical advantage over the Germans. > > BTW they called both of them evil but it was an apples and oranges > comparison to me. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <martinbaxt...@...> > wrote: > > > > I'm so sorry I nodded off on this one. I'm going to Autotune it the > second > > it comes up in my listings, for exactly the reasons you quoted, Keith, > > wanting to know how both sides' reps would express their viewpoints. In > the > > "Aztec Jaguar vs Zonde Warrior" ep, the Aztec guy was talking much smack. > > > > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:21 PM, Keith Johnson > > <keithbjohn...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Wow, "The Deadliest Warrior" is really ranging far afield for the > contests > > > they're staging this season. Tonight it's the Nazi SS vs. the Vietcong. > > > This ought to be interesting because the guys that represent each side > > > always express pride in the combatants they're representing. Wonder how > the > > > Germans who model the SS fighting methods will handle that potential > > > delicate situation? To that point, the show's narrator specifically > called > > > the Viet Cong "evil". I'm sure there are those who'd dispute that > label... > > > > > > ************************************** > > > Blood On the Sand: Nazi SS vs. Viet Cong > > > http://www.spike.com/blog/blood-on-sand-nazi/95670 > > > > > > Geoff Desmoulin here to give you "the bad" and "the ugly" on our next > > > controversial match-up involving two classic American enemies and > describe > > > the science behind getting shot in the head. > > > > > > Separated by two different wars, the WWII-era Elite Guard from Germany > > > named Waffen-SS are taking on asymmetrical warfare experts from the > jungles > > > of Vietnam, the Viet Cong. > > > > > > *The Warriors* > > > > > > Out of the need for a German commando unit (*Sonderkommando*), an elite > > > group was formed by Josef "Sepp" Dietrich in 1933. The regiment quickly > grew > > > to over 800 men and unfortunately, also quickly swore allegiance > (obedience > > > unto death) to Adolf Hitler. The group evolved into over 38 divisions > of > > > what is known as the Waffen-SS. Waffen meaning "the armed version of" > and SS > > > meaning "Schutzstaffel" (Protective Squadron). While some divisions > served > > > alongside the regular army, others were used as Hitler's body guards. > As is > > > well known, after WWII the Waffen-SS was condemned as a criminal > > > organization due to its involvement in war crimes. > > > > > > The Viet Cong (VC) on the other hand was comprised of a conglomerate of > > > regular army, guerrilla fighters, and organized peasants that fought > against > > > US and South Vietnamese forces during the Vietnam War. Many of the men > > > recruited to the VC were given military training in Hanoi and then sent > > > south along the Ho Chi Minh trail to fight the "American Imperialists." > The > > > Tet Offensive is their most known assault where the VC attacked over > 100 > > > South Vietnamese centers including the US embassy in Saigon. After > North and > > > South Vietnam were unified in 1976, the group was dissolved. > > > > > > *Machine Pistol (Mauser C96)* > > > > > > Trivia: Remember Han Solo's blaster from *Star Wars*< > http://www.spike.com/show/37798>? > > > If you thought it looks surprisingly similar to the Waffen-SS Mauser > C96, > > > that's because it was. On to the pistol specs: the 7.63x25 mm could be > fired > > > semi-auto or full-auto at about Mach 1.5 and had sights that were > graded for > > > 1000 m, although it was most effective at less than 200 m. If you know > > > anything about firearms you will agree that those are very impressive > > > numbers for a pistol. However, keep in mind that it got a lot of help > from > > > the forward-placed magazine and attachable buttstock that essentially > turned > > > this pistol into a small rifle - since the magazine became a handle and > the > > > buttstock provided amble stability and recoil absorption. On the show > you'll > > > see just how effective it is in both semi and full-auto modes. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > "If all the world's a stage and we are merely players, who the bloody > hell > > wrote the script?" -- Charles E Grant > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! > Groups Links > > > > -- Celebrating 10 years of bringing diversity to perversity! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
