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Post by GalaxiaD on Sept 4, 2011 14:20:27 GMT -5
Spike has yet another epic battle planned for this Wednesday. Can Season 3 keep up its good work? We'll have to see the remaining episodes to find out, starting with the next one. Who is deadliest? Crazy Horse, the war leader of the Oglala Lakota tribe of Native Americans who assisted his people in the Battle of Little Bighorn? Or Pancho Villa, one of the most famous Mexican Revolutionary generals who alluded General John J. Pershing's expedition for nine straight months? Sound off below.
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Post by Blue Ninjakoopa on Sept 4, 2011 15:23:10 GMT -5
I say Crazy Horse, despite him living in a time much before Pancho's, which would normally give the latter an edge in terms of weaponry advancement among other things. I think Crazy Horse was a better leader; he was defeated much less as well.
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Post by GalaxiaD on Sept 4, 2011 18:06:10 GMT -5
That's true, and Native Americans have a pretty solid record on this show (the Apache and the Comanche both won their battles). However, Pancho Villa is not to be taken lightly. This is the same guy who gave the U.S. Army the run-around for nine straight months, and they never caught him. I think that says a lot about his intelligence and cunning.
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Post by Blue Ninjakoopa on Sept 4, 2011 19:24:14 GMT -5
That is true, but was he as good a general when it came to offense? Sure, he can evade the U.S. Army, which says a lot, but he did lose his share of battles.
This match is sure to be interesting.
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Post by GalaxiaD on Sept 5, 2011 13:36:36 GMT -5
Indeed. May the best warrior win.
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Post by Blue Ninjakoopa on Sept 5, 2011 15:24:52 GMT -5
Yesh. Yesh...
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Post by GalaxiaD on Sept 5, 2011 18:24:30 GMT -5
How come Native Americans are always named after animals?
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Post by Blue Ninjakoopa on Sept 5, 2011 21:11:37 GMT -5
Native Americans were "ones with nature", and followed the animals of the Americas, holding them in high regard, basing their tactics, weaponry, and styles off of animals like the bull or the bear. This is all I know for now; I don't know the reason behind specific names, like Sitting Bull or Crazy Horse.
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Post by GalaxiaD on Sept 6, 2011 17:22:34 GMT -5
I wish I had Native American friends. They seem like cool people.
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Post by Blue Ninjakoopa on Sept 6, 2011 17:48:49 GMT -5
Same here. I have close Native American heritage, too.
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Post by GalaxiaD on Sept 7, 2011 15:43:02 GMT -5
I have very little Native American heritage from my mom's side of the family. Their ancestors were of the Cherokee tribe.
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Post by Blue Ninjakoopa on Sept 7, 2011 18:58:29 GMT -5
My great grandmother (on my mom's side) was full Cherokee. I have her cheek bones, a strong trait among Native Americans. But I'm one eighth, I believe.
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Post by GalaxiaD on Sept 8, 2011 13:16:00 GMT -5
I'm not even that. Like, seriously, it's a trace amount. At any rate, did you catch DW last night? I'm willing to post another well-worded spoiler in case you didn't.
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Post by Blue Ninjakoopa on Sept 9, 2011 0:37:22 GMT -5
I was busy again. *pops popcorn* Spoil me. *fsjal face*
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Post by GalaxiaD on Sept 9, 2011 17:23:35 GMT -5
Pancho Villa won. Pancho's 1894 Winchester rifle got the edge over Crazy Horse's 1860 Henry rifle, but only because it was more compact, had a smoother lever-action, and a closed magazine. The Henry, by comparison, was bigger, had a stiffer lever-action, and an open magazine, making it susceptible to jamming from any grass, dirt, or other debris that could find its way in. As far as performance goes, neither rifle was very accurate, both on foot and on horseback, which is very surprising when you consider that the matchlock muskets wielded by Ivan the Terrible and Hernan Cortes last week were insanely accurate.
For revolvers, Crazy Horse's 1873 Colt got the edge over Pancho's Colt Bisley. Although the Bisley had a higher muzzle velocity, it was neither as accurate nor as deadly as the 1873 Colt.
Pancho's Bolo Knife and Crazy Horse's Inyankapemni Club both performed very well on their ballistic gel torsos, but the Inyankapemni broke on the final blow, showing inferior craftsmanship. Further analysis also revealed that the blows to the head were the only deadly shots; anywhere else the club made contact only dealt minor injuries. Pancho's Bolo Knife, on the other hand, was faster and almost instantly decapitated the torso at the start of the test. It also never broke down and was not as unwieldy as the Inyankapemni Club. Thus, the Bolo Knife got the edge.
In the end, the battle all came down to logistics. Although Crazy Horse was healthier, having narrowly avoided the smallpox and tuberculosis epidemics at the time, while Pancho suffered with insomnia and rheumatoid arthritis, and also boasted better battle tactics than Pancho, he lacked the resources to properly maintain his army, as he commonly scavenged for whatever materials he could find. Pancho, on the other hand, had several resources at his disposal, which was only assisted by the fact that his 1894 Winchester rifle and Colt Bisley revolver fired the same ammunition, resulting in higher efficiency and mobility, as he didn't have to carry as many bullets around.
Crazy Horse had unwavering determination and remarkable heart, but such traits only get you so far on the field of battle. Pancho had the advantages where it matters, and that was ultimately Crazy Horse's undoing. The simulation was pretty good, too. I've seen better, but I've also seen worse.
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