Episode 4: Pirate vs Knight
Knight Team: David Coretti (Army Veteran/Sword Expert), Josh Paugh (Medieval Weapons Expert)
Pirate Team: Michael Triplett (Pirate Weapons Master), David Hernandez (Sword Fighting Instructor)
Knight Weapons: Morningstar, Crossbow, Halberd, Broadsword, Plate Armor
Pirate Weapons: Grenado, Flintlock Pistol, Blunderbuss, Cutlass, Boarding Axe
Pirate Knight Advantage
Close Range: Cutlass Broadsword Even
Mid Range: Blunderbuss Halberd Blunderbuss
Long Range: Flintlock Pistol Crossbow Crossbow
Special Weapons: Grenado Morningstar Grenado
Close Range Offense Vs. Defense: Boarding Axe Plate Armor Plate Armor
- Both swords were tested against pig carcasses; the broadsword cleaved its pig in half while the cutlass almost managed to do the same. The contest was declared a draw with both showing high killing power, despite the fact that the judges had gone much further in testing for more accurate data with other weapons.
-The Blunderbuss, despite a misfire, was able to put a hole with one of its pellets through a double plate armor layer. The Halberd was a deadly and versatile weapon, as it managed to cut up a gel torso's head. However, because of the Blunderbuss's power of penetration and concussion, it was given the advantage.
-Both ranged weapons were tested on dummies, with the crossbow bolt penetrating deeply into an unprotected dummy. The flintlock, meanwhile, was able to dent but not penetrate the single breastplate on its dummy. Furthermore, Triplett called his shot but missed, indicating inaccuracy in the flintlock. The crossbow took the win thanks to its killing power, accuracy, and the deficiencies of the flintlock.
-The Morningstar proved to be a fast and deadly close-range weapon when it shattered a dummy skull with one swing. The Grenado was detonated inside a plexiglass box with several pigs, one having an armor plate. The grenado produced a great blast, tearing holes in the unprotected pigs. However, it failed to penetrate the armor at close range. With both weapons effective the win was given to the grenado for its concussion, shock value, and shrapnel.
-The Plate Armor was tested throughout the show, being effective against most of the Pirate weapons. The Boarding Axe put a very small hole in a Knight helmet, but didn't penetrate it. The edge was given to the armor for its defense power.
Simulation 4
This simulation begins much like the other ones in a forest area near a beach. A Pirate appears and finds a chest full of gold, and is about to return to his ship, but a Knight on horseback approaches him. The Pirate pulls out a flintlock pistol and the Knight charges him. The Pirate evades the Knight and fires his flintlock, missing completely, and follows up with another shot hitting the Knight's armor, but he is unaffected. The Knight comes around and swings his morningstar at the Pirate, knocking off his hat, but missing his head (although there was a sound of impact so it most likely struck his shoulder). The Pirate, realizing he cannot win like this, retreats, unpacks his grenado, lights it, and throws it up in the air at the passing Knight, who suffers a direct explosion from the grenado, knocking him off the horse, and dazing him. The Pirate approaches the inanimate Knight, only to be shot in the leg by the now conscious Knight's crossbow. In pain, he removes the bolt, and quickly dodges another strike from the Knight's morningstar, rolling to the ground and countering with his blunderbuss. The Knight this time is injured, but not dead. He pursues the retreating Pirate, who in unaware the Knight is on his trail. The Pirate finally becomes aware the Knight is following him, and uses another of his flintlocks, which once again fails to penetrate the Knight's armor. The two then clash at a short-range battle on the beach, with both warriors displaying good but different sword-fighting. The Knight tries to disarm the Pirate but fails. The Knight, with his visor raised, forces the Pirate back and begins to swing wildly at him. However, the Pirate perches himself on top of a rock, parrys a blow, jumps down, and throws some sand at the Knight's exposed eyes. The Knight tackles the Pirate, knocking them both down, but he has trouble recovering due to his heavy armor. The Pirate gets up, retrieves his last flintlock pistol and crawls towards the Knight. With the Knight incapacitated, the Pirate lifts the Knight's visor and fires his flintlock pistol at point blank range into the Knight's face. The dead Knight slumps back as the Pirate lets out a cry of triumph.
Overall Winner: Pirate
This battle pitted Blackpowder Offense against Plate Armor Defense; in the end, although the Knight had vastly superior armor, it came down to, as Geoff said, "bringing a knife to a gun fight". The Pirate had more modern weapons, and although they were partially inaccurate, they were forceful enough to do massive damage when they hit. The blunderbuss was particularly deadly, and was the most effective weapon in the simulation by far, scoring nearly as many kills on its own as the Knight did with all of his weapons. It also has the greatest number of kills made by an outdated ranged weapon on the show.
Knight Pirate
Overall Kills: 371 629
Close Range: Broadsword: 103 Cutlass: 25 Boarding Axe: 13
Mid Range: Halberd: 108 Blunderbuss: 352
Long Range: Crossbow: 106 Flintlock Pistol: 41
Special Weapons: Morningstar: 54 Grenado: 198
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadliest_Warrior
Knight Team: David Coretti (Army Veteran/Sword Expert), Josh Paugh (Medieval Weapons Expert)
Pirate Team: Michael Triplett (Pirate Weapons Master), David Hernandez (Sword Fighting Instructor)
Knight Weapons: Morningstar, Crossbow, Halberd, Broadsword, Plate Armor
Pirate Weapons: Grenado, Flintlock Pistol, Blunderbuss, Cutlass, Boarding Axe
Pirate Knight Advantage
Close Range: Cutlass Broadsword Even
Mid Range: Blunderbuss Halberd Blunderbuss
Long Range: Flintlock Pistol Crossbow Crossbow
Special Weapons: Grenado Morningstar Grenado
Close Range Offense Vs. Defense: Boarding Axe Plate Armor Plate Armor
- Both swords were tested against pig carcasses; the broadsword cleaved its pig in half while the cutlass almost managed to do the same. The contest was declared a draw with both showing high killing power, despite the fact that the judges had gone much further in testing for more accurate data with other weapons.
-The Blunderbuss, despite a misfire, was able to put a hole with one of its pellets through a double plate armor layer. The Halberd was a deadly and versatile weapon, as it managed to cut up a gel torso's head. However, because of the Blunderbuss's power of penetration and concussion, it was given the advantage.
-Both ranged weapons were tested on dummies, with the crossbow bolt penetrating deeply into an unprotected dummy. The flintlock, meanwhile, was able to dent but not penetrate the single breastplate on its dummy. Furthermore, Triplett called his shot but missed, indicating inaccuracy in the flintlock. The crossbow took the win thanks to its killing power, accuracy, and the deficiencies of the flintlock.
-The Morningstar proved to be a fast and deadly close-range weapon when it shattered a dummy skull with one swing. The Grenado was detonated inside a plexiglass box with several pigs, one having an armor plate. The grenado produced a great blast, tearing holes in the unprotected pigs. However, it failed to penetrate the armor at close range. With both weapons effective the win was given to the grenado for its concussion, shock value, and shrapnel.
-The Plate Armor was tested throughout the show, being effective against most of the Pirate weapons. The Boarding Axe put a very small hole in a Knight helmet, but didn't penetrate it. The edge was given to the armor for its defense power.
Simulation 4
This simulation begins much like the other ones in a forest area near a beach. A Pirate appears and finds a chest full of gold, and is about to return to his ship, but a Knight on horseback approaches him. The Pirate pulls out a flintlock pistol and the Knight charges him. The Pirate evades the Knight and fires his flintlock, missing completely, and follows up with another shot hitting the Knight's armor, but he is unaffected. The Knight comes around and swings his morningstar at the Pirate, knocking off his hat, but missing his head (although there was a sound of impact so it most likely struck his shoulder). The Pirate, realizing he cannot win like this, retreats, unpacks his grenado, lights it, and throws it up in the air at the passing Knight, who suffers a direct explosion from the grenado, knocking him off the horse, and dazing him. The Pirate approaches the inanimate Knight, only to be shot in the leg by the now conscious Knight's crossbow. In pain, he removes the bolt, and quickly dodges another strike from the Knight's morningstar, rolling to the ground and countering with his blunderbuss. The Knight this time is injured, but not dead. He pursues the retreating Pirate, who in unaware the Knight is on his trail. The Pirate finally becomes aware the Knight is following him, and uses another of his flintlocks, which once again fails to penetrate the Knight's armor. The two then clash at a short-range battle on the beach, with both warriors displaying good but different sword-fighting. The Knight tries to disarm the Pirate but fails. The Knight, with his visor raised, forces the Pirate back and begins to swing wildly at him. However, the Pirate perches himself on top of a rock, parrys a blow, jumps down, and throws some sand at the Knight's exposed eyes. The Knight tackles the Pirate, knocking them both down, but he has trouble recovering due to his heavy armor. The Pirate gets up, retrieves his last flintlock pistol and crawls towards the Knight. With the Knight incapacitated, the Pirate lifts the Knight's visor and fires his flintlock pistol at point blank range into the Knight's face. The dead Knight slumps back as the Pirate lets out a cry of triumph.
Overall Winner: Pirate
This battle pitted Blackpowder Offense against Plate Armor Defense; in the end, although the Knight had vastly superior armor, it came down to, as Geoff said, "bringing a knife to a gun fight". The Pirate had more modern weapons, and although they were partially inaccurate, they were forceful enough to do massive damage when they hit. The blunderbuss was particularly deadly, and was the most effective weapon in the simulation by far, scoring nearly as many kills on its own as the Knight did with all of his weapons. It also has the greatest number of kills made by an outdated ranged weapon on the show.
Knight Pirate
Overall Kills: 371 629
Close Range: Broadsword: 103 Cutlass: 25 Boarding Axe: 13
Mid Range: Halberd: 108 Blunderbuss: 352
Long Range: Crossbow: 106 Flintlock Pistol: 41
Special Weapons: Morningstar: 54 Grenado: 198
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadliest_Warrior
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