User blog:So-Pro Warrior/Season 1-Battle 5: Battle of the Alien Fighters.Michael Nantz vs. Alex Hopper

Alright Users on today's Battle we are looking at

Two Modern Day Alien Fighters of the US Armed Forces.

 Michael Nantz 

'''The Marine Staff Sergeant who lead his platoon to fight the alien invaders and defend Los Angeles. '''

 VS! 

 Alex Hopper 

The '''undisciplined U.S. Navy Weapons Officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones who was forced into command to fight off the alien invaders in the waters of Hawaii. '''

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Welcome Deadliest Fiction Users to this weeks Battle. On today's Battle we are looking at two soldiers of the US Marines and Navy both who have foughten against Extraterrestrial life.

Michael Nantz: was a United States Marine Staff Sergeant for 20 years. Not much is known about Nantz's early life or the beginning of his career, but he was a very skilled US Marine. In his last deployment before the unexpected Battle of Los Angeles, he lost many men. He planned on retiring, but soon found himself being called back to the war to fight against an invasion of Los Angeles led by extraterrestrials who were trying to take Earth's resources.

But can this Marine take on a soldier of the Navy!?

Alex Hopper: is a Naval officer assigned to the USS John Paul Jones as its Tactical Action Officer at the rank of Lieutenant. He shows great potential academically, but constantly displays reckless and irresponsible behavior. During the alien attack, Alex leads a team out to investigate the alien force-field ship and is thus away when the aliens attack John Paul Jones, killing its commanding and executive officers. Upon his return, Alex takes command of the ship as he's the highest ranking officer left.

For More Infromation

Michael Nantz

Alex Hopper

Battle Notes of the Battle
5 vs. 5

Nantz and 4 Marines vs. Hopper and 4 Navy Sailors

Close Range
Both soldiers wielded a sidearm for when their primary ran out of ammo.

SSgt. Nantz wielded

The Beretta 92FS

the handgun used as the substitute for the Military M9 Hopper meanwhile wielded
 * Clip Size: 15 Shots
 * Caliber: 9x19mm
 * Weight: 2.1 lbs (0.95 kg)
 * Fire Mode: Semi-Auto

The SIG-Sauer P226 (Navy)

the version of the SIG P226 that is produced to the exact specifications of the pistols supplied to Navy SEALs
 * Clip Size: 15 Shots
 * Caliber: 9x19mm
 * 2.1 lbs (0.96 kg)
 * FIre Mode: Semi-Auto

Expert's Opinion
I'm calling this even as both fire the same round and the same amount of rounds.

 Edge Even 

Long Range
When both of these men fought their alien enemies they both used

The M4A1 Carbine
 * Clip Size: 30 Shots
 * Caliber: 5.56×45mm NATO
 * Rate of FIre: 700–950 round/min
 * Effective Range: 500 m for a point target and 600 m for an area target

Special
Both of these men had extra weapons for dealing with their alien foes.

Nantz's Marines carried with them

The FN M249 SAW

The Squad Automatic Weapon The Weapon that helped take down the final third alien Battleship
 * Feed System: 200 round ammo drum
 * Caliber: 5.56x45mm
 * Weight: 7.5 kg (17 lb) empty/10 kg (22 lb) loaded
 * RoF: Sustained rate of fire: 50 RPM/Rapid rate of fire: 100 RPM/Cyclic rate of fire: 775 RPM
 * Muzzle Velocity: 915 m/s (3,000 ft/s)

The Barrett M82A1

The .50 Cal Sniper Rifle
 * Clip Size: 10-round detachable box magazine
 * Caliber: .50 BMG (12.7×99mm)
 * Weight: 30.9 lb (14.0 kg) w/ 29 inch (73.7 cm) barrel
 * Operation: short recoil, semi-automatic
 * Effective Range: 1,800 m (5,900 ft)
 * Maximum Range: 6,812 m (7,450 yd)

Expert's Opinion
I'm calling these Even as well as while the Barret has the longer range and the bigger round it only is effective at long long range where the SAW can be used at both long and close range fighting.

 Edge Even 

Battleground
Battleground Location Los Angeles Oahu
 * Los Angeles
 * Oahu

X-Factor Evaluation
Nantz-Hopper

 Training

89-80

Edge Nantz: Training must be hard for both Navy and Marines but Marine training is much more tougher as the Marines are trained for land sea and air combat where Hopper is just navy and only receives naval training.

 Combat Experience 

94-87

Edge Nantz: Both Nantz and Hopper fough against Aliens to protect the Earth however Nantz actually had combat exxperience before fighting the aliens where as Hopper didn't.

 Psychological Health

80-83

Edge Hopper: Nantz lost a lot of men during a mission which almost lead him to retirement until the alien invasion. However the lives of those he lost still had a effect on him and also on his men under his command. While Hopper lost his brother to the aliens he was able to keep it together to defeat the aliens in the end.

 Tactics/Battlefield Strategy

85-90

Edge Hopper: During the battle for Los Angeles Nantz did not make a lot of tactics or strategies to fight the aliens rather he just kept to the mission to rescue the civillians until the attack on the alien command center. Hopper on the other hand was able to come up with effective tactcis to hold out against the alien forces taking out the three alien battleships and his tactic with the battleship Missouri helped them to defeat the aliens.

Expert's Opinion
While Nantz and Hopper are tied in the weapons category I give my edge to Nantz due to the X-Factors of Training and Combat Experience as he has had actual combat experience besides just the aliens.

Voting System
1 Vote=5 Sentences or more and Edges Half a Vote=2-4 Sentences
 * Close Range
 * Long Range
 * Special
 * X-Factors

Doesn't Count= Just saying the Warrior, 1 Sentence