User blog comment:Deathblade 100/July is a terrible time to die: 20th of July Conspirators vs 26th of July Movement/@comment-17814994-20170618092406

Elgb's "Summer In July? Really?" EDGES!!!

Rifle: Easy edge to the SKS rifle since its semi-automatic as opposed to the Kar which is bolt-action. It will pin down and outshoot anyone using old-fashioned repeating rifles, and that's the reason why we don't use bolt-action battle rifles anymore today. EDGE: July 26

SMG: Givign the edge to the classic Tommy Gun for its larger magazine, a shoulder stock for more controlled firing, and the more devastating round. The only advantages I see with the MP-40 is its superior maneuverability and ergonomics (The Thompson M1921's bulk and rattle is the reason why it was never adopted in any army). But in a small firefight, the Tommy Gun will blow through your enemies better than the MP 40. EDGE: July 26

Pistol #1: Both of these were ladies' pistols but while I'll give the Bond gun its due since its got higher muzzle veloctiy, the Makarov has the slightly larger bullet and a slightly larger magazine. In small pistols where the first shot seldomly counts, the one that can spew more bullets in the fastest time is superior. EDGE: July 26

Pistol #2: Easy edge again to the Tokarev since its elongated spitzer bullets can pierce and go through deeper than the puny 9mm. EDGE: July 26

Pistol #3: This is a tough one. The classic Colt M1911 fires the more powerful round that can stop anyone dumb enough to be in its sights. Its got the farther range advantage too. But the FN GP-25 has twice the amount of bullets that's enough to even rival today's pistols in terms of rate of fire. In the end though, the Colt M1911 has two adavantages against the FN's one. EDGE: July 26

Explosives: Again this is a tough one. The briefcase bomb needs to be setup, and while it can be primed and detonated, it still took some time before exploding (which isn't suprsing since Claus Von Stauffenberg needed time to escape). The molotov cocktail, while not the most reliable bombs out there, is easier and uses less time to use, since its basically a battlefield weapon rather than an assassin's weapon. EDGE: July 26

Deadliest Warrior?

At first, I was all going for the July 20th Conspirators since they were better trained and was made up of some of the best warriors and soldiers in Nazi Germany. Then again, one should not easily udnerestimate Fidel Castro's men, who manage to defeat their own government's military even if they were supplied by the US and its other allies.

Int he end though, what seals the deal for the victory of July 26th Movement, is their superior firearms. They have at least a decade of weapon supremacy than the WWII weapons of the conspirators. The latter was basically formed to kill only one man, Adolf Hitler, and even in that they failed spectacularly. The July 26th Movement used guerrilla warfare to slowly take down and take control of their country, and that for me, is a far bigger feat than what the Conspirators ever done.