User blog:BattleGames1/Deadliest Warrior Battle 8 - JS Mirai Crew vs Somali Pirates



(Note: I think I misnumbered/mislabelled one of my battles - the Julius Caesar vs Ramses II was #6 and Miyo vs Max was #7) Last time on Deadliest Warrior, Max Payne managed to stop Miyo Takano before she could wreak havoc on the US with her virus. Now, DW takes on the terror of the high seas as we look at two different maritime warriors battle it out.

The JS Mirai Crew, the loyal and determined naval officers that commanded the DDG-182 Mirai into a time storm, through the Pacific Campaign of WWII and back...

vs

The Somali Pirates, Africa's deadly new breed of high-seas hijackers who make millions holding merchant ships hostage at every given moment...

'Who... is... DEADLIEST?'

=The Combatants and their Weapons=

JS Mirai Crew
The JS Mirai was a modified JMSDF Kongou-class guided missile destroyer that was sent back in time after it ventured into a mysterious storm, sending it back in time to the Battle of Midway. The Mirai and her crew rescued an IJN pilot shot down in the Battle, Lt. Kusaka, shortly afterwards. The crew were then forced to drift in the Pacific, trying to survive against attacks by both the U.S. Navy and the IJN at various points in time, and the attempts by Kusaka to use the ship to change history.

Somali Pirates
Somalia is famous for being one of the worst nations on Earth, a desert nation with constant famines and poverty. The Gulf of Aden is an important location for trading vessles as it allows trade between the Indian Ocean and Mediteranian Sea. The ships created overfishing, which made the fishermen of Somalia starve and attack these ships in revenge. From 1986 to today, Somalia has been under a constant civil war, starting with the Somali Revolution. The nation divided by rebel armies, these terrorists began commiting piracy in the Gulf of Aden to fund their war. The pirates still exist today and are growing in power, spreading their piracy as far as India. Because there is no single terrorist group in Somalia, the term 'Somali Pirate' can refer to any of the terrorist and rebel armies, although the most powerful is believed to be Al-Shabaab with an army size of about 15,000 men and have taken over the southern half of Somalia in 2011. The violence in Somalia has grown over the years, making Somalia one of the most unstable governments in the world to the point that criminals have better control over the people. Because piracy is such a luxurious criminal enterprise and the pirates orgonizations have survived international crackdowns, there is little chance that Somali Pirates will die out anytime soon. Although the Somali Civil War is still on, piracy decreased significantly as foreign navies better protecting their ships in the region.

=Weapons Analysis=

M9 Bayonet
The M9 Bayonet is a 7-inch blade that can be used detached or on the end of a rifle. The M9 has a clip point and can, in combination with the sheath, be used as a wire cutter.



Grappling Hook
The  Grappling Hook  is a  is shaped like an anchor with three to five prongs, which is attached to a rope.

BG1's Edge
My edge in this category has to go to the  M9 Bayonet . Despite its small length compared to the grappling hook, the bayonet is designed as a weapon plus it can be attached to the Howa rifle, unlike the hook.

SIG Sauer P220
The SIG Sauer P220 is the standard issue sidearm of the JSDF. It fires from a 9-round magazine and an effective range of about 50 meters as well as a muzzle velocity of 760 m/s.



Tokarev TT-33
The Tokarev TT-33 is a WWII-era Russian semi automatic 7.65mm handgun with an eight-round magazine. The Tokarev has a range of about 50 meters and a muzzle velocity of 420 m/s.

BG1's Edge
The edge here goes to the  SIG Sauer P220  for having a bigger magazine and higher killing power.

Howa Type 89
The Howa Type 89 is a 5.56mm assault rifle capable of firing in full auto, semi auto, or three round bursts with a rate of fire of about 750 rounds per minute and a muzzle velocity of 920 m/s. The Howa can fire from a 20 or 30 round magazine. The Type 89 has an effective range of 500 meters.

AKM
The AKM is a modernized version of the legendary Russian AK47 assault rifle. The AKM is most commonly equipped with a 30-round magazine. The weapon fired 7.62mm rounds at at rate of fire of 600 round per minute and a velocity of 715 meters per second.

BG1's Edge
This is kind of close to call but ultimately, the edge here goes to the  Howa Type 89  for its superior rate of fire and muzzle velocity. I say its too close to call because the AKM shares the same (albeit slightly improved IMO) ergonomic capabilities as the AK-47, and it fires bigger bullets.

M249 SAW
The M249 SAW is the a 5.56mm light machine gun with a rate of fire of 750-1000 rounds per minute and a range of about 1000 meters and a muzzle velocity of 915 meters per second.

PK Machine Gun
The PKM is a 7.62mm general purpose machine gun with a rate of fire of 650-850 rounds per minute and a range of about 1500 meters. The weapon uses 100 or 200 round belt (200 for the purpose of this match). The gun has muzzle velocity of 850 meters per second.

BG1's Edge
The SAW fires deadlier rounds at a faster rate than the PKM, but the PKM has the greater range. If either one had a different weight, then that would make a difference, but it doesn't so I'm going to have to call it  Even  (albeit, with a slight lean towards the PKM).

Panzerfaust 3
The Panzerfaust 3 is the standard JSDF rocket launcher. It has a maximum range of 920 meters and fires a 110mm warhead. The Panzerfaust 3 is equipped with a telescopic sight.

RPG-7
The RPG-7 is a Russian anti-tank rocket launcher with an 85mm warhead. The RPG has a muzzle velocity of 115 meters per second and an effective range of 200 meters but a maximum of 920 meters.

BG1's Edge
This one easily goes to the Panzerfaust 3 for its larger explosive payload which doesn't add on as much weight to the handle.

=X-Factor Analysis= TBA

=Battle= JS Mirai Crew:

Somali Pirates:

TBA

Experts Opinion
TBA

Battle Notes
For this battle, it will be the 6 members of the crew on the ship (Kadomatsu, Kikuchi, Oguri, Umezu, Satake and Mori) and the ship, having gone through the timestorm finds itself a few hundred meters away from the coast of Somalia (the ship and the 6 members mentioned above stayed on the ship while the rest of the crew are thrown off and found on Japanese soil/waters). The pirates will be boarding the ship from the front end near the heli-pad and perhaps someone can be willing to tell me (if they know how long it takes to get from one part of the ship to another) where the little fights should take places - the crew quarters? the kitchen? the control deck? the engine bay?

Voting won't happen immediately after this is posted up because I still have X-Factors to fill out. Once that's done, then I'll give you the signal.