User blog:Sidekickman/Waffen SS vs The E.R.P.

The Waffen SS, the fanatical nazi military unit, which worked both in combat and as Hitler's personal guard...

VS

The ERP (Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo), the guerrilla group of Argentina that was able to run several successful assaults on different military bases all over their home country, trained in both urban and forest guerrilla warfare...

Who... is... DEADLIEST!?

The Weapons:

Weapon Characteristics:

Waffen SS:

The Walther P38 pistol:

The P38 uses a double action trigger design similar to that of the earlier Walther PPKs, and a loaded chamber indicator is also incorporated. The P38 was the first locked-breech pistol to use a double-action trigger (the earlier double-action PPK was an unlocked blowback design, but the more powerful 9x19mm Parabellum round used in the P38 mandated a locked breech design). The shooter could load a round into the chamber, use the de-cocking lever to safely lower the hammer without firing the round, and carry the weapon loaded with the hammer down. A pull of the trigger, with the hammer down, fired the first shot and the operation of the pistol ejected the fired round and reloaded a fresh round into the chamber, all features found in many modern day handgun. It had an effective range for 50 m (55 yd)

MP-18 submachine gun:

The MP-18 manufactured by Theodor Bergmann Waffenbau Abteilung was the first practical submachine gun used in combat. It was introduced into service in 1918 by the German Army during World War I as the primary weapon of the Stosstruppen, assault groups specialized in trench combat. Although MP18 production ended in the 1920s, its design formed the basis of most submachine guns manufactured between 1920 and 1960. The firepower of this new class of weapons made such an impression on the Allies that the Treaty of Versailles specifically banned further study and manufacture of such light automatic firearms by Germany. It used 9×19mm Parabellum Cartridges.

StG 44 assault rifle:

The rifle was chambered for the 7.92x33mm Kurz cartridges, also known as 8x33mm Kurz and 7.9 mm Kurz. This shorter version of the German standard (8x57mm IS) rifle round, in combination with the weapon's selective-fire design, provided a compromise between the controllable firepower of a submachine gun at close quarters with the accuracy and power of a bolt action rifle at intermediate ranges. While the StG44 had less range and power than the more powerful infantry rifles of the day, Wehrmacht studies had shown that most combat engagements occurred at less than 300 m, with the majority within 200 m. Full-power rifle cartridges were excessive for the vast majority of uses for the average soldier.

Model 24 grenade:

The Model 24 Stielhandgranate was the standard hand grenade of the German Army from the end of World War I until the end of World War II. The very distinctive appearance led to its being called a "stick grenade", or a "potato masher" in British Army slang, and is today one of the most easily recognized infantry weapons of the 20th century.

Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP):

Ballester Molina 11,25 pistol:

The Ballester-Molina was used by Argentina's security forces. The Argentine Army adopted this weapon in 1938. The Ballester-Molina is a short recoil-operated semi-automatic locked breech pistol. The locking system is a near identical copy to the Colt M1911A1, with the swinging lock used to unlock the barrel from the slide. The trigger is single action, two stage, but pivots rather than slides like the 1911 trigger. The hammer is locked by the frame-mounted manual safety, and there is no grip safety. Overall quality is excellent. Many examples for sale on the surplus market have seen heavy use, but show little internal wear. The Ballester Molina is a copy of a Spanish Star pistol rather than an M1911 Colt, but was manufactured in .45 ACP. It has a few parts, such as barrel, magazine, and recoil spring, interchangeable with the M1911. The Ballester Molina was a very well made and very accurate pistol, which can successfully compete with any .45 manufactured in those times. The Ballester is also known as the "Hafdasa" after the initials of the company that made it. The ERP got their hands on these guns during raids into bases of the Argentine army, where they stole weapons, uniforms and ammo.

PP submachine gun:

The PP submachine gun was a home-made copy of the Carl Gustav Kulsprutepistol m/45 submachine gun (Swedish), which was used by the Argentine army at the time. It worked just like it, used the same ammo, but it was a little heavier and lacked the shoulder stock/holster, the factory of parts were in Mar del Plata, Florida, Don Torcuato, Garin, Villa Ballester in the Buenos Aires province. Just like the Kulsprutepistol m/45, it used 9x19mm Parabellum cartridges, and had no safety switch. It had a 36-round box magazine and a simple blowback action, it was very accurate at 250 meters, and because of its nature it was easy to handle, repair, and use.

FN FAL assault rifle:

Just like the Ballester Molina, the ERP got this assault rifles by stealing them from army bases in Argentina. The FAL was predominantly chambered for the 7.62x51mm NATO round, and because of its prevalence and widespread use among the armed forces of many NATO countries during the Cold War it was nicknamed "The right arm of the Free World". The FAL operates by means of a gas-operated action very similar to that of the Russian SVT-40. The gas system is driven by a short-stroke, spring-loaded piston housed above the barrel, and the locking mechanism is what is known as a tilting breechblock. To lock, it drops down into a solid shoulder of metal in the heavy receiver much like the bolts of the Russian SKS carbine and French MAS-49 series of semi-automatic rifles. The gas system is fitted with a gas regulator behind the front sight base, allowing adjustment of the gas system in response to environmental conditions, and a separate gas plug can be closed completely to allow for the firing of rifle grenades and manual loading. The FAL's magazine capacity ranges from 5 to 30 rounds, with most magazines holding 20 rounds. Argentine FALs were produced by the government-owned arsenal FM (Fabricaciones Militares) at the Fábrica Militar de Armas Portátiles "Domingo Matheu" (FMAP "DM") in Fray Luis Beltrán, located a few miles north of Rosario. The acronym "FAL" was kept, its translation being "Fusil Automático Liviano", (Light Automatic Rifle). Military rifles were produced with the full auto fire option. The rifles were usually known as the FM FAL, for the "Fabricaciones Militares" brand name (FN and FM have a long standing licensing and manufacturing agreement).

SFM-4 grenade:

The SFM-4 was built in secret factories of the ERP all over the country. It was a simple hand grenade, built using a metal pipe and dynamite cartridges. It was easy to handle and actually had the instructions written on the side. Like modern grenades of its time, its fuse is lit by an internal device rather than an external flame, and it started by pulling the safety fuse. It was heavy, which allowed it to be thrown pretty far away, and its designed allowed it to be like a fragmentation grenade.

(Source of some of this were from Wikipedia articles, others from personal research in history books)

The Battle: This battle will be a group battle, six on six, it will take place at night, on a small town on the outskirts of a thick forest, the buildings of the town will be just houses and shops, all of them abandoned, built with bricks.

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