User blog:El Alamein/Brazilian Militia vs. Somali Pirates



It's the battle of the third world as two of the most poverty-stricken criminal groups lock and load! The Brazilian Militia, fanatical and well-armed gunmen who took to the streets and rooftops after foreign troops invaded their territory, takes aim at the Somali Pirates, grimly determined coastal raiders who turned to violence out of desperation! High-caliber handguns, assault rifles, light machine guns, and explosive rocket launchers will all tear the battlefield to shreds, but when the last spent casing clatters to the ground and the last gunshot echoes into silence, only one team will be the deadliest warriors!

Brazilian Militia




The Brazilian Militia is an enemy faction in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. They reside in Rio de Janeiro where they come into conflict with Task Force 141. Their faction symbol is a blood-red left-hand print. Rather than a real, official militia, they are little more than a criminal gang, but they are a very large and well-armed one, sporting a colorful mix of civilian garb and military hardware.

Unlike common gangs, the Militia is very well armed and numbers in the hundreds. It is likely that they comprise the entire gangster population of Rio. Though not the most efficient soldiers, they are sufficiently well-equipped and well-led to prove a very serious threat to Task Force 141, using their numbers and hardware to put up a heavy fight. They are ferocious in combat, willing to engage the enemy in close-quarters combat to finish them off, and make rudimentary attempts towards tactics to surprise the enemy, such as hiding behind doors or corners and bursting unexpectedly from rooftops or windowsills.

Weapons
|-| Close Range=

| Desert Eagle




 * .50 Action Express round


 * 7-round box magazine


 * 6-in. (152.4 mm) barrel length


 * 4.2 lbs (1.9 kg)


 * -| Medium Range=

| FAL




 * 7.62x51mm NATO round


 * 30-round box magazine


 * Semi-automatic (I know it can go fully auto in real life, but in MW2 it's semi and those are the guns that the Militia use)


 * 400-600 m effective firing range


 * Muzzle velocity of 840 m/s (2,755 ft/s)


 * 9.48 lbs (4.3 kg)


 * -| Long Range=

| RPD




 * 7.62x39mm round


 * 100-round belt stored in drum magazine


 * 650-750 rds/min


 * 1,000 m max firing range


 * Muzzle velocity of 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s)


 * 16.31 lbs (7.4 kg)


 * -| Launcher=

| M79 "Thumper" grenade launcher




 * 40x46mm grenade


 * Single-shot, breech-loader


 * 350 m effective firing range, 400 m max firing range


 * Muzzle velocity of 76 m/s (247 ft/s)


 * 6.45 lbs (2.93 kg)


 * -| Grenade=

| M67 grenade




 * 180 g (6.5 oz) Composition B explosives


 * 4-second fuse


 * Fragmentation grenade

Somali Pirates




Somalia is famous for being one of the poorest nations on Earth, a desert nation with constant famines and poverty. The Gulf of Aden is an important location for trading vessels, as it allows trade between the Indian Ocean and Mediteranian Sea. The ships created overfishing, which led the fishermen of Somalia to starvation and attack these ships in revenge. From 1986 to the present, 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.

Many of the pirates can have upwards of 20 years of combat experience, and their livelihood as fishermen gives them complete dominance in the open ocean. Cheap Soviet weaponry coupled with its ease of use gave these criminals easy access to arms, and they quickly learned to use them to deadly effect.

Weapons
|-| Close Range=

| Colt Python revolver




 * .357 Magnum round


 * 6-round cylinder


 * 6-inch (152.4 mm) barrel length


 * 3 lbs (1.4 kg)


 * -| Medium Range=

| AK-47




 * 7.62x39mm round


 * 30-round banana magazine


 * 600 rds/min


 * 400 m effective firing range


 * Muzzle velocity of 715 m/s (2,350 ft/s)


 * 7.7 lbs (3.47 kg)


 * -| Long Range=

| PK Machine gun




 * 7.62x54mm round


 * 100-round belt stored in box container


 * 650-750 rds/min


 * 1,500 m max firing range


 * Muzzle velocity of 825 m/s (2,706.69 ft/s)


 * 19.84 lbs (9 kg)


 * -| Launcher=

| RPG-7V




 * 40 mm PG-7V warhead


 * Single-shot, muzzle-loader


 * 200 m effective firing range, 900 m max firing range


 * Muzzle velocity of 115 m/s (377.29 ft/s)


 * 15 lbs (7 kg)


 * -| Grenade =

| RGD-5 grenade




 * 110 g (3.88 oz) TNT explosives


 * 3.2-4 second fuse


 * Fragmentation grenade

X-Factors
|-| Logistics=

Brazilian Militia: 78

Somali Pirates: 72

Although neither group is very well funded, the Brazilian Militia are supplied by arms dealer Alejandro Rojas, whereas the Somali Pirates have to rely on weapons and ammunition that they can acquire themselves - be it through purchase, bater, or other more forceful means.


 * -| Combat Experience=

Brazilian Militia: 73

Somali Pirates: 82

Somalia has been in a state of perpetual warfare for two decades, and many of the survivors of these conflicts are grizzled veterans who have turned to crime in order to survive. Granted, not every single Somali pirate is a civil war veteran, but they will likely have had more experience with a weapon in combat than the Brazilian Militia, who live in a more developed part of the world. Sure, the fight against Task Force 141 was brutal and intense, but it is highly unlikely that such high-scale battles occur frequently in Rio de Janeiro.


 * -| Training=

Brazilian Militia: 77

Somali Pirates: 71

Because the Brazilian Militia has regular shipments of arms and munitions from Rojas, it is reasonable to assume that they have the time to practice with their weapons and become familiar and comfortable with them. The Somali Pirates would not have the luxury of extra ammunition or extra time to spare practicing with their weapons.


 * -| Brutality=

Brazilian Militia: 84

Somali Pirates: 75

The Somali Pirates primarily operate for money gained through a ransom, and it's very difficult to collect a ransom if the hostages have been killed. Of course, they could certainly kill a victim if they needed to, but they do not go into combat ready to kill outright like the Brazilian Militia, who have no financial motivation behind combat.


 * -| Endurance=

Brazilian Militia: 76

Somali Pirates: 79

The Brazilian Militia live in shantytowns that they call home, where they can hide, rest, or retreat if the fighting grows to be too intense. Not only are the Somali Pirates in constant combat out on the ocean, but even on land their safety is not guaranteed with the civil strife that plagues the land. They have no luxury for rest or retreat.


 * -| Audacity=

Brazilian Militia: 78

Somali Pirates: 87

The Brazilian Militia's all-out assault on Task Force 141 was certainly a formidable display of audacity, but the Somali Pirates make their living aggressively attacking other vessels on the open ocean.


 * -| Tenacity=

Brazilian Militia: 86

Somali Pirates: 74

The Somali Pirates are not defensive warriors - their method of combat involves an all-out assault. The Brazilian Militia know their slums well and can pop in and out of ambush locations with ease. Their familiarity with the terrain makes them highly motivated warriors who see themselves as defending their turf.

Battle
Will be 5-on-5

Will take place in a coastal area of Rio de Janeiro.

To be written

Expert's Opinion
To be determined