User blog comment:Creepyfan80/IRA vs Medellin Cartel/@comment-4661256-20130923235823

'El Alamein's... whatever.'

 Close Range: KA-BAR vs. Machete:  Yeah, this whole "IRA are trained thing" might be blown a bit out of proportion - they're not super commandos or anything - and if Deadliest Warrior is to be taken seriously here for a minute, in Cartel vs. Pirates they claimed that the sicarios were trained by former Israeli commandos. That being said, the bigger machete is scarier and can easily lop off arms or whatever. In the hands of two relatively untrained hitmen, the bigger blade is definitely the better choice.

Edge: Medellin Cartel

 Mid Range: Webley vs. M1911:  The Webley revolver loses here thanks to its longer reload time and (arguably) less accuracy thanks to the superiority of the iron sights on a semi-auto pistol. Plus, the M1911 has one more round per mag than the Webley - and it doesn't lose out on stopping power like a pistol usually would against a six-shooter thanks to its damning .45 round.

Edge: Medellin Cartel

 Long Range: Thompson vs. Uzi:  The Thompson fires the bigger round (assuming we're going with the .45 here) and can fire a drum mag - although otherwise, the Thompson's 20 round mag is smaller than the Uzi's 32 rounds. Plus, the Uzi is lighter and has a slower, more manageable rate of fire that won't burn through ammo as quickly.

Edge: Medellin Cartel

 Explosives: RPG vs. Car Bomb:  Yeah... the car bomb is stationary, situational, and potentially dangerous to the operator. It's overkill. The RPG can be aimed and fired from a distance and it can be reloaded over and over again - once the car bomb blows up you've used it all up.

Edge: IRA

WINNER: DRAW

I can't come to choose a victor here. The Medellin Cartel is packing the more modern weaponry and their brutal mob mentality combined with efficient organization means they'll pose a serious threat, but the IRA makes up for their technological gap with a more militarized organization. Ultimately, though, both groups were mostly shadow organizations that focused on illegal rackets to support themselves, and they don't quite fit the suit of a paramilitary or rebel faction either - so I give a half vote to each. Or one vote to each, depending on how you have your voting system set up.