User blog:MilitaryBrat/Robert Gould Shaw vs Hernan Cortes

Robert Gould Shaw......The first American man to lead an all black regiment into battle.

VS

Hernan Cortes......A spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec nation.

WHO

IS

DEADLIEST?!!?!??!?!?!?!?!

Weapons:

Shaw:

Long Range:

Mid Range: 1853 Enfield

Short Range: 1858 Cavalry Saber

Cortes:

Long Range: Spanish Cannon

Mid Range: Arquebus

Short Range: Espada Ropa X-Factors:

Experience-

Shaw:84

Cortes:76

Shaw fought at Antietam, Fort Wagner, and a few other battles while Cortes fought less.

Training-

Shaw:79

Cortes:65

Shaw was trained by the US Army while Cortes was a politician.

Brutality-

Shaw:68

Cortes:90

Cortes was a brute to the natives and killed millions of them while Shaw only did what was nessesary.

Intelligence-

Shaw:83

Cortes:83

Both men were well versed in the education they had at the time.

Leadership-

Shaw:80

Cortes:95

Cortes kept his expedition going as long as it needed it to be by convincing people who were sent to stop him to join him.

Batte will take place in a forrest in South Carolina.

Shaw will have 4 black soldiers from his regiment the 54th Massachusetts Regiment and Cortes will have 4 Spainiards.

To keep things fair neither side will have any body armor except the Spainiards' steel helmets.

Voting ends September 15th,2012 at 11:59 PM.