User blog:Pygmy Hippo 2/Leon Trotsky vs. Geronimo

Rebels tend to fight against corrupt governments for a better life and history has known many. However rather than going to the word of fiction or the blackpowder era, we're looking at two of the most famous semi-modern rebels who come from the world's superpowers. One cause will die today in a hail of bullets, arrows, and grenades followed by a butchering with blades.

Leon Trotsky, the Red Army's leader who overthrew the White Movement in the Russian Civil War!

Geronimo, the Bedonkohe Apache's leader who fought in the Apache-United States Conflict!

Who is Deadliest?

Leon Trotsky
"The end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end."

Short Range:Spike Bayonet

Leon's blade can be mounted on his Mosin-Nagant, has a length of 24 inches, weighs 1 pound, and is all steel which can only stab.

Mid Range:Nagant M1895

Trotsky's double action revolver has 7 7.62x38mmR rounds, a range of 46m, and a muzzle velocity of 272 m/s.

Long Range:Mosin-Nagant

Leon's bolt-action rifle has 5 7.62x54mmR rounds, a range of 500m, and a muzzle velocity of 865 m/s.

Special Weapon:Model 1914 Grenade

Trotsky's concussion grenade has a charge of picric acid, detonates in 4 seconds, and weighs 1.1 pounds.

Geronimo
"Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you."

Short Range:Tomahawk

Geronimo's axe can be thrown, has a length of 24 inches, weighs 1.5 pounds, and has a wooden shaft with a steel head which can only hack.

Mid Range:Colt Single Action Army

Geronimo's single action revolver has 6 .45 Colt rounds, a range of  50m, and a muzzle velocity of 300 m/s.

Long Range:Winchester 1894

Geronimo's lever-action rifle has 7 .30-30 Winchester rounds, a range of 182m, and a muzzle velocity of 759 m/s.

Special Weapon:Apache Bow

Geronimo's bow has a range of 182m, is 4.5 feet long, and fires a variety of 3 foot jagged metal arrows which could be poisoned.

X-Factors
Tactics:Leon Trotsky's tactics were a mix of inspiration and fear with him often arriving in person to the front lines and would execute his own men for cowardice but if they showed courage they would get promoted. Geronimo's tactics were simply guerrilla warfare with brutal raids and ambushes mixed with evasion tactics where he would lead his foes on chases through difficult terrain which he had great knowledge of.

Experience:Leon Trotsky's only major conflict was the Russian Civil War but his Bolshevik Red Army fought the White Movement, their Republic allies, and Allied, German, and other nation's soldiers sent to aid his foes. Geronimo fought in several conflicts with the Mexican military and the United States military in the Apache-United States Conflict alongside his fellow Apache Warriors.

Brutality:Leon Trotsky supported the Red Terror, the execution of the Romanov family, and conscription to enable a permanent revolution. Geronimo would torture Mexicans, kill noncombatants in his raids, and hated Mexicans after they killed his family.