User blog:Battlefan237/S01B03 Josip Broz Tito vs. Fidel Castro

Josip Broz Tito, the Yugoslavian communist leader who led the Yugoslav Partisans to frustrate German invaders during world war two. Fidel Castro, the Cubian communist dictator who succeeded in establishing a long-term communist regime in the backyard of America. Now, they face a 5 vs.5 battle against each other. Will the Balkan guerillas continue to secure their victories, or will they be rampaged by the Caribbean rebels? Who will be the deadliest?!

Josip Broz Tito
Born in a low-income family in present-day Northern Croatia, Tito was forced to join the Austro-Hungarian army in 1913 and received practical training in combats. In 1915 he was captured as a prisoner during a battle against Russian Troops. During this period of time, he got overwhelmed by Russian Revolution which led him to believe in the idea of Communism. In 1920 he joined the local communist party in Yugoslavia, and became a key member of it in 1934. In 1940 he was elected to be the party leader.

In 1941, the King of Yugoslavia gave in and surrendered to Nazi Germany, which suggested that Yugoslavia was no longer a nation any more. Tito, who was obviously not satisfied with the result, established his own guerilla army called the Partisans in order to fight against German invaders. Being aware of the fact that there's no possibility for them to combat the Germans face to face, Tito used the guerilla tactic to slow down German invasion by attacking key traffic lines and harassing German-occupied cities. Though many of the acts were proven to be successful, the guerilla led by Tito wasn't capable of handling the Germans in a long term due to the lack of firearms and resources. However their victory was ensured by frequent Soviet assistance and Axis failures in Africa and Russia.

In brief, the impact on Germans made by Tito and his guerillas is insignificant, their efforts in slowing down the Germans did made sense for their frequent activities of blowing up railways and bridges caused disorder under the German-ruled Balkan.

Weapons
Most of the weapons used by Tito and his guerillas were straightly taken from the defeated Democratic Federal Yugoslavian Army. like many other similar groups, they also used a number of firearms captured from German troups and Italian troups. 300px-MWP_Ruby_Cebra-mod.jpg|Ruby Pistol M1924_Yugoslavian.jpg|M24 Mauser mgsppsh41hdi_1037_detail.jpg|PPSH41 MG34_137.jpg|MG34 Pipe Bomb3.jpg|Pipe bomb for railway attacks and riots.
 * Hand-to-hand Weapons: Bayonets and various improvised cutting tools.
 * Pistol: The Ruby Pistol, taken from the Federal Army. 9 rounds, weights 850g.
 * Rifle: M24 Mauser, weights about 4 kg, 5 rounds.
 * Sub-machine gun: PPSH-41, Soviet aids. 35-round box, weights 3.63 kg.
 * Machine Gun: MG 34, from foreign aids.
 * Grenade: Home-made pipe bomb.