User blog:Deathblade 100/What's the Price of a Mile? Poilus vs Frontovik

While, the First World War has ended over 100 years ago, it has shaped generations. To commemorate the end of the Centenary of the War, we will look at two of the Entente's main armies and face them off against one another.

The Poilus- France's blue-shirted infantry, who fought tooth-and-nail to stop the German advance at the forts of Verdun.

VS.

The Frontovik- Imperial Russia's frontline fighters, who took the Germans offguard in the East Prussia Offensive of 1914.

WHO...IS...DEADLIEST?

To find out the history of war and modern science collide, as we test the weapons and tactics used by these instruments of war. We dissect their strengths and weaknesses and file them in for an all new battle to the death. It's no rules, no safety, no mercy. It's a duel to the death, to find out who is the Deadliest Warrior.

Poilus
"Ils ne passeront pas!"

- Poilus battlecry at Verdun The Poilus were the frontline soldiers of the French military during WWI. Wearing distinctive sky-blue tunics and red pantaloons in the early stages of the war, they fought hard from 1914 through to 1918.

Unlike the English Army, the Poilus was based around Universal Conscription. Each year, a class of men turning 21 would be inducted for three years of army service, and after such service would be put into the reserves, where every time they reached a certain age, the commitment would grow less and less. The mobilization plan put heavy emphasis on the use of the extensive French rail system to muster troops to their respective fronts; holding the right to activate the reserves and re-conscript people who'd already done their service... which after a variety of setbacks on the Western front from 1914-1917... they inevitably did

Rifle= '''Lebel Mle. 1886''' Light Machine Gun= '''CSRG Mle. 1915''' Heavy Machine Gun= '''Hotchkiss Mle. 1914''' Semi-Auto Rifle= RSC Mle.1917 Revolver= '''Mle. 1892''' Grenade= F1 "Bilant" Melee= French Nail Battle= Verdun The Battle of Verdun was a major engagement during the First World War. From its start on the 21st of February to its conclusion on the 18th of December 1916, Verdun has been classed as the longest battle in recorded human history at over 303 days. The French fought a heavily defensive engagement using twenty-four forts to repel the German offensive. Some forts used in the battle included Fort de Vaux and Fort Douamont.
 * Calibre: 8x50mmR Lebel
 * Capacity: 8
 * Range: 400 metres (minimum)
 * Tube magazine
 * Calibre: 8x50mmR Lebel
 * Capacity: 20
 * Range: 200 metres (effective)
 * Rate of Fire: ~240 rpm
 * Calibre: 8x50mmR Lebel
 * Capacity: 30
 * Range: 500 metres
 * Rate of Fire: 450-500 rpm
 * Strip fed
 * Calibre: 8x50mmR Lebel
 * Capacity: 5
 * Range: 400 metres
 * En-bloc fed
 * Calibre: 8mm French Ordinance
 * Capacity: 6
 * Range: 50 metres
 * Range: 25-30m
 * Charge: 6 grams TNT
 * Length: 25 cm
 * Material: Steel
 * Made from cut-down Rosalie bayonets
 * More

Frontovik
"S Nami Bog!"

- Imperial Russian Motto The Frontovik were the standard infantry of the Imperial Russian Army in the First World War. Primarily made up of conscripts of varying ethnicities, the Frontovik made up the bulk of the Russian military personnel throughout Russia's involvement in the war (1914-1917). During the 1917 Revolutions (February and October) many of the Frontovik actively sided with the rebels. In the resultant Civil War, the vast majority of the opposing Red and White Armies were made from the remnants of the Imperial Army including the Frontovik.

Rifle= Mosin-Nagant M1891 "3-line rifle" Light Machine Gun= Madsen M1902 Heavy Machine Gun= PM-M1910 Semi-Auto Rifle= Fedorov-Avtomat M1916 Revolver= Nagant M1895 Grenade= M1914 Grenade" Melee= Spike Bayonet Battle= Brusilov The Brusilov Offensive was a major engagement during the First World War and one of the few successful Russian offensives of the war. Taking place between the 4th of June and the 20th September 1916, the offensive coincided with the German Verdun campaign. The offensive was key in lifting pressure off of the Entente on the Western Front.
 * Calibre: 7.62x54mmR
 * Capacity: 5
 * Range: 500 metres (effective)
 * Internal box magazine
 * Calibre: 7.62x54mmR
 * Capacity: 40
 * Range: 400 metres (effective)
 * Rate of Fire: 450 rpm
 * Calibre: 7.62x54mmR
 * Capacity: 250
 * Range: 500 metres
 * Rate of Fire: 500 rpm
 * Belt fed
 * Calibre: 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka
 * Capacity: 25
 * Range: 400 metres
 * Stripper-clip fed
 * Calibre: 7.62x38mmR
 * Capacity: 7
 * Range: 22 metres
 * Range: 30-35 metres
 * Charge: Picric Acid
 * Length: 30 cm
 * Material: Steel
 * Weight: 1.5 kg
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Battle
TBA