Friday, April 13, 2012

Heinrich Himmler vs Osama Bin Laden


Beginning Analysis: What happens when the leader of one of the world's most infamous organizations takes on the the most recognizable terrorist in the last decade? Read on to see who...is...deadliest!?

Heinrich Himmler Quick Bio
During World War 2, Heinrich Himmler was one of the most hated men alive. Fully named Heinrich Luitpold Himmler, he first joined the SS back in 1925, and was designated as the district leader (SS-Gauführer) of Bavaria. When the current commander Erhard Heiden retired in 1929, the position was handed over to Himmler. Seeing an opportunity to change & expand the group in 1930, Himmler began his plains to make the SS one of the most important & feared organizations in Nazi Germany. As Himmler's ambition grew, he gained additional power & responsibilities that were suited to his disposition, including the management of the Concentration & Extermination camps, leading the Gestapo and the numerous other police and security forces.

Heinrich Himmler Weapons
Short Range: Luger PO8 Pistol
Medium Range: MP44 Assault RIfle
Long Range (Explosive): Panzerfaust Rocket Launcher
Explosive: Bouncing Betty

Osama Bin Laden Quick Bio
Without a doubt, Osama Bin Laden is the world's most hated terrorists. Born to the wealthy Bin Laden family of Saudi Arabia on March 10 1957, Osama lived a life of money and privilege. Personal tragedy struck in 1967 and 1988, when his father & eldest half-brother died, and his views about the west began to shift. In addition to this tragedy, Bin Laden took part in the fight against the Soviets when they invaded Afghanistan in 1979. It was also at this time that the United States initiated Operation Cyclone, which gave money & weapons to the various guerilla leaders. Bin Laden used what was given to him to fight back against the Soviets, and in 1989, they retreated. It was right around then that Bin Laden formed Al-Qaeda, one of the worlds most recognizable terrorist groups. The beliefs of Bin Laden and his organization were this: the West and it's allies are the enemy of the entire Middle East, and only by restoring Sharia Law (the religious laws & moral codes of Islam) could the Middle East be restored to it's former glory.

Osama Bin Laden Weapons
Short Range: Makarov Pistol
Medium Range: AK-47 Assault Rifle
Long Range (Explosive): RPG-7 Rocket Launcher
Explosive: PMN Mine

Who Got the Edge
Luger PO8 vs Makarov: Both pistols get the edge. They both have the same ammo capacity (8 rounds) and effective range (50 meters),  but the Luger has a longer barrel (98mm to 203mm compared to the Makarov's barrel length of 93.5mm), while the Makarov is a lighter gun (730 grams compared to the Luger's weight of 871 grams).
MP44 vs AK-47: The AK-47 gets the edge. It's lighter (3.14kg compared to the MP44's weight of 5.22kg), has a higher rate of fire (600 rounds a minute compared to the MP44's firing rate of 500 rounds a minute), and has a higher ammo capacity (normally takes 30-round clips, but can also accept 40-round clips and the RPK's 75-round drum, while the MP44 can only take 30-round clips).
Panzerfaust vs RPG-7: The RPG-7 gets the edge. In addition to being a reusable weapon, the RPG-7 could be shot fron 200 to 500 meters, depending on the rocket in question. While the Panzerfaust is lighter, it has nowhere near as great of a range (the rockets can fire from 30 meters to 100 meters), nor does it's payload have as great of armor penetration (the largest Panzerfaust rocket penetates up to 220 milimeters of armor, while the largest RPG-7 rocket penetrates up to 600 milimeters to 700 milimeters of armor).
Bouncing Betty vs PMN Mine: The Bouncing Betty gets the edge. The PMN Mine was designed to take out only one target, and even then, it would only blow off the leg, and the chance to kill was low if help arrives. The Bouncing Betty has a greater explosive radius, and can take out multiple targets, killing them instantly.

Common Quality
Disregard for Human Life: Both of these warriors have no love for humanity. Heinrich Himmler was infamously well known for his disregard towards human life. Until his suicide, Himmler was responsible for killing millions of people, including Jews, Gypsies, prisoners of war, Poles, Communists, Homosexuals, individuals with mental or physical problems, Jehovah's Witnesses, and members of the Confessing Church. Osama Bin Laden is equally well known for his crimes against humanity. Until his death around the middle of this year, Osama led a jihad against the United States, Jews, and many other who sided with the West and promoted their views.

Setup
It was a hot day in the desert. It was the kind of hot that you wished would just kill you. If the heat didn't kill you, then getting fried was the next thing. Heinrich Himmler, leader of the SS, was being driven to a small desert outpost. He had decided to investigate the disappearance of General Rommel. The report he had with him detailed Rommel's last mission: to keep watch on an American base. He didn't send a message back for quite some time, so Himmler believed that he had deserted the army. This was a visit to make sure that it wasn't true.
Himmler and his driver arrived at the outpost. It was a rather small complex: there was only a garage, a barracks, an armory, and a main building for communications and other things. The car stopped, and Himmler was greeted by two SS soldiers. They raised their right hand, and Himmler did the same.
"Heir Himmler, this arrival is unexpected." one of the soldiers said.
"Indeed." replied Himmler. "Tell me, where is everyone else?"
"Rommel had taken most of the men here." said the soldier. "He took them, and went after the American base. We haven't heard anything from him in a while. There's only 3 of us left. There's me, my comrade to my right, and one guy inside the main complex keeping tabs on the radio."
"Well, I guess 4 soldiers is better than none." said Himmler. "Take me inside."
Himmler's driver opened up the side door. Dusting off some sand that got on his left shoulder, Himmler got out from his seat, and walked with the soldiers inside. The wind was picking up a bit, and the possibility of a sandstorm was very high.
Like the one soldier said, there was one guy operating the radio. The table in the middle of the room was very sparse. The only thing that was on the table was a large map, with a circle drawn around one section of the map. Himmler walked over, and got a good look at it.
"Is that were Rommel said the base was?" Himmler asked while pointing at the circle.
"Yes." said one of the soldiers. "Rommel said it was occupied by an American force. He didn't know how large the force was, so he took as many soldiers as he could from here, an left us behind to keep an eye on the place."
"If that is the case, then let us continue to work here until Rommel sends a message." said Himmler. "If he doesn't reply soon, then we send out a party to investigate."
Himmler and the rest of the SS soldiers continued to work inside. The wind outside picked up greatly, making a deadly sandstorm. They could hear the sand battering the buildings, and the storm even managed to break one of the windows. Sand was pouring in, and started to create a giant pile. One of the SS soldiers picked up a piece of cloth that happened to be lying around, and stuck it into broken window. Only a trickle of sand was coming in now, but the sandstorm outside was still going strong.
"Blast that storm." said Himmler. "If it keeps up, then we could be stuck here for a while."
As if on cue, the sandstorm outside began to calm down. Sunlight started to come back through, and Himmler and the others could start to see through the window. After a few minutes, the storm disappated, and it was safe to go back outside. The SS soldier that stuck the cloth into the window, releaved to see the sun again, walked over and pulled the cloth out. As he took it out, he noticed something out of the ordinary.
"Heir Himmler, take a look at this." the soldier said, waiving his hand.
Himmler walked over. "What is it?" he asked.
"Just take a look." the soldier replied, pointing out the window. Himmler took a look, and saw a car on the road. It wasn't the car that he came in, as that one was in the garage. This car looked a bit older, and wasn't as well maintained. They didn't see any sign of the driver of the car, nor did they see any sign of any possible passengers.
"Heir Himmler, shall I go investigate?" one of the soldiers asked.
Himmler nodded. The soldier picked up a Luger that was on the table, and went right outside. He looked around, and didn't see anybody around. He walked closer to the car, still keeping an eye out for something. When the soldier arrived at the car, he noticed that it must have been there for some time. The hood of the car, while it did feel a little warm, wasn't very warm. The seats appeared to be back to their normal forms. The soldier looked back at the building where Himmler and the others were, and gave a thumbs-up to signal them that everything appears to be okay.
"Looks like things are okay." said Himmler.
Once he got a hand signal from the others, the soldier walked to the back of the car to investigate the inside of the trunk. He was about to open up the trunk, when the soldier stepped up on a small mound of sand. After just a second, the back blew up, and sending his leg off into the dunes.

Heinrich Himmler: 4/Osama Bin Laden: 5

Before Himmler could send his soldiers out there, a group of men rose up from behind, and began firing on the main building. Himmler turned the big table over, and got behind the cover it provided. His soldiers began firing back from behind the windows, while Himmler loaded up a Luger pistol that fell off of the table as he tipped it over. Once the clip was loaded, he joined his soldiers in firing back at their attackers.
"Heir Himmler, who are these guys?" asked one of the SS soldiers.
"I'm not sure." replied Himmler. He was blind firing from behind one of the windows, and his bullets flew through the air with the grace of an eagle. One of his bullets, through sheer chance of luck, managed to go right between the eyes of one of the assailants. The body and the gun it was holding fell back onto the desert ground, kicking up a small cloud of dust.

Heinrich Himmler: 4/Osama Bin Laden: 4

The gunfire continued to pour out from behind the wall, and from inside the building. Wanting an edge, one of the SS soldiers reached for a Panzerfaust that was to his left. He held it up, and aimed it right at a portion of the wall that would cause the most damage. Before he could fire, a stray bullet landed in his shoulder, causing him to drop the weapon. Himmler picked up the Panzerfaust as the soldier was taken back to get his wound healed. Himmler looked down the sight, and fired the rocket. It flew right out of the tube, and made contact with the wall. There were two gunman right behind the section of the wall that the rocket made contact, and were greeted by shrapnel and rubble going through them. The other gunman were far away enough to not get hit by anything significant, save for the shock of seeing their comrades get blown up.

Heinrich Himmler: 4/Osama Bin Laden: 2

Gunfire immediately ceased after that. After discarding the launching tube, Himmler and his soldiers slowly crept outside. They killed at least 3 gunman, but didn't see the other two that were still alive.
"Heir Himmler, we need to get you to safety." said one of the soldier.
"Nein!" yelled Himmler. "I will not turn around because a group of cowards attacked me when I wasn't looking. I'm staying!"
The soldier just turned forward, and kept on moving. Just then, one of the gunman rose up from behind the wall again, holding a rocket launcher that Himmler or his men hadn't seen. Before anyone could react, the gunman fired the rocket, and it flew with great speed. Himmler and one SS soldier dropped to the ground to avoid getting by the explosive, but the other soldiers weren't so lucky. The rocket made contact with the ground in front of them, and exploded with a great force. One of the SS were completely obliterated by the blast, and he had the wounds to prove it. Strangely, the other SS soldier just had the blood of his comrade all over him, and was stunned from the force of the rocket blast.

Heinrich Himmler: 3/Osama Bin Laden: 2

Himmler and his untouched soldier got up from the ground, dusting the sand off in the process. They started making their way to the garage, leaving their wounded comrade behind. The soldier, finally coming out of his daze, turned around just in time to be greeted by a pistol barrel touching his forehead. When the trigger was pulled, a bullet went right through his head, and a trail of blood and brain came right out. The body fell backwards, and the desert ground absorbed the otherwise disturbing thud.

Heinrich Himmler: 2/Osama Bin Laden: 2

Himmler and his surviving SS soldier got inside the garage just as they heard the gunshot go off. They didn't have time to look back, as their attackers weren't that far behind. Himmler reluctantly ducked behind the car that he came in, while his soldier took cover next to the tool cabinet. They reloaded their guns, and waited for their attackers to come in. Sure enough, one of the gunman crept in, holding a pistol in his shaky hand. When the gunman walked in enough, the SS soldier leaned out from the tool shed, and fired off the MP44 he was holding. The bullets went through the lungs and the heart, killing him in about a second.

Heinrich Himmler: 2/Osama Bin Laden: 1

The last gunman walked in, and just as his comrade's body fell to the ground, he fired his AK-47 at the tool shed. Most of the bullet just hit the shed, but a small few managed to hit the SS soldier. He fell to his kneed, all the while clutching the wounds in his side. He tried to get back up to his feet, but another hail of bullets came at him. The soldier's body slumped onto the car right next to him. Blood trickled down the side of the car, and started pooling onto the cold concrete floor.

Heinrich Himmler: 1/Osama Bin Laden: 1

Himmler caught a quick glimpse of his soldier getting killed. He ducked right back to to avoid getting seen, and gripped his Luger tighter than before. He looked under the car, and saw his assailant's feet getting closer and closer. As the assailant started walking around the car, Himmler started to go around, and try to get a drop on his attacker. He almost put his pistol to his attacker's head, when said attacker suddenly spun around, and started a struggle. Himmler almost knocked his opponent's weapon out, when two gunshots echoed inside the garage. Himmler looked at his chest, and saw two holes, each of which were bleeding out. His attacker simply left him to die. Luckily, or unluckily, he died in just a matter of seconds.

Heinrich Himmler: 0/Osama Bin Laden: 1

Osama Bin Laden: 517
Makarov Pistol: 17
AK-47 Assault Rifle: 300
RPG-7 Rocket Launcher: 150
PMN MIne: 50

Heinrich Himmler: 483
Luger PO8 Pistol: 50
MP-44 Assault Rifle: 200
Panzerfaust: 150
Bouncing Betty: 83

Ending Assessment: Osama Bin Laden is more crazy, more unpredictable, and more modern. Plain & simple.
Strongest Weapon: Osama Bin Laden's AK-47, with it's 300 kills, is the strongest weapon of this fight.
Weakest Weapon: With only 17 kills, Osama Bin Laden's Makarov takes the weakest weapon slot.

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