Friday, April 13, 2012

Mongol vs Hun


Beginning Analysis: What happens when two of History's greatest horse warriors go head to head? Read on to see who...is...deadliest!?

Mongol
Short Range: Ild Sword
Medium Range: Glaive
Long Range: Mongol Bow & Arrow
Special: Flanged Mace

Hun
Short Range: Sword of Mars
Medium Range: Lasso
Long Range: Hunnic Composite Bow
Special: Scythian Axe

Who Got the Edge
Ild vs Sword of Mars: The Sword of Mars gets the edge. Although the Ild is a larger blade, it only has the cutting edge on one side, and it can take some energy to use because of it's size. With the Sword of Mars, you have two cutting edges as well as a fine point, and the sword doesn't take much energy to use.
Lasso vs Glaive: The Glaive gets the edge. With the Lasso, you have to time it just right, and even then, you won't necessarily get an instant kill. With the Glaive, a stab to the chest or head will get an instant kill. Even slicing off an arm or leg will get a kill, albet a slow one at that.
Mongol Bow & Arrow vs Hunnic Composite Bow: Both bows get the edge. They were both composite bows, which allows the user to put his strength into each shot, and were highly accurate.
Flanged Mace vs Scythian Axe: Both weapons get the edge. Neither warrior is wearing any effective headgear, and these weapons are devastating when they go for the old noggin. A single blow with give either warrior an instant kill.

Setup
It was afternoon on the plains of Eastern Europe. The sun was right up in the middle of the sky, it rays warming the grass, and there wasn't a sign of any hostile weather around for miles. The mood was right for a battle.
A Hun scout working for Atilla had been riding through the plains, looking for any sign of an invasion. The scout was considered to be the best: very few opponents had manage to escape him, much less defeat him. His skill with the bow was said to rival that of Atilla himself, and he wasn't a slouch when it came to close quarters combat. Just in case his master wanted somebody alive, the scout always had his trusty Lasso on his horse's saddle. Noone would be able to escape one the rope was tightened around their arms & waist.
The scout spotted what at first looked like another Hun. Taking out his spyglass, he peered through it, and saw that it wasn't another of his people. This person rode on a smaller (but no less sturdy) horse, and seemed a bit taller than he was. Thinking that he was one of Atilla's guards just on a ride, the scout rode over to see who this individual was.
The scout finally got close enough to get a good view of the horseman he saw, when an arrow flew just past his face. The scout looked back, and saw the horseman ready another arrow. Gripping his Lasso, the scout began to twirl it over his head as he rode towards the hostile horseman, who finally fired the second arrow. This one also missed the scout, but it had also managed to create a small cut on the scout's left cheek. Holding in the pain, the scout continued to ride, swirling the Lasso as fast as he could. By this time, the other horseman had begun to retreat towards flatter ground. The scout was close, but a miscalculated throw with the Lasso caused it to become useless as it hit the dirt.
The scout cursed his momentary bad luck. It was rare when he didn't get someone in his Lasso's grasp. Grabbing his bow, the scout began to chase down the hostile horseman, who was almost out of his range. Spirring his horse, the scout continued on his path of revenge.
The scout had view of the hostile horseman one again. He readied his bow, and fired an arrow. It missed, and he readied another arrow. He raised his bow again, and saw that the horseman had just fired an arrow right at his chest. Releasing his own arrow in defense, the scout saw that his had deflected the oncoming projectile. Readying a final arrow, the scout aimed him bow, and fired. This arrow actually hit the horseman right in the shoulder, and he fell right off his horse.
The scout slowed down, then got off of his horse. He reached into his napsack, and took out his double-sided sword. He gripped it in his right hand, and went over to the horseman. The Horseman was still in pain, and saw that his opponent was coming closer & closer. He pulled the arrow out, and quickly drew out his own curved sword. The scout finally got in close, when the horseman started swinging at him left and right.
The scout wasn't comfortable on the ground, be he knew how to get an attack upclose. He raised his sword, and blocked the horseman's move. The scout then started attacking back, trying to trip up the horseman's game. Sure enough, the scout managed to hit his opponent's sword out of his hand. In return, the scout received a punch to the face.
He went flying to the ground, and his sword flew into some shrubs. The scout then got up from the ground, and both he and the horseman went back to their horses to grab the weapon that would end the fight.
The horseman came back first, holding a wicked iron mace. The scout came back second, and he had a devious Scythian Axe. The curved blade gave the weapon a pendelum look, and the pick in the back could tear into anything. The warriors caught sight of each other, and charged. They went right back at it: the horseman swung the mace with two hands, while the scout gripped his axe tightly with his right hand, and swung left and right. He got a blow in on the horseman's stomach, and his opponent stopped moving. The horseman acted back up again, and got an attack applied to his back. His grip on his mace lessened, and he then fell to his knees. The scout stepped back for a second, flipped his axe around, and struck at the horseman's head. The body trembled for a moment, then slumped down to the ground in a pile.

Hun: 510
Sword of Mars: 100
Lasso: 10
Hunnic Composite Bow: 300
Scythian Axe: 100

Mongol: 490
Ild: 200
Glaive: 45
Mongol Bow & Arrow: 200
Flanged Mace: 45

Ending Assessment: Although both warriors were closely matched, the Hun managed to win due to sheer scrapinees.
Strongest Weapon: With a high-flying 300 kills, the Hunnic Composite Bow takes the strongest weapon spot. 
Weakest Weapon: In contrast, the Hun's Lasso, with it's 10 kills, is the weakest weapon of this fight.

1 comment:

  1. The Sword of Mars is only for Attila the Hun. I'm pretty sure the Huns used a different sword. Also, I think the Mongols should have won. They are really underappreciated.

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