You are correct
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From: "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@lycos.com>
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:01:58 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Deadliest Warrior: Shaka Zulu vs William Wallace
I'm not even sure if some would be able to adapt, Keith. I really can't
see a samurai or a ninja being able to use a broadsword, for example. The
dynamics of handling and using a katana are completely different.
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Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Deadliest Warrior: Shaka Zulu vs William Wallace
Date : Sun, 31 May 2009 15:25:09 +0000 (UTC)
>From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Right, and that was my point. I'd love to see a fantasy matchup with guys from
different eras using the same weaponry. Of course, then you're really stepping
out, as you'd have to basically extrapolate like crazy to predict how a guy
from a land of brass weapons would learn to use a bow and arrow, or a steel
broadsword or something.
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From: "Mr. Worf"
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, May 30, 2009 7:01:13 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Deadliest Warrior: Shaka Zulu vs William Wallace
One of Zulu's strengths was his battle tactics. I read somewhere that his skill
on the battlefield was as good as any contemporary general of his time. If the
Zulus were able to obtain more weapons (They had the guns but no one would sell
them bullets.) they more than likely would have completely repelled the British
Empire from that region of the world.
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 4:48 AM, Martin Baxter < truthseeker...@lycos.com >
wrote:
That would be cool, Keith, to set the whole thing in a bracket system and play
down toward a finale.
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Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Deadliest Warrior: Shaka Zulu vs William Wallace
Date : Sat, 30 May 2009 03:30:22 +0000 (UTC)
>From : Keith Johnson < keithbjohn...@comcast.net >
To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Yeah, I caught it, it was good. I really love this show. It gets a bit tough
when they take people from different eras and match them: steel against brass,
armour against bare skin, guns against swords. that was the case with Shaka:
his "spit poison" and wooden shield couldn't compete with an eight (six?) foot
long sword. What I'd really like to see is a normalized matchup in those cases.
For example, that Scottish sword was actually used just as often to simply
sweep the legs of horses to cut them off as it was to attack me. And, deadly or
not, a sword that long simply can't be swung quickly, maneuvered with finesse,
or wielded for too long. So, a Zulu warrior with Shaka's speed and agility,
upgraded with weapons and armour contemporary to William Wallace, would no
doubt win the day.
I am hoping that they do matches later on that pit all the winners against each
other...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Mohareb"
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 11:10:20 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: [scifinoir2] Deadliest Warrior: Shaka Zulu vs William Wallace
So, anyone catch this week's DW?
Instead of "Generic guy vs Generic guy", they set up William Wallace &
Shaka Zulu.
Once again we see, if you have a piece of equipment that will blind
your opponent, Leave that at home!
You can see the followup here:
http://www.spike.com/video/aftermath-william/3178462
Justin
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