Gladiator 2018 - Round 1, Match 19 - Why Not? versus ghak99
 

Vote for the person that you think would win this match in a battle to death or submission. As background, assume that prior to the tournament you received 10 minutes of training on every weapon. The time listed is the amount of time before the match where you learn what the weaponry and venue is.

Venue - In an Iowa cornfield (height equivalent: Field of Dreams)
Starting Distance - 58 feet

Why Not?

Main Weapon - Civil War gatling gun with 50 bullets
Backup Weapon - Two fist-sized rocks, one of which has a slightly sharp edge

Prep Time - 10 Minutes
Special Factors - None

ghak99

Main Weapon - Flame thrower
Backup Weapon - None

Prep Time - 10 Minutes
Special Factors - None

Both main weapons are limited to a few seconds of firing, does this come down to the rocks?

They're in the middle of the corn field so ghak99 has to be careful and strategic on how he uses that flamethrower. If he ****s up....he burns himself alive.

Let me lay out my game plan here before you vote. Ghak immediately just starts roasting the field which is a good idea, however once I get a sense of where the first blast comes from, I simply move in a wide circular pattern until I get a look at him and unload the Gatling gun. Plus we are just coming out of corn season so the stalks aren’t gonna be the tinder they would be in the fall. I like my chances here.

that gatling gun will go through those bullets pretty quickly... and it isn't that accurate; can we assume it's aimed automatically at T=0? that's a huge assumption... if not, he's going for the needle in the cornstacks (yuk yuk)...

I see neither primary weapon as an advantage, so it has to come down to which can be used as a club possibly (flame thrower? we talking WWI flamethrower, vietnam, modern? backpack? ), and can that overcome the rocks? I gotta think about this one some more.

If he gets close enough to me to use the flamethrower as a club and I miss him with the rocks I deserve to die. No way I don't drill him with a 40 MPH rock fastball first.

At time t=0 in every match, both contestants are handed their weapons. In this case, each contestant could presumably see the corn move for their opponent's handoff, but not much else.

We'll go with a classic Iwo Jima WWII flamethrower here.

It seems to me that Why Not? is going to be listening carefully for movement, but will be shooting blind no matter what happens. The gatling gun is basically a roulette wheel for him. ghak99's challenge is that he's as likely to get himself in trouble with the fire as he is Why Not? I'm pondering if there's some specific strategy that he can use in a cornfield.

This one may come down to the rocks.

You're doing what now?

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yep, this has to come down to the rocks I think...

What time of year is it? Is the corn green or dry and brown?

It's very easy to get turned around and lost in a tall corn field.

It's Field of Dreams season.

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I don't think the gatling gun is going to move, I'm not even sure he'd be able to aim it anywhere other than the direction it's already pointing in the middle of a corn field.

The venue itself is the issue here. Flamethrower > Gatling gun

It has wheels right? I'm strong as an ox and fast as hell. No problem




Note: the above strength and speed evaluations are based my perception and may or may not be totally accurate

I voted Why Not because why not.?