SWATEpisode 11: Attila the Hun vs. Alexander the GreatAttila the Hun team: Robert Borsos (Mounted Weapon Specialist), Sean Pennington (Ancient Combat Specialist)Attila the Hun weapons: Sword of Mars, Lasso, Hunnic Composite Bow, Scythian AxeAttila the Hun armor: Leather Lamellar, Leather shieldAlexander the Great team: Peter Van Rossum (Sword & Shield Champion), Kendall Wells (Bladed Weapon Specialist), Rashad Evans (Former UFC Champion)Alexander the Great weapons: Kopis, Xyston, Gastraphetes, BallistaAlexander the Great armor: Bronze Cuirass, Chalcidian Helmet, Bronze Shield This episode marked the first time combat on horseback was factored into a warrior's combat skills and effectiveness. For Short-Range weapons, Attila's Sword of Mars went up against Alexander's kopis. When both were tested on horseback (on both stationary and moving targets), the Sword of Mars dealt four killing blows in 34.5 seconds. With the head targets, the Sword of Mars caused a decapitation on one meat "neck" and cut through the cervical muscles to the spinal cord on the other. On the slabs of cattle meat, the Sword of Mars managed to slice four inches through the ribs(which are two to three times thicker than human ribs), causing two death blows. The kopis completed the test in 25.75 seconds; the kopis decapitated one meat "neck" and cut through the spinal cord on the other. However, the kopis failed to penetrate the cattle ribs, and would have inflicted collapsed lungs on a human and possibly scored instant kills, but Dr. Dorian could not say for sure that the wounds would have been instantly fatal. The Sword of Mars received the edge due to killing power. For Mid-Range weapons, Attila's lasso took on Alexander's xyston lance. The xyston was tested against a pig carcass on a zip-line to simulate the weapon's use on horseback. The xyston impaled the pig at 10 feet/second with almost no resistance. The xyston was also tested from horseback on an armoured carcass and was able to puncture through the front plate, impale the carcass through the sternum, and still puncture the back plate. The lasso could deliver enough force to the victim's neck to cause a hangman's fracture of the neck and crush the trachea, but was determined to not be a certain kill. The edge was given to the Xyston due to its raw killing power. For Long-Range weapons, Attila's Hunnic composite bow was put up against Alexander's gastraphetes belly-bow. Both were tested on two moving targets. The