himself on the sword. Wallace pulls out his sword and throws Shaka's dead body aside before giving a loud victory cry.Winner: William WallaceEpisode 9: I.R.A. vs. TalibanI.R.A. team: Skoti Collins (I.R.A. Descendant/Historian), Peter Crowe (I.R.A. Weapons Expert)I.R.A. weapons: Slingshot, LPO-50 Flamethrower, AR-15 Armalite, Nail Bomb I.R.A. armor: NoneI.R.A. statistics: Height: 5 feet, 11 inches Weight: 180 lbs Gear Weight: 30 lbsTaliban team: Fahim Fazli (Mujahideen Freedom Fighter), Alex Sami (Counter-Terrorism Specialist)Taliban weapons: Bayonet, RPG-7 Rocket Launcher, AK-47 Assault Rifle, PMN Mine Taliban armor: NoneTaliban statistics: Height: 5 feet, 9 inches Weight: 160 lbs Gear Weight: 30 lbs For short-range weapons, the Taliban's bayonet proved more deadly than the IRA's slingshot. The slingshot was a very accurate weapon (capable of hitting the eye socket of a skull), and its velocity was clocked at roughly 155 mph, but it did not provide sufficient killing power. The bayonet was declared the winner because it turned the already powerful AK-47 into a short range spear, ripping a reinforced cloth punching bag in half with repeated strikes, and puncturing a gel torso's heart and lung. For mid-range weapons, the LPO-50 flamethrower was paired against the RPG-7 rocket launcher. The LPO-50 (or rather, since the LPO-50 is banned in the US, a substitute flamethrower) burnt its targets at temperatures of 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. However, the effective range (920 meters), explosion radius, and killing power of the RPG-7 were unquestionable, giving it the edge in mid-range weapons. For long-range weapons, the IRA's AR-15 was tested against the Taliban's AK-47. The AR-15 was capable of hitting a smaller target, meaning it was more accurate. The AK-47 was the victor of a reliability test involving mud. Geoff decided to take the assault rifles into his own hands to decide. In his test, Geoff liked the AR-15 better, earning it the win. For special weapons, the IRA's nail bomb was compared to the PMN mine. The nail bomb managed to take out all of its targets by lodging its nails into them. The PMN mine proved to be powerful enough to dismember limbs, but could only kill two of its five targets. The nail bomb was more effective at lethally damaging multiple targets, giving the edge over the PMN mine. This is the first squad-on-squad battle on the show where a counter to tell how many men are remaining on each side was used. The Taliban were the only warriors