Shear ram with vertical shear control

A blade, comprising:

• a blade body extending a blade length and having a blade depth, the blade being asymmetrical across the blade length;
• a flat, arranged at a forward face, extending a flat length, less than the blade length;
• and
• at least one slant, arranged at the forward face, the at least one slant being coupled to the flat and positioned at a slant angle, wherein the at least one slant includes a cutting edge.

A ram block assembly, comprising:

• an upper ram block;
• a lower ram block;
• an asymmetrical upper blade extending an upper blade length, coupled to the upper ram block, the upper blade comprising:
• an upper flat, the upper flat arranged at a forward face of the upper blade;
• an upper vertical portion of the upper flat;
• and
• at least one upper slant, coupled to the upper vertical portion, the at least one upper slant arranged at an upper angle with respect to the upper vertical portion;
• an asymmetrical lower blade extending a lower blade length, coupled to the lower ram block, the lower blade comprising:
• a lower flat, the lower flat arranged at a forward face of the lower blade;
• a lower vertical portion of the lower flat;
• and
• at least one lower slant, coupled to the lower vertical portion, the at least one lower slant arranged at a lower angle with respect to the lower vertical portion.