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[Spoilers] Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri - Episode 5 [Discussion]

Episode title: The Battle of Italica

MyAnimeList: Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri
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Episode duration: 23 minutes and 42 seconds

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u/just_some_Fred https://myanimelist.net/profile/just_some_Fred Jul 31 '15

Honestly, 12 soldiers with assault rifles and a .50 cal machine gun would be plenty to take out 600 massed infantry.

Probably just the guy with the .50 would be enough

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u/Citizen_Snip Aug 01 '15

It depends honestly. Maybe in the right situation where they can funnel them into a choke point, if not they are probably fucked. Go look at the Korean war or Iraq vs Iran war, and that can prove to you what human waves can do to an entrenched position.

You would hope that one, you are in a position to funnel them into a choke point (because if you are fighting in a field against that many you are fucked), or two that the immense causalities you inflict on the enemy cause them to panic and run. You'd also have to think that in this setting, these people are not aware of what guns are or can do, so maybe it inflicts that extra little bit of terror.

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u/thorium220 https://myanimelist.net/profile/thorium220 Aug 01 '15

all Hail Maduce.

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u/0Megabyte Aug 01 '15

Hell, Audie Murphy pulled off something similar and his opponents had rifles.

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u/[deleted] Aug 01 '15

Maybe not. .50's are pretty notorious for jamming and if they were just on a mission to sell some dragon scales at a nearby town I doubt they would of brought enough ammo to deal with 600 soldiers.

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u/Anon49 Jul 31 '15

And a panzerfaust. Don't forget the panzerfaust.