Gate: jieitai kanochi nite kaku tatakaeri Alnus Battle/Arnus Battle

[@AlabamaSoldier]

"We can't run away yet. I have to waste my entire army to shoot an arrow in their general direction. For honor."

[@physalis7434]

It did hit something though.... a soldier's porn magazine that is :v ....

[@raddragon1373]

@@physalis7434 You didnt have to edit it... The japanese lost everything they value...

[@touchmeoverlord2767]

if aliens came, I feel like you would rat us all out

[@firestormrivera1587]

@Physalis Soldier: YOU BASTAAAAARRRDDDDDSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!

[@scheetkoe5008]

@@physalis7434 the soldier: omae wa mou shindeiru

[@Cultureghost]

“Where’s the Duke of Ligu?!” Me: He’s there. And there. And there. And over there.

[@timthewarlord2304]

Nice Jeff Dunham reference man

[@tomtcom]

Krillin! Too soon!

[@nakedpotato9894]

I can't stop reading it as luigi

[@gfsanti5404]

"staining the wall"

[@Cultureghost]

@@gfsanti5404 Lord Shen?!

[@haydensmith859]

" under the cover of a moonless night we should be able to take them out" Japanese: "not when we have night vision and motion sensors"

[@JustSumGuy01]

And flares

[@jean-sebastienmatte2358]

As soon as I saw the paraflares, I had chills and said "They are so fucked."

[@aspopulvera9130]

That's what they didn't expect especially the Japanese are still unknown to them

[@Michevangelo03]

@@aspopulvera9130 lol they had such confidence that they were the strongest army. They didn't even scout their enemy

[@Yenlag]

@@Michevangelo03 true

[@jayhan94]

this is what happens when you play civilization and just build an army and not on research

[@TheWarmachine375]

+jayhan94 Even in Warcraft and Starcraft as well.

[@Tylerf962]

No this is what happens what you try to fight a civilian 1000+ years ahead of your time

[@c4hunterman560]

jayhan94 SO TRUE XD

[@That_One_Guy...]

I've always imagining this kind of fight Never thought there would be an anime version of it :D

[@mvmsma]

Nope. Nigga, give me an army of cavemen and I'll wreck any modern army of those stupid AI's.

[@alphalightning11frost91]

*"RETURNING TO SKYRIM AFTER MONTHS OF FALLOUT"*

[@alphariusfuze8089]

Lmao

[@noggy3133]

Arma*

[@GaryHamad]

you can mod Modern Firearms into Skyrim AND IT'S FUCKING FUN

[@CheemsofRegret]

Someone ported the musket mod to SSE, but not the levelled list version. Hoping someone ports the leveled list mod.

[@namekman01]

playing skyrim with 40k mods

[@TheRandomAsians]

There's something oddly satisfying seeing modern military power decimate old medieval styled military.

[@Fangschrecke90]

Jared Subia I can wholeheartedly agree. Looking forward to the next glorified slaught... ahem, battle.

[@daseditscsgo8578]

Jared Subia They attacked Japan first.

[@BERKAYWOOD]

Jared Subia I am thinking about CIV5 when i see that anime ;D

[@chevysuarez7306]

TBH I'm tired of fantasy always kicking modern warfare in the balls, its nice MW kicked back with the destructive force of an artillery shell

[@gethsoftware]

+DasEdits CSGO Funny thing is that in mediaval times war was considered just natural part of life. enemy wasn't seen as human. Looting raping and bloodletting was seen as natural part of warfare. In modern times wars need more justification than just calling your enemy heathen. And even then there are rules. Yet War... war never changes. even with all these rules war is still just humanity acting out its wrath.

[@Taal111]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why modern armies no longer use swords and shields...

[@Taal111]

+Gerald Deliva Thank you for completely missing my point, moron.

[@kanda1092]

Taal111 pretty much, you dont' bring a knife to a gun fight.....unless you are a badass with a knife.

[@kanda1092]

Gerald Deliva dude, I was just making a joke. no need to insult me

[@chevysuarez7306]

+Taal111 yes, yes always bring a gun to a sword fight

[@keyonhutson1539]

+Gerald Deliva You're a dumbass, and you're a dumbass! Everyone is a dumbass!

[@door-to-doorhentaisalesman2978]

If you like Gate, try reading the manga: "Nihonkoku Shoukan" A single Destroyer shot down 200+ wyvern riders & a huge fleet of galleons.

[@razgrizucc]

Ah that manga has no mc right, and the story just flexing japanese's millitary plus there's a bit politics too

[@scheewheed8285]

@@razgrizucc yeah, but the Government makes some rlly stupid decisions somehow

[@terranceaskew3165]

@@razgrizucc Yeah, you're right...But it really says a lot about the military might of countries that have ACTUAL military forces. If these folks couldnt really do anything with an Earth Defense force, they would most certainly be slaughtered by, oh....The US military.

[@mark1v2.08]

@@terranceaskew3165 *When the primitives kill your people so you send them back to the stone age.*

[@Shin-mu7yc]

Oh yeah I’ve read that manga and am still waiting for new chapters! It’s so interesting seeing modern weapons and technology used in a medieval fantasy setting.

[@noregerts8038]

Seeing the blinding and mysterious lights in the sky, Duran didn't get confused for long. His battle experience immediately told him "shit that's definitely them spotting us and they're going to do something". Dude should at least get a star for trying

[@filledvoid]

If he got an equal technology, he would decimate the JSDF.

[@WhatIsLove170]

@@filledvoid Well I mean, he would need more than tech, he would also need strategy. You can send a 1000 men with the best weapons to charge head first at a 100 men and they will be decimated by the 100 men simply because charging is a dumb strategy against guns.

[@filledvoid]

@@WhatIsLove170 He just needs to learn what the tech can do. He is already versed in strategy.

[@WhatIsLove170]

@@filledvoid Strategy with a sword and strategy with a gun are extremely different. The difference is so big that almost all your old knowledge regarding battle strategy is useless.

[@AmphiStuG]

@@filledvoid There's examples in history about what you're talking about... and they're not very good. The Generals who commanded forces in the early parts of the first world war were what you would call "strategists", they were trained by the same men who led line infantry formations and cavalry brigades during a time at which they used weapons today we would find archaic. Technology evolved quickly at the turn of the century and far outpaced the minds of officers, effective machine guns like the Maxim and Madson were perfected by their makers, accurate rifles that could shoot repeatedly without reloading at blistering speeds came into service across the world, artillery that could launch high into the atmosphere to a point where the spin of the globe had to be accounted for in order for the shell to hit its mark, and motorized vehicles that could run for miles faster than any living being. The generals that commanded units that used these technologies were trained by manuals and textbooks a little under 3 decades old, with what they assumed was the latest advancements in military thinking. When they were sent to command the men who brandished these weapons, they were thrown into modern warfare that they could not handle, men were thrown in blob formations (like you see in this clip) towards readied enemy positions fixed with artillery and machine guns, they were massacred. Classic strategy and experience of ancient warfare is in no way similar to modern combat and tactics.

[@ReapersChannel26]

I think the lesson here is READ THE FLIPPING SIGN to not walk into bomb drop zone.

[@MultiGreatNinja]

Tucher97 they have it translated. Those letters aren't Japanese.

[@eynidhelipp9348]

considering the education level we had back in medieval times those guys are probably illiterate even though the sign was translated in their language

[@Alik_Odess]

Guys maybe they don't know what Bombs are. They don't even have a gunpowder so how would they know what bomb even is....

[@Catboi9000]

Yea. Even I can read an alien language that clearly says: Noodle soup this way.

[@aspopulvera9130]

@@Tucher97 as you could see there is two language on the sign which was suppose to be easier to understand

[@saintroddy]

Duran's idea of a night attack is pretty good. Poor guy never knew he would be facing magnesium parachute flares and NVGs.

[@rickv9180]

Even if they did recon, the scouts would be dead in an instant

[@thomasjetzer2823]

No, it wasn't. Any assault on an enemy with unknown capabilities after having already suffered half your army as casualties in previous engagements without managing a single confirmed enemy kill is sheer insanity. At the point when the enemy can so utterly destroy all your regular strategies you have to assume he has a counter for your irregular strategies. A competent commander would retreat, gather intel on the enemy and make a new plan. There are times for risky all or nothing gambles in war, but this wasn't it.

[@dannyzero692]

@@thomasjetzer2823not like he had a choice in the matter, someone like him who had fought for so long and won every time couldn’t ruin his legacy and career just because the enemy was extremely powerful. At least Duran got a redemption arc.

[@thomasjetzer2823]

@@dannyzero692 You always have a choice. That's just a matter of which consequences you find acceptable. Personal humiliation in exchange for the lives of a hundred thousand lives of his men? That shouldn't even be a contest. Duran didn't deserve a redemption arc. He deserved a court martial and a firing squad for prioritizing his reputation and pride over the lives of thousands of his men. Seriously, in any reasonable military, a glory hound like that would get a dishonorable discharge at best.

[@Shinobubu]

@@dannyzero692 Rather die than be humiliated.

[@EnchantedSpoons]

This is me playing in Civilization. "Yeah, this is going well. I got a good map presence and a good army. Almost got the trebuchet tech..." "WTF?! Gandhi already got tanks!!" I cry everytime...

[@frogsageofculture]

But most importantly, he has a nuclear weapons

[@BLOrtega]

Gandhi nuke-a-holic

[@panzerboidasixth6892]

@@BLOrtega NO

[@CHRF-55457]

Haha

[@tomakefinde]

What do you expect when your enemie's nickname is nuclear Gandhi

[@Bhgskeue]

"In this darkness, we should be able to ambush the enemy" Flares and Night vision goggles: Allow us to introduce ourself

[@aspopulvera9130]

After that ordeal duran finally realised they got baited by the empire towards their own demise

[@Ezekiyam382]

“Yeah i think there weakness is night” *in the night* “Ah Fuck”

[@literallyhuman5990]

@@Ezekiyam382 nightstalker just laughing their ass while carrying a Hind on their Chinook

[@addyyang5691]

As Sun Tzu said : "If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.” Quotes by Sun Tzu the art of War

[@rrows5803]

You forgot the first part: "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles." That part is the JSDF

[@elfireii328]

Wow an actual Sun Tzu quote.

[@Cats777]

What if you know the enemy but not yourself?

[@AndromedaPrima]

@@Cats777 something like being too cautious and accomplished nothing

[@pactumexcello9308]

@@Cats777 that must be C3PO

[@90socram24]

That arrow at the end hit a porn magazine from a soldierThat was the only loss for the jsdf on this fight if not in the whole anime

[@hassmanSMO]

No jdf lost ALLOT OF AMMUNITION. Those poor rounds :(

[@rion7088]

90socram THE SACRED TEXT!!

[@amraniussilber5244]

BY SLAANESH NOT THE TEXT !

[@Michevangelo03]

@@hassmanSMO Those rounds are nothing compared to the losses the other "Allied Kingdoms" suffered.

[@mr.h5604]

Cultural content are scratched

[@FlayvorOfEvil]

And this is why the radio is the most powerful weapon.

[@matthewclark703]

FlayvorOfEvil and a apache helicopter with missile launchers and machine guns lol

[@FlayvorOfEvil]

Matthew Clark you need a radio to call in air support and artillery.

[@matthewclark703]

I know and tank with noobs in it lol

[@ikoartiaga5971]

+FlayvorOfEvil dude let just face it the firepower of the modern era ... it just to powerful and those poor bastard are just wasting their men ... they turn their tank into artillery and some anti-craft gun .. it just to impossible to defeat them ..

[@bogdangabrielonete3467]

+Iko Artiaga add to that the fact that they are using "old" equipment that is due to become scrap metal...if they ever bring a bio weapon or some modern exotic ones ....

[@sundalongpinoy8100]

1:01 JSDF are using airburst fuzes the enemy. Airburst fuzes produces more casualty than contact fuzes as most shrapnel and pressure are not hindered by the ground, contact fuses however penetrates a few inches of ground before detonating especially if the ground is soft acting as a delayed fuze. One time we dropped airburst shells on a hill occupied by an enemy force that ambushed and succesfully pinned down a platoon of friendly infantry, after the firefight gone down we conducted a recon for unexploded ordnance and by God what we saw that day was so horrifying that some of the junior infantry guys passed out puking the hell out of their stomachs. If I were to describe what I saw it would be like corned beef drenched in ketchup with tattered fabric, some body parts scattered across the hill beyond all fucking recognition. Firsthand experience.

[@earldeuna6932]

Saludo po sir

[@standard-carrier-wo-chan]

@KKK Revolution Norm for mortar, maybe, but not artillery. Artillery uses HE shells as standard. Artillery are usually for negating cover (bunkers, buildings, etc), while mortar is for direct infantry fire.

[@rickv9180]

Must've been traumatic, still thanks for your service

[@long_chin_man]

ok

[@TheNapster153]

@@standard-carrier-wo-chan Mortars using airburst in new to me. I thought it was all contact. Good read I too.

[@Crazyasian123456]

Kudos to the final army's discipline for attempting to move forward even while getting cut down. Out of the leaders he was the only one who realized that the only way for them to survive was to close the distance the minute they were exposed.

[@WhatIsLove170]

Or by retreating instead. Any men who made it outside of the killzone would of likely survived.

[@dannyzero692]

“If you have 100 lions led by a dog, they’d fight like a dog. If you had 100 dogs led by a lion, they’d fight like lions.”

[@danielhaire6677]

@@WhatIsLove170 Problem is that artillery, when it detonates, throws its shrapnel in a cone forward of its detonation point due to the forward kinetic energy. So to survive shelling on the move toward the source of fire is actually the safest option.

[@WhatIsLove170]

@@danielhaire6677 They had only just made into the zone though, they would have to cross a significantly smaller distance to escape than they would to reach the enemy, and thats not accounting for the fact they would also be met with rifle fire and machine gun fire as they got close to the enemy. Retreating would still be a significantly safer option compared to charging the enemy.

[@danielhaire6677]

@@WhatIsLove170 Except militaries set their artillery engagement zones at approximately 2/3 to 3/4 of the maximum ranges of their weapon systems. So even if you try running, you are still within range.

[@hayamura8195]

Japan: Omae wa mo shindeiru Empire: Nani? *Artillery levels mountainside*

[@TheJVoorhees83]

Cannot like this comment enough.

[@jblumanog4291]

*proceeds to bomb the hell out of them

[@UkiKhoo]

bombed with 100 likes ¿should i press the fire button?

[@feerzo1431]

Those guys weren't the empire

[@Catboi9000]

So is it the ww2 Japanese civil war or this?

[@RagnaFan555]

lol that's not even a battle, that's like a curbstomp.

[@Cyricist001]

+RagnaFan555 Swords vs guns...who would have ever though that would end in a stomp...

[@RagnaFan555]

TV Tropes: Curbstomp: When the battle lasts for only one turn and it becomes hopeless instantaneously. Aka died in one hit

[@whammycheng3758]

+RagnaFans555 1:02 Just incase you didn't know. That plump king commented "This isn't a war, this is .....this is a slaughter!!" So yeah, it is hardly a battle.

[@ReapersChannel26]

It was a massacre enough said

[@許進曾]

yep indeed

[@machaiping]

Well, what do you expect? Spearman can beat tanks only when... 1) they're Veteran Spearman 2) fortified on a mountain or in city, having fort improvement is a bonus that increase the odd in spearman's favor. In this, they send Spearman to Attack! But Spearman has poor attack compared to when defend, and forgoing their fortify bonus advantage when attacking didn't help the matter either, veteran notwithstanding, they gonna get wrecked anyway. Oh, and tanks is fortifying On a Mountain With Fort improvement too, so spearman's defeat is inevitable. PS. Sid Meier's Civilization Joke.

[@AlienTreeGuy]

machaiping Those moments when a knight took down an attack helicopter in Civ4. The horror!

[@machaiping]

Nadamas Or 10 Archers took down a Giant Death Robot in Original Civilization V... because an oversight of game mechanic of forcing all unit to take at least 1 damage when battle and every units in the game has 10 hit points... But that's just original, expansion pack rise their HP to 100 while the mechanic of 'lose at least 1 HP when battle' unchanged, so now you need 100 Archers to down a Giant Death Robot which practically impossible in-game :P Still, imitating Ewok in Star Wars is a good incentive to try that at least once I guess?

[@alvin4100]

Haha i feel you bro

[@許進曾]

bro if the tank hatch is closed you have no idea how to open it, lock from inside. remember that the imperal has the first glance at the tank not like the soldiers in our world that know tanks week spots

[@Briselance]

Anyway, there is strictly zilch a medieval servicemember can do against an MBT.

[@FirstLast-cg2nk]

As I read through the manga, I note that Empire's amry not being present is a major reason why the Empire would continue to underestimate the JSDF over and over again. They never had any firsthand witnesses of this destruction, and assumed that anyone who did speak of it were either exaggerating or outright lying to try and save face. They really couldn't comprehend the power of the enemy they had angered.

[@murkywateradminssions5219]

It's a shame they were restrained with a sheet of paper from the diet...

[@dannyzero692]

This was also part of the plot as to why the Imperial Army was not present during this battle, since they’ve lost 1/6th of their strength fighting in Ginza after weeks and Emperor Malti feared that the unified kingdoms might went up against him since his military is weaken, so when Malti had the chance he asked the 21 unified kingdoms to help him fight against Japan with the full intention of getting them wiped out and weaken the kingdoms so he can still have power over them. However due to his military not present in the battle and lack of information he didn’t know how strong an opponent Japan really was, assuming scorch earth strategy would work against them like any army in his world. He really thought that Japan was an equal opponent until he realized they had no chance agains them in a conventional war when Kuribayashi mowed down Zorzal’s goons in front of him and bombed the Senate building, probably the reason why he decided to change and sue for peace.

[@Jaxymann]

I thought rape wasn't allowed to be shown on KZbin...

[@Vick_Squeeze]

5Oblivion the whole concept is absurd. Boot and an ant

[@AaronPaulIbarrola]

Drew Peacock I know right? It's fantastic.

[@aspopulvera9130]

they got raped by freedom lol

[@Berd-Wasted.]

I thought they got gangbanged... or is that the- no it isn't... nevermind

[@Frisher1]

@@aspopulvera9130 Freedom Japanese style

[@DylanoRevs]

Alnus hill: Area 51 JSDF: Area 51 Guards Medieval army: Kyles, Millennials and Naruto Runners

[@bernardoheusi6146]

Kyle? Cartman is that you?

[@bogdangabrielonete3467]

Don't forget the Karrens

[@jonharper4478]

Don't forget the Karens. I mean, they didn't show up for this boogaloo, but that's beside the point.

[@canadiangopnik7007]

Honestly, we’d probably do better

[@hydraman246]

They can't stop everyone

[@brute3339]

Stellaris: when you invade late medieval age planets with one gene warrior army that are veterans and has a level 10 leader with butcher and invader

[@BLOrtega]

Why invade them when you can EXTERMINATUS

[@sakurakiroyama903]

@@BLOrtega yes yes yes

[@mateuszwrobel1919]

When you just nuke them from orbit

[@xDanilor]

ahahahaahah FACTS

[@KuDastardly]

The small JSDF expedition farted and blew away the Allied Kingdom forces.

[@haruki5360]

Little did they know JSDF is only mid level military power at best on earth

[@yashanrikoudou5531]

Hikigaya Kun lol imagine the US or Russia stepping in!!!...lol since this other world is fantasy...might as well bring the Galactic Empire from Star Wars...but that would be way beyond the word "Overkill" !!!

[@Shadow11779]

What.... What about Warhammer 40k?

[@ragnaroslil3493]

Zergling Master can't use orbital bombardment but hey whirlwind and terminators is what we need

[@madensmith7014]

Chocolat-kun They also didn't know that this still wasn't an army for invasions.

[@ProjectSun91]

Now that's something you don't see everyday. Modern Military kicking some serious butts against fictional armies from another world and the force to be reckoned with. Good effect on target!

[@lehoang3532]

+R. Kidd Bah, let Viet Cong hit them from the rear :v Small dudes sweep from 5 o'clock with MAT-49, support them were marksmen with CKC semi-auto rifle and Mosin scoped rifle. From 7 o'clock are guys with RPG-2 (and RPG-7), covered by AK-47. And of course, right behind those poor medieval soldiers are RPK :3 But yeah, for some odd reason, Waffen SS really knows how to have good-looking stuff

[@matty9699]

omg its you kamzi118 i read all your fanfic sad you cancelled The war hammer fell but great work man keep it :)

[@hithummah]

IKR, really fed up with anime that has magic stronger than artillery shell.

[@medux4113]

@@lehoang3532 Funny enough cuz in the manga zorzal just became a bootleg vietcong lmao

[@lonelywolf5659]

@@hithummah ya like we have some that can Guard against magic . Like giant tornadoes and Giant meteors of fire casted by humans casually. That's like the equivalent of them going to monster hunter and steam rolling them. that's not happening by a long shot or easy mind you. Especially with elder dragons looks at Dalmater Casually Summoning the Apocalypse with meteors. Or the black dragons looks at one that is so emotionally unstable that it causes Nature is to go into a frenzy and the other one that boiled the ocean.

[@ComputerEarly]

When Game of Thrones meets Battlefield

[@luisgabrieldelmo772]

Rip

[@rajulimbu9319]

lol

[@SabreWolferos]

shogun total war: JDF expansion

[@Rert]

When you use a fall of the samurai army against a regular shogun 2 army

[@shicksa]

Rert 78 and the FoTS army has miniguns and elite riflemen

[@AaronPaulIbarrola]

Whitelance Using FOTS units again ROTS lol

[@_nigelgaming]

Knight: Imagine bringing a gun to a swordfight, what a coward Soldier: Imagine bringing a sword to a gunfight, what an idiot

[@joejunior5991]

honor doesn't mean anything if you died, all that matter is win and survive. The One that win the war no matter how dirty the tactics are the Justice

[@mich5131]

I’d rather be a ‘coward’ than an idiot

[@connorclemmons8698]

I would have laughed my ass off if that one arrow actually hit someone.

[@Scientist118]

It did hit something... a guy's porn magazine if you read the manga.

[@connorclemmons8698]

Scientist118 Lol, so some guy was able to read some porn before killing a bunch of dudes, talk about power differences.

[@Scientist118]

Connor Clemmons Yep, you know what was funny, it was the last part of the chapter.

[@justarandomdreamers1592]

@@Scientist118 which chapter?

[@admiralrng6506]

@@Scientist118 THE SACRED TEXTS

[@chaosXP3RT]

The Allied Armies: "We have dragons, orcs, goblins, massive conscript armies, knights and magic." Japanese Self-Defense Force: "That's cool. Catch this 155mm artillery round."

[@patriotenfield3276]

Be careful which Allied Armies you are talking of.

[@Become-Eggplant]

This Anime is basically like Civ 5, You stuck in Low tier Science, you'll easily get owned by Modern tech.

[@armood1925]

They Told Me I Could Become Anything, So I became an Eggplant or a knight destroyed your attack helicopter

[@ping-lu6qz]

this is why u dont bring swords and spears in gunfight.

[@lolbosss]

Dont bring a gun to a tank fight

[@Willys_GreyhoundM38]

The ancient Aztec defeated to the Spaniards who were armed with arquebuses

[@luisgabrieldelmo772]

@@lolbosss DONT BRING A TANK TO A DOGFIGHT

[@unserkatzenland8884]

@@lolbosss AT gun: Am i a joke to you?

[@1990-w1l]

That a Zulu war oversimplified

[@SuperSpikeTM]

I love scenes where people loose all hope in front of overwhelming power 😍

[@perceeloi6113]

Bruh.

[@noox13]

@@perceeloi6113 I feel you, it's all fine a dandy until the emoji at the end, lol.

[@blueaceofspades]

Battle implies both sides actually saw each other in some form and actually managed to hit each other somehow. Sword with sword, bullets with bullets, etc... This was literally long range bombardment and spray and pray on the Empire. I LOVE IT!!!!!

[@cedricsommerscave]

That Last Arrow actually Made one japanese retire because He Got Hit in the Leg.

[@megood1582]

"dude i just disturb a nest" "bee nest?" "no, machine gun nest"

[@smolbb713]

Duran: We'll ambush them at night. Flares: I'm about to end this man's whole career

[@Dushess]

actually NVG at first.

[@emperornero1932]

Reminds me of my time in Afghanistan, tali and isis seem to think that they can use darkness as an advantage while we sit there with NVGs radioing in their coordinates for artillery. One problem I do have though is that they had tanks,manpower and artillery, they could have softened up the oppositions base with artillery then proceeded to send in tanks with infantry following in for cleanup.

[@crystalcat1002]

Kick those terrorists asses!

[@kambingsaja5668]

@Peanut boi They do operate in Afghanistan, I believe they are called ISIS K and now the Taliban are working on to exterminate them

[@rickv9180]

@A F-35 with internet They do now, since 2017 if I recall, they call themselves ISIS-K, K being for Khorasan province, the place where the Afghan branch of ISIS was created

[@dannyzero692]

If I remember the JSDF was trying to only occupy Alnus Hill, since they lacked the capabilities and resources to advance deep into enemy territory. As the anime/manga has showed us they were certainly capable of doing Blitzkrieg but they only utilized that tactic to push through the Gate and occupy the Hill. The anime didn’t elaborate on this but the only time the JSDF were dispatched hundreds of km to kill the Flame Dragon and its babies, they had a hard time moving there effectively (vehicles breaking down/unexpected encounters with locals). Spoilers ahead Although Season 3 hasn’t been released yet, the manga did show that the Empire’s guerrilla fighting does have effectiveness initially on the JSDF as many trucks were burned down and personnel were injured and sometimes killed. After those attack, Japan has decided to launch a full scale war against Zorzal’s military but his scorched earth tactics does proved troublesome for the Japanese since they had to constantly deal with refugees and guerrilla fighters disguising as refugees. After that the manga is still being written so the plot is not fully covered yet.

[@TheNapster153]

@@dannyzero692 So they're basically keenly aware of another Barbarossa Op so they're taking steps to mitigate; which is good. Casualties will always be casualties though.

[@ArlosPA]

I like Durants stragetic thinking and as a commander. He knows that the moment that they are seen that all of the soldiers are sitting and tells them to move so that they are harder to hit. Also he goes first to show his men to not be afraid. I wonder what he would do with modern weapons.

[@joshuatumambo5674]

The Special Region was lucky to have the portal open in modern day Japan, and have their response be simply building a military base nearby the portal and sending diplomats. If the portal opened in 1930s Japan however... lets say the Special Region would make Nanking look like a wholesome family picnic in comparison

[@elijahmanaghaya6038]

it was lucky it didnt land on America, china or russia

[@dannyzero692]

@@elijahmanaghaya6038 America would’ve likely be like Japan in this timeline however they would’ve pushed for war with the Empire because of slavery bad, human rights abuse and set up a puppet state, trade with the now maybe Democratic Empire and expand US influence across the Special Region. Although at slower pace since in the manga the US military is still occupied with war in the Middle East and their defense budget can not spare anymore. China would’ve conducted either all out war and censor it or find excuses to do so since they had the Gate under lockdown and China would’ve likely move its 600 millions people to the other side since that’s their goal in the manga. Russia would’ve done the same but they would exploit the Special Region and go to war for natural resources especially during the winter months in Russia.

[@TeabagDeluxe]

@@elijahmanaghaya6038 America would somehow find a way to get an aircraft carrier in the Special Region no matter how hard or long it took.

[@cadenvanvalkenburg6718]

@@TeabagDeluxe AN aircraft carrier? We would get 3 and multiple destroyers

[@_nigelgaming]

and they will turn Italica into a human experimentation facility similar to Unit 731

[@You-gn9uk]

0:49 This sign can't stop me because i can't read 120mm Howitzer: Allow us to introduce ourselves

[@Bird-Birdy-Love]

actually it is written in both japanese as well as their own language as they manage to capture a few people during the first invasion.

[@ronaldbersamin117]

Why is it so damn satisfying watching armys getting rekt by the jsdf! Don't mess with our world military unless your rory which is mlg af.

[@james5960]

Ronald Bersamin i bet it would shock the empire to know that japans military is considered mid tier in our world lol

[@MultiGreatNinja]

rory can be beaten one good bomb and she is as good as dead just lock her body parts on small containers after.

[@jblumanog4291]

Bcuz this is the first time conventional weapons actually worked in anime

[@subhadeep129]

i wouldn't fancy rory's chances against an ac 130 !

[@Ozinarg]

Rory is cool, but I bet she was lying when she said she couldn't die. If that were true, she wouldn't bother blocking or dodging gunfire. At a bare minimum, she takes damage that she can regenerate from. This means if she were to be shot in the head, she would be subdued or at least incapacitated for some time, as her brain would need time to regenerate.

[@superzilla784]

What I love about this anime is that it shows how powerful modern militaries are. in most medias like Avengers, Ultra Violet, and others, soldiers are portrayed as useless morons that just stand around firing wildly and waiting to be killed. "It's because they're up against people with super powers!" so it is a basic power to rob all troops of their common sense and aiming capabilities? there have been so many times the soldiers should have won easily. but no, either the soldiers have the aim of Storm Troopers and can't hit anything, or they forget they have guns and run up to the enemy to club them on the head. so I'm glad this show pays some respect to our modern militaries. (even though they had a small handful of facts wrong)

[@newbie6377]

superzilla784 that's to be expected as the author of the novel where this anime is based upon was a member of the jsdf

[@VadersFist95]

We dont see any military in Avengers except National Guard in the first one (And we dont see any die or act moronic?)

[@cadenvanvalkenburg6718]

@@SamuelSamuel-zx9mu even they would win this battle. Artillery is a helluva drug

[@JBXyooj]

Lord Duran looks like Big Boss haha Yeah... The Allied Army just got a taste of what the German and Soviet been through in WW2. Hell on Earth.

[@Sabersonic]

JBXyooj Considering that the JSDF is largely entrenched in those Arnus/Alnus Hill battles, with cannons and automatic gun fire, it's more like the hell experienced by those on the Western Front in the First World War. What with charge after charge being nothing more than the wholesale slaughter of men, orks(?), and horses. Blame The Great War youtube channel for that one. Still, it's too bad that the other world doesn't have any offensive, or better yet defensive magic AFAIK that might give them a chance to close that gap and fight man-to-man. Granted, the word "might" is probably too charitable a word to use but at least give these Allied Kingdoms cannon fodder some kind of a bone.

[@JBXyooj]

Sabersonic Well the orcs and Dragons were kinda like the main muscle for the allied states. The JSDF just had the element of surprise. From what I heard... This technological advantage ain't going to last throughout the series, according to the light Novel.

[@nslforumaldebaran926]

JBXyooj The Generals of the Allied Army appear to be utter idiots. First, you scout your enemies before attacking, second they should have fortified Mount Arnus, since its where the gate is and the only point the enemy can enter, thirdly, after their first attack in Tokyo, they should have recongised how outdated their Tech is and improved on new weopons and fourthly not using the same tactis three times in a row when its clear after the first one that its not working. Have these people never played Civ?

[@rupok93]

+JBXyooj Damn let me guess, as usual rifles and stuff will fall into the hands of the enemy and they will use guerrilla warfare?

[@jayhan94]

rupok93 no the gate will close eventually leaving the military cut off from what i hear, the manga hasnt reached it yet but arnus hill will eventually be a democratic state capital where the non humans arent treated as slaves and they can make ammo and other necessity after they've controlled the resources during the time when the gate was open

[@bowchi_2935]

GATE買おかなと思った。こういう軍隊が時空を超えて戦う系はロマンを感じる。

[@fatalos6855]

"Under the cover of night..." "Fuck you it's day now."

[@LabTech41]

What I like about this battle is that later on in the series, you end up finding out that Duran survived; he was maimed, but he survived. He ends up just popping in, giving some advice, then leaving and it's never addressed in any way who he is or why he's just hanging out like a civilian in the town the JSDF set up near the gate.

[@ramonavila1493]

Medieval soldiers: I have major ptsd The Japanese: this probably the most easy war I have fought in.

[@nazeonrave2501]

“Guys you see that army on the horizon, make it disappear” -A Japanese commander

[@You-gn9uk]

when you piss off the wrong timeline

[@Phenixtri]

wrong dimension actually

[@Dushess]

both of them

[@Privatepain1234]

I like how the first two attacks never made it to within range of the infantry. They just got annihilated by artillery and tanks and when they finally got close enough for infantry to shoot. They were cut down like reeds in a strong wind

[@vladdugo7110]

JSDF be like: *I’m tired of this shit, these old men be challenging us on a snowball fight again.*

[@feerzo1431]

Battle of Alnus hill? More like The Slaughter of Alnus hill

[@cookie_man2020]

The slaughter *on* alnus hill

[@skulldozer1462]

More like "Meat grinder of Alnus Hill"

[@crystalcat1002]

I almost wish Japan went easier on them.

[@SumDumDude952]

Imagine if the gate opened in the US. We would’ve conquered their whole world in a few days

[@saintroddy]

Hell, the people of Mobile, Alabama could kick their ass with their rifles.

[@kingslushie1018]

Imagined if the gate opened in the USSR during the Cold War era 😂. Absolutely no mercy 😂

[@kingslushie1018]

Chesterton Mano Why use nukes when you got over 20,000 tanks 😂😂😂. I can see the world becoming overrun in a decade

[@Izuna119]

lol that cruel, all of them will get killed by you including children, bombing refugee camp 😂😂😂

[@Token_Black_Guy]

With all the weebs in the army buncha halfling running around

[@deathheater6]

If this is what a small force can do imagine a massive modern army in this fictional continent. Edit: The music just reinforces the one sidedness of this fight.

[@AkiyamaKatsuko]

+Matthew .Bays Like the Code Geass Universe? Our military would probably get rekt.

[@comandercarnis]

+秋山克子 Really doubt it.

[@biggreenfamilar224]

Matthew .Bays Soviet March music starts

[@PiotrusGranie]

@Trevak D'hal Or soviet union in the stalin era after 1949

[@kingslushie1018]

I wish the Ussr invade this continent

[@LAGARTOKID]

I discovered that every dream and fanfic I've made up in my mind the Japanese made an anime about it already

[@fieryrockballs.9701]

When you think about aliens, you feel like you live like a primitive, but then you watch this and you feel so advanced...

[@TheDarkstar3601]

The king's reaction says it all. No power can outfight them, no knowledge/wisdom can outsmart them, and no kingdom can conquer them, for they have evolved beyond their imagination. Destructive powers and capabilities strong enough to rival that of a god. I have never watched this anime tho looks good as fuck hope it isnt cringey and cliche, just stumbled upon it here on youtube great scene noice. That red armoured guy was a king right?

[@kazumiminazuki5155]

Tom Holland Sucks King = Basically acts like a mayor in this period Emperor = Supreme leader or some sort of president

[@abcabrera1121]

@@kazumiminazuki5155 Prince Zoral: a lying, arrogant and narsasistic asshole

[@retardcorpsman]

Kazumi Minazuki That’s not really true…. Kings aren’t Mayors since being a Mayor assumes you are under the command of another, which Kings do not have. Dukes and Barons are much more similar to Mayors on an administrative level, with the King being more similar to a President/Prime minister instead. The term Emperor on the other hand is completely interchangeable with the word King. Most sovereigns only adopt such a title for historical reasons, like the HRE or Tsar emperor for example.

[@FEURVERM]

Yes he was indeed a king with a city on his own command Although he's Territory is part to the imperial empire or what not

[@mirakhalifa8704]

Sadly, if you think about it, these soldiers did not deserve to be annihilated like that. It was the Empire who crossed the Gate and launched the attack on Ginza. The Allied Kingdoms were lured by the Empire in order to wipe them out, then conquer the Allied Kingdoms' territories.

[@luiscuadras1963]

Some medival soldier: I will fight and die for our kingdom for honor and glory. I will have their head on my Spear!!! Some Otaku 22 year old soldier manning a 249 SAW: Oh boii, here I go killing again.

[@smithiWerben]

I wish i had the editing skills to make this material into millenials trying to get into area 51. I'd get all the internet fame.

[@javieraravena5345]

"The battle of Alnus Hill, where 100,000 soldiers of the Allied Kingdoms perished and 4 brave JSDF lost their helmets."

[@ZERO-ue2mx]

0:57 When you forgot to upgrade your army in age of war.

[@cardinalwilson8034]

the general shooting an arrow towards the rain of bullets shows the disparity of their power and how insignificant his status, achievements and strength in the face of modern warfare.

[@辛味甘味]

大軍を指揮しながら夜襲とか、かなり優秀なんだよなぁ。文明差が酷すぎるだけで。

[@まと-b8q]

同文化圏相手なら名将だった

[@南木隆-r10k6]

見方を変えれば、我が国の歴史上の人物(例:戦国時代)ですら、現代人と戦ったらこうなる可能性が高い訳か。 時代という物差しの違いで、人物の評価が一転するサンプルとも言えるか。

[@山田勇一-k1w]

日露戦争では､黒木という指揮官がロシア軍への大規模夜襲を成功させ、世界を瞠目させた。

[@user-brachy]

@@南木隆-r10k6 映画の戦国自衛隊では落とし穴で戦車対策などをしていました(ストーリーの違う漫画版では自衛隊に救出された信長がアサルトライフルで光秀軍を虐殺し、止めさせようとロックをかけたらそれを見破ったり時空の穴的なとこからヘリや戦車、ポテチなどを入手し使いこなします)

[@山田勇一-k1w]

@@user-brachy "命短し　恋せよ乙女" を唄いながら、敦盛を舞う信長…… 記憶違いでなければ、"武士と戦いたいヴェロキラプトル"が自衛隊に合流し……

[@thebanditman5663]

"A night raid." Every nation in the world who even remotely understand the concept of night vision: "A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one."

[@vitor022]

I was sincerely sad for then after the proposal of a night raid.. as if they haven't enough disadvantages already

[@rsrt6910]

If they're using thermographic vision (and why wouldn't they, all modern armies do) they'd just be tracking their IR heat signatures, day or night, "The Predator" style.

[@vitor022]

@@rsrt6910 its even sadder then..

[@zanir2387]

When GoT meets band of brothers...frontally...

[@3ChZer0]

"This is not war, it's a massacre!"

[@naragikiraminightcore]

มันไม่ใช่การสังหารหมู่เพียงแค่ศัตรูใช้อาวุธโบราณ ถึงต่อให้ศัตรูมาเป็นล้านแต่เราใช้อาวุธที่ทันสมัยกว่าเช่น ปืนกล ปืนใหญ่ และระเบิด เป็นต้น

[@3ChZer0]

@@naragikiraminightcore if you play Cod 5 WaW you'll understand

[@harmacist6623]

Man, this Age of Empire mod be lookin' pretty dang lit

[@nyorito5208]

General: we should attack by night. They won't see us coming in the dark *JDSF Laughs in UAV, infrared and night vision goggles*

[@noobifiedwastaken]

JSDF Garrison: *"Ooo boy i sure do love this shooting exercise!"*

[@hilarious7695]

The Area 51 Raid, 20th September 2019, Colorised

[@lonelybag8510]

another favorite scene from this awesome anime. its just the whole thing about them being able to mow down and wipe out an army in matter of seconds just brings a warm tingly feeling to my heart.

[@gloomy7191]

“Lets night raid them” Night vision and machinegun goes brrrrr

[@davidhenry8479]

So you go to a battlefield, see an army comparable to your own completely wiped out, with not a SINGLE enemy casualty on the field and you decide "yeah, I think we should attack."

[@martinxy1291]

Soilder: Sir we see an army that out number us 500 to 1 General: What equipment do the have Soilder: Swords, sheilds, Bows and arrows with armor similar to that of 1700 AC - 1000 BC General:..........then why the fuck are you scared Soilder: Oh yeah, right *Proceeds to mow down the enemy*

[@richie_23]

Soldier : uhm, sir why are we all relaxing, theres like an army of 10.000 enemy with swords and shields marching towards us General : 3... 2... 1... *Artillery strikes and Ac-130 gunships mow down the enemy like nothing* Soldier : Never mind, sir

[@martinxy1291]

Nice one dude, but just to nitpick it was 100,000 cannon fodder vs 10,000 JSDF

[@biggreenfamilar224]

Martin XY no brought a tank

[@JKirbyD]

2:24 JSDF: *insert meme How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!

[@gamershipgirl4563]

2:38 Yes cause riding a War horse in FULL PLATE ARMOUR, WHILE YOU YOURSELF AND ALL YOUR MEN ARE ALSO IN FULL PLATE ARMOUR, IS CERTAINLY QUIET, the collective noise of an armor that big wearing that much noisy armor would completely defeat any and all attempts to stealth.

[@riseandshine7174]

This is such a good anime I wonder why there is still no season 2

[@richardwilliams2239]

Season 2 was already released! You mean Season 3, right?l

[@riseandshine7174]

@@richardwilliams2239 yeah

[@John-rn1nm]

I wonder is the Gate opened in America, China or Russia....?

[@Feemwashere]

+John Vincent Olmos I don't know about China or Russia, but America? America would probably send in a special team to topple the emperor, before supporting a local pretender, and then leaving a shit-ton of technology for his army to play around with, but not before teaching him how they work

[@thatsomeone3818]

+Feem Her That, or they would tell the public that monsters inhabit the other world, and that they were "cleaning" it. 'The Mist' style. Eventually every single person in the other world would be dead and we would harvest their natural resources.

[@Feemwashere]

That someone We're not monsters that murder everyone! We're just monsters that exploit everyone.

[@thatsomeone3818]

Feem Her Who knows, we've never encountered another intelligent species before. It wouldn't be very hard to paint it as a purging.

[@Feemwashere]

That someone Well, most of said intelligent species are humans and/or demi-humans. And really, we already do plenty of bad things against our own. It wouldn't be difficult to cover it up as dethroning a tyrant to establish democracy under a "fair" president (for life).

[@LauraCNeko1]

My boyfriend showed me this and I’m just thinking “You guys attacked another place and have no idea what you have done” 😂

[@joemanji2264]

I remembered walking into my friend's room while this scene was on, as it was full screen while playing I couldn't see the title and assumed that this was going to be just another boring generic fantasy/medieval army battle. Until I saw the scope reticle. My first thoughts were wait... what? wtf? How is this even possible? Just what anime is this? Needless to say the following curb stomp gave me quite a hard on and was hooked to the series. Looking forward to season 3! ;)

[@vitor022]

It feels sad man.. still waiting for season 3

[@commissargab6181]

Its like waiting for one punch man season 3 whyyy all interesting animes dont have a sequel wahhhh 😭

[@makarovjacovich4168]

I swear, I can't stoo laughing at this.

[@willwolf8436]

I think us marines would have a hay day in this world agaisnt these guys.

[@JustSumGuy01]

Oorah

[@RicksistFoundation]

What was suppose to be a JSDF recruitment anime ended up being, "if we remiliterize we're ok with killing 100,000 poorly armed peasants". China isn't happy. lol

[@ninjaqwest2733]

This is what they called "One-sided Massacre"

[@aoki2494]

Q.何故このような事態に… A.自衛隊に喧嘩売るような真似したからです

[@Marcos-ms1ij]

aahhhhh, that Gepard sound, so satisfying

[@BeatusMeatusFetusDeletus]

Medieval army: We’ll move under the cover of darkness. JSDF: ha ha flares go pop

[@kyawthu755]

This is why you must never underestimate your enemy Even if there is a large gap, your enemy will always have a weakness

[@rsmith5606]

Never had the question crossed my mind: what would a CIWS do to a dragon? But now...

[@noox13]

There's a few more dragon scenes later on in the show against bigger dragons. I remember one of them being hilarious!

[@Twan_01]

Lmao 😂 I always fantasize about his ever since I was a child.

[@xsnowpirate10x]

I just love how this is the JSDF week 1 and they decimated all the armies that came

[@rrows5803]

Medieval dude: FIGHT FOR THE EMPIRE WITH ALL YOUR MIGHT AND OUR AERIAL SUPERIORITY ! JSDF: Ahah, Mortars and AA goes BOUM and BRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@mr.e1815]

Nice leg you got there 4:24

[@870Leon]

When you reached max level of equipment, and then rechallenge first level.

[@RandomTrinidadian]

And this is why you always upgrade your units in Civilization

[@sadaderlangga17]

It's kinda refreshing seeing modern weaponry beat this medieval type world. Because most of the other stories usually has super strong magic user that could even rival nukes

[@MetaKnight964]

Medieval/Roman

[@soulassassin0g]

I like how something as simple as barbed wire can effectively stop the ancient dudes in their path.