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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5723463" data-attributes="member: 19675">Or Brilliant Energy weapons.Or, on the flip side, Sonic/Subsonic weapons.Which raises the question of how easy it is for each force to adapt and use the tactics and weapons of their foes.&nbsp; (Where is the magic using dude getting the hand grenades?&nbsp; And what if the US Army discovers how to make &amp; use CLW wands?&nbsp; Or the Spear of Destiny?)Yep.Where the fight happens also matters hugely.&nbsp; If the dimensional breach allowing the invasion happens in Utah, the initial response of &quot;Nuke 'em&quot;- especially if they come through on a weapons testing range- might be pushed to the front of the queue, but if it happened in Chicago, things get dicey very quickly.Adaptability would be key.Those poorly equipped forces of our world still understand implicitly what a &quot;tank&quot;, &quot;helicopter&quot; or &quot;bomber&quot; is.&nbsp; They know how to react.&nbsp; Magically armed foes from beyond the veil of reality may not understand what to do until the tide of battle is irrevocably turned.Similarly, fantasy types would know what an &quot;elemental&quot;, &quot;dragon&quot; or &quot;efreet&quot; is, and that the guy in robes with a pointy hat and big stick is a real threat.&nbsp; A flight of F-14s could be taken down before they realized what the nature of the problem really was...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5723463, member: 19675"] Or Brilliant Energy weapons. Or, on the flip side, Sonic/Subsonic weapons. Which raises the question of how easy it is for each force to adapt and use the tactics and weapons of their foes. (Where is the magic using dude getting the hand grenades? And what if the US Army discovers how to make & use CLW wands? Or the [B]Spear of Destiny[/B]?) Yep. [I]Where[/I] the fight happens also matters hugely. If the dimensional breach allowing the invasion happens in Utah, the initial response of "Nuke 'em"- especially if they come through on a weapons testing range- might be pushed to the front of the queue, but if it happened in Chicago, things get dicey very quickly. Adaptability would be key. Those poorly equipped forces of our world still understand implicitly what a "tank", "helicopter" or "bomber" is. They know how to react. Magically armed foes from beyond the veil of reality may not understand what to do until the tide of battle is irrevocably turned. Similarly, fantasy types would know what an "elemental", "dragon" or "efreet" is, and that the guy in robes with a pointy hat and big stick is a real threat. A flight of F-14s could be taken down before they realized what the nature of the problem really was... [/QUOTE]

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