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nittanytbone said:Actually, I think most wizards would be able to hold off an army pretty effectively. Most combat units become ineffective once they've taken 50% casualties; morale and cohesion start slipping much earlier than that. For example, the US marines taking Peliliu in the Pacific theatre of WW2 were hardened veterans and one of the most elite infantry units ever fielded, and even they lost combat effectiveness after facing (invisible) artillery and mortars which inflicted 50% casualties -- and they had the benefit of their own fire support and knowledge of modern weapons.
Then again, the German paratroopers during the invasion of Crete suffered up towards 90% casualties, and continued to fight.... Of course they were never used operationaly again as paratroopers for the rest of that war.
But that is truly exceptional.