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* Largely averted in ''[[Robotech]]''. Even the winning side in the battles takes heavy losses, and Earth manages to do ''some'' damage even when using a few early space weapons against the massive and technologically superior Zentraedi fleet.

* Averted in ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'', where many of the larger pitched battles are brutal stalemates with millions of casualties on each side, no matter who wins in the end. The camera frequently switches to the gory deaths of [[Mooks]] from both sides to highlight the horrific human suffering caused by war. These scenes tend to be filler for the narrator's [[Author Tract|Author Tracts]] bemoaning the futility and hypocrisy of jingoism and violence.

* In Turn 11 of ''[[Code Geass]]'' R2, Zero turned the tide against the Chinese Federation by combining the introduction of a new mecha, Shinkirou, with a [[Xanatos Gambit]] that caused the country's population to rise up. Partially subverted in Turn 18 with Kallen and her new [[Super Prototype]]. She started to pick off enemy units and could probably have wiped out the entire Britannian army, given enough time, but the battle actually ended in a more inconclusive fashion for both sides thanks to the unexpected use of [[Nuclear Weapons Taboo|a certain weapon]]. On the other hand, a straightforward example happened in Turn 22, after Suzaku had received a similarly powerful upgrade and was able to destroy a small army of Knightmares in the span of a few minutes.

* When the titular guild of ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' breaks into the Phantom guild they completely decimate all of the [[Mooks|opponents forces]], and it's seems that despite being a ''magic'' guild none of the members of Phantom but the highest are actually using any magic. Then, Master Makarov [[Deus Exit Machina|gets his magic drained]] (which is stated to mean "[[We Are Team Cannon Fodder|their battle strength is reduced by half]]"), and the Phantom guild-members--who are ''still'' not using any magic--somehow start fighting off the Fairy Tail members and Erza decides they need to retreat.

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