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** In ''Armour of Contempt'', a wave of Imperium troopers, so tightly packed that the dead were carried along, unable to fall where they died, assault the walls of a city several times. Eventually, they are successful, but at horrible cost. |
** In ''Armour of Contempt'', a wave of Imperium troopers, so tightly packed that the dead were carried along, unable to fall where they died, assault the walls of a city several times. Eventually, they are successful, but at horrible cost. |
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*** And it only works because a Titan blasts open the gate with a single shot as the third attack is bogging down. [[Hollywood Tactics|Perhaps they should have done that earlier]] |
*** And it only works because a Titan blasts open the gate with a single shot as the third attack is bogging down. [[Hollywood Tactics|Perhaps they should have done that earlier]] |
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* This is the default tactic of both Saruman and Sauron's armies in [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s ''[[Lord of the Rings]]''. Of particular note is the command style of the Lord of the Nazgul during the Siege of Gondor: "Yet their Captain cared not greatly what they did or how many might be slain; their purpose was only to test the strength of the defence and to keep the men of Gondor busy in many places." The passage also notes that as he's riding on his horse he deliberately tramples the fallen (who would mostly be his own men), which says something about his attitude. |
* This is the default tactic of both Saruman and Sauron's armies in [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. Of particular note is the command style of the Lord of the Nazgul during the Siege of Gondor: "Yet their Captain cared not greatly what they did or how many might be slain; their purpose was only to test the strength of the defence and to keep the men of Gondor busy in many places." The passage also notes that as he's riding on his horse he deliberately tramples the fallen (who would mostly be his own men), which says something about his attitude. |
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* Used in ''[[World War Z]]'' by both the Russian and Chinese armies, often to horrifying effects. If one didn't know that both those countries have a history of such tactics, (see the real life section below) they might think Max Brooks was making it up or had an ax to grind with those countries. |
* Used in ''[[World War Z]]'' by both the Russian and Chinese armies, often to horrifying effects. If one didn't know that both those countries have a history of such tactics, (see the real life section below) they might think Max Brooks was making it up or had an ax to grind with those countries. |
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** The primary problem with using this strategy on zombies is that they use the exact same tactics by instinct, and they recruit by killing. So by sending your own people to die, you inflate the ranks of your enemies. [[Sarcasm Mode|Nice.]] |
** The primary problem with using this strategy on zombies is that they use the exact same tactics by instinct, and they recruit by killing. So by sending your own people to die, you inflate the ranks of your enemies. [[Sarcasm Mode|Nice.]] |
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