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See also [[Fog of War]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* In ''[[Dune]]'' a sandstorm not only disrupts almost any activity, but was used to exhaust [[Deflector Shields]] with tons of sand "bullets".
* In ''[[1632|1635: The Eastern Front]]'', a heavy rainstorm completely ruins the USE's invasion of Poland, taking away its technological advantages and nearly getting the emperor killed in battle.
* In ''[[Jonathan Strange
* In ''[[Judas Unchained]]'', the Planet's Revenge is this [[Exaggerated Trope|taken to an extreme.]]
* Two 13th century sagas, ''[[The Saga of the Jomsvikings|Jomsvikinga Saga]]'' and (with a little less detail) ''[[Heimskringla]]'', tell how in the battle of Hjorunga Bay, fought in Norway c. 985 AD, the Norwegians were saved from defeat by a sudden hailstorm that turned the battle against their Danish enemies.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The Weather Channel's ''When Weather Changed History'' documentary segments sometimes invoke this trope, although natural disasters are a more common topic.
== [[Real Life]] ==▼
* The British defeat of the Spanish Armada was a relatively standard fleet action between Men 'O War. What made it decisive, however, was a powerful storm that swept through as the Spanish tried to regroup after the battle at Gravelines. The British merely returned to port, but the Spanish fleet was devastated—50 of their 130 ships did not return. With them, went any hope of invading England.▼
* English victory and Agincourt. Due to terrain and the fact that it had rained for a few days before the battle turning the earth soft. More French soldiers died of drowning at the battle than from wounds.▼
* The Normandy invasion was nearly postponed almost a month (at a minimum) except that a storm that was moving through the area was predicted to break on June 6. This allowed them both a day of good weather and a moonless night for the paratroopers. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|The rest is history]].▼
* It's a long established [[Running Gag]] that one of if not ''the'' most effective members of the Russian military is General Winter (and his trusty aide, Major Frost).<ref>To elaborate, the winter of Russia is so severe that almost all historical attempts to invade the country at that time went dead in the water while the Russians just backed away from the enemy and holed up in their homes for the season. Only the Mongols were used to that kind of winter and not only survived but conquered.</ref>▼
* Both Mongol invasions of Japan were thwarted by (extremely unlikely) hurricanes, known as kamikaze (divine winds).▼
== [[Tabletop Games]] ==
* Some military board games have weather rules, such as Avalon Hill's ''[[wikipedia:The Russian Campaign|The Russian Campaign]]'', which covers the [[World War 2]] Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. The rules depict the difficulties the German invaders had with "General Winter".
* ''[[Blood Bowl]]'' has weather rules. In most matches, the weather has no effect, but sometimes players can collapse in the heat, drop the slippery ball in the snow, or be blinded by the sunshine -- ''no matter which direction they're facing!''
* The ''[[Warhammer
== [[Video Games]] ==
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* ''In [[Mass Effect 2]]'', the weather occasionally has an impact - on several sidequests, the player encounters fog and sandstorms they cannot see through, on Tali's recruitment mission direct sunlight frys shields, and on the Shadow Broker's Base the player can use biotics to throw enemies outside the ship's environmental shield, resulting in them being flung into oblivion by the slipstream or struck by lightning.
* In the ''[[Warlords Battlecry]]'' series, various races get various bonuses and penalties depending on the weather and time of day. Most evil races like to fight at night or in the rain (or both, e.g. the undead), while most good races like to fight during the day or with clear skies.
▲== [[Real Life]] ==
▲* The British defeat of the Spanish Armada was a relatively standard fleet action between Men 'O War. What made it decisive, however, was a powerful storm that swept through as the Spanish tried to regroup after the battle at Gravelines. The British merely returned to port, but the Spanish fleet was devastated—50 of their 130 ships did not return. With them, went any hope of invading England.
▲* English victory and Agincourt. Due to terrain and the fact that it had rained for a few days before the battle turning the earth soft. More French soldiers died of drowning at the battle than from wounds.
▲* The Normandy invasion was nearly postponed almost a month (at a minimum) except that a storm that was moving through the area was predicted to break on June 6. This allowed them both a day of good weather and a moonless night for the paratroopers. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|The rest is history]].
▲* It's a long established [[Running Gag]] that one of if not ''the'' most effective members of the Russian military is General Winter (and his trusty aide, Major Frost).<ref>To elaborate, the winter of Russia is so severe that almost all historical attempts to invade the country at that time went dead in the water while the Russians just backed away from the enemy and holed up in their homes for the season. Only the Mongols were used to that kind of winter and not only survived but conquered.</ref>
▲* Both Mongol invasions of Japan were thwarted by (extremely unlikely) hurricanes, known as kamikaze (divine winds).
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[[Category:Weather and Environment]]
[[Category:Strategy Game Tropes]]
[[Category:Weather of War]]▼
[[Category:Alliterative Trope Titles]]
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