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== [[Real Life]] ==

* The British defeat of the Spanish Armada 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.

* The British defeat of the Spanish Armada 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 ~~6th~~. This allowed them both a day of good weather and a moonless night for the paratroopers. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|The rest is history]].

* 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 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.</ref>

* 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 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.</ref>

* Both Mongol invasions of Japan were thwarted by (extremely unlikely) hurricanes, known as kamikaze (divine winds).

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* 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 40000]]'' canon features a battle between the [[Ax Crazy|World Eaters]] and the [[Sense Freak|Emperor's Children]] legions of Chaos Space Marines which took place on a [[Genius Loci|Daemon World]]. The battle was interrupted by a blizzard so severe it caused the [[Super Soldier~~|Super Soldiers~~]] to take cover. [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Kharn the Betrayer]] of the World Eaters did not like this one bit and proceeded to, ''[[One-Man Army|on his own]]'' burn both the World Eaters and the Emperor's Children out of their cover, breaking the ranks of both legions so severely that neither has fought as a united force in nearly 10,000 years.

* The ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' canon features a battle between the [[Ax Crazy|World Eaters]] and the [[Sense Freak|Emperor's Children]] legions of Chaos Space Marines which took place on a [[Genius Loci|Daemon World]]. The battle was interrupted by a blizzard so severe it caused the [[Super Soldier]]s to take cover. [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Kharn the Betrayer]] of the World Eaters did not like this one bit and proceeded to, ''[[One-Man Army|on his own]]'' burn both the World Eaters and the Emperor's Children out of their cover, breaking the ranks of both legions so severely that neither has fought as a united force in nearly 10,000 years.

== [[Video Games]] ==

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* Each faction in ''[[Brutal Legend]]'' has a guitar solo that temporarily affects the sky above the battlefield: Ironheade's Light of Dawn cancels all enemy buffs and debuffs, the Drowning Doom's Encompassing Gloom stops the enemy from producing new units, and the Tainted Coil's Skies Afire causes friendly units to inflict more damage when they're close to their own stage.

* In ''[[Patapon]]'', wind can help your archer's arrows fly farther (and, if they're [[Arrows on Fire]], help said arrows do more damage), while rain extinguishes fire but makes it possible to pass the desert.

* The ''[[Touhou]]'' [[Fighting Game~~|Fighting Games~~]], starting with ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody'', has a mechanic where weather would change during a match, creating different effects. For example, Typhoon removes flinching and blocking, River Mist makes the distance between players go wonky, and Scorching Sun damages any player who flies too high.

* The ''[[Touhou]]'' [[Fighting Game]]s, starting with ''Scarlet Weather Rhapsody'', has a mechanic where weather would change during a match, creating different effects. For example, Typhoon removes flinching and blocking, River Mist makes the distance between players go wonky, and Scorching Sun damages any player who flies too high.

* ''[[Advanced Strategic Command]]'' has wind and weather status. Some units (mostly planes) are killed if the wind is too strong and they aren't hidden in a hangar or transport unit. Snow changes the terrain and can affect unit movement. Also, paths suffer from bad weather, while proper ~~roads -- more~~ costly to ~~build -- don~~'t. Output of solar and wind powerplants depends on the weather.

* ''[[Advanced Strategic Command]]'' has wind and weather status. Some units (mostly planes) are killed if the wind is too strong and they aren't hidden in a hangar or transport unit. Snow changes the terrain and can affect unit movement. Also, paths suffer from bad weather, while proper roads—more costly to build—don't. Output of solar and wind powerplants depends on the weather.

* During the fight with the Hydra in ''[[Glory of Heracles]] DS'', black rain comes down. As a result, you take damage at the end of each round.

* High windspeeds affect aircraft performance in ''[[Earth 2150]]''. Rain slows down ground units. Storms and meteor showers, [[Death From Above|on the other hand]]...