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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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* 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
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