Talk:The Great War (WoR episode)/@comment-142.163.158.58-20170115191951/@comment-25936766-20170115200906

@Chish: Eh, not really. Bayonets are more like additions than anything. They are sticked to the gun simply because it turns it into an improvised spear of sorts, which is better than fighting unarmed or being forced to use the gun as a mace of sorts, which can also mess it up.

Of course, old guns were pretty inaccurate and often took a while to reload, so it was perfectly possible for the enemy to approach, making bayonets almost-necesary. Nowadays...not so much, though they are still used just in case. However, their use is irrelevant to the gun's efficiency.

Spears and swords don't need to reload, but you do need to get close to someone unless you want to throw a javelin. Bows require more practice and the arrows are more easily affected by outside factors.

Guns beat both on many areas. Bullets are shot much faster and they are easier to carry, guns are simpler to use, and a single shot can kill anyone miles away if it hits. An arrow may incapacitate you to some extent, but so does a bullet more easily. Due to the range, melee-weapons become almost worthless, and even if they get close to the soldiers, well...bayonets exist for a reason.

As for Aura...that is hardly an advantage, given how everyone has it. And if someone can somehow tank a bullet with Aura, they can tank arrows and such even more.

Really, Mantle had the upper tech. Historically, whoever has the superior weaponry wins far more often than not...at least, when ignoring other conditions. Unfamiliarity with the battlefield's environment can easily lead to defeat, especially if it messes up with the equipment.

So Mantle was not used to deserts, and combined with He-Man possibly being a big badass, and how the kingdoms of Sanus were more familiar with the environment and it's conditions...Mantle didn't stand much of a chance there. No need for Relics.