User blog comment:CROAgent/Out of proportion/@comment-11188061-20140713155438

I'm pretty sure real life terrorist groups spent their lives with primitive weaponry too, with far less funds and every day life a thing to survive. Yet we spent billions on counter terrorism.

We can see that the White Fang have numbers. As of now Beacon seems to be the leading defense (other than your usual police/military) of the Vale city, and with exception of the more experienced second and third years, they're pretty much your every day life students. Those who can actually keep calm and fight properly in a man-to-man, do-or-die situation are far and few.

Not to say that the White Fang have no cowards, but I believe they'll at least fight back when Ursa Major pummels down on their comrades.

Faunus naturally gifted with better athleticism, so in an even fight they'll alway have a higher win ratio as compared to humans.

The White Fang elites are no joke. Adam is a perfect example of a deadly Faunu capable of taking on multiple Hunters by himself. Cinder herself very obviously outclassed Glynda: She had more handicaps than the latter (protecting an entire plane, high heels and shaking ground) and she still managed to get away. Mercury looks to outclass Pyrrha, the unbeaten champion and crown among her peers. Roman is unusually skilled and has the street smarts to turn any uneven battle to his advantage. Emerald is an unknown, but I dare say she's no slouche either.

Cinder seems to have an ernomous funds, and is sponsoring the White Fang group. Hence, they're growing stronger at a rapid pace where they might be able to afford every Faunu a gun to fight and kill. The fact that they can call in air support (5 planes in total just to rob a few crates of Dust) signifies that the White Fang are rich right now.