Slashers vs U.S. Army

Really? Those comments look like the exact same thing we've been trying to tell you the whole time.

The thing is, the US military has not used flamethrowers since 1978, and Jason survived being in an exploding house, so that is a very moot point.

I was talking about the new thread, where I actually got help. So no, don't say such things.

I was not, and what I said is still true.

What did I just tell you? Jason survived getting crushed by a falling roof, electrocution, getting engulfed in flames more than once, and shot thousands of times. Not to mention, he has a healing factor, and survived a grenade blast.

I...what? How is that relevant to what I just said? I didn't even say anything about Jason.

edited 9th Jun '13 3:28:20 PM by CorrTerek

Well then, both of our points are moot since we are referencing two different threads with different advice.

But still, flamethrowers and grenade blasts would do very little at all to harm Jason, or Michael, along with the Sledgehammer Killer.

And the slashers would not instantly cut off all communications. Once they prepare to attack a base, they cut off all communications between that base and the capitol, as well as between that base and the other bases, and then they move onto the next base, rinse and repeat.

"Gee whiz, we haven't gotten communications from that base in over half a hour. Ah, who cares, it's probably nothing!"

Do you really think the army is idiotic enough to stand still as sitting ducks as the slashers take the bases one after another?

edited 10th Jun '13 7:54:24 PM by NapoleonDeCheese

The slashers would act too fast.

So either they attack every base simultaneously, or every slasher is capable of FTL speeds that would make The Flash blush.

You don't just "rinse and repeat" between army bases. One base loses connections, every other base starts going into alert. One base gets taken by surprise, every other base is ready for war. You may get a sneak attack once, but you're not pulling that shit twice.

You do realize there are over 200 army camps and bases across the United States alone, right? And that's just in our borders, and that's not including Navy, Marine, Air Force, Coast Guard, or National Guard locations.

They are masters of Offscreen Teleportation, so yeah, they kind of would be too fast. And seriously, it's just one little base. The other bases might send search parties to it, but the slashers would kill them as well.

We are just talking about the army here, did you read the title?

There is nothing "little" about an army base. And Offscreen Teleportation is not a power, its bad writing.

Oh hush, everything is bad writing in your eyes.

I find it funny how you whine about others 'telling you what to do', only to then have the galls to shut people up as if you owned the board.

"We are just talking about the army here, did you read the title?"

I did. I am pointing out that if you suddenly try and take out every army base in the country then the other branches of the military are going to sit up and take notice. The Army is not some isolated facet of the national government, it is a critical and interwoven part of the establishment. It's like expecting every member of Congress to disappear and having the president and Supreme Court not notice or care. Granted, whether the other two branches actually miss the legislative one is up for debate.

If an army of psychos, monsters, and supernatural entities try and take on the army, they're taking on the other parts of the military as well.

For the sake of argument, let's just assume it's the US Army handling this. I dunno, every other branch is on coffee break or something.

The rest of the Army is not going to sit back with their thumbs up their asses because you surprise attacked "one little army base" (good GOD am I still laughing about that). True, it won't be immediate, but you can still expect notable reinforcements.

Well, I AM the OP...

But we're only talking about the army. Also, as the story has stated, Forsythe and Pinker have managed to both take out all phone towers and a good deal of landlines and radio communications. This will cause mass paranoia amongst the people, and the president tries to say, "oh, don't worry, everything will be okay," leading to outrage over the mass power failure, making protests and eventually riots, keeping the local authorities and soon a good deal of the armed forces occupied. And then...WHAM!!!

Hilarious, isn't it?

edited 11th Jun '13 12:48:32 PM by SciFiSlasher

If it's "hilarious", it's because it's already been established in this thread that you're only considering the US Army and not the US's entire military might. I'm working with what you give me. Don't spit it at my face.

Who the hell is saying I am spitting anything at your face besides yourself?

I feel like "superheroes versus US military" would be rather more balanced, although you would have to provide a decent justification as to why they were fighting in the first place.

Well, there's always "the government is psychotically, spitefully, stupidly evil", that tends to be the case more often than not in the comics. ;)

That said, it generally doesn't go good for the army past a certain level of superheroic buffness.

I can't help but notice that you've ignored the critique of your first chapter by the way. Ever going to comment on that?

I think this is probably my favorite part. It really just points up what we've been trying to tell you: this plot only works if the Army (and everyone else) is terminally stupid.

edited 11th Jun '13 3:00:56 PM by CorrTerek