Epic Battle?

[neytirifanboy]

I am not sure that it would be the most epic battles. In fact, I think the RDA against imperial stormtroopers would be more Epic.

But I do think it is a vey interesting and relatively well balanced scenario. It is also quite realistic. You could imagine the Uruk-hai moving into the forest to cut down trees and make more of their kind. The Na'vi would then leap to the defence of their homeland.

On one hand the Na'vi are far stonger and can easily defeat the Uruk-hai on a one to one basis. In fact the Uruk-hai were quite easy to kill for a well-trained human/elf warrior. And we can assume that the Na'vi would do a lot more damage than the humans/elves in LotR. despite their more primitive weaponry.

In terms of courage, I think both sides are about even, although the motivation/drive behind that courage is very different.

The Na-vi also have the advantage in ranged combat. They kill from great distance and more importantly, they have air power. If they used their Ikrans properly they could harry the Uruk-hai from the air without being in much danger themselves. The Na'vi can also use cavalry which gives them a wider range of tactics on the ground. Cavailry is useful because you can scout the ground, harry the enemy, chase down sragglers and ground troops and even make a head on charge.

As far as I am aware the Uruk-hai don't have either cavalry or air power themselves, as other races (i.e goblins and Nazgul respectively) provided these functions. So if her assume that the Uruk-hai do not have cavalry or air power, they are at a distinct disadvantage.

The main characterisitcs of the Uruk-hai is that their iron age weaponry and armour would give them a chance of attacking and defending against the Na'vi, especially when attacking in numbers. They are also fearless enough to attack the Na'vi. This is in contract to say Golblins who would not have a chance.

I think the result of the battle would depend on tactics and terrain. If the Uruk-hai take the Na'vi by surprise or can fight individual Na'vi, then the Uruk-hai will win.

But if the Na'vi are prepared and can use their stealth, range attacks, air power and even cavailry effectivley to constantly hit and run the Uruk-hai, the Na'vi would probably win.

The main problem is that the Na'vi may not be use to fighting set-battles against a numerous enemy.

They may fight naively in individual battles with little war strategy. If this is the case, the numbers and ruthlessness of the Uruk-hai may prevail even if the Na'vi are waiting for them.

[josie20]

Wow, dude. You've really thought this through. You've made a good summary, there.