Now let’s imagine wizards fairy dusting modern weapons. Forget depleted uranium rounds, how about unicorn hair cored rounds.
Saga of Tanya the Cruel for results.
Saga of Tanya the Evil is amazing. Anybody should totally check it out if you want awesome magic/tech fusion in a WW1 setting.
"A diffusive magical explosion. It's caused when magic under maximum pressure mixes with the surrounding air. Even if you dodge the centre impact, you'll be killed by the oxygen deprivation and carbon monoxide poisoning that followed. We didn't need to provide any fire support."
This is ignoring the fact that most technology more advanced than clockwork stops working in the presence of intense magic like that of a magic school. This includes electrical, chemical, even mechanical operations, making guns of all types (even air rifles) useless; they just wouldn't fire.
A bit more brains however could have paid off. Wands don't really have range limitations, so just post a few "snipers" on some nearby towers and hit Voldy from all sides, or wait until he's mid speech and snipe him in the back of the head with that "turn into ferret" spell or something.
Saga of Tanya the Cruel for results.
"A diffusive magical explosion. It's caused when magic under maximum pressure mixes with the surrounding air. Even if you dodge the centre impact, you'll be killed by the oxygen deprivation and carbon monoxide poisoning that followed. We didn't need to provide any fire support."
A bit more brains however could have paid off. Wands don't really have range limitations, so just post a few "snipers" on some nearby towers and hit Voldy from all sides, or wait until he's mid speech and snipe him in the back of the head with that "turn into ferret" spell or something.