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The movie "Dunkirk" has a scene where, during a bombing at the beach, a soldier tries to shoot a dive bomber with his rifle. How common were these attempts? Were they effective? Why didn't everyone at the beach do it?

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Was there such a dramatic gap of infantry capabilities before the gunpowder-warfare-era? For example, could the Egyptian infantry from the "Old Kingdom" (2686–2181 BC) stand a chance against "Later Roman" (284–476 AD) infantry with similar number of combatants?

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The movie "Dunkirk" has a scene where, during a bombing at the beach, a soldier tries to shoot a dive bomber with his rifle. How common were these attempts? Were they effective? Why didn't everyone at the beach do it?	2
Was there such a dramatic gap of infantry capabilities before the gunpowder-warfare-era? For example, could the Egyptian infantry from the "Old Kingdom" (2686–2181 BC) stand a chance against "Later Roman" (284–476 AD) infantry with similar number of combatants?	0