Iron Man versus Our World's Military

Started by masterbruce6 pages

Iron Man versus Our World's Military

Imagine a battle between Iron Man (current version) versus Earth's combined military might...who would win?

Assume in this scenario that Iron Man has unlimited power supply.

A couple 5000 pound satellite guided missiles and some 50 full armed fighter jets and Stealth Bombers. Could take him down.

Re: Iron Man versus Our World's Military

Originally posted by masterbruce
Assume in this scenario that Iron Man has unlimited power supply.

then IM (w/ some prep)

Couldn't Extremis Iron Man just control our weaponry?

Originally posted by batdude123
Couldn't Extremis Iron Man just control our weaponry?

I considered that but current IM isn't Extremis (unless Tony digs it out I guess)

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
I considered that but current IM isn't Extremis (unless Tony digs it out I guess)
Nope the current Iron Man is Extremis.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
I considered that but current IM isn't Extremis (unless Tony digs it out I guess)

Yes, it is.

iron man wins 9/10

You might need to clarify this a little

Is it like, on a battle field where the combined might of Earth's military is pitted against him, or is it that Tony is trying to take over the world?

Given how often comic characters survive nukes or whatever, in the first option I can (as stupid as it sounds) see Tony winning.

If the generals on Earth are given a chance to coordinate attacks and all that type of stuff, he is toast. besides, it would certainly take him longer than a day or whatever to do this, and even though his suit may have unlimited energy, he doesn't. He is killed in his sleep or while he eats.

What about that 50 mega ton bomb somebody in russia made? would that work? Also you should give the Military prep time.

Originally posted by H. S. 6
Yes, it is.

I see 😮 (I guess there are problems in posting on the comic boards without reading many comics).

Well then our planets military is dead without much effort on IM's part. Like batdude said he'd just take over our tech and kill us with it. At the same time he could screw with communications and make any sort of tactical manuvering almost impossible.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
I see 😮 (I guess there are problems in posting on the comic boards without reading many comics).

Well then our planets military is dead without much effort on IM's part. Like batdude said he'd just take over our tech and kill us with it. At the same time he could screw with communications and make any sort of tactical manuvering almost impossible.

I'm thinking more long term than that

Iron Man has a huge technological / firepower advantage

However, Asymmetrical wars are not necessarily impossible. I hardly think its likely that Iron Man would a) kill every man/woman/child capable or willing to fight him or b) break the morale of the people on Earth to continue fighting him.

I guess we need to define what constitutes a clear victory for IM, because if humans need to go back to pigeons carrying messages, we would.

No version of IM can stand up to even a low yield Nuclear Warhead without complete PIS. Our military wins.

There is also no telling what kind of weapons the Military might be hiding from the public.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
I see 😮 (I guess there are problems in posting on the comic boards without reading many comics).

Well then our planets military is dead without much effort on IM's part. Like batdude said he'd just take over our tech and kill us with it. At the same time he could screw with communications and make any sort of tactical manuvering almost impossible.

Stark can spy on SHILD Iron Man so wins this fight

Originally posted by Tassadar
No version of IM can stand up to even a low yield Nuclear Warhead without complete PIS. Our military wins.

But extremis would stop any nuke from firing. In fact he could probably make them detonate inside the bunkers or fire at major cities.

Originally posted by inamilist

I guess we need to define what constitutes a clear victory for IM, because if humans need to go back to pigeons carrying messages, we would.

total destruction of major metrolpolitain areas was my assumption. But given enough time he could extingusish you humans.

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos

total destruction of major metrolpolitain areas was my assumption.

In that case I'd give him at least 8/10, that might show my real world bias though

Originally posted by Symmetric Chaos
But given enough time he could extingusish you humans.

I would certainly disagree with that. It's an impossible claim to argue, since the combined might of the world's military has never been tested like that, but I think we could take him in an Asymmetrical conflict.

Originally posted by Tassadar
No version of IM can stand up to even a low yield Nuclear Warhead without complete PIS. Our military wins.
How do you hit Iron Man with a warhead he can fly at mach 3

Originally posted by Tassadar
No version of IM can stand up to even a low yield Nuclear Warhead without complete PIS. Our military wins.

Too bad he can control the warhead.

Originally posted by TheEvilHex
How do you hit Iron Man with a warhead he can fly at mach 3

Saturate the continent he's on. He gets caught in the explosion, his armor gets melted by the heat if the shockwave doesn't rip it off like tissue paper first.