Talk:Operation Bacillus Terminate

Grammar and Theories
I cleaned up a lot of spelling and grammar errors and edited the article for clarity. I also removed several theories that didn't have any facts to back them up. Girtman 20:32, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

I've added significant detail and clarification to this article. If it's okay with everybody, I'd say it's safe to take this one out of the clean-up backlog. I'm uncertain of whether or not there is a procedure or method regarding this option, so I'd like somebody in the know to do this properly. Gamer Junkie 21:18, 21 June 2006 (UTC)

The arguments against Raccoon City being destroyed by a nuclear weapon
I've removed all the fan speculation about this as it wasn't based on actual facts.

Significant EMP effects are only generated in a high altitude burst. At low altitudes, under 10 km, anything the EMP could potentially effect would be well within the area subjected to the blast and thermal effects of the explosion.

The same can be said for the radiation argument. The range for instantly lethal and eventually lethal radioactive doses are within the range of the other two effects. So anyone that could worry about significant radiation would more than likely be a burning, melting corpse flying to pieces at supersonic speeds anyway. The slower radioactive fallout effect takes days to come into play. Effects of nuclear explosions Dr. Lobotomy 02:23, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
 * This is not speculation. This is a significant area of contention for fans of the series.  Nobody is speculating that "An argument may occur regarding the event".  If you have played Resident Evil 3, it would be obvious that any type of nuclear-based EMP field would be large enough to have affected the helicopter at such close range. Gamer Junkie 04:23, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Electromagnetic Pulse As I said, the EMP effect's range would be within the THERMAL(the heat) and BLAST(the two supersonic shock waves) range! Had the helicopter been close enough to be affected by the EMP would have been blown to bits anyway! Since it wasn't, it's really safe to assume it was out of range. The B-29s who dropped the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki didn't fall from the sky now did they? Nor did any of the countless other aircrafts involved in low altitude nuclear tests as long as they weren't within the explosion's radius. But whatever, a fictional game series with magical plot viruses can have magical unrealistically powerful conventional warheads and/or magical EMP that ignore facts as well for fans to argue over I guess.Dr. Lobotomy 19:04, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Magical viruses? Have you even played Resident Evil? As I stated before, none of this is speculation, anyway. It is one of the most contended topics regarding the Resident Evil universe, and while I may not get involved in the debates, myself, it is a notable fact that many hardcore fans do. If you don't like it, fine, but stop complaining about the people who do. Gamer Junkie 19:36, 16 November 2006 (UTC)
 * Well, the "Biohazard 3 Last Escape Official Guide Book" contained an interview with story planner Yasuhisa Kawamura and director Kazuhiro Aoyama (http://www.survivhor.com/morbidcreations/re_behind/re3_qanda.htm). That should shed at least some light on the nature of the bomb. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Prime Blue (talk • contribs) 15:52, 25 April 2007 (UTC).
 * That interview states that the bomb was a fictional "vapor bomb" of some sort. I don't know if this information can be considered accurate, though, as this interview is from 1999, long before the Outbreak titles were released.  He even states that the Raccoon General Hospital was "just a hospital" and that Umbrella had no laboratories inside.  This is obviously not the case in latter titles, since Resident Evil: Outbreak pits the player against a monstrosity created inside Umbrella's basement laboratory within this same hospital.  The player must actually use Umbrella's laboratory to destroy the Leechman.  If we could get an up-to-date interview from last year, perhaps, that would help us considerably. Thanks, though, I'll make the addition regarding this so-called "vapor bomb" when I've got more time. Gamer Junkie 16:18, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

The EMP
Ok, an EMP from a nuke can travel for milesand far out reach the other direct effects(heat, fire, the explosion stuff like that,not anything that has to do with fall-out) of the blast. So unless it was a up-to-date military helecopter, which are all hardened against EMP, it would have crashed after dentonation. Gundam94 16:59, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

US Army
I have serious doubts that a US Army detachment was whiped out by a group of zombies. Since the Army knew what was going on, they would have also sent in every sniper they could have, and would have probably gotten snipers from the other branches. They would have broughten tanks, APC's and attack helecopters. The only way I could see the US Army failing is if the Zombies became to much to handel and they Army just decided to have the Air Force nuke it. Gundam94 17:00, 17 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Why bring snipers? You're not trying to shoot at super long ranges. A standard rapid fire weapon would be far more effective. For a variety of reasons.


 * The U.B.C.S. had snipers, it didn't do them a whole lot of good. Regarding the Army units, one team was wiped out in Resident Evil 3: Nemesis by Umbrella's B.O.W. experiments that the troops were attempting to capture and mass produce.  Their bodies (and the bodies of a couple of the B.O.W.'s) can be seen scattered throughout the disposal plant when Jill and Carlos make their escape.  A note can be found regarding their mission, too.  Another team was sent in to recon the situation in Resident Evil: Outbreak and was destroyed, which ultimately led to the government deciding further action was too dangerous.  It would hardly be difficult to see how a dozen troops couldn't be wiped out when over one hundred battle-hardened Umbrella mercenaries, armed to the teeth with assault rifles, rocket launchers and all manner of weaponry were wiped out in a couple of days.  As seen in the closing sequence of Resident Evil: Outbreak's first scenario, the Army troops that went into town were not in tanks or helicopters, only armoured personnel carriers. In Outbreak: File #2, it's shown that the Army tried to airlift civilians out in Chinook helicopters, but gave up after the infected civilians began turning into zombies during the airlift and causing the Chinooks to crash. Gamer Junkie 07:30, 19 March 2007 (UTC)