Even for a fictional science fiction setting this is absolutely pants-on-head retarded. Just think about it. It's thoroughly established throughout the text that the only real, useful effective weapon for fighting in this universe is the personal sword. Every soldier depicted his primary armament is a fighting sword and a personal energy shield that can be pierced by a sword if done in just such a manner.
>But anon laser weapons!
Laser weapons (lasguns) are obsolete in the Dune universe because they are incompatible with personal body shields (something every soldier in the Empire/Landsraad is issued with by default).The interaction between a lasgun beam and a shield results in a catastrophic, NUCLEAR-LEVEL EXPLOSION, making their use mutually suicidal and thus, militarily impractical. This inherent danger led to the re-emergence of slower-moving weapons, like blades and Maula pistols (glorified slingshots/pelt throwers.)
Okay? You with me here? It's never explicitly stated how many Fremen exist on Arrakis (I've seen spitballed numbers as high as fifteen million) which is in of itself a paltry sum of warriors if we're talking about a galactic empire filled with hundreds if not thousands of inhabited planets.
The ENTIRETY of Paul's legions are FREMEN. Fremen from Arrakis. A couple million fervent religious fanatics with swords and slingshots with access to interstellar travel.
Now, I hear you say "muh family atomics tho!" Yes, the Atreides family has something like, 100 atomic warheads to their name, yield and blast radius etc. Is never mentioned so w/e.
Okay, given the fact that the Jihad legions are probably a few million soldiers tops all armed with swords, personal shields, slingshots and an arsenal of a hundred nukes at their back then get this:
Muad'Dib's Jihad resulted in a CONSERVATIVE estimate of 61 billion casualties, with 90 planets sterilized (THAT MEANS COMPLETELY WIPED OF LIFE), 500 others demoralized, and 40 religions eradicated. The massive death toll was likely a consequence of widespread orbital bombardment (USING WHAT!? A HUNDRED NUKES!?), as well as other extreme military actions taken by the Fremen legions to subdue the universe. (Ahhh, yes the extreme "run at them with swords and slingshots technique) this all happened over a period of about twelve years btw.
Ahem... IT'S NOT FUCKING POSSIBLE YOU STUPID MOTHERFUCKER, IT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE ANY FUCKING SENSE WHATSOEVER!!! WEEEEEE, WE FLEW ACROSS THE GALAXY WITH OUR KNIVES AND SUCCESSFULLY CUT 60 BORGORRILLIAN THROATS!!! THEY LITERALLY SAT THERE AND LET US DO IT BECAUSE THE ENTIRE LANDSRAAD (EACH FAMILY HAS A NUCLEAR ARSENAL OF THEIR OWN BTW FOR DEFENSE) WAS JUST SO SHOCKED BY THE BATTLE OF ARAKEEN THAT THEY JUST COULDN'T EVEN BRING THEMSELVES TO GET UP AND FIGHT!!!!
FUCK YOU, THE JIHAD NEVER HAPPENED, THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PROPER MEANS OF PULLING INSANE KILL NUMBERS LIKE THAT OFF!!
IT'S A FABRICATION, A FILTHY STINKING FREMNIGGER LIE! THE JIHAD NEVER FUCKING HAPPENED!