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[Avatar] How has the fire nation not won tbe war simply through superior technology?

Forget fire bending, this society is cruising around with steam ships and tanks while the rest of the world is living with  renaissance era tech.


Theyve clearly been shown to have advanced metal working to the point of steam engines, possibly internal combustion engines, have enough steel amd coal to field enormous fleets of ships. We know that blasting jelly exists, so im frankly shocked that firearms haven't been invented yet. But even then, the fire nation should have the resources to simply out maneuver any army on foot or horseback/sailboat. So why do they even need fire bending? Why cant they just Blitz the entire earth kingdom?
gpt
They *are* winning through superior technology.

Their opponent's bending provides enough of an edge in power and mobility that they're not cubstomping as much as they *could*, and taking over the world takes time, but they're taken down the air nomads, half the water tribe and a decent chunk of the earth kingdom.  They win basically every fight without the presence of the avatar.

Barring the intervention of a literal demigod, they're going to win. There's a reason everyone thinks the avatar *specifically* needs to help.