Yes, afaik the first panel is an exaggeration too, if for some reason (eg environmental, or they are defending something close) one side forms a wall/line, you initially wouldn’t distribute your (non-overwhelming) force equally along that line, that’s basically just a bit more organised second panel pic.
Instead you would concentrate on one or a few specific spots to try to locally overwhelm them tho break the initial line formation (spearhead the line) & get groups of them more encircled (bce the outside curve gives you more of your people vs fewer of them in the line of fight - which is the core mechanic of the joke in this post).
Yes, afaik the first panel is an exaggeration too, if for some reason (eg environmental, or they are defending something close) one side forms a wall/line, you initially wouldn’t distribute your (non-overwhelming) force equally along that line, that’s basically just a bit more organised second panel pic.
Instead you would concentrate on one or a few specific spots to try to locally overwhelm them tho break the initial line formation (spearhead the line) & get groups of them more encircled (bce the outside curve gives you more of your people vs fewer of them in the line of fight - which is the core mechanic of the joke in this post).