Copied from the battle report "This was a bit of an experiment as well, as one of the leagues was made up of the leader, the sidekick, and an 11 figure contingent of followers. Turns out that a mass of troops on the table is a bit of a glass cannon. Where there were five zouaves, and three of them were removed from play during the game (one when a card forced a charge on the sergent), the 11 followers were all gone by turn 4, and the sidekick along with them. They were too easy to take out permanently, as opposed to the fewer allies, who could and often did recover."
Pulp Alley is very well balanced even when you have asymmetric forces. This type of force is definitely a glass cannon and sometimes that can be effective. The 5 model Gangs can look intimidating but remember they are balanced to have the basic effectiveness of an Ally.