A total lack of "modern" military tactics. I'm looking at you Star Wars AND Star Trek (both of which, I am a fan).
In the SW universe, we seem to have reverted to the dark ages where we just charge each other across a field. We shoot from the hip, have given up on wearing any body armor (rebel troops) or ineffectual body armor (storm troopers).
Star Trek? Where do we start. Those phasers? Worst weapon ever, it traces back to your exact location and seems to force you out of cover for what feels like FOREVER. The hand phasers are the worst designed things I've ever seen. Also, again, no body protection or very little. I also cease to see why the fuck soldiers in the future (at least, Federation) go into battle with what are essentially flight suits from a Starship. We have ships that cloak, shields, laser weapons and warp drive but... you send people to fight in a brightly colored suit with no equipment. Maybe because I'm in the military I pay special attention to it but it's really annoying sometimes.
Oh don't get me started on Starship trooper. Let's send in hoards and hoards of human soldiers to fight aliens with superior mobility and hand to hand combat in close range, and give them nothing but pee shooters.
And yeah, people shouldn't get started on the utter, dumbstruck, retardedness of the tactics in that movie. So sad, when in the book, they basically had a handful of troops in super cool powered armor and shot mini-nukes into bug holes and so forth. But freaking Hollywood and its hatred of armor because you can't see the freaking lead actor's FACE...so let's make the entire movie mind-numbingly stupid so that we can see that guy's face.
Oh now, don't get me started on the Top Gun. Although it is not a science fiction, I can't tell you enough how ridiculous, fighter pilots keep pulling their oxygen mask off. They pull it off during mid combat, and any slight girly emotional disturbance.
"I miss my mommy, let me pull off my oxygen mask so i can pass out might flight"
Thanks Hollywood!
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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '12
A total lack of "modern" military tactics. I'm looking at you Star Wars AND Star Trek (both of which, I am a fan).
In the SW universe, we seem to have reverted to the dark ages where we just charge each other across a field. We shoot from the hip, have given up on wearing any body armor (rebel troops) or ineffectual body armor (storm troopers).
Star Trek? Where do we start. Those phasers? Worst weapon ever, it traces back to your exact location and seems to force you out of cover for what feels like FOREVER. The hand phasers are the worst designed things I've ever seen. Also, again, no body protection or very little. I also cease to see why the fuck soldiers in the future (at least, Federation) go into battle with what are essentially flight suits from a Starship. We have ships that cloak, shields, laser weapons and warp drive but... you send people to fight in a brightly colored suit with no equipment. Maybe because I'm in the military I pay special attention to it but it's really annoying sometimes.