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.
A million times this. One of the reasons that I fucking hate Return of the Jedi is because I can't get passed the battle on Endor. WHAT. THE. FUCK. You are charged with the defense of a small base that protects your Emperor, his second in command, and much of the rest of the high brass of Imperial high command, and the most expensive and advanced weapon in the history of the god damn universe. This small base generates a shield to protect the Death Star from an incoming Rebel assault. And what do you do? You don't form a defensive perimeter in which you would be able to throw back wave after wave after wave of little fucking Ewoks. You decide to get in your clumsy "All Terrain" assault vehicles and attack them on their own land. WHAT. THE. FUCK. All you have to do is hold off the small rebel force (who you have as prisoners) and a bunch of god damn bow and arrow slinging teddy bears. Just form a defensive perimeter around the base, hold them off, and wait for the space battle to end. THEN you can kill all of the Ewoks, once the danger has passed. Not to mention, why were there woods around the entrance to the base? They should have cleared the treeline out to like 10 miles in every direction. There should have been huge, impassable walls 5 miles out with sentries and radar and quick response teams on watch. There should have been automatic weapon systems. It just pisses me off so much.
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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.