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   In article <54beb1d2$0$19658$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net>, Dimensional   
   Traveler  wrote:   
   > On 1/20/2015 9:26 AM, John Reiher wrote:   
   > > On 2015-01-20 00:52:44 +0000, Tim Bruening said:   
   > >>   
   > >> Major Nit: Near the end of Starship Troopers, a large number of troop   
   > >> ships approach bug infested Planet P to land troops in order to   
   > >> capture a "brain bug".  The bugs are firing some sort of plasma weapon   
   > >> up at the troop ships.  The troop ships make absolutely no effort to   
   > >> defend themselves!  They don't take any evasive action, or fire   
   > >> defensive missiles at the bug plasma balls, or raise any shields!   
   > >   
   > > It's worse than that. The orbital velocity of the ships would be around   
   > > 2 km/s and those plasma farts are barely doing 100 mph! They wouldn't be   
   > > over the danger zone for more than a few seconds and they can easily   
   > > outrun the farts. It's Hollyweird science!   
   >   
   > It was recreating WWII amphibious assaults IN SPACE!!!  (Those last two   
   > words should be said in an echo chamber.)   
      
   Sounds like typical military strategy. The Generals and Majors aren't   
   there, so why bother wasting money on things like shields, evavsive   
   movement fuel, defenseive missiles, etc.?? Simply send in a pile of   
   cannon fodder as always and hope that some will get through - that   
   leaves more money to pay for the tea and choccy biscuits in the air   
   conditioned offices back at HQ for the higher-ups to sit in comfy   
   chairs congratulating themselves on a "job welll done".   :-\   
      
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