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Originally Posted by Ekaros
Also, this is more general, but why in most films people are so damm inefficient in fighting hand to hand. Don't they teach combat in space academies? Even when almost yearly they people end fighting hand to hand... Or if they do it's some sort of weird blind melee. And even with melee weapons they are bad...
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I've been in a couple of fights in my time and I can attest they are wild, reeling melee's with guys going at it punching like dough boys, and it ain't something you see in the movies... Actually the fight in Bridget Jones is one of the most realistic average joes fights I've ever seen. I've also talked to an army friend of mine who has been in hand-to-hand combat and he says training doesn't matter, sure it helps but it does become a mess.
Fighting nose to nose is nightmarish, chaotic, visceral and vicious. It can be over in seconds, it really doesn't take that much to knock some silly, but it feels like it lasts for minutes. Best depictions of boarding actions I've seen have been BSG where it comes down defending a cross section, and speed is more important than position.
Funny enough BSG has the best Sci-fi ship to ship action, with Fighters doing the offense 'taking the fight to the enemy' while the capital ships provide a support anchor.