Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site peora.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!vax135!petsd!peora!joel From: joel@peora.UUCP (Joel Upchurch) Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers Subject: Re: Empire Troops Message-ID: <1519@peora.UUCP> Date: Fri, 23-Aug-85 16:12:55 EDT Article-I.D.: peora.1519 Posted: Fri Aug 23 16:12:55 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 25-Aug-85 00:27:00 EDT References: <3375@topaz.RUTGERS.EDU> Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl. Lines: 16 As far as the ineffectiveness of the imperial personal armor is concerned, one need only postulate a recent advance in blaster technology that renders that armor ineffective, but better armor hasn't been developed or isn't in general usage, or the regulations requiring the wearing of said armor haven't been relaxed. If you think about it, military history could provide many similar cases, from ancient times right up to Vietnam. How long did it take for the Medieval knights to adjust to crossbow, and the English longbow? How long did it take infantry tactics to adjust to the machine gun? Of course it would be nice to see if the armor works when they get around to making the earlier stories.