The Director
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Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 2)
The military implications. << Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 1) Book list: What’s life in the military actually like? >> Hello again everyone. I hope you’re eager for more science fiction. We’re still talking about lasers, but building on last week’s technical… Continue reading
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Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 1)
All you never needed to know about lasers. << Mil-itary precision Science fiction weapons: Lasers (Part 2) >> Happy Thursday everyone. This week, by popular request, I’m going to start looking at weapons in science fiction. Even though science fiction is… Continue reading
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Mil-itary precision
Where are the gunners? “Artillery is the God of war” —Joseph Stalin << The Hurt Locker (Addendum) Science Fiction Weapons: Lasers>> Happy Thursday everyone. This week I’m picking up another loose end from my Firearm Fail: Pistols series (Part 1, Part… Continue reading
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The Hurt Locker (Addendum)
The good, the bad, and the pedantic << EOD Critiques: The Hurt Locker Mil-itary precision >> Hello again to all my loyal subscribers and new movie realism enthusiasts. I hope you enjoyed last week’s EOD exposé of The Hurt Locker, because… Continue reading
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EOD critiques: The Hurt Locker
This is going to hurt. << Exploding cars (Part 2) The Hurt Locker (Addendum) >> This week I want to kick off a new series of posts focusing on movie and TV depictions of explosive ordnance disposal (EOD), otherwise known as… Continue reading
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Exploding cars (Part 2)
Target behaviour. << Exploding cars (Part 1) EOD critiques: The Hurt Locker >> This week is the promised follow-up to last week’s discussion on exploding cars in film and TV, and how screenwriters don’t really understand how terrorists and criminals go… Continue reading
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Exploding cars (Part 1)
Perpetrator behaviour. << Film fashion faux pas Exploding cars (Part 2)>> Let me be very clear: I am not going to tell you how to blow up a car. So if that’s what you were looking for, please look elsewhere. Unfortunately… Continue reading
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Film fashion faux pas
The importance of the beret in the military. << Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 3) Exploding cars (Part 1) >> This week I wanted to take a break from the frivolous stuff I normally write about,… Continue reading
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Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 3)
The talented amateurs take on the hardened professionals… and win. << More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 3) Film fashion faux pas >> This week I’m going to be writing a “bonus” follow up to my two-part… Continue reading
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More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 3)
Muzzle flash: look where I am! << More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 2) Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 3) >> Welcome back to my blog, whether you’re a new or returning reader.… Continue reading
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More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 2)
What it takes to actually outrun an explosion. << More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 1) More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 3)>> Hello again! In our last post we looked at how Hollywood… Continue reading
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More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 1)
The difference between “Real” and “Hollywood” explosions. << Will the real Jack Reacher please stand up? More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 2) >> This week I’m keen to share my thoughts on Hollywood’s idea of… Continue reading
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Will the real Jack Reacher please stand up?
An attempt to explain why Season Two was so bad. << Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 2: The limitations of biology and physics) More bang, less light: Explosions in film and TV (Part 1) >> I’ve… Continue reading
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Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 2)
The limitations of biology and physics. << Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 1: Historical and tactical confusion.) Will the real Jack Reacher please stand up? >> As promised, this week is a follow-up to last week’s… Continue reading
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Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 1)
Historical and tactical confusion. << Just stepping out to the Andromeda Galaxy for a coffee Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 2: The limitations of biology and physics.) >> Handguns get the worst firearm treatment This is the… Continue reading
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Just stepping out to the Andromeda Galaxy for a coffee
Distance, speed, and time get hopelessly mangled in space opera and science fiction. << “Over and out”, over and over again Firearm fails: Pushing the envelope of pistol performance (Part 1: Historical and tactical confusion.) >> I’m hoping you’ll forgive… Continue reading
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“Over and out”, over and over again
What Hollywood gets wrong about military radio communications. 🎧 Available in audio << Lessons in artillery abuse Just stepping out to the Andromeda Galaxy for a coffee >> This week, I want to alert you to an alarming fact, of which you… Continue reading
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Lessons in artillery abuse
The biggest, baddest, and boldest movie ammunition fail in Hollywood history. << What does the “D” in “D-Day” stand for? What Hollywood gets wrong about military radio communications >> This week we’re going to look one scene from an action movie which… Continue reading
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What does the “D” in “D-Day” stand for?
And why this simple nomenclature is relevant for planning military operations. << N/A Lessons in artillery abuse >> Welcome to my website, and my inaugural post to coincide with the eightieth anniversary of the Normandy landings. I hope you like what… Continue reading
