tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12251252.post4593707919140880175..comments2023-09-02T21:41:54.953-05:00Comments on ST-v-SW.Net: The Blog: Clone Wars CGI Premiere ReportGuardianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284444370958467313noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12251252.post-60677670276792334192008-10-28T17:03:00.000-05:002008-10-28T17:03:00.000-05:00Hitting a target at 100-200 yards is easy if you h...Hitting a target at 100-200 yards is easy if you have even a simple, half-decent scope, and a rifle made at any time within the last 100 years. Being a professional bounty hunter, I'm sure Jango Fett could afford a scope for his dart gun that is at least on the same standard as a modern high-end precision rifle scope, as used by rich sport hunters, US Army and Marine Corps. snipers, and paranoid militant survalists across the country, if not much better than even that due to the generally superior technology of the SW universe. Now, if he had made the shot with iron sights, I'd say he was a skilled marksman (and yes, a highly skilled marksman COULD have made such a shot without a scope), but I'm pretty sure he had some sort of scope or electronic sighting system mounted on his dart gun.<BR/><BR/>As for the Jedi, they were standing still, not very far away, and they were distracted, so it wasn't a very outstanding piece of marksmanship.<BR/><BR/>I will grant that the hit to the beast thing wasn't bad, but again, with a steady hand, it's not that impressive a shot - what makes it impressive is that he was able to do it while the thing was charging right at him, and that he didn't flinch or waver. The guy's obviously got balls, though, so that's not surprising in the least.<BR/><BR/>Now, as I said before, for the SW universe that's some fairly impressive marksmen, especially if you're gonna bring the droid army into the equation, but by modern standards, or Trek standards, it's not.Ilithi Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10300247936272572280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12251252.post-29738146988527908312008-10-25T08:18:00.000-05:002008-10-25T08:18:00.000-05:00If you'd seen the show scenes I refer to, you'd ne...If you'd seen the show scenes I refer to, you'd never claim consistently good trooper accuracy. Indeed, the claim is rather tenuous anyway just from the films.Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784914528396175700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12251252.post-14685327460396386402008-10-24T21:41:00.000-05:002008-10-24T21:41:00.000-05:00He wasn't only able to hit the bounty-hunter with ...He wasn't only able to hit the bounty-hunter with the poison dart, but dead in the neck, at what looked to be over a hundred yards, while the two Jedi were bending over her; that's quite a shot, in the SW universe.<BR/>Likewise in the arena, he was able to shoot that dinosaur-beast dead with one shot, even after he was trampled by it, and when it was charging straight at him. He was also able to shoot the Jedi dead.<BR/>Also his piloting and fighting-skills (at least while wearing his armor) were as good or better even than Obi-wan's, so his genetic potential was certainly well-chosen by Tyrannus (Dooku).<BR/><BR/>Likewise the clone stormtroopers seemed to be fairly accurate against the droids.<BR/><BR/>As for the cloning-process, their eyesight, hand-eye coordination, intelligence, piloting-ability and other bounty-hunting skills should have transferred fairly well; again, Jango Fett was recruited by Dooku for his genetic potential, so these traits should have been quite formidable. <BR/>The "alterations" to the clones-- making them 100% obedient, growth-acceleration, etc, might have reduced their potential somewhat, however again their apparent lack of marksmanship against the droid-army might have been due to the use of suppression-fire; likewise, a battle fought simply at great distances by snipers, isn't very screen-worthy; even modern-era snipers can kill from a mile's distance with simple rifles.<BR/>--TulkasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12251252.post-55811041900957184662008-10-24T09:10:00.000-05:002008-10-24T09:10:00.000-05:00Actually, I don't think Jango demonstrated extraor...Actually, I don't think Jango demonstrated extraordinary aim at all, not from what I'm remembering. In fact, unless I'm forgetting a scene or two, the only time he actually HIT anything that wasn't point-blank range was when he poison-darted the other bounty hunter, and in the arena battle against Jedi Knights whose defenses were already overwhelmed by the massed droid army (and who were largely stationary at the time Jango fired). -I- could have made that shot with the poison dart, given a little range practice to get a feel for the weapon, and while I consider myself a decent shot, I'm no expert marksman. Now granted, relative to the atrocious accuracy demonstrated by the clones, the stormtroopers, and especially the droid army, he's a pretty decent shot, but by realistic standards, his accuracy is nothing to write home about. Further, there's no indication that the full level of his marksmanship skills (what skills he has) are perfectly transfered through the cloning process - indeed, based on the demonstrated accuracy of clone troopers during the war at any range beyond point-blank-range, it would appear that any such outstanding marksmanship Jango may have had did NOT transfer through the cloning process.Ilithi Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10300247936272572280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12251252.post-7140571970339172722008-10-24T00:10:00.000-05:002008-10-24T00:10:00.000-05:00"Clones shown to be extraordinarily awful shots?"..."Clones shown to be extraordinarily awful shots?" I assume these were the same troopers cloned from Jango Fett, who had extraordinary aim-- and his clones seemed quite adept in the movies as well.<BR/>--TulkasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com