http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2012/09/24/realism-in-combat-perceptual-distortions/ "I like a little science in my fiction" Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:55:23 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2012/09/24/realism-in-combat-perceptual-distortions/comment-page-1/#comment-18207 Athena Andreadis Mon, 01 Oct 2012 17:15:21 +0000 http://scienceinmyfiction.com/?p=3177#comment-18207 There are all “fight or flight” reflexes, not unique to combat. As for the memory of the enemy pilot’s face — you know how our extensively our brain edits our memories.

]]> http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2012/09/24/realism-in-combat-perceptual-distortions/comment-page-1/#comment-18152 Jari Tue, 25 Sep 2012 03:43:07 +0000 http://scienceinmyfiction.com/?p=3177#comment-18152 I used to fight ‘heavy’ in the SCA [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCA_Heavy_Combat ]. *All* of these sound familiar, especially when fighting in a big war like the annual Pennsic War [ gate count in the 10,000 ] or Estrella.

]]> http://scienceinmyfiction.com/2012/09/24/realism-in-combat-perceptual-distortions/comment-page-1/#comment-18151 Paul Schroeer-Hannemann Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:29:54 +0000 http://scienceinmyfiction.com/?p=3177#comment-18151 Great, now I’m imagining a bunch of soldiers trained to fight while sleepwalking.

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