Isn't this trope so ubiquitous in action movies as to be a plausible case for "only mention aversions" status?
Not that it changes the basic argument (accuracy in real life is typically much lower than in the movies), but the surprising bullets fired to targets hit ratio from WWII also has to do with the fact that a large number of soldiers would intentionally try to miss their target (not firing their weapon at all would lead to ridicule and/or serious punishment, however), because they were uncomfortable with the idea of killing a human being. This has supposedly become less of a "problem" in contemporary armies composed of professional volunteer soldiers, though.
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I would also add that the average engagement range in WWII was not 10 meters but 200 meters, and generally you could barely see the enemy if at all.
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The Trope Namer excuses on the wiki for it does have a good excuse for the first Star Wars movie. The idea that the Storm Troopers are treating the hero's with Kid Gloves so they can find the base would explain why they always missed there.
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my comeback is the heroes didn't do much better a job at shooting. also in obiwans words a sandperson is far less accurate than a storm trooper. kinda says alot about the tuskans doesn't it? considering the best shot they had was to clip a pod in episode 1 (and it wasn't even the heroes)
I seriously think the trope should be renamed "Stormtrooper Effect".
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The name isn't that intuitive, either. I never even saw any of the Star Wars movies.
What about something like Mooks Have Bad Aim or Improbably Bad Aiming Skills or Terrible Marksmanship?
This name has extremely good usage stats and is even cited on Wikipedia. Besides, all of these names have problems (Mooks Have Bad Aim restricts the trope to mooks without need; Improbably Bad Aiming Skills seems like it applies to all sides, not just to villains; ditto Terrible Marksmanship).
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One thing that bothers me about the description is that Obi-Wan never actually calls the Imperial Stormtroopers good shots. He just says "Only Imperial Stormtroopers are so precise." There's a difference between accuracy and precision... and on top of that, he never said that the Imperial Stormtroopers were on the good end of the precision scale; just that there was a difference of precision between them and the Sand People.
In short, I don't think it's Informed Ability; I think Obi-Wan was trying to be sarcastic and failed.
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There's a technical definition between accuracy and precision... but not really a colloquial one.
I think you're meeting him more than halfway by believing it to be Sarcasm Failure. There's really no reason to think he meant anything other than what he said.
That said, the entry is quite nattery.
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Why was the picture changed to what it is now?
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Oh god I remember seeing that picture on a funny pictures App for iphone. That was perfect.
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There is some evidence to suggest that this happens in real life, and it may be down to human psychology more than being bad shots. Most humans have an innate aversion to killing, even under fire.
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