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re - Starship Troopers "According to Verhoven he had to skip the MI armor because of the cost. The trouble with that is that much of RAH's point derives from the MI's inherent effectiveness. In the movie the MI were practically sitting ducks." The film makers also pointed out that automated armor would have made it difficult for the audience to identify each performer. And, Verhoeven and company wanted to mix large scale WW II infantry action with THEM! style monsters; this meant greatly reduced air support and artillery and primitive tactics. Using existing weapons and tactics, 21st Century soldiers could probably mount more effective results than those achieved by the movie's version of the MI. Jeff