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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers  Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 2:07 am |
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I've heard a few rave about Hammer's Slammers, here and on other forums. So I have to ask: beyond "google it, you lazy bum!", can anyone provide information for a tragic figure who doesn't know the first thing about them?
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:51 am |
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When Legion 4 gets to this he will write a book and your love it... 
From the relative nobz on the subject.
Hammer's Slammers is an elite mercanary Armored Regiment. ?
Is is based on books written by David Drake. ?Only having read the first few they can be described as hard sci-fi. ?Not fancy tech, just real soldiers stories in the distant furture.
The main combat equipment of the unit is in essence hover tanks. ?They ride on a curtain of air generated by massive blowers in the tanks. ?There are main battlettanks, APCs, recon vehicles, artillery. The main type of gun from infabtry and main battle guns in the tanks is a called a power gun, they come in many sizes. I'll let legion ?explain that one.
But in the stories the tech is not as important as the soldiers even though Hammer's Slammers is one of the best equiped units in the background. ?
Wikipedia background
I hoped that helped. ?Now Legion will provide all the hard core details
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:19 am |
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Some of the books are available for free online from Baen books. Specifically the section for David Drake. The Tank Lords and Paying the Piper are Slammer's books. They are also usually available at second hand bookshops as well.
Another good series is Falkenberg's Legion by Jerry Pournelle. Several of those books are available in The Prince anthology (which in turn is available from the Honorverse CD, also available for free.)
Hopefully that will get you prepped for L4.
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:40 am |
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Vermis, my learned friends have done well in beginning to answering your question ! Good job, Troopers ! Vermis send me your e-ady and I'll send you a number of sites/links that will give you all you are looking for ! Including, books/stories, models, etc. All the Slammer stories/novels are being released in a 3 Volume hardback set, Vol.1 is out, 2 is on order and 3 will be out next year. There are 2 Handbooks/Rules based on all the stories/novels and approved by David Drake too, I'll send you that link too ! Contact me: Rok31@webtv.net ASAP, Trooper !
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:56 pm |
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PM sent. Thanks people! I think I'm going to enjoy tose books, once I get my grubby hands on 'em.
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:15 pm |
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4 sites sent "V" ! 2 excellent modeling sites both including John Treadaways work. He co-authored both Handbooks with Drake's complete approval ! And the site link where you can get the Handbooks ... Jon from GZG, did an excellent piece on the Slammer's TO&E and wargaming with Slammers in 6mm ! And the Overstock.com site where you can get the Hardback three Vol. set at a great price ... and these books also include some pics from the Handbooks ! So let me know if you need any more intell ... You know of my military past, so if I like the gritty realism ... It must be good !
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:24 pm |
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:20 pm |
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Roger ... Out !  (Enjoy!)
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 1:27 am |
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Hey hey, can I get some of that *linky* love too?? I've always though I should get 'round to reading the Slammer's books - but could never find 'em. What's it all about?
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 6:15 am |
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Send your e-ady to me: Rok31@webtv.net and I'll send'm your way ASAP !
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:58 pm |
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Yep ! I ain't got much to be excited about in my life, so 6mm Sci-fi and the Slammers are my "thing" !
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:14 pm |
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2006 8:43 pm |
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Many Thanks, "Van" ! I just sent one more too ! ?You can't have too many Slammer sites ! ? ?Thanks again !
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Post subject: Hammer's Slammers Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:05 am |
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Thanks guys. Now I'll have to see if i can find any of the books atthe local old book stores.
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