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With only their guns, they must go to battle against ships, artillery, treachery and the most powerful tank known to man. Ive never seen it listed by marc miller as an influence. Its the story of a mercenary regiment organized by alois hammer, a former colonel in the military of the powerful colony frisia, in the. Volume 2 hammers slammers volumes kindle edition by drake, david. Somewhere, i have a hammers slammers chooseyourown adventure type book which required dice rolling and record keeping. Brigade models is now the home of the official slammers models in both 6mm and 15mm scales, complementing the hammers slammers. It made it possible for me to become a fulltime writer, though i didnt realize it at the time. Hammer s slammers is a 1979 collection of military science fiction short stories by author david drake. The regiment is named after the leader, colonel alois hammer. The series follows the career of a future mercenary tank regiment called hammer s slammers, after their leader, colonel alois hammer. Hammers slammers is a collection of 7 short stories about an interstellar mechanized mercenary unit. Fubar hammers slammers introduction for hs players these are a few simple lists for small unit actions in the hammers slammers universe.
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Weapons hs is full of weird and wonderful weaponry, much of it though fills similar operational and tactical functions to those weapons. Hammers slammers crossover fanfiction archive with over 5 stories. Brigade models is now the home of the official slammers models in both 6mm and 15mm scales, complementing the hammer s slammers. Come in to read stories and fanfics that span multiple fandoms in the hammer s slammers universe. David drake at any price and rolling hot hammer slammer part 01 audiobook. Employee owned as an employee owned company, our customers are served by those with a vested interest in ensuring complete customer satisfaction. Gaming in the slammers universe is now better than ever you can now use a book specifically designed for tabletop wargaming hammers slammers in three scales. David drake the sharp end hammers slammers series audiobook. Soon the enemy will know that colonel alois hammer s slammers have landed. I recently played mayfair games hammer s slammers against my friend dave for the first time and i must say it plays rather well. The hammers slammers series is a collection of military science fiction short stories, novels and novellas by david drake, following the exploits of an interplanetary mercenary company through a string of planets torn apart by war.
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