A massive crossover that brings many unlikely shows together in the chicago area. As with his other work, drake borrows plots from historical or mythological sources for many of the hammers slammers stories. I recently played mayfair games hammers slammers against my friend dave for the first time and i must say it plays rather well. Each of the stories in the novel follows various members of the slammers, starting with the. Full colour hardback and over 200 pages, this is the one youve all been waiting for. It follows the career of a future mercenary tank regiment called hammers slammers after their leader, colonel alois hammer. Collecting, maintaining, and shooting classic firearms. A good rule of thumb is that series have a conventional name and are intentional creations, on the part of the author or publisher. They are led by colonel alois hammer and are greatly fea. Guns to hammers is a nonprofit company that specializes in ada compliant projects for our wounded.
Brigade models is now the home of the official slammers models in both 6mm and 15mm scales, complementing the hammers slammers. Like many concepts in the book world, series is a somewhat fluid and contested notion. Hammerverse or the slammerverse, slammers universe, hammer universe is a setting for a series of military science fiction short stories and novels by author david drake. Actually, they are no longer the slammers in this story, which takes place after the final story in the original slammers book, when hammer ascends to power over niew friesland.
Hammers slammers is a series of military science fiction short stories and novellas. This collection, and other novels and stories in the same setting, are collectively called the hammer stories, and the setting is called the slammers universe or the hammerverse. Vehicles from the gecko reconnaissance vehicle only just visible on the far left and in a clockwise direction. With a veterans eye for the harsh and gritty details of war, david drake depicts a futuristic analog of tank combat in his hammers slammers fiction. Hammers slammers is a 1979 collection of military science fiction short stories by author david. Hammers slammers commission by shimmeringsword on deviantart. When a planetary government faces threats from guerillas, insurge. There are five rules supplements available, published in miniature wargames or available for free download here. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the complete hammers slammers.
Published by ace books in 1979, the series has been repackaged and modified over the last three decades. The forlorn hope is a novel in the hammers slammers series. Appendix containing information about supertanks, power guns, bonding. The first of three volumes collecting the complete series. And the plasma from their power guns is usually some shade of red or orange. Here are two actionpacked novels from david drakes hammers slammers series, which set the standard for military science fiction. Secondly, the separate pieces of information on each individual. The more important question, however, is whether hammers slammers volume 1 is a good reference for a. Hammers slammers audiobooks listen to the full series. Welcome to the dedicated hammers slammers section of our website. And its all endorsed by slammers author david drake. It was written in english by david drake with paul alexander as the cover artist. I came across this book again at a used book store and decided to but it and give it another try. The tank runs on a fusion generator, which powers their lift fans and plasma weaponry.
Short essays in hammers slammers provide details of the political, social. Hammers slammers is a 1979 collection of military science fiction short stories by author david drake. Dec 21, 2010 the hammer slammers stuff is based on a series of scifi novels by david drake. Ill be stealing that for one of my next grav tank models.
Series was designed to cover groups of books generally understood as such see wikipedia. For more detailed information about these cookies please see our privacy policy. Like with all his hammers slammers books, drake is able to describe combat. Hammers slammers is 5000 strong armored cav regiment equiped with some seriuosly leathal technology. The crucible by treadaway, john, lambshead, john isbn. Hammers slammers is a military scifi book series that is part of the hammerverse catalogue. Addressed in a death in peacetime, the last story in the first book in the. Here i did a redesign of hammer s slammers mercenary hover tanks.
This book is short stories, starting from when and why the hammers slammers were formed to when colonel alois hammer finally came home. Hammers slammers are one of the most powerful mercenary companies in existence. For example, he retells the story of jason and the argonauts in the voyage, and part of the odyssey in cross the stars. The slammers are a futuristic mercenary group under the command of colonel alois hammer, who leads the toughest mercs who ever killed for a dollar. Oct 06, 2009 buy the complete hammers slammers volume 1 by drake, david isbn.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Alois hammers indomitable slammers are called in to support human colonists against a native uprising in this novellength adventure. More information about hammers slammers by david drake. Hammers slammers i had forgotten how much i enjoyed david drakes hammers slammers until my wife picked up a copy for me in an antique shop. Hammerverse is a setting for a series of military science fiction short stories and novels by.
This book is set after colonel hammer has become president hammer. Feb 06, 2017 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. The powergun, an effective and deadly directed energy weapon, operates by converting metallic atoms directly into energy, by passing them through a proper combination of. Here i did a redesign of hammers slammers mercenary hover tanks. Dec 28, 2003 the tau have hired a merc regiment from a out of the way non imperial human world to help bring the ignorant followers of the carrion emperor into the light of the tau empire. Trooper or crewman standing, holstered 1cm pistol, hands on hips in body armour and commo helmet, faceshield open. Hammer s slammers, cross the stars, at any price hammer s slammers, counting the cost, rolling hot, the warrior, the sharp end, the voyage, the tank l. I started reading it and called my brother to say that he ought to email the publisher of baen books to put out a hardback version of these stories. Hammers slammers, cross the stars, at any price hammers slammers, counting the cost, rolling hot, the warrior, the sharp end, the voyage, the tank l. Based on the novels and short stories of david drake, hammers slammers is a brand new setting for the traveller roleplaying game. You can now use a book specifically designed for tabletop wargaming hammers slammers in three scales. Since then i have read many books by david drake and i am a big fan and really like most of his books. Hammers slammers is a series of military science fiction short stories and novellas written by david drake, based loosely off of various historical models and his time in the 11th armored cavalry during the vietnam war. Its accompanied by an airdefence version with four tribarrel powerguns weve also made the lasermissile version in 6mm as well but i dont have one to hand.
The series follows the career of a future mercenary tank regiment called hammers slammers, after their leader, colonel alois hammer. Often made of iridium, powerguns used coppercobalt charge in a. Powergun by david drake from hammers slammers technovelgy. Something about hammers slammers just doesnt click with me. More 6mm hammers slammers today this is the waldheim dragoons daedalus tank which appeared in 15mm earlier this year. Nov 27, 2012 more details of the game can be read on the link supplied above but the end result was the jims apex guys heavy on the wheeled armour sporting everything from 9cm electrochemical cannons, hypersonic missiles and 2cm gatling guns oh and a few guys in full body armour were more than a match for the solace regulars in half body armour and with lighter power guns and mostly less well. Two incandescent novels of journey and battle across the stars set in david drakes bestselling hammers slammers universe together for the first time in one megavolume. With only their guns, they must go to battle against ships, artillery, treachery and the most powerful tank known to man. Volume 1 hammers slammers volumes kindle edition by drake, david.
Stories about a mercenary mechanized unit consisting mainly of blowers air cushion tanks, combat cars open topped air cushioned vehicles mounting 3 power guns, and infantry riding on one man skimmers. Apr 18, 2008 in 2004 john lambshead and john treadaway wrote and illustrated the hammers slammers handbook. So the slammers are now the fdf friesian defense forces, but the still kick butt across the stars. The book takes david drakes original works of fiction and translates them into a technical manual for the units, vehicles and uniforms he described. Voyage across the stars hammers slammers combo volumes book 4. Please accept to continue or block all nonessential cookies.
Other times than peace hammers slammers david drake, christian rummel on. The main gun will melt enemy armored units to slag, while the tribarrel plasma gun on top handles point defense against infantry, aircraft, and incoming projectiles. Hammerverse is a setting for a series of military science fiction short stories and novels by author david drake. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. After a hard victory in spite of the odds, these star mercenaries are being sold out to the enemy by those who hired them. Nonetheless, hammers slammers could have influenced the game, and theres of course no doubt that its influenced mongooses traveller through the hammers slammers setting book.
The cruciblerulebook by john treadaway and john lambshead. The slammers are neither cartoon heroes nor propaganda villains. Volume 1 david drake view series with a veterans eye for the harsh and gritty details of war, david drake depicts a futuristic analog of tank combat in his hammers slammers fiction. Now reading paying the piper which is part of the third and last volume of the serie. Players will take the part of tank crews and specialists within the best known and most capable mercenary unit in the galaxy. When a planetary government faces threats from guerillas, insurgents or terrorists, the men they hire are hammers slammers known throughout the galaxy for their cold, ruthless ferocity, their ability to defeat overwhelming forces, and their willingness to go up against impossible odds. Reading the short story under the hammer in a science fiction anthology in 1984 introduced me to writer david drake and to hammers slammers, an armored regiment for hire to serve any faction in a planetary ground warif that faction can pay the contracted fees. Book 1 of 3 in the hammers slammers combo volumes series.
In the hammer universe, a powergun is a weapon which projects high energy. Hammers slammer don slade is coming home to the planet tethys, to. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or. Will the windy city ever be the same chicago convergence by tenwaters. These stories show us a little more than later stories of the hammer himself, a man who is ruthless towards his enemy yet loyal towards his own men and women.
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