The Hammer’s Slammers series of Military SF stories and novels focus on a mercenary armored regiment in the 30th century. I based the fiction on my experience in 1970 with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Viet-Nam and Cambodia.
For information about the stories and novels, see Hammer’s Slammers Fiction
The series has been adapted to various forms of gaming. See Hammer’s Slammers Games
Yes, in several fashions.
Mayfair Games brought out a Hammer’s Slammers board game back in the ’80s.
Intracorps licensed electronic game rights to Hammer’s Slammers in the mid ’90s. They got seriously into development, but they were overextended and went bankrupt well before they completed the game. (They paid me part of the money. The business was frustrating in a number of respects, but I was paid well enough to justify the hassle.) continue reading…
Pireme Publishing will launch the definitive guide to wargaming the characters and actions in David Drake’s Hammer’s Slammers books. Hammer’s Slammers – The Crucible contains:
• A unique Slammers story introduction by David Drake • Character History and Background • Vehicle and Weapon Designs and Technical Specifications • Full Profiles of the Slammers, other mercenary units and aliens • Easy to Play Rules and Scenarios • Unit Cards • Painting Guide by Kevin Dallimore • A4 Hardback format • Full colour throughout
Featured in Miniature Wargames Magazine, Issue 325 continue reading…
Available from Mongoose Publishing (June 2009) as part of their Traveller Series of games.
Dave’s original introduction to the Hammer’s Slammers Role-Playing game rules for Mongoose. The version as printed drops the title and was edited for length.
FIVE FIREBASES
I was very pleased when I got the materials for the Hammer’s Slammers role-playing game. The text had been written by someone familiar not only with my fiction but also with life in the military (which to me is a much more important consideration).
I like the art as well, but that leads to a different question: does it look the way I meant it to? The truth is that I write from the mental pictures I formed in the field in 1970 with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, and I wasn’t thinking much about US equipment then. continue reading…
Miniature wargamer Mike Buonagurio created a blower command tank named Drake’s Hammer, using the head from one of the rare Drake figures from Ground Zero Games attached to a Slammers tank commander body.
Pictures from Salute in 2004, a wargames show held by the South London Warlords.
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Iain Dickie, Dave, and John Lambshead at the Hammer's Slammers display at Salute
The Battle of Naseby (1644), set up at Salute in 6mm scale, with all distances in scale
John Treadaway and Dave at Salute
Jez from Old Crow Models and Dave
Miniature Dave from Old Crow Models
Dave with miniature Dave