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Armageddon 2089: Soldiers Companion

Soldiers Companion

A sourcebook for infantry soldiers in this setting.

Publisher's blurb: "Military affairs are not limited to the obliteration of large patches of land along the enemy force that was on it; there are operations where the assets are not sheer firepower but precision, adaptability, speed, stealth and quick response. For such missions the military forces around the world still train and deploy the oldest and most versatile machine of war: the soldier.

"While displaced from the spotlight by officers who command the might of war vehicles â?? from tanks and aircraft to the WarMeks themselves â?? soldiers are still an indispensable force in any army, national, private or mercenary. WarMek pilots consider infantry the bottom rung of the military ladder, used to squashing them like bugs under the tonnage of their machines and watching their manoeuvres as those of insects. But soldiers know better. They know that they are no match for a mek in direct confrontation, but they also know that meks just cannot do some of the tasks they carry out with their eyes closed. A WarMek may deal with difficult terrain, but it will never beat the mobility of rangers; they can infiltrate enemy positions, but not with the proficiency and sheer inconspicuousness of an advance recon squad. A WarMekâ??s sensors may collect a lot of electronic information, but it will never beat the infiltration specialists in the depth of his discoveries. A team of WarMeks will flatten an enemy building, but it lacks the finesse of the special forces that will get inside to rescue the hostages, disable anti-mek and anti-aerial defences and leave none-the-wiser.

"As the end of the 21st century draws near, the power of the individual soldier remains as strong as ever, except that it is being applied where such strength works best. Small operations by all sides of the Armageddon War are conducted by soldiers, not meks. Whether they are open assaults, covert operations or the dirty tactics of unconventional warfare, it is people on foot who are sent to perform them armed with the latest of personal weaponry and equipment. Where the WarMeks are the sword, soldiers are the scalpel."

More when I get hold of a copy!

Book Details:
Author: Alejandro Melchor
Publishers' Reference: MGP1206
ISBN: 1-904577-22-9
Paperback, pages
Date: 2003

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Product page last updated: 8 August 2006