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Curwin

OnCurwin the Slammers put down a rebellion of local farmers for the shipping companies. This was a
nasty grinding guerrilla war that ended when the shippers' money ran out and the Slammers shipped out.

Liberty

The single inhabited continent of liberty was divided into two states, Placida and Armstrong,
concentrated on the east and west coasts with volcanic ash and lava flows in between. Both states were
prosperous on rare metal mining and could afford to invest considerable monies in destruction. A series
of viciousmechanised battles were fought across the wastes until an armistice was agreed. Some Slammer
tank companies took 60% losses in single engagements.

Plattner'sWorld

The various city-states onPlattner's World grew rich exporting a natural anti-ageing drug. The people of
the outer states, The United Cities gathered the tree moss from which the drug was extracted and it was
shipped out by Solace in the central upland, the only place where aStarport could be built. The planet
Nonesuch encouraged Solace to put the port fees up while paying for the United Cities to hire the
Slammers when civil war broke out. Despite hiring a number of regiments, the United Cities lacked the
strategic facilities toorganise the various regiments that they had hired and were losing to the better co-
ordinatedSolace forces when the Slammers carried out one of the most incredible blitzkriegs inarmoured
history. They abandoned thedefence , formed a series of all arms battle-groups and struck cross country
at the heart of Solace, thestarport which supplied all the Solace regiments. Capturing the port ended the
war at a stroke. This campaign is obligatory study-material at every military academy in the galaxy.

Kerwi

OnKerwi the Slammers fought for theKingdom ofMarshall against the electromagnetic tanks of the
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Lightning Division hired by theKingdomofGanz . Expensive high-techarmoured vehicles hunted each
other through valleys and mountain passes dominated by medieval castles.

Pohweil

A shipping cartel made a grab for the government ofPohweil , which was controlled by the farmers'
cartel. The shippers hired mercenaries to besiege and capture the capital. They would have done it too, if
the farmers hadn't hired the Slammers to blast a corridor through to the capital. The opposing
mercenaries tried to ambush the Slammer convoys without much success, after that it was all over bar the
mopping up.

Sulewesi

Sulewesiwascolonised by two waves of Malay settlers. The first ownedeverything, the second wanted a
cut, so flames lanced the desert. The rebels hired the high-tech veteran `Brasiliansso the government