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The elite armed forces used hover transmission vehicles. These required large power supplies, usually
fusion motors, but could carry high weights allowing heavyarmour . They were expensive, sophisticated
vehicles with complex computer controlledtiltable multi-fanspressurising a plenum chamber. They had
excellent terrain crossing ability, the lighter vehicles had sufficient power to weight ratio to cross open
water and some with noarmour could even fly (should the driver be tired of life).

A variety ofarmour types was employed. The most common heavyarmour was cast iridium, which gave
a good all round performance. Various steel and sapphire composite heavyarmours were also used.
These sacrificed some protection against kinetic energypenetrators for robustness topowerguns and
shaped charges. High tech lighterarmours included ceramic-iridium composites and titanium-aluminium
alloys. Some armies still made do with steel, which at least had the virtue of being cheap and usually
could be manufactured locally.

It is worth noting that no combat aircraft were seen over late 3rdMillennium battlefields. Sophisticated
automatic detection and targeting systems coupled throughAIs to heavy hypervelocity and light speed
long-range weapons made an airman's lot a very unhappy one. Heavily protectedhyperspeed aerospace
fighters were used to deliver ordinance from low orbit but these are best considered to be a form of
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strategic artillery.

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If wars were won by feasting, or, victory by song,
or safety found in sleeping sound, howEngland would be strong!

Buthonour and dominion are not maintained so.
They're only got by sword and shot, andthis the Dutchmen know!

тАУ Kipling



Background

Thearmoured regiment usually known by its nickname of The Slammers started as the Friesland
Auxiliary Regiment, raised to fight onMelpomone , an agricultural colony under the control ofFriesland