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Looking for Bolo story where farming tractor Bolo uses pesticide on aliens
It could be 'The Farmers Wife' pubished in 'The Triumphant'. In this story the Bolo 'Digger' is left on a planet when the colonists leave due to the approach of hostile aliens. Digger is left behind ...
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What is the origin of the name "Bolo"?
If in the army one was unable to qualify on rifle use, one was said to "bolo"! It was a reference to the Philippine broad knife used in combat. "Can't hit the enemy with a rifle? Here's your knife."
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Bolo short story featuring lost outpost and dormant Bolo
As one of the comments noted, this is probably "Yesterday's Gods" (1997) by John Mina and William R. Forstchen, published in Last Stand (Bolos 4) edited by Bill Fawcett
Lt. Commander George ...
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How many howitzer, mortar and missiles can a Bolo MK XXXIII carry?
I don't recall any bolo stories where the ammo capacity of the secondary weapons was ever discussed.
However, there was a note that "heavy VLS" refers to launch density and reload availability, not ...
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