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84-561: Short essays in Hammer's Slammers provide details of the political, social, economic, and technological conditions in the Hammerverse. The series began with short stories which were published at Galaxy magazine (edited by Jim Baen ), beginning with ‘Under the Hammer’ (October 1974). They were later released in the form of short stories anthologies, with Drake also writing novels set in

168-499: A Military Police Corps consisting of 24 battalions, divided into 12 Inland MP battalions (222nd, 224th, 226th, 228th, 230th, 232nd, 234th, 236th, 238th, 240th, 242nd, 244th) and 12 Field MP battalions (221st, 223rd, 225th, 227th, 229th, 231st, 233rd, 235th, 237th, 239th, 241st, 243rd). The Kenya Army maintains a Military Police Corps which consists of two battalions and the School of Military Police. The Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie ,

252-453: A Guards team under the command of Hammer's enemy to the hotel suite to arrest or kill Hammer and the two men with him. However, Steuben and the other Slammer are expecting the Guards. They kill all but one of them; Hammer steps off the elevator and kills the last Guard as he attempts to escape down the corridor. The Slammers tanks and artillery in the hills around the spaceport begin destroying

336-478: A brutal baptism of fire on his first day with the Regiment while temporarily assigned as a gunner on a combat car commanded by an experienced sergeant ferrying him to the training unit. It graphically demonstrates the kind of life he can expect as a Slammer, in more ways than one. The notional science behind the weaponry used by Hammer's tanks, combat cars, and troops. Drake structured the weapons to be analogous to

420-511: A conversation between Secretary Tromp, a powerful politician from the wealthy planet Friesland, and a Friesland Guards armored regiment officer, in Tromp's office at the spaceport hotel on the Friesland colony world of Melpomene. The officer has just returned from traveling with Hammer and Steuben in a convoy of armored vehicles from one of Hammer's firebases to the spaceport. Hammer had used

504-716: A different branch if caught red-handed, then the violator will be sent to the Military police of their branch. The Military Police in Indonesia are known locally as Polisi Militer sometimes shortened "PM" or "POM". The uniforms worn by the Military police varies for the tri-services. The Army Military Police wear dark green , the Navy Military Police wear blue-gray and the Air Force Military Police wear light blue . The beret of all of

588-500: A different regiment and signs on with the Slammers; and Sergeant "Ripper Jack" Scratchard, who shows how the Slammers infantry ties in with the regiment's combat cars and hovertanks. The book concludes with the story "Standing Down," in which Friesland revolutionaries hire the Slammers to overthrow the government of Friesland. Colonel Hammer takes over the revolution and the planet, becomes President of Friesland, and Hammer's unit becomes

672-488: A head shot with a pistol using iron sights from a mile away, and the powerguns used by the Regiment do not have telescopic sights. Right?) Colonel Hammer becomes President Hammer, and secures his position by marrying into one of the oldest noble families, the Tromps, that has been running the planet. Although the older Tromps are appalled by the marriage, his new bride sees Hammer as the man who can put Friesland to rights, and he

756-491: A heated discussion between Hammer and Tromp, it is revealed to the reader that Hammer's Regiment (the "Slammers") was originally Tromp's idea. After several Friesland units were unable to suppress Melpomene resistance to Friesland's attempt to control the production and export of "bluebright" (a valuable pharmaceutical plant and the main product of the planet), Hammer was directed to raise a mercenary regiment and recruit non-Friesland individuals with military experience. This unit

840-528: A military police in the traditional sense. The armed forces, including the various military branches of the PLA and the Chinese People's Armed Police , have their own police pickets units . According to the "Chinese People's Liberation Army Police Regulations", Article 7 stipulates that the "military affairs department of the commanding authority shall be responsible for the management of police operations in

924-511: A mixture of civilian, enlisted, reservists, and officers who are qualified and duly sworn federal law enforcement officers separate from the normal Coast Guard chain of command. CGIS primarily investigates and charges those in its own population with serious crimes, such as rape, assault or forgery, that fall under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The following is a list of military police forces: The United States Constabulary

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1008-895: A part of the Royal Moroccan Army , is directly subordinate to the Ministry of Interior. It is divided into 22 Regional Gendarmeries, a Mobile Gendarmerie, Air Gendarmerie, and Maritime Gendarmerie. The Nigerian Army maintains a military police force, the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police (NACMP). It is responsible for protecting installations, guarding important personnel as well as military convoys and prisoners, and investigating crimes. Nigerian military police personnel are divided into three fields, and all MPs are required to specialize in at least one: criminal investigations, general policing duties, and K9 handling. The Gendarmerie , or "Military Police", known as

1092-609: A special subject. According to Article 4 of the Regulations on Handling Mutual Involvement of Military and Local Criminal Cases implemented by the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security, the Ministry of Justice and the General Political Department of the PLA on August 1, 2009, the principle of personal jurisdiction

1176-514: A unit that will do whatever it takes to win. This interlude chapter explains the main faith of humanity in the future. An evolution of Christianity, the Universalist Church espouses that truth can be found by following the via stellarum (way of the stars). This focus on space travel helped early human colonisers and is the reason that many characters in the stories use the word "Via!" as an expletive. New recruit Rob Jenne undergoes

1260-443: A young woman named Sonna. After a short skirmish, Pritchard's section makes camp in a rural area of Dunstan. Sonna invites Pritchard out for a ride to show him something. They take an aircar to a nearby structure made of an opaque, glass-like material. Pritchard is urged to enter the building by Sonna. He is presented with various images of strange and alien creatures, bird-like in appearance; Sonna explains they are an alien race named

1344-579: Is a gritty feel to these novels that make you feel they show how life really would be if there ever are interstellar mercenaries." Military police Military police ( MP ) are law enforcement agencies connected with, or part of, the military of a state. In wartime operations, the military police may support the main fighting force with force protection , convoy security, screening , rear reconnaissance , logistic traffic management , counterinsurgency , and detainee handling. In different countries it may refer to: The status of military police

1428-632: Is a law enforcement agency which follows the Brazilian military rules, responsible for preventative policing of the civilian population. Each state has its own Military Police department, each one is a Gendarmerie . However, and despite their name, these corps are not branches of the Brazilian armed forces, instead, they are auxiliary forces and Brazilian army reserves, alongside also the Military Fire Brigades. Traditional Provost duties are held by different corps within each branch of

1512-951: Is accepted by the citizens of Friesland as their new ruler. The Slammers go out of existence, being subsumed into the Friesland Defense Forces as the First Friesland Armored Regiment. Dave Langford reviewed Hammer's Slammers for White Dwarf #67, and stated that "Such are the lauded military virtues of the Slammers that (fearful that chicken-heartedness will prejudice their future contracts) they nobly disobey their own horrified employers' orders to stop slaughtering people and detonating irreplaceable shrines. If you like chainsaw massacres you'll love this." Lynn Bryant reviewed Hammer's Slammers in Space Gamer/Fantasy Gamer No. 83. Bryant commented that "All in all there

1596-492: Is adopted for military personnel (including active duty military personnel, civilian cadres, military civilian personnel, non-active duty public service personnel, military employees, retired personnel managed by the military, and The investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of penalties for military personnel (including active duty military personnel, civilian cadres, military civilian personnel, non-active duty public employees, military employees, retired personnel managed by

1680-586: Is based on Dashiell Hammett 's Red Harvest ). The novel is split into a series of short stories which follow various characters and their interactions with the Hammer's Slammers regiment. After each short story is an interlude chapter. These chapters form short essays that Drake uses to expand the world of the Hammerverse . The first story follows Colonel Hammer himself, as well as introducing Joachim Steuben, his right-hand man and bodyguard . It opens with

1764-609: Is dealt with in the same manner as by any civilian policing agency. If MPs deem that a person, military or civilian, has committed a crime on or in relation to DND property or assets, they have the power to arrest and charge that person under the Criminal Code . The purpose of the CFMP is not to replace a civilian police officer, but rather to support the Canadian Forces through security and policing services. MPs also have

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1848-400: Is dismissed as mere naivety as it was the government that hired the Hammer's Slammer for violent ends. Disappointed, Sonna returns Pritchard back to camp. After decamping, his tank section becomes engaged in a fight on the edge of a city made of irreplaceable Gedel structures. The enemy mercenaries have dug in there intentionally, knowing the Slammers' employers won't allow the Regiment to attack

1932-546: Is known as the Pakistan Army Corps of Military Police . They can be identified by their red armbands, white cross belts and white combat helmets with the letters "MP", written in white. The Pakistan Air Force established its own military police, known as the "Pakistan Air Force Police" commonly referred to as Provost. The PAF Police can be identified by their red armlets, white cross belts and white combat helmets with "PAF Police" written in red. The MP, NP and

2016-551: Is usually prominently displayed on the helmet or peaked cap , with an armband , brassard , or arm or shoulder flash. Military police personnel may also wear a more traditional police badge , usually on the front of their uniform; They may also wear other accoutrements exclusive to military police personnel. Naval police personnel are sometimes called " masters-at-arms " and/or " shore patrol ". Law enforcement personnel of an air force are sometimes called " air police ", " security police " or " security forces ". " Military police "

2100-685: The National Defence Act . MPs have the power to arrest and charge non-CSD-bound civilians only in cases where a crime is committed on or in relation to DND property or assets, or at the request of the minister of public safety , commissioner of the Correctional Service of Canada or commissioner of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . Although MP jurisdiction is only on DND property, any civilian accessing these areas falls under MP jurisdiction and

2184-799: The Brazilian Armed Forces : Army Police ( Polícia do Exército, PE ) for the Army , Navy Police ( Companhia de Polícia do Batalhão Naval ), part of Brazilian Marines, for the Navy , and Air Force Police ( Polícia da Aeronáutica, PA ) for the Air Force . The Canadian Forces Military Police (CF MP) contribute to the effectiveness and readiness of the Canadian Forces (CF) and the Department of National Defence (DND) through

2268-535: The Indian Air Force Police . They can be identified by their white peaked caps, white lanyards and belts (with a pistol holster). They used to wear a black brassard with the letters "IAF(P)" imprinted in red, until 2013. Now Indian Air Force Provost and Security officers and IAF(P) wear an arm badge. The Indian Navy has the Navy Police , and they can be identified by a black brassard with

2352-618: The Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces . It has authority within all branches of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army and has seniority over the designated provosts of the "Sea Police" of the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy and the "Air Police" of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force . Separately, the General Provost of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps maintains police authority over

2436-691: The Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja also wear the distinctive red peaked cap, white lanyard and belt, as well as a black brassard with the letters "PT" imprinted. PT stands for "Polis Tentera", the Malay words for "Military Police". Military police on traffic duty wear armbands sporting the letters "MP" in red. Since the establishment and inception of the Pakistan Armed Forces , they have maintained their own military police. The Pakistan Army received its share of Muslim personnel from

2520-729: The M68 105mm heavy tank gun of the M60 Patton tank, the M2 Browning heavy machine gun , and the M1 Garand rifle , M3 "grease gun" , and M1911A1 pistol . A Slammers outpost including Ripper Jack Scratchard and Rob Jenne is attacked by the indigenous aliens who are defending the tree-homes that hold the souls of their people. This story shows that the Slammers have the ability to employ poison gas in combat, mainly but not exclusively in artillery shells. The political and social background to

2604-695: The Malaysian Army . Apart from enforcing discipline and conduct of members of the Army, the Corps oversees security of designated Army installations, performs escort and ceremonial duties, and assists civil law enforcement authorities. The Kor Polis Tentera is also tasked with crime prevention and investigating criminal activities on Army property or by military personnel. With its roots in the British Royal Military Police , members of

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2688-663: The US Space Force ) maintains its own police force. The U.S. Coast Guard , which in itself is a law enforcement agency, uses a mixture of enlisted rates and ranks qualified as law enforcement officers to patrol, investigate crimes, and enforce laws and regulations on large bases and training centers through the United States Coast Guard Police . The Coast Guard also uses the Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS),

2772-502: The Vietnam War . The series has been described as Drake's best known work and "immensely popular". Reviews: Hammer%27s Slammers Hammer's Slammers is a 1979 collection of military science fiction short stories by author David Drake . It follows the career of a future mercenary tank regiment called Hammer's Slammers after their leader, Colonel Alois Hammer. This collection, and other novels and stories in

2856-553: The civilian police such as implementing traffic checkpoints and crime investigation to take action towards military personnel caught red-handed in violations. In Indonesia, the Military Police does not have authority towards civilians as it is the realm of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), and in the other hand, the civilian Police does not have authority to arrest active members of

2940-608: The 1990s, three military police battalions were established as combat units, and they have taken part in combat operations. The Botswana Defence Force maintains provosts to enforce order within the ranks who are authorized to carry out arrests and to order other service personnel to arrest someone. Soldiers and officers suspected of committing offenses may be arrested by military personnel of superior rank. An officer may be arrested by another officer of superior rank, while soldiers may be arrested by any officer, warrant officer, or non-commissioned officer. The Egyptian Army maintains

3024-857: The 1st Regiment of the Friesland Defense Force. Drake based the Slammers on his service with the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment in Vietnam and Cambodia during the Vietnam War . The plots of his works are often inspired by historical or mythological sources. For example, he retells the story of Jason and the Argonauts in The Voyage , and part of the Odyssey in Cross the Stars . Other stories borrow from pulp-era fiction ( The Sharp End

3108-589: The Chinese People's Liberation Army , respectively. The Corps of Military Police (CMP) is the military police of the Indian Army . In addition, the CMP is trained to handle prisoners of war and to regulate traffic, as well as to handle basic telecommunication equipment such as telephone exchanges. They can be identified by their red berets, white lanyards and belts, and they also wear a black brassard with

3192-737: The General Political Department of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was subsequently changed to the Bureau of Security of the Political and Legal Committee of the Central Military Commission , which will assume the functions of investigation, public prosecution and trial of military-related violations with the Military Procuratorate of the Chinese People's Liberation Army and the Military Court of

3276-453: The Guards' armored vehicles, exposed on the open landing field. As the Slammers' tanks close in on the spaceport, Tromp flees through artillery fire to his waiting spaceship. However, Steuben has anticipated this and is already waiting for Tromp inside. The story ends with Tromp looking at Steuben's hands, not believing that his slim wrists could possibly support the weight of the heavy pistol he holds. Drake uses this short chapter to explain

3360-457: The Hammer's Slammers stories. For example, he retells the story of Jason and the Argonauts in The Voyage , and part of the Odyssey in Cross the Stars . Other stories borrow from pulp era fiction ( The Sharp End is based on Dashiell Hammett 's Red Harvest .) The series has been described as "not easily associated with any prevailing ideological tendency". The series was inspired by Drake's experiences stemming from his military service in

3444-483: The Hammerverse. Margritte DiManzio's husband is killed by a patrol from another mercenary regiment after he objects to their village being used as bait to lure a Slammers column into an ambush. Convincing the mercenaries she is on their side, she bides her time until she can kill the three mercenaries present as they are about to commence the ambush. Rejected by her fellow villagers because in their culture women are supposed to nurture life, not kill, Margritte stands before

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3528-586: The Hampers. Shaken, he leaves the ruin and Sonna explains that the Hampers were one of the twenty races in a co-beneficial peace with the Gedel, a race capable of creating many wonders who called Thrush home. This ruin is just one of many scattered over the planet. Sonna attempts to convince Pritchard in the Gedel way of pacifism that have become central to the Thresh's culture, regardless of Densonite's violent ends, but

3612-780: The Keimutai ( 警務隊 ), with its personnel called Keimukan ( 警務官 ). Keimu means police affairs. The Military Police in Kazakhstan refers to law enforcement bodies in the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan . The military police is under the joint jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense , the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Security Committee , all of which manage the activities of

3696-774: The National Police. The 1954 PRC Constitution stipulates that the President of the People's Republic of China unifies the national armed forces, and the 1982 PRC Constitution stipulates that the Central Military Commission leads the national armed forces, in addition to the CPC's insistence on the absolute leadership of the Party over the military , so the Chinese People's Liberation Army does not have

3780-664: The PAF Police do not exercise any jurisdiction over civilians, nor can the civil courts interfere in the operations of the Military Police. In some cases, the Military Police Corps have worked with civilian police agencies if civilians are involved. The Armed Forces of the Philippines currently maintains its own military police distinct from the nation's civilian force , reporting to the Chief of Staff through

3864-455: The Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia is a paramilitary unit with about 7,000 soldiers deployed in all provinces. It is headquartered in Phnom Penh . The unit's chain of command is through the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces High Command. The Royal Gendarmerie of Cambodia is deployed in every province and cities to keep the law and order. Military police in Cambodia play an important role in Cambodia society, keeping law and order in cities along with

3948-470: The Slammers to other planets. Tromp is unmoved by this argument, stating that this would destabilize the current interstellar political system; and that Hammer should remember his loyalty to Friesland, which is more important that any promises he made to his men. Angered, Hammer leaves Tromp's office for his hotel suite. Having anticipated Tromp's betrayal, he sends a prearranged signal to his Slammers. As soon as Hammer leaves his office, Tromp dispatches

4032-475: The Slammers. These include the Regimental headquarters with the command staff and the Regiment's Fire Central fire control computer, which can take control of any vehicle-mounted powergun that bears on a target, usually airborne, and eliminate it; the training battalion that turns recruits into soldiers of the Regiment; the supply and support battalion; the Regiment's artillery batteries; the infantry, mounted on battery-powered single person hovercraft called skimmers;

4116-400: The alerted Slammers combat cars and admits to her deeds before insisting that she should come along because "You can use my sort, soldier." The financial and contractual aspect of mercenary warfare. The Bonding Authority arranges for payment of contracts, purchases of equipment, insurance, guarantees of performance, and acts as a guarantor of payment. The influence of the Bonding Authority over

4200-709: The auspices of the Indonesian National Armed Forces Headquarters ("Mabes TNI") which heads the three Military Police corps which are the: They are authorised to enforce military law and conduct crime investigations involving active members of the TNI. Other than conducting law enforcement, MPs which are attached to the Paspampres also conduct escort and Honour guard duties for the head of state , high-ranking military officials, and VVIPs . The Military police are also responsible in supervising prisoners of war (POWs), controlling military prisoners, arresting deserters , managing military traffic, issuing military driving licenses and conduct joint law enforcement operations with

4284-533: The civilian police on a civilian charge and wearing civilian clothes turning out to be a deserting or AWOL soldier are turned over to the Military Police. During World War II , the Kempeitai were the military police of the Imperial Japanese Army and the Tokkeitai were the military police of the Imperial Japanese Navy . They also performed intelligence and secret police functions and were active in Japan and its occupied territories. Today's Japan Self-Defense Forces maintain military police units called

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4368-448: The combat car companies; and of course the regimental fist, the Slammers' tank companies. It also includes the Regiment's field police company, the "White Mice," mounted on combat cars and commanded by the dedicated and deadly Major Joachim Steuben, thought of by some in the know as Hammer's personal hatchetman. The Slammers seize power in Friesland. It is suggested Colonel Hammer is able to do this because Major Joachim Steuben assassinated

4452-496: The convoy as bait to trick the remaining Melpomene rebels into attempting an ambush on the convoy, by leaking false information that Secretary Tromp was traveling in it. In the meantime, Hammer is in the hotel lounge, where he confronts a former fellow officer, the commander of the Guards, who is incensed that Hammer had left the elite unit to command "foreign scum." He is then summoned to Tromp's office, but he orders Steuben and another of his men to wait in their hotel suite. During

4536-478: The first five books of the main series were repackaged and republished, with some additional stories. Drake has said that this is his preferred order and edition. The Complete Hammer's Slammers (2006) is a three volume set from Night Shade Books that contains all Hammer's Slammers fiction, including three new stories written for this set. Volume 1 was released in January 2006, and features an introduction by Gene Wolfe . Volume 2 (introduction by David G Hartwell )

4620-483: The former Royal Indian Military Police, forming the Pakistan Army Military Police or "MP". Later, the Pakistan Navy established the "naval police" with its centre commissioned at "PNS Nighaban", and the Pakistan Air Force later established the PAF Police to maintain order. The Pakistan Navy 's Naval Police can be identified by their red armbands with the letters "NP" written in white. They are headquartered at PNS Qasim in Karachi. The Pakistan Army 's military police

4704-413: The jurisdiction. Special Case: The military police unit established by the Chinese People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong is the same as the police picket detachment in terms of carrying out its tasks. In January 2016, the Political and Legal Committee of the Central Military Commission was established as part of the deepening reform of the national defense and military forces . The Bureau of Security of

4788-595: The land, air, and sea branches of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Basij militia. The Military Police Corps ( Kheil HaMishtara HaTzva'it ), Mem Tzadeh for short, is the military police/ provost of the Israel Defense Forces . It is responsible for investigating crimes committed by soldiers, traffic enforcement among military traffic, arresting soldiers suspected of criminal offenses, assisting officers in enforcing discipline, locating deserters, guarding military prisons, and helping man checkpoints. In times of emergency, enemy detainees are held and sorted by

4872-399: The letters "MP" imprinted in red. Internal policing duties in a regiment (or a station) are handled by the Regimental Police , who are soldiers of the unit who are assigned to policing tasks for a short period of time. They are essentially used to regulate traffic, and can be identified by a black brassard with the letters "RP" embossed in gold or white. The Indian Air Force is policed by

4956-427: The letters "NP" in gold, with the state emblem placed in between the N and the P. In Indonesia , the institution which solely has the responsibility and authority concerning the maintenance of discipline and law enforcement towards members of the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) is the Military Police Command ( Indonesian : Pusat Polisi Militer TNI abbreviated "Puspom TNI"), an institution directly under

5040-406: The military police helmet. A Naval Police battalion is in service in the Colombian Marine Infantry . MP units also provide military bands and drum and bugle corps for ceremonial events. The Air Force also has a military police force (Policía Militar Aérea) that is in charge of protecting and enforcing law inside Colombian Air Force bases. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces (except

5124-520: The military police. The Mongolian Armed Forces maintain two law enforcement units. The Internal Troops of Mongolia is a paramilitary gendarmerie unit that performs special guard and reserve duties. Among other duties, it guards government installations and serves as a riot police force. The 032 Military Unit engages in law enforcement as well as organizing daily activities and military supplies and services. The Kor Polis Tentera DiRaja (Royal Military Police Corps) performs military police duties in

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5208-425: The military police. It is a brigade-sized force commanded by a brigadier general. The corps has very little civilian jurisdiction and for that reason works in conjunction with the Israel Police when civilians are involved. The Israel Border Police , a branch of the civilian police force, is Israel's gendarmerie equivalent. The civilian police and military police share a computer database. Suspects apprehended by

5292-410: The military procuratorate or military defense department. Cases of counterfeit military personnel, counterfeit military vehicles and counterfeit military units investigated and dealt with in police picketing are transferred to the jurisdiction of local judicial organs. Jurisprudence holds that in general criminal cases (i.e. not including crimes against military duties), military status does not constitute

5376-572: The military, and reserve personnel and other personnel performing military tasks) are under the jurisdiction and execution of military defense departments, military procuratorates, military courts, military prisons, etc.; the investigation, prosecution, trial, and execution of penalties for local personnel are under the jurisdiction of local judicial organs. Included in the Chinese People's Armed Police Force sequence of public security border defense, public security fire, public security guard forces on active duty, in accordance with local personnel to determine

5460-485: The military, except accompanied by the Military police. If a member of the armed forces is caught red-handed by the civilian police, then the violator will be sent to the nearest Military Police or the Military police would be contacted in order to conduct further legal processes. The Army , Navy , and Air force have their own Military Police unit which focuses on their own branches, but any Military policemen from either branch can take action towards military members from

5544-426: The most dangerous weapons the hovertanks have to deal with on the battlefield. Of the story chapters, this is one of the shortest. Tank commander Danny Pritchard is introduced. He is presented as being apathetic towards war. On the planet Thrush, Hammer's Slammers are fighting for the government against the Densonite religious fanatics. Danny Pritchard is becoming romantically involved with one of their representatives,

5628-483: The nature of tank warfare in the future as well as how the tanks of the Hammer's Slammers regiment work. He details the fusion-powered hovercraft technology that keeps the air cushion tanks afloat, as well as the anti-personnel defences of the tanks, including the outward-facing directional mines that line the upper hulls. These are used to counter the unguided short-range anti-tank rockets ("buzz bombs") that, apart from anti-tank artillery shells ("tank killer rounds"), are

5712-420: The politician who had hired the Regiment with a head shot from a pistol at a range of more than two kilometers. A Bonding Authority official investigating what had happened in this case accepts the Slammers' explanation that their patron had unfortunately caught a pistol bolt from a building being cleared that had a line of sight to where he had been standing on a balcony. (After all, no one is good enough to make

5796-431: The power to enforce the provincial highway traffic acts on all military bases in Canada pursuant to the Government Property Traffic Regulations (GPTR). In Colombia, MPs (Policía Militar in Spanish) are very common. They can be seen guarding closed roads, museums, embassies, government buildings and airports. In the National Army of Colombia they are assigned to the 37 Military Police Battalions, wearing green uniforms with

5880-458: The prescribed authority (4) To safeguard the image of the army and the legitimate rights and interests of soldiers out in the field (5) To carry out temporary guard duty. It can be seen that the duty of the police picket detachment only involves the military personnel, military vehicles military discipline and other issues; while the legal sense of criminal law enforcement or public security administrative law enforcement authority, but belongs to

5964-441: The provision of professional police, security and operational support services worldwide. CFMP are classified as peace officers in the Criminal Code , which gives them the same powers as civilian law enforcement personnel to enforce acts of Parliament on or in relation to DND property or assets. They have the power to arrest anyone who is subject to the Code of Service Discipline (CSD), regardless of position or rank, under

6048-422: The regiment was demobilized . However, Tromp reneges on the deal. He orders Hammer to bring the entire mercenary regiment to the spaceport where it will be disbanded under the supervision of the Guards, who have been brought to Melpomene by Tromp for that purpose. Hammer, unwilling to have his men disarmed (and most likely executed afterwards), attempts to change Tromp's mind by suggesting that Friesland hire out

6132-552: The region" in units above the regimental level, and shall dispatch and lead the police pickets to perform police duties in accordance with Article 27. Article 4 of the Police Regulation provides that: The main tasks of policing are (1) Maintaining military discipline. (2) Maintaining order in the operation of military vehicles and traffic safety. (3) To investigate and deal with impersonation of military personnel, military vehicles and military units in accordance with

6216-590: The same setting, are collectively called the Hammer stories , and the setting is called the Slammers universe or the Hammerverse . Each of the stories in the novel follows various members of the Slammers, starting with the regiment's creation by the government of the planet Friesland to put down a revolt on the Friesland colony world of Melpomene, in which Colonel Hammer is the focal character, and who transforms

6300-1034: The service commanding generals. The American-established (now defunct) Philippine Constabulary (PC) was also known as the Military Police Command . Pursuant to Republic Act 6975 (the DILG Reorganization Act of 1991), the PC and the Integrated National Police merged to form the civilian Philippine National Police , and was placed under the Department of the Interior and Local Government . Every branch of Armed Forces of Saudi Arabia ( Royal Saudi Land Forces , Royal Saudi Air Force , Royal Saudi Naval Forces , Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces and Royal Saudi Strategic Missile Force ) have its own Military Police. Saudi Arabian National Guard has its own Military Police. In

6384-723: The setting and themes of the novel are similar to those of the Hammerverse, Drake has confirmed that this novel is not part of the series. A Hammer's Slammers board wargame was produced under license by Mayfair Games . Two sets of miniatures rules have been produced by Pireme Publishing Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine A role playing supplement using the Traveller rules by Mongoose Publishing became available in June 2009. As with his other work, Drake borrows plots from historical or mythological sources for many of

6468-413: The site. If the Slammers don't attack and defeat their opponents, they will be labeled as quitters. This in turn will adversely impact their ability to land contracts. Despite Sonna's protestations, Colonel Hammer allows the use of the tanks' heavy 20 cm powerguns to flush out and kill the enemy. This has the foreseeable effect of destroying many of the Gedel buildings, but insures the Slammers' reputation as

6552-465: The three Military police corps in Indonesia is the same which is blue , dragged to the left (except those attached to the Paspampres who wears light blue berets). When wearing camouflage uniform, MPs are identifiable by their white aiguillettes and brassard worn on their upper left sleeve imprinted the word " PM ". The Central Provost of Islamic Republic of Iran Army is the police service of

6636-416: The unit into an independent mercenary organization. The reader is also introduced to recurring characters such as Joachim Steuben, Hammer's bodyguard and later commander of the Slammers' military police , a gay sociopath and master marksman devoted to his colonel; Sergeant (later Major) Danny Pritchard; recruit (later Sergeant-Commander) Rob Jenne; Margritte DiManzio, whose husband is killed by mercenaries from

6720-616: The universe. Drake has also published stories not yet collected in the above list: A Death in Peacetime ("Oceans of the Mind", Spring 2005). The Day of Glory ("Elemental, The Tsunami Relief Anthology", Tor Books, 2006). Also in The Complete Hammer's Slammers , volumes 1 and 2 respectively. In October 2015, Drake contributed a new Slammers story, "Save What You Can", to the tribute anthology Onward, Drake! . The contents of

6804-756: The world of mercenary military units is such that without a guarantee from them, mercenary units won't take a contract unless they are awfully desperate. Captain Danny Pritchard has a crisis of conscience after two Slammers officers go behind the Colonel's back to interfere with a civil revolt that may result in a massacre, either of the civilians or the Slammers unless Pritchard can devise a plan to stop it. The story shows how ruthless Major Steuben and Colonel Hammer can be, and how ruthless Captain Pritchard must be when circumstances demand it. List of units in

6888-660: Was a gendarmerie force used to secure and patrol the American occupation zone in Germany immediately after World War II . The Algerian People's National Armed Forces has maintained military police units since its founding upon Algerian independence in 1962. The task of the Algerian military police is to maintain law and order within units and hunt down conscripts trying to flee military service, protect and secure military installations, and organize and move large combat units. In

6972-502: Was released January 2007, with Volume 3 (introduction by Barry N. Malzberg ) following in November 2007. These are works set in the Slammers universe, and involving members of the Slammers, or former members, but not directly featuring the Slammers as an organization. The Forlorn Hope (1984) is about another, smaller, low-rent body of mercenaries, Fasolini's Company, based on Xenophon 's Anabasis or The March Upcountry . While

7056-530: Was then funded and equipped by Friesland to crush the Melpomene rebels, which they have done successfully by various means, including chemical warfare and forcing Melpomene hostages to ride on vehicles in Slammers' convoys to prevent ambushes. It is also revealed that as one of the conditions for recruiting the regiment, the government promised that all Slammers personnel would be granted full Friesland citizenship after completing their service on Melpomene and

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