Bolo

[RetiredGySgt]

There are several books out on Bolo's. What is a Bolo?

A trio of Fenris mediums appeared out of nowhere. Their weapons bellowed, and they were on the left flank of Captain Harris and Allen. They fired once, twice... and then there were only seven Bolo's left.

Benjy's port infinite repeater battery shredded Allen's killers, even as two more Surturs reared suddenly before him. One of them fired past him, slamming three Hellbore bolts simultaneously into Peggy. The Bolo's battle screen attenuated the bolts, but the range was too short and the weapons too powerful. One of the newer Bolo's with improved armor alloys and better internal disruptor shielding, might have survived; Peggy and Major Angela Fredericks did not.

From a book called Old Soldiers written by David Weber. The Bolo concept was developed by another writer named Keith Laumer. This book is from Baen.

There are several boos about Bolo's most are a compilation of short stories But Weber also wrote a complete book on the Bolo.

It is well worth the read if you like Science Fiction and war stories.

 

[Sallow]

I thought he was a character in "Enter the Dragon"..

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0naElS1QDEE[/ame]

 

[daveman]

There are several books out on Bolo's. What is a Bolo?

It's a string tie popular in the Southwest. Apparently, they're far more deadly than I've been led to believe.