Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual

Part of Aliens

Paperback
$22.99 US
On sale May 29, 2012 | 160 Pages | 9781781161319

The United States Colonial Marines. Ultimate troubleshooters equipped with state-of-the-art firepower, capable of power projection across the vast expanse of deep space. They can sharpshoot a man at a thousand meters or obliterate an entire world from the safety of orbit. They reckon they are unbeatable.

But on a dirtball colony planet known only as LV-426 the unthinkable happens. 

The Marines lose. 

The Aliens - Colonial Marines Technical Manual is your official guide to the equipment and organisation of the United States Colonial Marine Corps. Packed with diagrams, technical schematics and plans, the manual takes a detailed look at the guns, vehicles and ships of the USCMC, and the men and women who use them. 

A must-have book for any Aliens fan, the Aliens - Colonial Marines Technical Manual examines the technology of the movie's futuristic nightmare in every detail.
Lee Brimmicombe-Wood is a British designer of computer games and board games, including the award-winning Downtown and The Burning Blue. He is the creator of PC air combat simulators, Ka-52 Team Alligator and Team Apache. He is also the author of Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual. Currently he works as a designer for Guerrilla Games, which is part of Sony Worldwide Studios. View titles by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood

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The United States Colonial Marines. Ultimate troubleshooters equipped with state-of-the-art firepower, capable of power projection across the vast expanse of deep space. They can sharpshoot a man at a thousand meters or obliterate an entire world from the safety of orbit. They reckon they are unbeatable.

But on a dirtball colony planet known only as LV-426 the unthinkable happens. 

The Marines lose. 

The Aliens - Colonial Marines Technical Manual is your official guide to the equipment and organisation of the United States Colonial Marine Corps. Packed with diagrams, technical schematics and plans, the manual takes a detailed look at the guns, vehicles and ships of the USCMC, and the men and women who use them. 

A must-have book for any Aliens fan, the Aliens - Colonial Marines Technical Manual examines the technology of the movie's futuristic nightmare in every detail.

Author

Lee Brimmicombe-Wood is a British designer of computer games and board games, including the award-winning Downtown and The Burning Blue. He is the creator of PC air combat simulators, Ka-52 Team Alligator and Team Apache. He is also the author of Aliens: Colonial Marines Technical Manual. Currently he works as a designer for Guerrilla Games, which is part of Sony Worldwide Studios. View titles by Lee Brimmicombe-Wood

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