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Bolo short story featuring lost outpost and dormant Bolo


Fantasy short story featuring a character named PepsiShort story about a girl who lost/replaced her personalityLooking for short story about human outpost on alien world with dangerous native animals/insectsStory Identification: Large scale space combat storyName of a YA sci fi anthology?Looking for Bolo story where farming tractor Bolo uses pesticide on aliensAI-enhanced fighter jet performs better after pilot knocked outshort story - outpost of misfits stops alien invasionShort story about a place where lost things are?Short story about alien intelligence testing






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While scouting for the local enemy base of carnivorous aliens, a space fighter pilot and his prissy portable artificial intelligence are shot down onto a planet that has the descendents of a Bolo support group as well as a dormant Bolo tank.



This short story was part of an anthology published within the last 20 to 30 years.










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    What is a bolo?

    – Darren
    Feb 2 '18 at 9:20






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    You've provided some alright details but we could really use some more. Take a look at this guide and see if you can add in any more details, such as when you read it, whether it was part of an anthology, etc.

    – Edlothiad
    Feb 2 '18 at 9:22











  • @Darren en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe

    – Rand al'Thor
    Feb 2 '18 at 11:53











  • Bolos are enormous, self aware tanks.. Originally created by Keith Laumer, there are now several (many?) authors who write stories set in the same universe.

    – JRE
    Feb 2 '18 at 11:54











  • Can't find the particular story I'm thinking of, but is this the one with the cargo cult that operates the Bolo in an emergency?

    – Broklynite
    Feb 2 '18 at 12:16


















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While scouting for the local enemy base of carnivorous aliens, a space fighter pilot and his prissy portable artificial intelligence are shot down onto a planet that has the descendents of a Bolo support group as well as a dormant Bolo tank.



This short story was part of an anthology published within the last 20 to 30 years.










share|improve this question




















  • 3





    What is a bolo?

    – Darren
    Feb 2 '18 at 9:20






  • 1





    You've provided some alright details but we could really use some more. Take a look at this guide and see if you can add in any more details, such as when you read it, whether it was part of an anthology, etc.

    – Edlothiad
    Feb 2 '18 at 9:22











  • @Darren en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe

    – Rand al'Thor
    Feb 2 '18 at 11:53











  • Bolos are enormous, self aware tanks.. Originally created by Keith Laumer, there are now several (many?) authors who write stories set in the same universe.

    – JRE
    Feb 2 '18 at 11:54











  • Can't find the particular story I'm thinking of, but is this the one with the cargo cult that operates the Bolo in an emergency?

    – Broklynite
    Feb 2 '18 at 12:16














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While scouting for the local enemy base of carnivorous aliens, a space fighter pilot and his prissy portable artificial intelligence are shot down onto a planet that has the descendents of a Bolo support group as well as a dormant Bolo tank.



This short story was part of an anthology published within the last 20 to 30 years.










share|improve this question
















While scouting for the local enemy base of carnivorous aliens, a space fighter pilot and his prissy portable artificial intelligence are shot down onto a planet that has the descendents of a Bolo support group as well as a dormant Bolo tank.



This short story was part of an anthology published within the last 20 to 30 years.







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  • 3





    What is a bolo?

    – Darren
    Feb 2 '18 at 9:20






  • 1





    You've provided some alright details but we could really use some more. Take a look at this guide and see if you can add in any more details, such as when you read it, whether it was part of an anthology, etc.

    – Edlothiad
    Feb 2 '18 at 9:22











  • @Darren en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe

    – Rand al'Thor
    Feb 2 '18 at 11:53











  • Bolos are enormous, self aware tanks.. Originally created by Keith Laumer, there are now several (many?) authors who write stories set in the same universe.

    – JRE
    Feb 2 '18 at 11:54











  • Can't find the particular story I'm thinking of, but is this the one with the cargo cult that operates the Bolo in an emergency?

    – Broklynite
    Feb 2 '18 at 12:16














  • 3





    What is a bolo?

    – Darren
    Feb 2 '18 at 9:20






  • 1





    You've provided some alright details but we could really use some more. Take a look at this guide and see if you can add in any more details, such as when you read it, whether it was part of an anthology, etc.

    – Edlothiad
    Feb 2 '18 at 9:22











  • @Darren en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe

    – Rand al'Thor
    Feb 2 '18 at 11:53











  • Bolos are enormous, self aware tanks.. Originally created by Keith Laumer, there are now several (many?) authors who write stories set in the same universe.

    – JRE
    Feb 2 '18 at 11:54











  • Can't find the particular story I'm thinking of, but is this the one with the cargo cult that operates the Bolo in an emergency?

    – Broklynite
    Feb 2 '18 at 12:16








3




3





What is a bolo?

– Darren
Feb 2 '18 at 9:20





What is a bolo?

– Darren
Feb 2 '18 at 9:20




1




1





You've provided some alright details but we could really use some more. Take a look at this guide and see if you can add in any more details, such as when you read it, whether it was part of an anthology, etc.

– Edlothiad
Feb 2 '18 at 9:22





You've provided some alright details but we could really use some more. Take a look at this guide and see if you can add in any more details, such as when you read it, whether it was part of an anthology, etc.

– Edlothiad
Feb 2 '18 at 9:22













@Darren en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe

– Rand al'Thor
Feb 2 '18 at 11:53





@Darren en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolo_universe

– Rand al'Thor
Feb 2 '18 at 11:53













Bolos are enormous, self aware tanks.. Originally created by Keith Laumer, there are now several (many?) authors who write stories set in the same universe.

– JRE
Feb 2 '18 at 11:54





Bolos are enormous, self aware tanks.. Originally created by Keith Laumer, there are now several (many?) authors who write stories set in the same universe.

– JRE
Feb 2 '18 at 11:54













Can't find the particular story I'm thinking of, but is this the one with the cargo cult that operates the Bolo in an emergency?

– Broklynite
Feb 2 '18 at 12:16





Can't find the particular story I'm thinking of, but is this the one with the cargo cult that operates the Bolo in an emergency?

– Broklynite
Feb 2 '18 at 12:16










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