I have started planning out my own range of sci-fi troopers.

The planet is a second generation colony world and infrastructure is poor at best.
A few of the more established towns, camps, settlements have joined together to fund a small force of essentially police / militia to look out for them.

These towns are small so the budget for the force is small.
Just a handful of troopers and a single class of vehicle with a few weapon variants.
As the colony world grows and the towns grow so will the budget and so will the force.
However I will be releasing figures based on the very first few weeks they went live.

Now, what name?

I want a name where the initials trip off the tongue.

The RDF - Regional Defence Force is my favourite of the moment but RDF is not cool.


If your name is sooo mega cool that I use it I can be persuaded to send you some of the miniatures when they are made if you are happy for me to use the name.


Any thoughts?

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Regional Colonial Enforcers - they had a pompous name, but not at all rolling off the tongue, so it got abbreviated to RCE, and the locals started calling them "Recky" when referring to the force as a whole, or "reckies" when referring to them individually or in a group.

I like it.
Recky as in recce and as in reckless.
Two thumbs up.

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I thought about that also - it'd be in line with being initially short on equipment. They'll have to resort to light infantry and hit and run tactics

IDF - Interplanetary Defense Force ... or LRDG - Light Regional Defense Group ... Now we had RDF - Rapid Deployment Force ...

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LRDG could be pronounced LAW DOG.
That may work.

IDF: Alas the troops are not even inter-state let alone interplanetary!

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How's about ... Interior Defense Force ...

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I don't suppose the Military Defence Force ( aka "cabinet makers") would suit - though it would depend on how the local government is structured . . . .

No I agree; that is possibly too 'laboured' and abstruse, perhaps something more 'conservative' is needed
(groan)

Combined Planetry Milita

CPM, known as 'Seepies' colloquially.

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LRDG is synonymous with the "Long Range Desert Group" of WWII, so not sure if the name will fit in this situation ..

Yes, we know, just as IDF is meant to be Israeli Defense Force. It was a pun L4 did there. I did one with the Recky too (reconnaissance, recce, etc.)

Most initials already represent something else, although I did find "MDF" amusing.

However some are more "worldly" and commonly known & associated to a particular reference, so to try and attach them to something else in a business venture would be a mistake, despite the light hearted intention, in my opinion.

Indeed, such as calling them the Interior Rapid Activists

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The RDF natrual nickname for me would be the 'reefers'

The 'Peacekeepers', 'Coppers', 'Fuzz' or 'clangers'

PKC (peace keeping core)
CPR (Combat and Peace Reserve)
FUZ (Final Undertaking Zoners)
CLNR (Current Legislation Neutral Representatives)

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Yeah ... I know that's where I got the idea !!! Just changed the words !!!

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