| Acronym |
French
|
English |
| BECM
|
Batallion
Étranger de Choc de Marche |
Foreign
Legion Campaign Shock Battalion. A temporary unit raised for service
in Eastern Europe in the early 21st
Century, specialising in urban warfare. Later
merged into the 1e REP.
|
| BEP |
Batallion
Étranger de Parachutistes |
Foreign
Legion Parachute Battalion |
| BEPCPBM |
Batallion
Étranger de Parachutistes de Chasseur à Pied Blindée
de Marche |
Foreign
Legion Campaign Parachute Combat Walker
Battalion. Temporary
tactical grouping of CW companies from REP
infantry battalions. Undertook a series of
spaceborne raids during the Central Asian War.
Renamed II/2e REP.
|
| BI
|
Brigade
d' Intervention |
Intervention
Brigade. Elite
rapid reaction forces, designed to be easily
space-portable. Manned by RPIMa, Para-Cdo, and
REP units. Consists of two light infantry and one
CW battalions.
|
| CPB
|
Chasseur
à Pied Blindée |
Combat
Walker. Literally
'armoured hunter on foot', term can refer to both
the armoured suit and the pilot.
|
| DdD
(or D3) |
Division
de Débarquement |
Landing
Division. MSIF
interface assault flotilla.
|
| DINT
|
Division
d' Intervention |
Intervention
Division. Rapid
response divisions composed predominately of
parachute units. Formerly Divisions Parachutiste
they reverted to this title after the Central
Asian War.
|
| FAR
|
Force
d' Action Rapide |
French
Corps sized response force including Parachute,
Marine, Airmobile, Mountain, Light Armoured and
Special Forces formations. |
| FUMARCO |
Fusiliers-Marins
Commandos |
Naval
Rifle Commandos. French
elite amphibious troops, para-trained and
including combat swimmers. Also adept at
interventions and special missions on land.
|
| FUVOLMARS
|
Fusiliers-Voltigeur-Marins
Spatial |
Space
Naval Light Rifles. MSIF
ships troop parties, the small size of this
specialised unit has led to US Marines often
being deployed on larger French ships.
|
| GOLET |
Groupement
Operational Légion Étrangère de Tirane |
Foreign
Legion Tirane Operating Group. A light mechanised brigade sized unit
for colonial service on Tirane. Composed of two
infantry battalion, a parachute battalion and a
cavalry regiment.
|
| ..M..
|
de
Marche |
Attached
to unit names means literally 'Marching' or
'Campaign'. Essentially an ad-hoc, temporary unit
created from volunteers or from other damaged
units. Since the
Central Asian War, when used in the Divisional
context (i.e. Division de Marche) it means a
highly mobile armoured formation.
|
| MSIF
|
Marine
Spatial Impérial Français |
French
Imperial Space Navy |
| NAL |
|
New
African Legion. Unit
formed on the British continent of New Africa on
BCV-4 from refugees from all the colonies.
Included Commandos and light infantry battalions,
named Chasseurs (French speaking), Hunters
(English and International) or Jägers (German).
|
| Para-Cdo
|
Régiment
Para-Commando |
Para-Commando
Regiment. Elite
rapid response unit, originally part of Belgian
Army and retaining unique traditions. Organised
and same role as RPIMa.
|
| REP |
Régiment
Étranger de Parachutistes |
Foreign
Legion Parachute Regiment. Initially battalion sized combat
unit. Now an administrative formation of a number
of individual para battalions
|
| RPIMa
|
Régiment
Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine |
Marine
Parachute Regiment. Organisation
as REP. Elite rapid response infantry units.
|
| 1e
RPIMa |
1e
Régiment Parachutiste d' Infanterie de Marine |
1st
Marine Parachute Regiment. As above except originally
specialising in unconventional warfare, and
increasingly a dedicated special forces unit.
|
| TAP |
Troupes
Aeroportées |
French
airborne troops, includes Foreign Legion,
metropolitan, marine and colonial units of all
arms. |
| TIS
|
Troupes
d' Intervention Spatial |
Space-borne
intervention troops. Units
trained for colonial intervention in co-operation
with the MSIF. Includes REP, RPIMa, Para-Cdo
battalions in addition to support troops.
|