[TML] New Member & the Sylean Rangers

[Douglas Berry]

Ewan Quibell wrote:
> Robert Faust wrote:
>> Hi everyone, I'm Faust and I'm new to this list.  I've been a Traveller nut since 1983 when I started with The Traveller Book.
>>  
>> I recently purchased GURPS Traveller Ground Forces and was quite taken by the Sylean Rangers.
>>  
>> I was wondering if any of you know of additional material, canon or not, that I can read up on about these guys?  Specifically, uniforms, insignia, etc. as I plan on painting up some miniatures for my skirmish game as Sylean Rangers and am looking for more ideas.
>>  
> The guy in the Imperial Army Uniform is the Doug Berry, the author of 
> Ground Forces:
> 
> http://visionforgestudios.com/jesse/traveller/baycon_2000.htm

God, that beret failed miserably.

> and Doug is on the list, if he's reading it at the moment, so he might 
> be able to offer some suggestions.
> 
> But hay IYTU if you want the Sylean Rangers to have a puce uniform (or 
> any other colour for that matter), go for your life!!

Puce?!

> Better yet write up how you think there uniform should be and post it to 
> the list.

I describe the basic Army uniforms on page 24. I never really thought 
too much about distinctive insignia, although the character template on 
page 61 mentions "earning that beret" so I suppose I intended for the 
Rangers to wear a beret (the Marines probably giggle about the Army 
imitating them with this.)

In my mind the Sylean Rangers would wear a distinctive cap/beret badge 
based on the SAS crest

http://www.rampantscotland.com/visit/graphics/sas.gif

But I've always pictured it wreathed in flames, to represent a meteoric 
re-entry.

There really isn't that much canonical information about the Sylean 
Rangers. I had to use the name since it had appeared in print before. If 
anyone wants to get more information for using them in the game, look 
into the exploits of the British SAS, the US Special Forces (the Green 
Berets) and other such special-ops units. The Marine Commandos were 
based on Navy SEALS, the Royal Marine Commando, and Spetznatz.

Doug.