Tripartite Alliance PDF: TAPs

Ever since the earliest mining settlements on Orion 89-Zeta were established in the Draco System, it was decided that these settlements should be able to protect themselves from possible Xenos intrusion.

The earliest members of the pdf were largely formed from mining staff and settlers, with their officers supplied by men and women enlisted from retired and disbanded Imperial Guard regiments. Due to the economic constraints of the mining cartels, who were hostile to the idea of a standing force, which would detract from their production units, the pdf was organised into three musters: which meant that if there was a serious threat to security, then the planet could quickly scale up forces available to the hive commanders. These were named Primary, Secondary and Tertiary.

This early and archaic system has survived in the pdf forces raised from the Tripartate Alliance of QuoOar, Eris and Sedna. Their official name of the Tripartite Alliance PDF is locally shortened to TAPs.

 Although there was initial resistance from the Mine Maesters, the TAPs regiments were quickly assembled, though they were quickly taken over by the military masters of Charon Hive.

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