Anyone else not noticed.....?

[The Baron]

Q I assumed came from aqua. Z? um...

And why Space Force? Why not X or something?

[tintinlostsnowy]

I presume Z force is to do with the jungle force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Special_Unit

Space maybe because they operated in space?
and to be really pedantic
The Enemy probably because they were supposed to be the bad guys? Then again who is to say who is the enemy?
If you are a red shadow you are not going to be the enemy it is action force who are the enemy.

[Dave Tree]

I presume Z force is to do with the jungle force.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z_Special_Unit

cool, was not aware of that, thanks for showing

In early literature and on some Invoices, Z Force on numerous occasions was referred as 'Heavy Weapons Brigade', however given a lot of the Palitoy team were military enthusiasts through Action Man, the reference Trev linked could perhaps have been a tribute nod.

[Andy1672]

Space maybe because they operated in space?

I think you may have hit the nail on the head with that one Tintin ?

I assumed you meant "outer space" ? .... and not cupboard space or loft space .....


I suppose if they had been called "X force" we would have been wondering what the X stood for ?

[The Baron]

[quote="tintinlostsnowy"]Space maybe because they operated in space?quote]



...yes I knew that, thanks Tintin. I meant why did they NAME them Space Force, when the other Teams were characterised by letters? X Force would have been way cooler.

[Andy1672]

....... so what does the X stand for then ?

[The Baron]

Xeno?

[The Baron]

Dammit got me on an X-Bomber trip now...

http://www.sfxb.co.uk/vids/StarFleetXImpulse.wmv

[tintinlostsnowy]

I know
I just thought the question was a bit like asking why is an egg an egg.

I don't think there was any other reason for there force name other than there main operational theatre / role.

[rcm1234567]

Re what the Q in Q Force stands for, I've always assumed that it referred to Q Boats/Ships.

To Quote Wikipedia:

"Q-ships, also known as Q-boats, Decoy Vessels, Special Service Ships or Mystery Ships, were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. This gave Q-ships the chance to open fire and sink them. The basic ethos of every Q-ship was to be a wolf in sheep's clothing.
They were used by the British Royal Navy (RN) during World War I and by both the RN and the United States Navy during the Second World War (1939–1945), as a countermeasure against German U-boats and Japanese submarines."

Not quite the same as the openly armed Q Force but probably better than calling them Sea Force or somesuch.
What do you think?
Robert (the infamous) rcm1234567