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'''Clan military structure''' is built on a quinary, or base-five, system of grouping. The base unit is the [[Star]], made of five "[[Point]]s". A Point is usually one [['Mech]], but could also be five [[Elemental]]s or [[Protomech]]s, 2 tanks or [[Aerospace Fighter]]s, or 25 standard infantry. | '''Clan military structure''' is built on a quinary, or base-five, system of grouping. The base unit is the [[Star]], made of five "[[Point]]s". A Point is usually one [['Mech]], but could also be five [[Elemental]]s or [[Protomech]]s, 2 tanks or [[Aerospace Fighter]]s, or 25 standard infantry. | ||
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+ | *Field Manual: Warden Clans, pp. 8-10 | ||
+ | *Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 9-12 | ||
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+ | ==Bibliography== | ||
+ | *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | ||
+ | *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | ||
[[Category:Clan Terms]] | [[Category:Clan Terms]] |
Revision as of 09:11, 9 April 2010
Clan military structure is built on a quinary, or base-five, system of grouping. The base unit is the Star, made of five "Points". A Point is usually one 'Mech, but could also be five Elementals or Protomechs, 2 tanks or Aerospace Fighters, or 25 standard infantry.
Clan military structure developed from the traditional Inner Sphere military structure, which is built on a quaternary (group of four) structure. The Inner Sphere equivalent of a Star is called a Lance.
Rank | Unit | Consists of | Symbol |
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Warrior[1] or Point Commander | Point | 1 'Mech, 2 tanks or Aerospace fighters, 5 Protomechs or Elementals, or 25 standard infantry |
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Star Commander[2] | Star | 5 Points | |
Nova | 1 'Mech Star and 1 Elemental Star | ||
Star Captain[3] | Binary | 2 Stars or Novas | |
Supernova | 2 Novas | ||
Trinary | 3 Stars or Novas | ||
Supernova Trinary | 3 Novas | ||
Star Colonel | Cluster | 4-5 Binaries, Trinaries, Supernovas, or Supernova Trinaries | |
Galaxy Commander | Galaxy | 3-5 Clusters |
References
- ↑ The rank the warrior holds is used as their title unless they hold the lowest rank (for example, Star Commander Zane). If they are warriors, they have a title denoting their sub-caste. E.g. a warrior who pilots a vehicle will be called ‘crewman’, and aerospace pilot will be called ‘pilot’ and so-on (for example, MechWarrior Aidan). Since the lowest MechWarriors are Point commanders, they have the title of MechWarrior instead of Point commander even though they have a Point commander rank.
- ↑ In Clan Coyote and Clan Hell's Horses, commanders of a Nova have the rank Nova Commander, which is one rank higher than Star Commander.
- ↑ In Clan Coyote and Clan Hell's Horses, commanders of a Supernova have the rank Nova Captain, which one rank higher than Star Captain.
- Field Manual: Warden Clans, pp. 8-10
- Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 9-12