Difference between revisions of "Clan Military Structure"

m (add refimprove template)
(Added references. Removed refimprove tag.)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{refimprove}}
 
 
'''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.
  
Line 54: Line 53:
 
|-
 
|-
 
|}
 
|}
 +
 +
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
 +
*Field Manual: Warden Clans, pp. 8-10
 +
*Field Manual: Crusader Clans, pp. 9-12
 +
 +
==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
Warrior[1] or Point Commander Point 1 'Mech, 2 tanks or Aerospace fighters, 5 Protomechs
or Elementals, or 25 standard infantry
ClanPoint.jpg
Star Commander[2] Star 5 Points ClanStar.jpg
Nova 1 'Mech Star and 1 Elemental Star ClanNova.jpg
Star Captain[3] Binary 2 Stars or Novas ClanBinary.jpg
Supernova 2 Novas ClanSupernova.jpg
Trinary 3 Stars or Novas ClanTrinary.jpg
Supernova Trinary 3 Novas ClanSupernovaTrinary.jpg
Star Colonel Cluster 4-5 Binaries, Trinaries, Supernovas, or Supernova Trinaries ClanCluster.jpg
Galaxy Commander Galaxy 3-5 Clusters ClanGalaxy.jpg

References

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

Bibliography