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| Warrior<ref>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.</ref> or [[Point Commander]] | | Warrior<ref>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.</ref> or [[Point Commander]] | ||
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| 1 'Mech, 2 tanks or Aerospace fighters, 5 Protomechs<br />or Elementals, or 25 standard infantry | | 1 'Mech, 2 tanks or Aerospace fighters, 5 Protomechs<br />or Elementals, or 25 standard infantry | ||
| [[Image:ClanPoint.jpg|ClanPoint.jpg]] | | [[Image:ClanPoint.jpg|ClanPoint.jpg]] | ||
− | |- | + | |A Point is the smallest unit in Clan organization. A point consists of one [[BattleMech]], two aerospace fighters or combat vehicles, five battle armored troopers, or a 25-man platoon of conventional infantry. For all except Battlemech points (where there is only one warrior), points are led by a Point Commander. |
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| rowspan="2" | [[Star Commander]]<ref>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.</ref> | | rowspan="2" | [[Star Commander]]<ref>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.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 23:11, 13 January 2011
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 | Information |
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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 |
A Point is the smallest unit in Clan organization. A point consists of one BattleMech, two aerospace fighters or combat vehicles, five battle armored troopers, or a 25-man platoon of conventional infantry. For all except Battlemech points (where there is only one warrior), points are led by a Point Commander. | |
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