Difference between revisions of "Clan Military Structure"

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'''Clan military structure''' is built on a quinary, or base-five, system of grouping. The base unit is the [[star (Clan)|star]], made of five "[[point (Clan)|points]]". A point is usually one 'Mech, but could also be five [[elemental]]s.  
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'''Clan military structure''' is built on a quinary, or base-five, system of grouping. The base unit is the [[Star (Clan)|Star]], made of five "[[point (Clan)|points]]". A point is usually one 'Mech, but could also be five [[Elemental]]s.  
  
 
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]].
 
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]].
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! Rank
 
! Rank
! Command
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! Unit
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! Consists of
 
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| [[Star Commander]]
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| Warrior
| One [[star (Clan)|star]] (usually five 'Mechs)
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| [[Point]]
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| 1 'Mech or 2 Tanks or 2 Aerospace Fighters or 5 Protomechs or 5 Elementals or 25 standard infantry
 
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|-
| [[Star Captain]]
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| rowspan="2" | [[Star Commander]]
| One [[trinary (Clan)|trinary]] (three stars)
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| [[Star (Clan)|Star]]
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| 5 Points
 
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|-
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| [[Nova (Clan)|Nova]]
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| 1 'Mech Star and 1 Elemental Star
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|-
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| rowspan="3" | [[Star Captain]]
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| [[Binary (Clan)|Binary]]
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| 2 Stars or Novas
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|-
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| [[Trinary (Clan)|Trinary]]
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| 3 Stars or Novas
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|-
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| [[Super Nova (Clan)|Super Nova]]
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| 2 'Mech Stars and 2 Elemental Stars
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|-
 
| [[Star Colonel]]
 
| [[Star Colonel]]
| One [[cluster (Clan)|cluster]]
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| [[Cluster (Clan)|Cluster]]
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| 4-5 Binaries, Trinaries, or Super Novas
 
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|-
 
| [[Galaxy Commander]]
 
| [[Galaxy Commander]]
| Two clusters
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| [[Galaxy (Clan)|Galaxy]]
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| 3-5 Clusters
 
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[[Category:Clan Terms]]

Revision as of 02:01, 3 August 2008

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.

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
Warrior Point 1 'Mech or 2 Tanks or 2 Aerospace Fighters or 5 Protomechs or 5 Elementals or 25 standard infantry
Star Commander Star 5 Points
Nova 1 'Mech Star and 1 Elemental Star
Star Captain Binary 2 Stars or Novas
Trinary 3 Stars or Novas
Super Nova 2 'Mech Stars and 2 Elemental Stars
Star Colonel Cluster 4-5 Binaries, Trinaries, or Super Novas
Galaxy Commander Galaxy 3-5 Clusters