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Line 1: − {{Inner Sphere Military Ranks}}+ Commodore is a naval [[Military Ranks|military rank]], roughly equivalent to that of [[Colonel]]. − '''Commodore''' is a naval [[Military Ranks|military rank]], often roughly equivalent to that of [[Colonel]].+ In the [[AFFS]], a commodore commands a [[JumpShip]], [[DropShip]] group, or [[Aerospace Fighter]] [[Wing (Military Unit)#Federated Suns|wing]]. A commodore wears an epaulette with two broad bands across the base, like their ground-pounding counterparts.<ref>[[House Davion (The Federated Suns)]], p. 128</ref> − − ==SLDF== − In the first [[SLDF]], a Commodore wore a small star as their rank insignia and commanded a major [[WarShip]] or important [[Recharging Station|recharging station]].<ref>''The Star League'', p. 112</ref> To reach this rank, an SLDF Navy officer needed at least ten years of service. − {|class="wikitable" − |+ [[SLDF]] Rank insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia (First SLDF)<ref>''The Star League'', p. 113</ref> !! Insignia (Second SLDF)<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar''{{cn}}</ref> − |- − ! Commodore<br>([[Colonel]]) − |align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Colonel.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Colonel.png]] − |} − − ==Lyran Commonwealth and Lyran Alliance== − In the [[LAAF]], the naval equivalent of [[Colonel]] is '''Kaptain'''. The rank of '''Kommodore''' is actually equivalent to [[Hauptmann-General]]. Like their ground based counterparts, a Kaptain wears a pair of diamonds as their rank insignia. − − {|class="wikitable" − |+ [[LAAF]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Colonel]]<br>Kaptain − |align="center"|[[File:ColonelLAAF.png]] − |} − − ==Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery== − In the [[Draconis Combine Admiralty]], the Commodore rank is known as '''''Cho-sho''''', and is the naval equivalent to ''[[Sho-sho]]'' ([[Brigadier General|brigadier general]]). Rank insignia is the ''katakana'' symbol "4" in apple-green.<ref>''House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)'', pp. 124, 130</ref> − − {|class="wikitable" − |+ [[DCMS]] Rank Insignia by branch of service − |- − ! Rank !! Aerospace fighter !! Naval crew !! Technical<br> service − |- − ! ''Cho-sho''<br>([[Commodore]]) − |align="center"|[[File:Shosho-asf.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:Shosho-naval.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:Shosho-tech.png]] − |} − − ==Armed Forces of the Federated Suns== − In the [[AFFS]], a commodore commands a [[JumpShip]], [[DropShip]] group,<ref>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', p. 28</ref> or [[aerospace fighter]] [[Wing (Military Unit)#Federated Suns|wing]].<ref name=HDTFSp128>''House Davion (The Federated Suns)'', p. 128</ref> A commodore wears an epaulette with two broad bands across the base, like their [[Colonel#Armed Forces of the Federated Suns|ground-pounding counterparts]].<ref name=HDTFSp128 /> {|class="wikitable" {|class="wikitable" |+ [[AFFS]] Commodore (Colonel) Insignia by branch of service |+ [[AFFS]] Commodore (Colonel) Insignia by branch of service − ! Rank !! MechWarrior !! Aerospace fighter !! Infantry !! Armor !! Naval crew !! Technical<br> service !! Administrative !! Medical !! Legal !! Logistics/<br>Transportation + ! Rank !! MechWarrior !! AeroSpace Fighter !! Infantry !! Armor !! Naval Crew !! Technical<br> Service !! Administrative !! Medical !! Legal !! Logistics/ <br>Transportation |- |- − ! Commodore<br> (Colonel) + ! Commodore <br> (Colonel) |align="center"|[[File:ColonelMW.png]] |align="center"|[[File:ColonelMW.png]] |align="center"|[[File:ColonelASF.png]] |align="center"|[[File:ColonelASF.png]] Line 59:
Line 20: |} |} − ==Capellan Confederation Armed Forces== − The CCAF Navy uses the name of '''''Kong-sang-shao''''' to indicate officers with this rank. Officers who hold this rank use a silver triangle to indicate their status. − {|class="wikitable" − |+ [[CCAF]] Military Ranks − |- − ! ''[[Kong-sang-shao]]''<br>([[Colonel]]) − |align="center"|[[File:Sangshao.png]] − |} − − ==Free Worlds League== In the [[FWLM]], the rank of commodore used in one of two cases: In the [[FWLM]], the rank of commodore used in one of two cases: − * The commanding officer of an aerospace fighter [[Wing (Military Unit)#Free Worlds League|wing]] attached to a BattleMech regiment that also has its own DropShips. (The commanding officer of a wing attached to a 'Mech regiment lacking permanent DropShip support holds the rank of [[Lieutenant Commander]] instead.)<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 82</ref> + * The commanding officer of an Aerospace Fighter [[Wing (Military Unit)#Free Worlds League|wing]] attached to a BattleMech regiment that also has its own DropShips. (The commanding officer of a wing attached to a 'Mech regiment lacking permanent DropShip support holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander instead.)<ref>[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]], p. 82</ref> − * The commanding officer of a DropShip assigned to one of the fleets reporting to Marik Central Command.<ref>''House Marik (The Free Worlds League)'', p. 83</ref> + * The commanding officer of a DropShip assigned to one of the fleets reporting to Marik Central Command.<ref>[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]], p. 83</ref> − − Like their counterparts in the AFFS, a Free Worlds League Commodore wears the same insignia as a Colonel. In the FWLM, this is three broad gold bars and one narrow gold bar on a purple background. − {|class="wikitable" − |+ [[FWLM]] Commodore's Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! Commodore<br>([[Colonel]]) − |align="center"|[[File:ColonelFWL.png]] − |} − − ==The Clans== − The Clan naval equivalent to a [[Star Colonel]] is known as a '''Star Commodore''' or occasionally a '''Naval Star Colonel'''. Star Commodores may command a [[Star]] of [[DropShip]]s or [[JumpShip]]s, or a single [[WarShip]].<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 11</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 13</ref> They typically wear the same insignia as a Star Colonel. − − === Clan Blood Spirit === − {|class="wikitable" width="300" − |+ [[Clan Blood Spirit]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Star-Colonel.png]] − |} − === Clan Cloud Cobra ===+ In the [[DCMS]], the rank is known as ''Cho-sho'', and is the naval equivalent to ''Sho-sho'' ([[Brigadier General|brigadier general]]). Rank insignia is the katakana symbol "4" in apple-green.<ref>[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]], p. 124, 130.</ref> − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:CloudCobra-StarColonel.png]] − |} − === Clan Coyote === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Coyote]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 48''</ref> − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:Coyote-StarColonel.png]] − |} − − === Clan Diamond Shark === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Diamond Shark]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:DiamondShark-StarColonel.png]] − |} − − === Clan Fire Mandrill === {|class="wikitable" {|class="wikitable" − |+ [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 45</ref> + |+ [[DCMS]] Rank Insignia by branch of service − ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[Aerospace fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] |- |- − ! Star Colonel + ! Rank !! AeroSpace Fighter !! Naval Crew !! Technical<br> Service − |align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-MW.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-ASF.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-Elemental.png]] − |} − − === Clan Ghost Bear === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Ghost Bear]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia |- |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore + ! ''Cho-sho''<br>([[Commodore]]) − |align="center"|[[File:GhostBear-StarColonel.png]]+ |align="center"|[[File:Shosho-asf.png]] − |}+ |align="center"|[[File:Shosho-naval.png]] − + |align="center"|[[File:Shosho-tech.png]] − === Clan Goliath Scorpion === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:GoliathScorpion-StarColonel.png]] − |} − − === Clan Hell's Horses === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Hell's Horses]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:HellsHorses-StarColonel.png]] − |} − − === Clan Ice Hellion === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Ice Hellion]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-StarColonel.png]] − |} − − === Clan Jade Falcon === − {|class="wikitable" − |+ [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Officer Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 97</ref> − ! Rank !! Trueborn !! Freeborn − |- − ! Star Colonel − |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in the [[Clan Jade Falcon Touman|Jade Falcon ''touman'']].</ref> − |} − − === Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Nova Cat]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 112''</ref> − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-StarColonel.png]] − |} − − === Clan Smoke Jaguar === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:SmokeJaguar-StarColonel.png]] − |} − − === Clan Snow Raven === − {|class="wikitable" − |+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref> − ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[Aerospace fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval crew !! Armor !! Infantry !! Support − |- − ! Star Colonel − |align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-MW.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-ASF.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Elemental.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Naval.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Armor.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Infantry.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Support.png]] − |} − − === Clan Star Adder === − {|class="wikitable" − |+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref> − ! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[Aerospace fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval crew − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-MW.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-ASF.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Elemental.png]] − |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png]] − |} − − === Clan Steel Viper === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Steel Viper]] Military Rank Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarColonel.png]] − |} − − === Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile === − {|class="wikitable" width="400" − |+ [[Clan Wolf]]/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 140</ref> − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore − |align="center"|[[File:Wolf-StarColonel.png]] |} |} − − ==ComStar/Word of Blake== − Like their 'Mech piloting counterparts, the [[Com Guards|Com Guard]] Navy doesn't use the rank of Commodore. Officers at this level usually hold the rank of Precentor. − − ==Free Rasalhague Republic== − This rank isn't used by the ''KungsArmé''. − − ==Periphery Powers== − ===Magistracy of Canopus=== − In the [[Magistracy Armed Forces]], the naval equivalent of a MAF [[Colonel]] is known as a '''Rearad''', from [[Rear Admiral]]. Two rearads formerly commanded the entire Canopian Navy, but after the reforms in the late [[thirty-first century]] they instead command a flotilla of three to six vessels.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 25</ref><ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 87</ref> They wear the double gold pips of a MAF Colonel, surrounded by a gold wreath. − − {|class="wikitable" width="350" − |+ [[Magistracy Armed Forces]] Insignia − ! Rank !! Insignia − |- − ! [[Rearad]] − |align="center"|[[File:MagistracyOfCanopus-RearAd.png]] − |} − − ===Taurian Defense Force=== − The [[Taurian Defense Force]] uses this rank for the naval equivalent of a [[Comptroller]]. TDF Commodores wear the same insignia as a Comptroller but add a gold wreath underneath it to indicate their branch of service. − − ===Marian Hegemony=== − This rank isn't used by the [[Marian Hegemony]]. − − ===Outworlds Alliance=== − In the [[Outworlds Alliance]] there is no distinction between branches of service when it comes to ranks. Therefore the [[Chairman]] rank is used by both aerospace fighter and ground combat units. − ==References== ==References== <references/> <references/> − − − [[Category: Military Ranks]]
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|+ [[AFFS]] Commodore (Colonel) Insignia by branch of service | |+ [[AFFS]] Commodore (Colonel) Insignia by branch of service | ||
| − | ! Rank !! MechWarrior !! | + | ! Rank !! MechWarrior !! AeroSpace Fighter !! Infantry !! Armor !! Naval Crew !! Technical<br> Service !! Administrative !! Medical !! Legal !! Logistics/ <br>Transportation |
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In the [[FWLM]], the rank of commodore used in one of two cases: | In the [[FWLM]], the rank of commodore used in one of two cases: | ||
| − | * The commanding officer of an | + | * The commanding officer of an Aerospace Fighter [[Wing (Military Unit)#Free Worlds League|wing]] attached to a BattleMech regiment that also has its own DropShips. (The commanding officer of a wing attached to a 'Mech regiment lacking permanent DropShip support holds the rank of Lieutenant Commander instead.)<ref>[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]], p. 82</ref> |
| − | * The commanding officer of a DropShip assigned to one of the fleets reporting to Marik Central Command.<ref> | + | * The commanding officer of a DropShip assigned to one of the fleets reporting to Marik Central Command.<ref>[[House Marik (The Free Worlds League)]], p. 83</ref> |
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| − | + | In the [[DCMS]], the rank is known as ''Cho-sho'', and is the naval equivalent to ''Sho-sho'' ([[Brigadier General|brigadier general]]). Rank insignia is the katakana symbol "4" in apple-green.<ref>[[House Kurita (The Draconis Combine)]], p. 124, 130.</ref> | |
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