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{{Inner Sphere Military Ranks}}
 
'''Commodore''' is a naval [[Military Ranks|military rank]], often roughly equivalent to that of [[Colonel]].
 
'''Commodore''' is a naval [[Military Ranks|military rank]], often roughly equivalent to that of [[Colonel]].
 
==SLDF==
 
==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.
 
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.
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{|class="wikitable"
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|+ [[SLDF]] Rank insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia (First SLDF)<ref>[[The Star League]], p. 113</ref>  !!  Insignia (Second SLDF)<ref>[[Field Manual: ComStar]]</ref>
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|-
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! Commodore<br>([[Colonel]])
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|align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Colonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SLDF-Colonel.png]]
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|}
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==Lyran Commonwealth and Lyran Alliance==
 
==Lyran Commonwealth and Lyran Alliance==
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==Free Worlds League==
 
==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:  
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* 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>
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* 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>
  
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==The Clans==
 
==The Clans==
 
The Clan naval equivalent to a [[Star Colonel]] is known as a '''Star Commodore''' or occasionally a '''Naval Star Colonel'''. They typically wear the same insignia as a Star Colonel.
 
The Clan naval equivalent to a [[Star Colonel]] is known as a '''Star Commodore''' or occasionally a '''Naval Star Colonel'''. They typically wear the same insignia as a Star Colonel.
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===Clan Blood Spirit===
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=== Clan Blood Spirit ===
 
{|class="wikitable" width="300"
 
{|class="wikitable" width="300"
 
|+ [[Clan Blood Spirit]] Military Rank Insignia
 
|+ [[Clan Blood Spirit]] Military Rank Insignia
 
! Rank !! Insignia  
 
! Rank !! Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
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! [[Star Commodore]]<br>[[Star Colonel]]
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
 
|align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Star-Colonel.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Star-Colonel.png]]
 
|}
 
|}
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===Clan Cloud Cobra===
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=== Clan Cloud Cobra ===
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===Clan Coyote===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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===Clan Diamond Shark===
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|+ [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] Military Rank Insignia
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===Clan Fire Mandrill===
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:CloudCobra-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Coyote ===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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|+ [[Clan Coyote]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]], p. 48''</ref>
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:Coyote-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Diamond Shark ===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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|+ [[Clan Diamond Shark]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:DiamondShark-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Fire Mandrill ===
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{|class="wikitable"
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|+ [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]], p. 45</ref>
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! Rank !! [[MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]]
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|-
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! Star Colonel
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-MW.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-ASF.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-Elemental.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Ghost Bear ===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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|+ [[Clan Ghost Bear]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:GhostBear-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
  
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===Clan Ghost Bear===
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=== Clan Goliath Scorpion ===
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===Clan Goliath Scorpion===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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===Clan Hell's Horses===
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|+ [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] Military Rank Insignia
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===Clan Ice Hellion===
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! Rank !! Insignia
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===Clan Jade Falcon===
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|-
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===Clan Nova Cat===
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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===Clan Nova Cat (Star League)===
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|align="center"|[[File:GoliathScorpion-StarColonel.png]]
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===Clan Sea Fox===
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|}
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===Clan Smoke Jaguar===
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=== Clan Hell's Horses ===
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===Clan Snow Raven===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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===Clan Star Adder===
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|+ [[Clan Hell's Horses]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:HellsHorses-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Ice Hellion ===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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|+ [[Clan Ice Hellion]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Jade Falcon ===
 
{|class="wikitable"  
 
{|class="wikitable"  
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|+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'', p. 120</ref>
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|+ [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Officer Rank Insignia<ref>[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]], p. 97</ref>
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! Rank !! Trueborn !! Freeborn
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|-
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! Star Colonel
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|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in Jade Falcon ''touman.''</ref>
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|}
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=== Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) ===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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|+ [[Clan Nova Cat]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''[[Field Manual: ComStar]], p. 112''</ref>
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Smoke Jaguar ===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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|+ [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:SmokeJaguar-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Snow Raven ===
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{|class="wikitable"
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|+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]], p. 127''</ref>
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! Rank !! [[MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew !! Armor !! Infantry !! Support
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|-
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! Star Colonel
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-MW.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-ASF.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Elemental.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Naval.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Armor.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Infantry.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Support.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Star Adder ===
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{|class="wikitable"
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|+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]], p. 120</ref>
 
! Rank !! [[MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew  
 
! Rank !! [[MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew  
 
|-
 
|-
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! Star Colonel
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
 
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-MW.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-MW.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-ASF.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-ASF.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png]]
 
|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png]]
 
|}
 
|}
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===Clan Steel Viper===
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=== Clan Steel Viper ===
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===Clan Wolf===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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===Clan Wolf-in-Exile===
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|+ [[Clan Steel Viper]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
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=== Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile ===
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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|+ [[Clan Wolf]]/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]], p. 140</ref>
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! Rank !! Insignia
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|-
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! [[Star Colonel]]<br>Star Commodore
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|align="center"|[[File:Wolf-StarColonel.png]]
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|}
  
 
==ComStar/Word of Blake==
 
==ComStar/Word of Blake==

Revision as of 12:35, 22 March 2010

Inner Sphere Military Ranks
Enlisted
Field Officer
General Officer
For specific ranks see Military Ranks

Commodore is a naval military rank, often roughly equivalent to that of Colonel.

SLDF

In the first SLDF, a Commodore wore a small star as their rank insignia and commanded a major WarShip or important recharging station.[1] To reach this rank, an SLDF Navy officer needed at least ten years of service.

SLDF Rank insignia
Rank Insignia (First SLDF)[2] Insignia (Second SLDF)[3]
Commodore
(Colonel) 		SLDF-Colonel.png 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.

LAAF Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Colonel
Kaptain 		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). Rank insignia is the katakana symbol "4" in apple-green.[4]

DCMS Rank Insignia by branch of service
Rank AeroSpace Fighter Naval Crew Technical
Service
Cho-sho
(Commodore) 		Shosho-asf.png Shosho-naval.png Shosho-tech.png

Armed Forces of the Federated Suns

In the AFFS, a commodore commands a JumpShip, DropShip group,[5] or Aerospace Fighter wing.[6] A commodore wears an epaulette with two broad bands across the base, like their ground-pounding counterparts.[7]

AFFS Commodore (Colonel) Insignia by branch of service
Rank MechWarrior AeroSpace Fighter Infantry Armor Naval Crew Technical
Service		 Administrative Medical Legal Logistics/
Transportation
Commodore
(Colonel) 		ColonelMW.png ColonelASF.png ColonelInf.png Colonelarmor.png Colonelnaval.png Coloneltech.png Coloneladmin.png Colonelmedical.png Colonellegal.png Colonellogistics.png

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.

CCAF Military Ranks
Kong-sang-shao
(Colonel) 		Sangshao.png

Free Worlds League

In the FWLM, the rank of commodore used in one of two cases:

  • The commanding officer of an Aerospace Fighter 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.)[8]
  • The commanding officer of a DropShip assigned to one of the fleets reporting to Marik Central Command.[9]

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.

FWLM Commodore's Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Commodore
(Colonel) 		ColonelFWL.png

The Clans

The Clan naval equivalent to a Star Colonel is known as a Star Commodore or occasionally a Naval Star Colonel. They typically wear the same insignia as a Star Colonel.

Clan Blood Spirit

Clan Blood Spirit Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		Blood-Spirits-Star-Colonel.png

Clan Cloud Cobra

Clan Cloud Cobra Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		CloudCobra-StarColonel.png

Clan Coyote

Clan Coyote Military Rank Insignia[10]
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		Coyote-StarColonel.png

Clan Diamond Shark

Clan Diamond Shark Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		DiamondShark-StarColonel.png

Clan Fire Mandrill

Clan Fire Mandrill Rank Insignia by service branch[11]
Rank MechWarrior AeroSpace Fighter Elemental
Star Colonel FireMandrill-StarColonel-MW.png FireMandrill-StarColonel-ASF.png FireMandrill-StarColonel-Elemental.png

Clan Ghost Bear

Clan Ghost Bear Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		GhostBear-StarColonel.png

Clan Goliath Scorpion

Clan Goliath Scorpion Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		GoliathScorpion-StarColonel.png

Clan Hell's Horses

Clan Hell's Horses Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		HellsHorses-StarColonel.png

Clan Ice Hellion

Clan Ice Hellion Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		IceHellion-StarColonel.png

Clan Jade Falcon

Clan Jade Falcon Officer Rank Insignia[12]
Rank Trueborn Freeborn
Star Colonel JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png[13]

Clan Nova Cat (SLDF)

Clan Nova Cat Military Rank Insignia[14]
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		NovaCat-StarColonel.png

Clan Smoke Jaguar

Clan Smoke Jaguar Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		SmokeJaguar-StarColonel.png

Clan Snow Raven

Clan Snow Raven Rank Insignia by service branch[15]
Rank MechWarrior AeroSpace Fighter Elemental Naval Crew Armor Infantry Support
Star Colonel SnowRaven-StarColonel-MW.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-ASF.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Elemental.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Naval.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Armor.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Infantry.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Support.png

Clan Star Adder

Clan Star Adder Rank Insignia by service branch[16]
Rank MechWarrior AeroSpace Fighter Elemental Naval Crew
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		Star-Adder-StarColonel-MW.png Star-Adder-StarColonel-ASF.png Star-Adder-StarColonel-Elemental.png Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png

Clan Steel Viper

Clan Steel Viper Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		SteelViper-StarColonel.png

Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile

Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile Military Rank Insignia[17]
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel
Star Commodore 		Wolf-StarColonel.png

ComStar/Word of Blake

Like their 'Mech piloting counterparts, the ComGuard 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. RearAds are not general officers however.[18] They wear the double gold pips of a MAF Colonel, surrounded by a gold wreath.

Magistracy Armed Forces Insignia
Rank Insignia
Rearad 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 used by AeroSpace Fighter and ground combat units is used here as well.

References

  1. ↑ The Star League, p. 112
  2. ↑ The Star League, p. 113
  3. ↑ Field Manual: ComStar
  4. ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 124, 130.
  5. ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 28
  6. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 128
  7. ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 128
  8. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 82
  9. ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 83
  10. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 48
  11. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 45
  12. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 97
  13. ↑ Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in Jade Falcon touman.
  14. ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 112
  15. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 127
  16. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 120
  17. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 140
  18. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 24

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