Flight
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A Flight is typically the smallest grouping of air assets in the Inner Sphere military structure. It consists of a pair of aerospace fighters or conventional fighters.[1] Originating with the Star League Defense Force, the flight is common to most armies and mercenary units. Flights can sometimes be called Lances or Air Lances.[2][3][4][5] Although not a formal part of their military structure, the Com Guards and Word of Blake Militia also pair their fighters together.[6]
Variations[edit]
For the Capellan Confederation, the equivalent unit is an Element and may consist of two or three fighters; known as a triple, the latter was adopted for its increased defensive abilities and serves as the command element for a wing. Formally, a Flight in the CCAF is composed of two squadrons and averages twelve fighters total, making it equivalent to an aero-company.[7]
Within the Draconis Combine, the Flight is not the smallest unit of aerial organization. The smallest unit is the lance, composed of two fighters. Draconis flights are composed of three lances, for a total of six fighters. Thus, Draconis flights are equivalent to a squadron in other nations. [8]
References[edit]
- ↑ Total Warfare, p. 34: Organization - Lance/Battalions/Platoons - Flight description
- ↑ Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, p. 31
- ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, p. 24
- ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, p. 25
- ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, p. 19
- ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 9
- ↑ Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, p. 33
- ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, p. 15