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Line 3: '''Star Colonel''' is a high-level officer rank within the [[Clan military structure]], with its naval equivalent being a [[Star Commodore]]. A Star Colonel commands a [[Cluster]] of units, usually four or five [[Binary|Binaries]], [[Trinary|Trinaries]], and/or [[Supernova (unit)|Supernovas]]. The rank is analogous with a [[Major]] or [[Colonel]] among the [[Inner Sphere]] militaries.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 11</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 14</ref> '''Star Colonel''' is a high-level officer rank within the [[Clan military structure]], with its naval equivalent being a [[Star Commodore]]. A Star Colonel commands a [[Cluster]] of units, usually four or five [[Binary|Binaries]], [[Trinary|Trinaries]], and/or [[Supernova (unit)|Supernovas]]. The rank is analogous with a [[Major]] or [[Colonel]] among the [[Inner Sphere]] militaries.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 11</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 14</ref> + As Clan society is a military-led caste system, Star Colonels must be politically, as well as militarily, adroit. Therefore a Clan Colonel often has much more political power and experience than his/her Inner Sphere equivalent. == Clan Blood Spirit == == Clan Blood Spirit == {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" Line 48:
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Line 92: |+ [[Clan Ice Hellion]] Military Rank Insignia |+ [[Clan Ice Hellion]] Military Rank Insignia !width='200px'| Rank !width='200px'| Rank − !width='100px'| Insignia + ! Insignia |- |- ! [[Star Colonel]] ! [[Star Colonel]] |align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-StarColonel.png|70px]] |align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-StarColonel.png|70px]] |} |} − ==Clan Jade Falcon == ==Clan Jade Falcon == {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" |+ [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Officer Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 97</ref> |+ [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Officer Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 97</ref> !width='200px'| Rank !width='200px'| Rank − !width='100px'| Trueborn + ! Trueborn !! Freeborn − !width='100px'| Freeborn |- |- ! Star Colonel ! Star Colonel |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png|70px]] |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png|70px]] − |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png|70px]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in the Jade Falcon ''touman''.</ref> + |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png|70px]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in Jade Falcon ''touman''.</ref> |} |} − == Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) == == Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) == {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" |+ [[Clan Nova Cat]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 112</ref> |+ [[Clan Nova Cat]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 112</ref> !width='200px'| Rank !width='200px'| Rank − !width='100px'| Insignia + ! Insignia |- |- ! [[Star Colonel]] ! [[Star Colonel]] |align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-StarColonel.png|70px]] |align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-StarColonel.png|70px]] |} |} − == Clan Smoke Jaguar == == Clan Smoke Jaguar == {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" |+ [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition'', Color plate section</ref> |+ [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition'', Color plate section</ref> !width='200px'| Rank !width='200px'| Rank − !width='100px'| Insignia + ! Insignia |- |- ! [[Star Colonel]] ! [[Star Colonel]] Line 133:
Line 130: |+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref> |+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref> !width='200px'| Rank !width='200px'| Rank − !width='100px'| [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] + ! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew !! Armor !! Infantry !! Support − !width='100px'| [[Aerospace fighter]] − !width='100px'| [[Elemental]] − !width='100px'| Naval Crew − !width='100px'| Armor − !width='100px'| Infantry − !width='100px'| Support |- |- ! Star Colonel ! Star Colonel Line 155:
Line 146: |+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref> |+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref> !width='200px'| Rank !width='200px'| Rank − !width='100px'| [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] + ! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew − !width='100px'| [[Aerospace fighter]] − !width='100px'| [[Elemental]] − !width='100px'| Naval Crew |- |- ! Star Colonel ! Star Colonel Line 166:
Line 154: |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png|70px]] |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png|70px]] |} |} − == Clan Steel Viper == == Clan Steel Viper == {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" |+ [[Clan Steel Viper]] Military Rank Insignia |+ [[Clan Steel Viper]] Military Rank Insignia !width='200px'| Rank !width='200px'| Rank − !width='100px'| Insignia + ! Insignia |- |- ! [[Star Colonel]] ! [[Star Colonel]] |align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarColonel.png|70px]] |align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarColonel.png|70px]] |} |} − == Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile == == Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile == {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" |+ [[Clan Wolf]]/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 140</ref> |+ [[Clan Wolf]]/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 140</ref> !width='200px'| Rank !width='200px'| Rank − !width='100px'| Insignia + ! Insignia |- |- ! [[Star Colonel]] ! [[Star Colonel]] |align="center"|[[File:Wolf-StarColonel.png|70px]] |align="center"|[[File:Wolf-StarColonel.png|70px]] |} |} − == References == == References == <references /> <references /> ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' − − [[Category:Clan Terms]] [[Category:Clan Terms]] [[Category:Military Ranks]] [[Category:Military Ranks]]
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'''Star Colonel''' is a high-level officer rank within the [[Clan military structure]], with its naval equivalent being a [[Star Commodore]]. A Star Colonel commands a [[Cluster]] of units, usually four or five [[Binary|Binaries]], [[Trinary|Trinaries]], and/or [[Supernova (unit)|Supernovas]]. The rank is analogous with a [[Major]] or [[Colonel]] among the [[Inner Sphere]] militaries.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 11</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 14</ref> | '''Star Colonel''' is a high-level officer rank within the [[Clan military structure]], with its naval equivalent being a [[Star Commodore]]. A Star Colonel commands a [[Cluster]] of units, usually four or five [[Binary|Binaries]], [[Trinary|Trinaries]], and/or [[Supernova (unit)|Supernovas]]. The rank is analogous with a [[Major]] or [[Colonel]] among the [[Inner Sphere]] militaries.<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 11</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 14</ref> | ||
| + | As Clan society is a military-led caste system, Star Colonels must be politically, as well as militarily, adroit. Therefore a Clan Colonel often has much more political power and experience than his/her Inner Sphere equivalent. | ||
== Clan Blood Spirit == | == Clan Blood Spirit == | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | ||
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!width='200px'| Rank | !width='200px'| Rank | ||
!width='100px'| [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | !width='100px'| [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] | ||
| − | !width='100px'| [[ | + | !width='100px'| [[AeroSpace Fighter]] |
!width='100px'| [[Elemental]] | !width='100px'| [[Elemental]] | ||
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|+ [[Clan Ice Hellion]] Military Rank Insignia | |+ [[Clan Ice Hellion]] Military Rank Insignia | ||
!width='200px'| Rank | !width='200px'| Rank | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Insignia |
|- | |- | ||
! [[Star Colonel]] | ! [[Star Colonel]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-StarColonel.png|70px]] | |align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-StarColonel.png|70px]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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==Clan Jade Falcon == | ==Clan Jade Falcon == | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | ||
|+ [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Officer Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 97</ref> | |+ [[Clan Jade Falcon]] Officer Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 97</ref> | ||
!width='200px'| Rank | !width='200px'| Rank | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Trueborn !! Freeborn |
| − | ! | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Star Colonel | ! Star Colonel | ||
|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png|70px]] | |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png|70px]] | ||
| − | |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png|70px]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in | + | |align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png|70px]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in Jade Falcon ''touman''.</ref> |
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) == | == Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) == | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | ||
|+ [[Clan Nova Cat]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 112</ref> | |+ [[Clan Nova Cat]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: ComStar'', p. 112</ref> | ||
!width='200px'| Rank | !width='200px'| Rank | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Insignia |
|- | |- | ||
! [[Star Colonel]] | ! [[Star Colonel]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-StarColonel.png|70px]] | |align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-StarColonel.png|70px]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Smoke Jaguar == | == Clan Smoke Jaguar == | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | ||
|+ [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition'', Color plate section</ref> | |+ [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition'', Color plate section</ref> | ||
!width='200px'| Rank | !width='200px'| Rank | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Insignia |
|- | |- | ||
! [[Star Colonel]] | ! [[Star Colonel]] | ||
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|+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref> | |+ [[Clan Snow Raven]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 127</ref> | ||
!width='200px'| Rank | !width='200px'| Rank | ||
| − | ! | + | ! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew !! Armor !! Infantry !! Support |
| − | ! | ||
| − | ! | ||
| − | ! | ||
| − | ! | ||
| − | ! | ||
| − | ! | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Star Colonel | ! Star Colonel | ||
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|+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref> | |+ [[Clan Star Adder]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 120</ref> | ||
!width='200px'| Rank | !width='200px'| Rank | ||
| − | ! | + | ! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew |
| − | ! | ||
| − | ! | ||
| − | ! | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Star Colonel | ! Star Colonel | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png|70px]] | |align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png|70px]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Steel Viper == | == Clan Steel Viper == | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | ||
|+ [[Clan Steel Viper]] Military Rank Insignia | |+ [[Clan Steel Viper]] Military Rank Insignia | ||
!width='200px'| Rank | !width='200px'| Rank | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Insignia |
|- | |- | ||
! [[Star Colonel]] | ! [[Star Colonel]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarColonel.png|70px]] | |align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarColonel.png|70px]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile == | == Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile == | ||
{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | {|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;" | ||
|+ [[Clan Wolf]]/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 140</ref> | |+ [[Clan Wolf]]/[[Clan Wolf-in-Exile]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 140</ref> | ||
!width='200px'| Rank | !width='200px'| Rank | ||
| − | ! | + | ! Insignia |
|- | |- | ||
! [[Star Colonel]] | ! [[Star Colonel]] | ||
|align="center"|[[File:Wolf-StarColonel.png|70px]] | |align="center"|[[File:Wolf-StarColonel.png|70px]] | ||
|} | |} | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: | + | *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: | + | *''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' |
*''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' | *''[[MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Clan Terms]] | [[Category:Clan Terms]] | ||
[[Category:Military Ranks]] | [[Category:Military Ranks]] | ||