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A '''Squadron''' is a standard aerospace formation common to most militaries of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The [[Clans]], [[ComStar]], and the [[Word of Blake]] do not use the term in their military organization.
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A '''squadron''' is a standard aerospace formation common to most militaries of the [[Inner Sphere]]. The [[Clans]], [[The Society]], [[ComStar]], [[Word of Blake]], [[Draconis Combine]], [[Taurian Concordat]], and [[Marian Hegemony]] do not use the term in their military organization.
  
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==Standard Squadrons==
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==Faction-specific Squadron Compositions==
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Most forces within the Inner Sphere field squadrons of identical size and organization. Each of these squadrons typically consist of three [[Flight|flights]] (sometimes instead referred to as air lances or simply lances), each of which contains two [[Aerospace Fighter|fighters]], for a total of six fighters.<ref name="SOAAR">''Strategic Operations: Advanced Aerospace Rules'', p. 26, "Fighter Squadrons"</ref> Squadrons are usually attached to ground forces at the [[battalion]]-level, with each flight supporting a [[company]].
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===Star League Defense Force===
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[[SLDF]] squadrons were composed of three flights of two fighters, for a total of six fighters to a squadron.<ref name=FMSLDF_14>''Field Manual: SLDF'', p. 14</ref> The SLDF Navy also used the term squadron to refer to large craft formations consisting of approximately 18 vessels.<ref name=FMSLDF_16-17>''Field Manual: SLDF'', pp. 16–17</ref>
  
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==Exceptions==
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===Federated Suns, Magistracy of Canopus, Outworlds Alliance===
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===[[Capellan Confederation]]===
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All three factions use the same squadron structure as the SLDF when referring to fighters.<ref name=FMFS_23-24>''Field Manual: Federated Suns'', pp. 23–24</ref><ref name=FMP_15>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 15</ref><ref name=FMP_87-88>''Field Manual: Periphery'', pp. 87–88</ref>
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In the Capellan Confederation, a squadron is instead composed of two elements (or triples), each consisting of three fighters, for a total of six fighters to a squadron.<ref name=FMCapCon>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', p. 33, "Aerospace And Naval Assets"</ref>
 
  
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===[[Marian Hegemony]]===
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===Capellan Confederation===
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Marian Hegemony squadrons consist of five flights of two, for a total of ten fighters to a squadron.<ref name="SOAAR"/>
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In the Capellan Confederation, a squadron is instead composed of two elements (or triples), each consisting of three fighters, for a total of six fighters to a squadron.<ref name=FMCapCon>''Field Manual: Capellan Confederation'', pp. 33–34</ref>
  
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===[[Free Rasalhague Republic]], [[Taurian Concordat]], [[Calderon Protectorate]]===
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===Free Worlds League, Lyran Commonwealth===
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Rasalhague, Taurian, and Calderon squadrons all operate in two flights of two, for a total of four fighters to a squadron.<ref name="SOAAR"/>
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Both the Free Worlds League and Lyran Commonwealth use squadrons consisting of three lances of two fighters, for a total of six fighters to a squadron.<ref name=FMWFL_18-19>''Field Manual: Free Worlds League'', pp. 18–19</ref><ref name=FMLA_24-25>''Field Manual: Lyran Alliance'', pp. 24–25</ref>
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===Free Rasalhague Republic===
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Rasalhague squadrons all operate in two flights of two, for a total of four fighters to a squadron.<ref name="SOAAR">''Strategic Operations: Advanced Aerospace Rules'', p. 26</ref>
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==Related Pages==
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* [[Inner Sphere Aerospace Organization]]
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* [[Flight]]
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* [[Wing (Formation)|Wing]]
  
 
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==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
 
* ''[[Field Manual: Capellan Confederation]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Federated Suns]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Free Worlds League]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Lyran Alliance]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: SLDF]]''
 
* ''[[Strategic Operations|Strategic Operations: Advanced Aerospace Rules]]''
 
* ''[[Strategic Operations|Strategic Operations: Advanced Aerospace Rules]]''
  
  
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Latest revision as of 22:34, 6 April 2023

A squadron is a standard aerospace formation common to most militaries of the Inner Sphere. The Clans, The Society, ComStar, Word of Blake, Draconis Combine, Taurian Concordat, and Marian Hegemony do not use the term in their military organization.

Faction-specific Squadron Compositions[edit]

Star League Defense Force[edit]

SLDF squadrons were composed of three flights of two fighters, for a total of six fighters to a squadron.[1] The SLDF Navy also used the term squadron to refer to large craft formations consisting of approximately 18 vessels.[2]

Federated Suns, Magistracy of Canopus, Outworlds Alliance[edit]

All three factions use the same squadron structure as the SLDF when referring to fighters.[3][4][5]

Capellan Confederation[edit]

In the Capellan Confederation, a squadron is instead composed of two elements (or triples), each consisting of three fighters, for a total of six fighters to a squadron.[6]

Free Worlds League, Lyran Commonwealth[edit]

Both the Free Worlds League and Lyran Commonwealth use squadrons consisting of three lances of two fighters, for a total of six fighters to a squadron.[7][8]

Free Rasalhague Republic[edit]

Rasalhague squadrons all operate in two flights of two, for a total of four fighters to a squadron.[9]

Related Pages[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, p. 14
  2. ↑ Field Manual: SLDF, pp. 16–17
  3. ↑ Field Manual: Federated Suns, pp. 23–24
  4. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 15
  5. ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, pp. 87–88
  6. ↑ Field Manual: Capellan Confederation, pp. 33–34
  7. ↑ Field Manual: Free Worlds League, pp. 18–19
  8. ↑ Field Manual: Lyran Alliance, pp. 24–25
  9. ↑ Strategic Operations: Advanced Aerospace Rules, p. 26

Bibliography[edit]

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