BattleTechWiki:Glossary of BattleTech terms
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- CBT
- Abbreviation of Classic BattleTech.
- Chancellor
- The chief of state of the Capellan Confederation.
- Cho-sho
- a commissioned army and naval rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of lieutenant.
- Chu-i
- a commissioned naval rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of captain.
- Chu-sa
- a commissioned army rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of lieutenant colonel.
- Classic BattleTech
- The designated name for the 'relaunch' of the traditional tabletop board game of BattleTech. The distinction was made following FASA's demise and the release of the separate-but-related universe of MechWarrior: Dark Age.
- commonality
- large districts which originally consisted of the signatory-states forming the Capellan Confederation.
- Coordinator
- the Draconis Combine's chief of state; also, the head of the Kurita family.
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- Dai-i
- a commissioned naval rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of lieutenant commander.
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- First Prince
- the leader of the Federated Suns and is the commander in chief of the Armed Forces of the Federated Suns.
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- Hauptmann
- a commissioned army rank within the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces; equivalent to that of captain.
- Hauptmann General
- a commissioned army rank within the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces; equivalent to a lieutenant general.
- Hauptmann Kommandant
- a commissioned army rank within the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces; equivalent to a lieutenant colonel.
- HeavyMetal Aero
- the official CBT software for the design of AeroSpace Fighters, DropShips, JumpShips, WarShips, space stations, monitors & conventional (combat) fighters.
- HeavyMetal Battle Armor
- the official CBT software for the design of Battle Armor.
- HeavyMetal Lite
- the official CBT software for ProtoMech design, as well as printouts for Battle Armor and infantry platoon designs.
- HeavyMetal Plus
- a bundle of three official CBT software programs: HeavyMetal Pro, HeavyMetal Aero and HeavyMetal Vee.
- HeavyMetal Vee
- the official CBT software for designing combat vehicles.
- High Council
- a group of both democratic, hereditary, and other officials chosen by the leadership of the member-worlds of the Federated Suns who officially governed the nation.
- House of Scions
- a gathering of the Capellan nobility.
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- Kommandant
- a commissioned army rank within the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces; equivalent to a major.
- Kommandant General
- a commissioned army rank within the Lyran Alliance Armed Forces; equivalent to a major general.
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- Military Orders
- collections of Cappellan warriors organized on alleigance to a particular set of principles.
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- Prefectorate
- officially, the law-making body of the Capellan Confederation; made up of the six leaders of the Capellan member-states, which generally includes the current Chancellor.
- Prefecture
- in the Capellan Confederation, small collections of planets within a commonality, each ruled by an appointed administrator.
- Privy Council
- group of the highest advisors to the First Prince of the Federated Suns that is extremely important in the running of the day-to-day affairs of the state.
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- recharge station
- a space station, generally located at a zenith or nadir point within a solar system, where JumpShips and WarShips can recharge their jump drives.
- RPG
- acronym for Role Playing Game.
- Rules Expansion
- a secondary line of rulesets, usually intended to develop upon the primary rulesets for one or more Classic BattleTech games (ex: Combat Operations).
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- Sho-i
- a commissioned naval rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of ensign.
- Sho-sa
- a commissioned army or naval rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of major or commander, respectively.
- Sho-so
- a commissioned army rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of brigadier general.
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- Tai-i
- a commissioned army rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of captain.
- Tai-sa
- a commissioned army and naval rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of colonel or captain, respectively.
- Tai-sho
- a commissioned army and naval rank within the Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery; equivalent to that of general or admiral, respectively.