Commodore
Commodore is a naval military rank, often roughly equivalent to that of Colonel.
Contents
- 1 SLDF
- 2 Lyran Commonwealth and Lyran Alliance
- 3 Draconis Combine Mustered Soldiery
- 4 Armed Forces of the Federated Suns
- 5 Capellan Confederation Armed Forces
- 6 Free Worlds League
- 7 The Clans
- 7.1 Clan Blood Spirit
- 7.2 Clan Cloud Cobra
- 7.3 Clan Coyote
- 7.4 Clan Diamond Shark
- 7.5 Clan Fire Mandrill
- 7.6 Clan Ghost Bear
- 7.7 Clan Goliath Scorpion
- 7.8 Clan Hell's Horses
- 7.9 Clan Ice Hellion
- 7.10 Clan Jade Falcon
- 7.11 Clan Nova Cat
- 7.12 Clan Nova Cat (Star League)
- 7.13 Clan Sea Fox
- 7.14 Clan Smoke Jaguar
- 7.15 Clan Snow Raven
- 7.16 Clan Star Adder
- 7.17 Clan Steel Viper
- 7.18 Clan Wolf
- 7.19 Clan Wolf-in-Exile
- 8 ComStar/Word of Blake
- 9 Free Rasalhague Republic
- 10 Periphery Powers
- 11 References
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.
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.
Rank | Insignia |
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Colonel Kaptain |
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.[2]
Rank | AeroSpace Fighter | Naval Crew | Technical Service |
---|---|---|---|
Cho-sho (Commodore) |
Armed Forces of the Federated Suns
In the AFFS, a commodore commands a JumpShip, DropShip group, or Aerospace Fighter wing. A commodore wears an epaulette with two broad bands across the base, like their ground-pounding counterparts.[3]
Rank | MechWarrior | AeroSpace Fighter | Infantry | Armor | Naval Crew | Technical Service |
Administrative | Medical | Legal | Logistics/ Transportation |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Commodore (Colonel) |
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.
Kong-sang-shao (Colonel) |
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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.)[4]
- The commanding officer of a DropShip assigned to one of the fleets reporting to Marik Central Command.[5]
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.
Rank | Insignia |
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Commodore (Colonel) |
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
Rank | Insignia |
---|---|
Star Commodore Star Colonel |
Clan Cloud Cobra
Clan Coyote
Clan Diamond Shark
Clan Fire Mandrill
Clan Ghost Bear
Clan Goliath Scorpion
Clan Hell's Horses
Clan Ice Hellion
Clan Jade Falcon
Clan Nova Cat
Clan Nova Cat (Star League)
Clan Sea Fox
Clan Smoke Jaguar
Clan Snow Raven
Clan Star Adder
Rank | MechWarrior | AeroSpace Fighter | Elemental | Naval Crew |
---|---|---|---|---|
Star Colonel |
Clan Steel Viper
Clan Wolf
Clan Wolf-in-Exile
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
Magistry of Canopus
In the Magistry Armed Forces, the naval equivalent of a MAF Colonel is known as a RearAd, from Rear Admiral. RearAds are not general officers however.[7]
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
- ↑ The Star League, p. 112
- ↑ House Kurita (The Draconis Combine), p. 124, 130.
- ↑ House Davion (The Federated Suns), p. 128
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 82
- ↑ House Marik (The Free Worlds League), p. 83
- ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 120
- ↑ Field Manual: Periphery, p. 24