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Line 1: [[Image:ClanGalaxy.jpg|thumb|right|Map Designation of a Clan Galaxy]] [[Image:ClanGalaxy.jpg|thumb|right|Map Designation of a Clan Galaxy]] ==Description== ==Description== − A '''Galaxy''' is the largest type of military formation fielded by the [[Clan|Clans]], equivalent to a [[brigade]] in the defunct [[Star League Defense Force]]. Named for a letter of the Greek alphabet (''e.g.'' "Alpha", "Delta", "Omega"), a Galaxy consists of several [[Cluster|Clusters]] and is commanded by a [[Galaxy Commander]]. Galaxies are self-contained units which include all the necessary assets to mount independent operations, though in practice Galaxies rarely take to the field of battle as one unified force.<ref name=MWGC75>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 75</ref> + A '''Galaxy''' is the largest type of military formation fielded by the [[Clan]]s, equivalent to a [[Brigade]] in the defunct [[Star League Defense Force]]. It consists of several [[Cluster]]s and is commanded by a [[Galaxy Commander]]. Galaxies are self-contained units which include all the necessary assets to mount independent operations, though in practice Galaxies rarely take to the field of battle as one unified force.<ref name=MWGC75>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 75</ref> − Some Galaxies can have as few as two Clusters,<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/> while others can have as many as six.<ref name=MWGC75/> Most Galaxies will have three to five Clusters and include an independent command [[Trinary]] or Cluster.<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/><ref name=CBT>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 200</ref> + Some Galaxies can have as few as two Clusters,<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/> while others can have as many as six.<ref name=MWGC75/> Most Galaxies though will have anywhere from three to five Clusters, with an average of four, and include an independent command [[Trinary]] or Cluster.<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/><ref name=CBT>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 200</ref> − [[Nicholas Kerensky]] himself intended for Galaxies to serve as administrative and logistical organizations rather than as battlefield units, and unlike smaller formations never set down criteria for their composition.<ref name=FMWC12>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12</ref><ref name=FMCC10>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 10</ref> Support elements such as engineers, [[artillery]] and [[MASH]] units are organized at the Galaxy level but can be attached to individual Clusters as needed.<ref name=MWGC75/> + [[Nicholas Kerensky]] himself recognized that Galaxies were more for logistical purposes than anything else and unlike smaller formations never set down criteria for their composition.<ref name=FMWC12>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12</ref><ref name=FMCC10>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 10</ref> Support elements such as engineers, [[artillery]] and [[MASH]] units are organized at the Galaxy level but can be attached to individual Clusters as needed.<ref name=MWGC75/> ==References== ==References== Line 11:
Line 11: ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'' + *''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' − * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' + *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' − * ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]'' + *''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]'' − [[Category:Clan Terms]] [[Category:Clan Terms]] − [[Category:Military Formations]] + [[Category:Military formations]]
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | A '''Galaxy''' is the largest type of military formation fielded by the [[Clan | + | A '''Galaxy''' is the largest type of military formation fielded by the [[Clan]]s, equivalent to a [[Brigade]] in the defunct [[Star League Defense Force]]. It consists of several [[Cluster]]s and is commanded by a [[Galaxy Commander]]. Galaxies are self-contained units which include all the necessary assets to mount independent operations, though in practice Galaxies rarely take to the field of battle as one unified force.<ref name=MWGC75>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 75</ref> |
| − | Some Galaxies can have as few as two Clusters,<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/> while others can have as many as six.<ref name=MWGC75/> Most Galaxies will have three to five Clusters and include an independent command [[Trinary]] or Cluster.<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/><ref name=CBT>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 200</ref> | + | Some Galaxies can have as few as two Clusters,<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/> while others can have as many as six.<ref name=MWGC75/> Most Galaxies though will have anywhere from three to five Clusters, with an average of four, and include an independent command [[Trinary]] or Cluster.<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/><ref name=CBT>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 200</ref> |
| − | [[Nicholas Kerensky]] himself | + | [[Nicholas Kerensky]] himself recognized that Galaxies were more for logistical purposes than anything else and unlike smaller formations never set down criteria for their composition.<ref name=FMWC12>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12</ref><ref name=FMCC10>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 10</ref> Support elements such as engineers, [[artillery]] and [[MASH]] units are organized at the Galaxy level but can be attached to individual Clusters as needed.<ref name=MWGC75/> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | * ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'' | + | *''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'' |
| − | * ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' | + | *''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]'' |
| − | * ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]'' | + | *''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]'' |
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[[Category:Clan Terms]] | [[Category:Clan Terms]] | ||
| − | [[Category:Military | + | [[Category:Military formations]] |