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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>
  
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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 ==
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|+ [[Clan Blood Spirit]] Military Rank Insignia
 
|+ [[Clan Blood Spirit]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'| Rank  
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!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Star-Colonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Blood-Spirits-Star-Colonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Cloud Cobra ==
 
== Clan Cloud Cobra ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] Military Rank Insignia
 
|+ [[Clan Cloud Cobra]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'| Rank !
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!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:CloudCobra-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:CloudCobra-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Coyote ==
 
== Clan Coyote ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[Clan Coyote]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 48</ref>
 
|+ [[Clan Coyote]] Military Rank Insignia<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 48</ref>
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'| Rank  
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!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Coyote-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Coyote-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Diamond Shark ==
 
== Clan Diamond Shark ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[Clan Diamond Shark]] Military Rank Insignia
 
|+ [[Clan Diamond Shark]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
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!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:DiamondShark-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:DiamondShark-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Fire Mandrill ==
 
== Clan Fire Mandrill ==
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{|class="wikitable"  
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 45</ref>
 
|+ [[Clan Fire Mandrill]] Rank Insignia by service branch<ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 45</ref>
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! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]]
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
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!width='100px'| [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]  
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!width='100px'| [[Aerospace fighter]]  
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!width='100px'| [[Elemental]]
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Star Colonel
 
! Star Colonel
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-MW.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-MW.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-ASF.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-ASF.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-Elemental.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:FireMandrill-StarColonel-Elemental.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Ghost Bear ==
 
== Clan Ghost Bear ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[Clan Ghost Bear]] Military Rank Insignia
 
|+ [[Clan Ghost Bear]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
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!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:GhostBear-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:GhostBear-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Clan Goliath Scorpion ==
 
== Clan Goliath Scorpion ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] Military Rank Insignia
 
|+ [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
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!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:GoliathScorpion-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:GoliathScorpion-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Hell's Horses ==
 
== Clan Hell's Horses ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[Clan Hell's Horses]] Military Rank Insignia
 
|+ [[Clan Hell's Horses]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
 +
!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:HellsHorses-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:HellsHorses-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Ice Hellion ==
 
== Clan Ice Hellion ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[Clan Ice Hellion]] Military Rank Insignia
 
|+ [[Clan Ice Hellion]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
 +
!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:IceHellion-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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==Clan Jade Falcon ==
 
==Clan Jade Falcon ==
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{|class="wikitable"  
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{|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>
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! Rank !! Trueborn !! Freeborn
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
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!width='100px'| Trueborn  
 +
!width='100px'| Freeborn
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Star Colonel
 
! Star Colonel
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|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in Jade Falcon ''touman''.</ref>
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|align="center"|[[File:JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png|70px]]<ref>Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in the Jade Falcon ''touman''.</ref>
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) ==
 
== Clan Nova Cat (SLDF) ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|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>
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
 +
!width='100px'|  Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:NovaCat-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Smoke Jaguar ==
 
== Clan Smoke Jaguar ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|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>
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
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!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SmokeJaguar-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SmokeJaguar-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Clan Snow Raven ==
 
== Clan Snow Raven ==
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{|class="wikitable"  
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[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>
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! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew !! Armor !! Infantry !! Support
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
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!width='100px'| [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]  
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!width='100px'| [[Aerospace fighter]]  
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!width='100px'| [[Elemental]]  
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!width='100px'| Naval Crew  
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!width='100px'| Armor  
 +
!width='100px'| Infantry  
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!width='100px'| Support
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Star Colonel
 
! Star Colonel
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-MW.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-MW.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-ASF.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-ASF.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Elemental.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Elemental.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Naval.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Naval.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Armor.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Armor.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Infantry.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Infantry.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Support.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SnowRaven-StarColonel-Support.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
  
 
== Clan Star Adder ==
 
== Clan Star Adder ==
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{|class="wikitable"  
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[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>
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! Rank !! [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]] !! [[AeroSpace Fighter]] !! [[Elemental]] !! Naval Crew  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
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!width='100px'| [[MechWarrior (pilot)|MechWarrior]]  
 +
!width='100px'| [[Aerospace fighter]]  
 +
!width='100px'| [[Elemental]]  
 +
!width='100px'| Naval Crew  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! Star Colonel
 
! Star Colonel
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-MW.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-MW.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-ASF.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-ASF.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Elemental.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Elemental.png|70px]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Steel Viper ==
 
== Clan Steel Viper ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|class="wikitable" style="background: #gray; text-align:center; border: 2px solid black;"
 
|+ [[Clan Steel Viper]] Military Rank Insignia
 
|+ [[Clan Steel Viper]] Military Rank Insignia
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
 +
!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:SteelViper-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile ==
 
== Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile ==
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{|class="wikitable" width="400"
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{|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>
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! Rank !! Insignia  
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!width='200px'|  Rank  
 +
!width='100px'| Insignia  
 
|-
 
|-
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
 
! [[Star Colonel]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Wolf-StarColonel.png]]
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|align="center"|[[File:Wolf-StarColonel.png|70px]]
 
|}
 
|}
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== References ==
 
== References ==
 
<references />
 
<references />
  
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
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*''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: ComStar]]''
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* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
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*''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
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* ''[[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]]

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Clan Rank Insignias
(Jade Falcon as example)
JadeFalcon-TBKhan.png Khan
JadeFalcon-TBKhan.png saKhan
JadeFalcon-TBGalaxyCommander.png Galaxy Commander
JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png Star Colonel
JadeFalcon-TBStarCaptain.png Star Captain
JadeFalcon-TBStarCommander.png Star Commander
JadeFalcon-TBPointCommander.png Point Commander

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 Binaries, Trinaries, and/or Supernovas. The rank is analogous with a Major or Colonel among the Inner Sphere militaries.[1][2]

Clan Blood Spirit[edit]

Clan Blood Spirit Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel Blood-Spirits-Star-Colonel.png

Clan Cloud Cobra[edit]

Clan Cloud Cobra Military Rank Insignia
Rank ! Insignia
Star Colonel CloudCobra-StarColonel.png

Clan Coyote[edit]

Clan Coyote Military Rank Insignia[3]
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel Coyote-StarColonel.png

Clan Diamond Shark[edit]

Clan Diamond Shark Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel DiamondShark-StarColonel.png

Clan Fire Mandrill[edit]

Clan Fire Mandrill Rank Insignia by service branch[4]
Rank MechWarrior Aerospace fighter Elemental
Star Colonel FireMandrill-StarColonel-MW.png FireMandrill-StarColonel-ASF.png FireMandrill-StarColonel-Elemental.png

Clan Ghost Bear[edit]

Clan Ghost Bear Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel GhostBear-StarColonel.png

Clan Goliath Scorpion[edit]

Clan Goliath Scorpion Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel GoliathScorpion-StarColonel.png

Clan Hell's Horses[edit]

Clan Hell's Horses Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel HellsHorses-StarColonel.png

Clan Ice Hellion[edit]

Clan Ice Hellion Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel IceHellion-StarColonel.png

Clan Jade Falcon[edit]

Clan Jade Falcon Officer Rank Insignia[5]
Rank Trueborn Freeborn
Star Colonel JadeFalcon-TBStarColonel.png JadeFalcon-FBStarColonel.png[6]

Clan Nova Cat (SLDF)[edit]

Clan Nova Cat Military Rank Insignia[7]
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel NovaCat-StarColonel.png

Clan Smoke Jaguar[edit]

Clan Smoke Jaguar Military Rank Insignia[8]
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel SmokeJaguar-StarColonel.png

Clan Snow Raven[edit]

Clan Snow Raven Rank Insignia by service branch[9]
Rank MechWarrior Aerospace fighter Elemental Naval Crew Armor Infantry Support
Star Colonel SnowRaven-StarColonel-MW.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-ASF.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Elemental.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Naval.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Armor.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Infantry.png SnowRaven-StarColonel-Support.png

Clan Star Adder[edit]

Clan Star Adder Rank Insignia by service branch[10]
Rank MechWarrior Aerospace fighter Elemental Naval Crew
Star Colonel Star-Adder-StarColonel-MW.png Star-Adder-StarColonel-ASF.png Star-Adder-StarColonel-Elemental.png Star-Adder-StarColonel-Naval.png

Clan Steel Viper[edit]

Clan Steel Viper Military Rank Insignia
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel SteelViper-StarColonel.png

Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile[edit]

Clan Wolf/Clan Wolf-in-Exile Military Rank Insignia[11]
Rank Insignia
Star Colonel Wolf-StarColonel.png

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 11
  2. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 14
  3. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 48
  4. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 45
  5. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 97
  6. ↑ Theoretical rank insignia. No freeborn has ever held this rank in the Jade Falcon touman.
  7. ↑ Field Manual: ComStar, p. 112
  8. ↑ MechWarrior: The BattleTech Role Playing Game, Second Edition, Color plate section
  9. ↑ Field Manual: Warden Clans, p. 127
  10. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 120
  11. ↑ Field Manual: Crusader Clans, p. 140

Bibliography[edit]

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