Field Marshal
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The rank of Field Marshal (O11) is the commissioned officer rank in the Imperial Army that commands an Army Group or has duties of similar importance.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
Each Army Group in the Imperial Army will be commanded by a Field Marshal. Several staff posts at Subsector and Sector level or higher are also held by Officers with this rank.
- The rank of Grand Marshal (Sector Marshal) is approximately equivalent in rank to the Imperial Navy rank of Sector Admiral or Grand Admiral, although the responsibilities of Sector Admiral or Grand Admiral are generally more senior to those afforded a Grand Marshal.
- The rank of Vice-Marshal (Subector Marshal) is approximately equivalent in rank to the Imperial Navy rank of (Senior) Fleet Admiral or Sector Admiral, although the responsibilities of Sector Admiral are generally more senior to those afforded a Vice-Marshal.
- The approximately equivalent rank in the Imperial Navy to Field Marshal is (Senior) Fleet Admiral or Sector Admiral, although the responsibilities of a Sector Admiral are generally more senior to those afforded a Field Marshal.
Within the Imperial Army Command Structure:
- There is no equivalent rank in the Imperial Army Close Orbit and Airspace Control Command, as this rank is senior to all Imperial Army Sub-Commands.
- There is no equivalent rank in the Imperial Army Nautical Force Command, as this rank is senior to all Imperial Army Sub-Commands.
- There is no equivalent rank in the Imperial Army Ground Force Command, as this rank is senior to all Imperial Army Sub-Commands. Field Marshal is sometimes placed at the head of the list of ranks of the Imperial Army Ground Force Command senior to General (O10), but this is technically incorrect.
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
A "Marshal" was the officer for administering the army. Eventually, more than one "General" (each commanding an Army) was present in the field at one time, and the coordinating officer in overall charge was titled the "Field Marshal". The Imperial Army inherited this rank from the Rule of Man period.
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- Gareth Hanrahan. Core Rulebook (Mongoose Publishing, 2008), 12.
- Collated by: BackworldTraveller