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===Cavalry===
 
===Cavalry===
At lower TLs (1-6), cavalry is commonly soldiers riding animals (horses on [[Terra (world)|Terra]]. At higher TLs, such as most of the [[Imperial Army]], this generally refers to soldiers riding small motor vehicles.
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At lower TLs (1-6), cavalry is commonly soldiers riding animals (horses on [[Terra (world)|Terra]]). At higher TLs, such as most of the [[Imperial Army]], this generally refers to soldiers riding small motor vehicles.
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:'''Mounted Infantry ("Dragoons")''' Mount-mobile infantry with increased mobility. They dismount to fight.
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:'''Irregular Cavalry ("Hussars")''' Mount-mobile irregular troops or light cavalry used for security, reconnaissance, and raiding.
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:'''Light Cavalry''' Cavalry on small mounts equipped with sabers or lances. Troops wear light armor.
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:'''Heavy Cavalry''' Cavalry on large mounts equipped with swords and braced lances
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:'''Scout''' Reconnaissance unit
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:'''Motorized Cavalry''' Unarmored or lightly-armored wheeled vehicles (cars and trucks).
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:'''Mechanized Cavalry''' Lightly-armored tracked vehicles.  
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:'''Armor''' Heavily armored tracked vehicles.
  
 
===Artillery===
 
===Artillery===

Revision as of 02:13, 14 November 2012

Ground Force Command (GFC) is the land force component of the Imperial Army. It has a larger rank structure than its sister branches because it is usually the largest force component.

GFC Ranks
Officers
O11 » Field Marshal
O10 » Colonel-General
O9 » Lieutenant-General
O8 » Major General
O7 » Brigadier-General
O6 » Colonel
O5 » Lieutenant-Colonel
O4 » Major
O3 » Captain
O2 » First Lieutenant
O1 » Second Lieutenant
Enlisted
E9 » Sergeant Major
E8 » First Sergeant
E7 » Leading Sergeant
E6 » Staff Sergeant
E5 » Sergeant
E4 » Lance Sergeant
E3 » Corporal
E2 » Lance Corporal
E1 » Private
E1 » Recruit

Corps

Infantry

This, in short, refers to the foot soldiers.

Cavalry

At lower TLs (1-6), cavalry is commonly soldiers riding animals (horses on Terra). At higher TLs, such as most of the Imperial Army, this generally refers to soldiers riding small motor vehicles.

Mounted Infantry ("Dragoons") Mount-mobile infantry with increased mobility. They dismount to fight.
Irregular Cavalry ("Hussars") Mount-mobile irregular troops or light cavalry used for security, reconnaissance, and raiding.
Light Cavalry Cavalry on small mounts equipped with sabers or lances. Troops wear light armor.
Heavy Cavalry Cavalry on large mounts equipped with swords and braced lances
Scout Reconnaissance unit
Motorized Cavalry Unarmored or lightly-armored wheeled vehicles (cars and trucks).
Mechanized Cavalry Lightly-armored tracked vehicles.
Armor Heavily armored tracked vehicles.

Artillery

This refers to heavy support weapons such as masers and plasma guns. This can also be used to refer to low-tech weapons like catapults or cannon.

Field Artillery
Forward Observation

Support

Administration
Engineers
Medical
Technical Services
Transport

Commando

Special Operations forces.

Sylean Rangers: Army units trained in reconnaissance and raiding. They are also used to train indigenous forces on Low-Tech worlds in vital military skills. They can be deployed in or out of battledress, depending on the needs of the operation or campaign.
Protected Forces (ProtFors): Army elite units trained to wear Vacc Suits and operate in exotic or toxic environments and Low-Gravity, High-Gravity, or Zero-Gravity conditions.
Rapid Interface Forces (RIF): Army commando units trained to wear Battledress and drop from high atmosphere or orbit to planetside.
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