Alfadorian Military Ranks (Suprosa)

The Military of the Alfadorian Star Empire is a non-homogenous organization that is actually divided up into multiple individual militaries known as 'Legions', borrowed from ancient Alfadorian history. Legions are self-governing entities that are owned by their own respective sector / sub-government. However, they are subordinate to Imperial High Command which retains ultimate galactic authority.

Legions of Alfador:

• Imperial High Command - Alfador Proper.
• Manticore - Alfador Proper Sector military (G1) - Elite Sternguard
• Drakken - Galaxy-wide Sternguard
  • Drakken Guard - Galactic Reserve Force
• Gryphon - Silver's Grace Sector military - Elite Vanguard
• Hydra - New Ascardia Sector (G1) military
• Revenant - New Romalia (G1) Sector military
• Leviathon - Southern Sea (G1) Sector military
• Chimera - Farreach Sector (G3) Sector military

Other Legions:

• Basilisk
• Gorgon
• Wendigo
• Pheonix
• Minotaur
• Kelpie
• Sphinx
• Hippogriff
• Pegasaus
• Lamia
• Wyvern
• Roc
• Harpy
• Cockatrice
• Cyclops
• Ogre
• Lich

Order of Rank Ascendance

1. Lords
2. Knights
3. Officers
4. Warrant Officers
5. Non-Commissioned Officers
6. Enlisted

Alfadorian Knight Ranks

The ranks of Alfadorian Nobility in the military. No knight shall ever answer directly to an officer of any rank, though generally they will fall into whatever battle plans, orders, and other administrative tasks are given to them by their command. Knights generally compliment the ranks of military units in their own separate units. Knight units can take command of other lower-ranking units as needed, though in practice this is rare.

• K0 - Squire
• K1 - Knight Apprentice
• K2 - Knight Bachelor
• K3 - Knight Errant
• K4 - Knight Banneret
• K5 - Knight Superior
• K6 - Knight Commander
• L1 - Knight Lord
• L2 - Knight Marshall
• L3 - Knight Lord Marshall
• L4 - Supreme Allied Commander (Only in Imperial High Command or by temporary appointment)

Alfadorian Army/Cyberforces/Marines Officer Ranks

• W1 - Warrant Officer 3rd Class
• W2 - Warrant Officer 2nd Class
• W3 - Warrant Officer 1st Class
• W4 - Senior Warrant Officer
• W5 - Master Warrant Officer
• O0 - Cadet
• O1 - 2nd Lieutenant
• O2 - 1st Lieutenant
• O3 - Captain
• O4 - Major
• O5 - Lieutenant Colonel
• O6 - Colonel
• O7 - Brigadier Gerneral
• O8 - Vice General
• O9 - General

Alfaodrian Navy Officer Ranks

• W1 - Warrant Officer 3rd Class
• W2 - Warrant Officer 2nd Class
• W3 - Warrant Officer 1st Class
• W4 - Senior Warrant Officer
• W5 - Master Warrant Officer
• O0 - Midshipman
• O1 - Ensign
• O2 - Lieutenant Junior Grade
• O3 - Lieutenant
• O4 - Lieutenant Commander
• O5 - Commander
• O6 - Captain
• O7 - Rear Admiral
• O8 - Vice Admiral
• O9 - Admiral

Alfadorian Army Enlisted Ranks

• E1 - Private
• E2 - Private First Class
• E3 - Specialist Second Class
• E4 - Specialist First Class (NCO)
• E5 - Sergeant
• E6 - Staff Sergeant
• E7 - Sergeant First Class
• E8 - Master Sergeant
• E9 - Sergeant Major

Alfadorian Navy Enlisted Ranks

• Recruit
• Specialist 2nd Class
• Specialist 1st Class
• Petty Officer 3rd Class (NCO)
• Petty Officer 2nd Class
• Petty Officer 1st Class
• Chief Petty Officer
• Senior Chief Petty Officer
• Master Chief Petty Officer

Alfadorian Marine Enlisted Ranks

• Private
• Specialist
• Lance Corporal
• Corporal (NCO)
• Sergeant
• Staff Sergeant
• Gunnery Sergeant
• Master Sergeant
• Master Gunnery Sergeant

Alfadorian Cyberforces Enlisted Ranks

• Specialist Grade 4
• Specialist Grade 3
• Specialist Grade 2
• Specialist Grade 1 (NCO)
• Sergeant
• Technical Sergeant
• Master Sergeant
• Senior Master Sergeant
• Chief Master Sergeant

Ship and Craft Designators

Craft

Fighters

• FH - Heavy Fighter
  • FHA - Attacker
  • FHB - Bomber
  • FHE - Escort
  • FHI - Interceptor
  • FHS - Superiority
• FL - Light Fighter
  • FLE - Escort
  • FLI - Interceptor
  • FLA - Attacker
  • FLS - Superiority
  • FLC- Cyber/electronic Warfare
• FS - Scout Fighter
  • FSE - Escort
  • FSI - Interceptor
  • FSS- Superiority
  • FSR - Recon
  • FSC - Cyber/electronic Warfare

Gunship

• GH - Heavy Gunship
• GL - Light Gunship
• GHD/GLD - Dropships

Transport

• AK - Cargo Ship
• AOE - Combat Support Ship
• APT - Transport
• AS - Shuttle
• ASC - Combat Shuttle

Ship

Frigate

• LCS - Light Corvette
• PSL - Light Patrol Ship
• FF - Frigate (Artillery Only)
• FFG - Guided Missile Frigate

Destroyer

• DD - Destroyer
• DDG - Guided Missile Destroyer
• DDA - Heavy artillery destroyer
• HCS - Heavy Corvette (Destroyer sized ship, Frigate sized guns)
• PSH - Heavy Patrol Ship
• CVL - Light Carrier

Cruiser

• CC - Cruiser
• CCL - Light Cruiser
• CCA - Heavy artillery Cruiser
• CCG - Guided Missile Cruiser
• CVL - Escort Carrier

Battleship

• CB - Battlecruiser
• BB - Battleship
• BBG - Guided Missile Battleship
• CV - Carrier
• CVB - Battlecarrier

Capital Ship

• BBC - Capital Ship
• TT - Titan

Equipment Standardization

These are the basic module sizes and the size/class of ship they are most common on. These are not hard and fast rules, but rather averages. There are transports with Class 7 cargo holds, gunships with Class 6 guns, etc.

Transport/Gunship class

Class 1

Class 2

Class 3

Corvette class

Class 4

Class 5

Destroyer Class

Class 6

Class 7

Cruiser Class

Class 8

Class 9

Class 10

Battleship Class

Class 11

Class 12

Dreadnought Class

Class 13

Class 14

Class 15

Titan Class

Class 16