Well... it's nearly pointless trying to come up with a real world based TO&E and trying to shoehorn that into 40K. Words are used differently.
This now incorporates Lord Gordon's (from The 20th Praetorian Dragoon Guards blog) feedback.
So, like many before me, I'll take the TO&E demands from in-game and apply them upwards.
Command Echelons
Basically, after reviewing how the terms are used in both the new 5th Edition IG Codex, Apocalypse, and the Imperial Infantryman's Uplifting Primer... using in-game definitions of the words you have:
Army Group
Battle Group
Regiments
Companies
Platoon (Infantry) / Squadron (Vehicles) / Battery (Artillery) / Troop (Sentinels)
Squad (roughly 10 soldiers with or without transport, or 3 sentinels) / Vehicle (individual tank, gun, etc.)
As near as I can tell, The Imperium has done away with "Battalions," "Brigades," and "Corps" (or perhaps never had them except as a localized term unique to the IG Regiments that used those terms). The in-game universe equivalent to a Brigade Combat Team or other such combined arms amalgam unit is the "Battle Group."
"Divisions" and the concept of a "Numbered Army" seem to be terms reserved for how forces actually get split up on campaign in fluff, and not so much a formalized command echelons. The in-game construct is the "Army Group."
The in-game justification is that it was a necessary "gross oversimplification" due to the demands of "organizing wars on a galactic scale" (pg. 9 5th edition IG Codex). Ok, no problem, I can live with that.
Rank
The only terms apparently recognized by the Departmento Munitorum are:
Guardsman
Veteran Guardsman
Sergeant
Veteran Sergeant
Platoon Commander
Company Commander
Regimental Staff
Regimental Commander / Battle Group Commander
Army Group Staff
Army Group Commander
Synthesis
In-game, the XO is usually abstracted into the game rules as just another dude or the leader of a different unit. Sometimes they appear in game, with stats: for example, a Heavy Weapon Team or the 2nd HQ choice. So... this is how I'm going to organize my home-grown Guard Regiment.
Other Ranks
Conscript (OR1) - Imperial Guard solider in training or native levies/planetary defense forces pressed into service
Guardsman (OR2) - Basic trained Imperial Guard soldier
Chosen Man (OR3) - Veteran Guardsmen (gender neutral in usage)
Corporal (OR4) - Leads Teams (for example Heavy Weapons Teams)
Sergeant (OR5) - Leads Squads / Commands vehicles
Staff Sergeant (OR6) - Veteran Sergeant
Sergeant First Class (OR7) - Platoon Senior Non-Com
First Sergeant (OR8) - Company Senior Non-Com
Sergeant Major (OR9) - Regimental Senior Non-Com
Colour Sergeant (OR9) - Bearer of the Regimental colours
Officers
Cadet (OF0) - Final year non-aristocrat students at the Military Academies; sometimes placed in the field over Conscripts
Ensign (OF0) - Young aristocrats placed in the command hierarchy to get training as an officer; usually over Conscripts.
Lieutenant (OF1) - Platoon Leader
First Lieutenant (OF1) - Company XO
Captain (OF2) - Company CO
Major (OF3) - Regimental Staff
Master (OF3) - Regimental Staff (may or may not be part of the Departmento Munitorum)
Lieutenant Colonel (OF4) - Regimental XO
Colonel (OF5) - Regimental CO / Battle Group CO
Battlemaster (OF6) - Temporary Rank - CO of multiple Battle Groups (similar to Naval "Commodore")
Major General (OF7) - General Staff Officer
Lieutenant General (OF8) - General Staff Officer (often Army Group XO)
Marshal (OF9) - CO of an Army Group acting with local political authority (usually not needed as the Guard usually operate independent of local system matters)
General (OF10) - CO of an Army Group
Lesser Titled Lord (OF11) - General Staff Officer with Specialized Roles/Duties
Greater Titled Lord (OF12) - General Staff Officer with Specialized Roles/Duties or CO of multiple Army Groups ("Lord Castellan" or equivalent)
Lord General Militant (OF13) - Supreme Sector Commander ("Lord Commander" or equivalent)
Warmaster (OF14) - Created by appointment of the High Lords of Terra for special circumstances
8 comments:
Hi,
nice work. But I think there are not enough ranks for officers. What kind of rank is Battlemaster. Is it an Brigadier ? I think so, than you wright, ít is an similar to Naval Commodore...
Then there is only one General rank, what about the others (Major-, Lieutenant, etc.ppp)?
Good work, there are only Ideas !
I didn't use the term Brigadier because since there are no Brigades it doesn't make sense. The equivalent from the Codex is called a "Battle Group" so I just took the title "Warmaster" and combined it with "Battle Group" to get Battlemaster.
As for the upper General ranks, it seems that the Codex replaces all them with Lords (Lord Castellan Creed, Lord Solar Macharius, etc. etc.). The only Codex Reference I found was that a Lord Commander leads multiple Army Groups so I extrapolated from there.
About the Brigadier i understand..but about the General terms, your opinion isn´t correct.
The Codex don´t replace them. There are in original Ranks fro´m Lieutenant till General in the Staff AND special ranks like Lord Castellan or Captain General. An god help is the Imperials Infantrymen Uplifting Primer from Black Libary and the Munitorium Manual.
The Rank Lord Solar is nor "Lord Rank" then it is the Special Rank of the Lord General/Lord Commander from Segmentum Solar.
I think you can look at the Uplifting Primer, if you wish. But, that´s only an idea from me and every one can do it, like you.
Do you want some Badges ? I can creat some, look at my blog, if you haven`t seen them ;-)
Thanks for the tip! Or perhaps I should saym "Vielen Dank!" I shall find a copy of the uplifiting primer and see what's there. I've been meaning to get my own copy, this gets me the excuse I need to finally do it.
I've seen your blog, the artwork looks great! But I can do my own when I finally get around to it. I used to do graphics for books back when I worked for Reaper (the CAV and Warlord games) so I know my way around Photoshop/Illustrator. :)
Thanks für the German^^
Year, yes i´m a diletant. I can´t úse Photoshop realy good. But i do my very best ;-)
In wich Segmentum did you play your arm y?
Your best is quite good. :) I put my homeworld in Obscurus.
Ok, Primer info incorporated. Vielen Dank! Mit freundlichen Grüßen aus Texas!
Nice to help you.
Thanks for german.
Your coming from Texas ? The glorious Lone star state ?
That´s cool.
Greetings from western germany.
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