ComStar and Word of Blake Unit Organization
Just as the Clans use an idiosyncratic organizational structure based on five-Point Stars, ComStar's military arm, the Com Guards (and its splinter faction, the Word of Blake), base their organization on multiples of six. The ComGuards, ComStar's military branch, and the Word of Blake Militia share a common heritage and organization. Both militaries use combined arms tactics and a simplistic command structure to minimize the effects of the loss of an upper command echelon. Neither the Word of Blake Militia nor the Com Guards use a formal organization above Level 4.
Level 1 consist of a single BattleMech, armored vehicle or aerospace fighter, or even a single infantry squad; leading to Level 2, formed around six Level 1 units also called a demi-company (6 Mechs); level 3 is made of six Level 2 units and is referred to as a battalion (36 Mechs); Level 4 strength units consist of six Level 3 units (216 Mechs);also known as a division; Level 5 units are formed by six Level 4 units (1296 Mechs); also called an Army due to the size and scale of forces placed under a single command authority. Most Army commands are an administrative grouping, but few were deployed as field units. Commands at the Level 6 tier consist of six level 5 units, these are almost completely absent from the ComGuard military organization, and is used when regional command level of entire regions of space is needed.
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