The Resistance Military

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The Resistance Military
Overall the Resistance military is no match for its enemies in open warfare, however it is more than capable of fighting against them. Not every war is won with sheer numbers. Courage, ingenuity, and undaunting determination have seen many battles and wars won by the lesser entity and will again.

Consisting of several ragtag migrant fleets which include ground and starfighter support forces, moving from system to system and from hideout to hideout. Some cells consist solely of a single freighter and its crew which will dogfight, run blockades, smuggle supplies across occupied territory, and commit to small scale ground operations. Others of dedicated Starfighter Squadrons, while some are full scale Task Forces of ships.

Your Han Solo-types, Wedge Antilleses, Cassian Andors, and Admiral Ackbars can all find a place within the Resistance Military in some fashion.

 

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The Resistance Fleet
Every military relies on its fleet. The Fleet is its mobility, without it the military cannot move, cannot attack, and cannot defend itself adequately. For the Resistance, the fleet is much more than that. It is home.

Since the Resistance isn’t based out of any planet, it relies on its mobility to keep from being drawn into a war it cannot win. Even the Provisional Government and Jedi Temple are based on ships that move about the galaxy. Sure, they build various bases and hideouts on planetoids all over the place, but the Fleet is the true home to the Resistance.

The Resistance Fleet however is relatively small, consisting primarily of escorts and carriers, with only handfuls of heavy cruisers and light star destroyers remaining after the Fall and subsequent exodus. Most Fleet groups are small dedicated Task Forceshttp://starwarsrp.net/topic/106925-npc-templates-20/?p=1581690 under a single commanding officer.

 

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Starfighter Corps
Like the Rebel Alliance, the New Republic, and the Resistance that came before it, Starfighters are one of the most versatile weapons platforms to exist and the Resistance will utilize them to their fullest capabilities.

Nominally split into wings of thirty six lead by a Commander, squadrons of twelve with a Captain acting as the CO, or flights of four the Resistance Starfighter Corps is designed simply. Most squadrons consist of a single type of fighter, but not always. Some Resistance Squadrons consist of a blastboat supported by fighters and interceptors or a flight of bombers with their escorts.

While normally carried about starships, many Resistance Bases exist for starfighters to launch their missions from.

 

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Special Operations
Due to the small size of the Resistance most cells consist of a number of Mission Groups of Special Operations. They float from place to place, loaning themselves and their resources to other Resistance Cells or undergo their own private wars against their enemies. These operate with absolute autonomy unless they choose to fight alongside larger groups, to the point that even orders are phrased and described along the lines of requests. They are not expected to be quiet and subtle or exactly lawful in their actions, and often only work part-time for the Resistance. Think of your Spectreshttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Spectres, Booster Terrick types, Smugglers, and Bounty Hunters.

Most of the time the individual Light Freighters that operate alongside the Resistance or as part of its military structure are designated as Special Operations Groups. Starfighter Squadrons like the ancient Wraith Squadronhttp://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Wraith_Squadron where the crew are not only pilots but also commandos capable of a wide variety of missions also fall into this category.

Special Operations also includes Resistance Intelligence, who are forced to reside in the shadows in order to relay valuable information to the Resistance. Slicers and smugglers make for valuable assets to Intelligence, and operatives who undertake infiltration, strategic reconnaissance, and assassination missions for the Resistance.

 

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Special Forces
The traditional military of the Resistance falls into the Special Forces branch. Professional soldiers organized into high-trained and specialized regiments, the Special Forces branch is the dedicated military organization controlled directly by the Supreme Commander.

Boarding actions taken by Venom Troopers, open warfare conducted by hardened Marines, expert pilots organized into elite squadrons, Infiltrators impregnating enemy bastions, veteran Tank squadrons and armored forces roll over fortifications, and Pathfinders exploring unmapped planets, are all represented in small groups organized directly by High Command, dispatched to warzones where the fighting is expected to be most difficult.

 

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Military Ranks
Despite any given rank, it is not uncommon to see Generals and Admirals participating in small operations and infiltrations, or piloting fighters at the head of a single flight. The dire need for bodies the Resistance faces sometimes requires any rank to get out and fight.

No Military Ranks are restricted, nor are they necessary.

Admiral/General
The highest ranking members of the Resistance Military, commanding individual Task Forces of ships and their associated starfighter and ground support forces. An Admiral answers only to the Provisional Government and has total authority over their forces, some maintaining ground forces to conduct planetary assaults as well as participate in space combat.

Commander
The rank often holds different denominations such as Commodore, Marshal, Vice Admiral, Colonel, Major, etc its purpose remains the same. The Commanders provide a level of authority over small groups of Resistance vessels, command the larger hulls of the few remaining Star Destroyers within the Fleet, or control various groups of Special Operations forces such as Starfighter Wings or significant ground forces.

Captain
Commands a single vessel ranging from a simple light freighter and its crew meant to run blockades, starfighter squadrons to strike key enemy installations, to heavy cruisers designed for direct space combat actions.

Enlisted
There are numerous enlisted ranks and titles for the tasks each of the enlisted personnel are expected to fulfill. From combat grunt to chief engineer, sergeants and pilots all fall somewhere into these ranks. Different cells and branches use different nomenclature but the intent and level of authority are roughly the same across the Resistance.