Post by Minya Collowen on Aug 11, 2005 15:42:28 GMT -5
The Ranks of the Band of the Red Hand:
General - controls a company known as a Banner. This is approximately 1500 cavalry or 3000 infantry. Generals lead the men into battle, deciding how the might of the army will be brought to bear. With this great power comes great responsibility and great honor. Only the very finest military minds will ever reach this level and only the strongest survive it.
Captain/Commander - leads a squadron of cavalry, about 150 men, and Commanders lead companies of infantry, about 300 men. These are the officers of the army. They lead their forces into battle at the direction of the Generals. Captains and Commanders must be brilliant tacticians as well as canny fighters. Many of these officers are nobility with training in warfare but in the Shen an Calhar this isn’t a requirement.
Lieutenant - Junior officers, serve as aides to Captains and Commanders and are their eyes, ears and voices in combat and on the march. Lieutenants also usually lead detachments when a Captain or Commander chooses to split their forces.
Bannerman/File Leader - commands the squads that make up the cavalry squadrons and the files that form the infantry companies. These veteran soldiers are often the strongest warriors in the army. They lead by example and are responsible for the training of the men under them.
Scout - are the eyes and ears of the Generals. Moving ahead of the marching forces they mark the way and explore the terrain, shielding the army from ambushes and locating the enemy. Scouts are usually expert woodsmen with the ability to seamlessly blend with their surroundings and silently slip past the enemy. Scouts are higher paid and don’t have to take part in the mundane chores of the army, but their job is vastly more dangerous and the penalty for delivering false information is a horrible death.
Ranger - if the scout is the eyes and ears of the General, the Ranger is the looking glass the General uses to see all the way to the horizon. They often travel very far from the army to gather information beyond where the enemy is and how many men does he lead. Rangers are also called upon, from time to time, to perform special tasks for the Generals. Dangerous men all, Rangers are the most elite soldiers in the Shen an Calhar.
Redarm - are the police of the Shen an Calhar. They are usually drawn from the regular cavalry and infantry forces and are responsible for keeping their fellow soldiers in line when the army stops in a town or city. Redarms have very good reason to pay close attention at their jobs and to do them well. Damage caused by rowdy Banders is taken out of the pay of the Redarms on duty.
Medic - are tasked with keeping the army in fighting shape. They care for the wounded in battle and either help them to get back into the fight, or wisk them from further danger. They are masters of herb and needle. Don’t think that medics are wimps because they don’t ride in the cavalry or march in the infantry. Their job takes them into the hottest part of the fighting with light armor and weaponry, and as often as not, they must cut a path through the enemy to get their patients to safety. Being a Medic in the Band of the Red Hand is not for the faint of heart!
*borrowed from WoTenvy.com*
General - controls a company known as a Banner. This is approximately 1500 cavalry or 3000 infantry. Generals lead the men into battle, deciding how the might of the army will be brought to bear. With this great power comes great responsibility and great honor. Only the very finest military minds will ever reach this level and only the strongest survive it.
Captain/Commander - leads a squadron of cavalry, about 150 men, and Commanders lead companies of infantry, about 300 men. These are the officers of the army. They lead their forces into battle at the direction of the Generals. Captains and Commanders must be brilliant tacticians as well as canny fighters. Many of these officers are nobility with training in warfare but in the Shen an Calhar this isn’t a requirement.
Lieutenant - Junior officers, serve as aides to Captains and Commanders and are their eyes, ears and voices in combat and on the march. Lieutenants also usually lead detachments when a Captain or Commander chooses to split their forces.
Bannerman/File Leader - commands the squads that make up the cavalry squadrons and the files that form the infantry companies. These veteran soldiers are often the strongest warriors in the army. They lead by example and are responsible for the training of the men under them.
Scout - are the eyes and ears of the Generals. Moving ahead of the marching forces they mark the way and explore the terrain, shielding the army from ambushes and locating the enemy. Scouts are usually expert woodsmen with the ability to seamlessly blend with their surroundings and silently slip past the enemy. Scouts are higher paid and don’t have to take part in the mundane chores of the army, but their job is vastly more dangerous and the penalty for delivering false information is a horrible death.
Ranger - if the scout is the eyes and ears of the General, the Ranger is the looking glass the General uses to see all the way to the horizon. They often travel very far from the army to gather information beyond where the enemy is and how many men does he lead. Rangers are also called upon, from time to time, to perform special tasks for the Generals. Dangerous men all, Rangers are the most elite soldiers in the Shen an Calhar.
Redarm - are the police of the Shen an Calhar. They are usually drawn from the regular cavalry and infantry forces and are responsible for keeping their fellow soldiers in line when the army stops in a town or city. Redarms have very good reason to pay close attention at their jobs and to do them well. Damage caused by rowdy Banders is taken out of the pay of the Redarms on duty.
Medic - are tasked with keeping the army in fighting shape. They care for the wounded in battle and either help them to get back into the fight, or wisk them from further danger. They are masters of herb and needle. Don’t think that medics are wimps because they don’t ride in the cavalry or march in the infantry. Their job takes them into the hottest part of the fighting with light armor and weaponry, and as often as not, they must cut a path through the enemy to get their patients to safety. Being a Medic in the Band of the Red Hand is not for the faint of heart!
*borrowed from WoTenvy.com*
