Field Guide Union Navy

Field Guide:
The Union Navy

Supplemental Information for Lancer v 1.8.5
Written by Miguel Lopez
Union Navy Organization
The Union Navy is a massive military bureaucracy that operates in nearly every theater of the
galaxy as a humanitarian, administrative, scientific, judicial, and military force.
GALCOM -- Galactic Command -- is the chief administrative council of Union Navy. It is

directly subordinate to Union’s Central Committee, and is advised by representatives from
Forecast/GALSIM. GALCOM is a parallel construction with a direct tie-in to the Five Voices.
GALCOM manages the affairs of the Union Navy, which includes the Union Navy Auxiliary
Forces and operations conducted by the Union Naval Intelligence (or, commonly, NavInt). It is
charged with protecting the interests of humanity and Union’s Central Committee, and the
defense of Cradle and all of her worlds.
GALCOM is a council composed of appointed Ring Admirals and their advisors. Its day-to-day
business is conducted on its physical campus on Ganymede, and in its constant-legionspace
projection, NAVHALL.
The Union Navy organizes the galaxy into theaters following the ring system noted in Union
Galactic Organization. GALCOM is represented by one Admiral per ring, with the
representative from Cradle acting as the committee president.
Union ground forces are commanded by naval officers, as all Union regulars and Union
Auxiliaries operate under the auspices of the Navy, and as such, are integrated into Naval
Command structures. Auxiliary forces typically have their own command structures, and are
only integrated into official Union command when Union command officers are present. All
Union officers are assumed to be a step above their local counterparts.
The Ganymede campus is reserved for commissioned officers of Captain or higher. NAVHALL
is available, with some restrictions placed on lower ranking enlisted and officers, to all
members of the Union Navy, auxiliary or regular.
Union Naval Intelligence operates the Liaison program, an institutional rival to the Union
Administrative Department. Liaisons are the public face of NavInt. The ranks listed in the Union
Naval Intelligence section below describe ranks of clandestine operatives that engage in
wetwork and active subterfuge.
There are twelve fleets recognized by the Union Navy, the First Fleet through the Eleventh
Fleet, plus the Core Guard, which patrols Cradle space. “Fleet” and “Line” are interchangeable
in naval parlance, informally.
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For example: “3rd Fleet (URAL Line)” refers to the 3rd Fleet, or the entire body of Union Naval
ships in the URAL Line.
The next level of organization is the Battlegroup, which typically contains anywhere from one to
four Union Expeditionary Forces. Battlegroups are autonomous, fleet-like units constructed
around a core of capital ships, commanded by an admiral. They vary in nature due to differing
tactical demands: some may field a number of ships of the line, where others may only have a
pair of carriers and a host of escorts. All have the ability to field (or to raise and field from local
levies) enough infantry to compose at least one UEF.
Below the Battlegroup is the Patrol, usually a single ship of the line and its escorts.
Below the Patrol is the Squadron, usually a group of subline ships (corvettes, gunboats)
Below the squadron are individual ships, organized by rating (capital ship, subline ship,
individual fighter, bomber, or mounted mech).
Union has never gathered full fleets together to for single actions -- “Fleet” in the narrative
present of Lancer is largely an administrative designation.
Union Galactic Organization
Cradle: ANDES Line -- Aconcagua Station, Cerro Bonete Station, Galan Station, etc
Ring 1: ROCKY MOUNTAIN Line -- Elbert Station, Lincoln Station, Castle Station, etc
Ring 2: KUNLUN Line -- Kongur Tagh Station, Karakoram Station, Mayakovsky Station, etc
Ring 3: URAL Line -- Manaraga Station, Elbrus Station, Iremel Station, etc
Ring 4: ATLAS Line -- Toubkal Station, Ouanoukrim Station, M’Goun Station, etc
Ring 5: HIMALAYA Line -- Everest Station, Kanchenjunga Station, Annapurna Station, etc
Ring 6: ALTAI Line -- Belukha Station, Nairamdal Station, Kharkhiraa Station, etc
Ring 7: CARPATHIAN Line -- Gerlachovsky Station, L’adovy Station, Moldoveanu Station, etc
Ring 8: SIERRA MADRE Line -- Mohinora Station, Peak Station, Bridger Station, etc
Ring 9: VINDHYA Line -- Kalumar Station, Dhupgarh Station, Mahendragiri Station, etc
Ring 10: CASCADE Line -- Rainier Station, Adams Station, Hood Station, etc
Ring 11: ANNAMITE Line -- Phou Bia Station, Phu Xai Lai Leng Station, Ngoc Linh Station, etc
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Union Navy Force Strength
Fleet (or Line): All flagged Union and Union Auxiliary ships in a given ring. Numbers range
between 500 and 700 capital ships.
Battlegroup: 3 to 5 capital ships, 5-10 subline ships, 50-100 individual fighters, bombers, or
mounted chassis.
Union Expeditionary Force: describes the complement of marines and mechanized chassis
transported aboard a carrier or capital-classified transport ship. Narrative present doctrine calls
for a ratio of 10 marines per mechanized chassis; general troop strength (not counting
mechanized chassis, armored vehicles, atmospheric vehicles, and materiel) ranges from 10,000
to 20,000 marines or auxiliary troopers.
Patrol: 1-2 capital ship(s), 3-5 subline ships, 0-50 individual fighters or bombers. 0-10 mounted
chassis.
Squadron: 3-5 subline ships, 0-20 fighters or bombers. 0-10 mounted chassis
Wing: 0-10 fighters or bombers. 0-5 mounted chassis. Not typically encountered without a
support ship or nearby orbital/star base.
Union Navy, Auxiliary Ranks; Commissioned Officers
Union Naval ranks for commissioned officers are as follows, with equivalent Auxiliary ranks
noted where appropriate. Naval ranks apply both to ship crews and transported ground forces:
Union Navy Union Auxiliary

Ring Admiral n/a
Section Admiral n/a
Admiral n/a
Commander Auxiliary Commander
Line Commander Auxiliary Section Commander
Captain Captain
Wing Commander Auxiliary Wing Commander
Section Lieutenant n/a
1st Lieutenant n/a
Lieutenant Lieutenant
Ensign n/a
Officer Cadet Auxiliary Cadet
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Union Navy, Auxiliary Ranks, Non-Commissioned Officers and
Enlisted Personnel
Union Naval ranks for noncommissioned officers and enlisted personnel are as follows, with
equivalent Auxiliary ranks noted where appropriate. Ship-specific ranks are noted (in
parenthesis), otherwise they are assumed to be the same:
Union Navy Union Auxiliary

Master Chief Warrant Officer Deck Auxiliary Officer
Senior Warrant Officer n/a
Warrant Officer Second Warrant Officer
Command Sergeant (Master Chief Petty Officer) n/a
Sergeant (Chief Petty Officer) Auxiliary Sergeant (Section Officer)
Corporal (Petty Officer, Senior) Auxiliary Corporal (Auxiliary Petty Officer)
Lance Corporal (Petty Officer, Junior) n/a
Marine, 1st Class (Crewmate, Senior) n/a
Marine (Crewmate) Auxiliary Trooper (Crewmate)
Union Naval Intelligence
Regardless of internal hierarchy, when interacting with other members of the military UNI
officers are considered commissioned officers.
The ranks for UNI are listed below, with equivalent ranks attached:
Union Naval Intelligence Union Navy

Director Section Admiral
Deputy Director Commander
Field Director/ Naval Liaison Line Commander
General Officer Wing Commander
Officer Section Lieutenant

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