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[[Image:ClanSupernova.jpg|thumb|right|Map Designation of a Clan Supernova Binary]]
[[Image:ClanSupernovaTrinary.jpg|thumb|right|Map Designation of a Clan Supernova Trinary]]
==Description==
A '''Supernova''' is a variation of the standard [[Binary]] and [[Trinary]] as used in the [[Clans]]' [[Clan military structure|military organization]] in that it replaces the standard two or three [[Star]]s with [[Nova (unit)|Novas]].<ref>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 200</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12</ref><ref>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]'', p. 10</ref>  A Supernova Binary or Trinary is commanded by a [[Nova Captain]], usually one of the 'Mech unit leaders.<ref>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 201</ref>  While all of the Clans recognize the rank of Nova Captain some view it as a betrayal of [[Nicholas Kerensky]]'s original rank structure and so do not use it themselves.<ref>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 14</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
*''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''

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