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[[Image:ClanGalaxy.jpg|thumb|right|Map Designation of a Clan Galaxy]]
==Description==
A '''Galaxy''' is the largest type of military formation fielded by the [[Clan|Clans]], equivalent to a [[brigade]] in the defunct [[Star League Defense Force]]. Named for a letter of the Greek alphabet (''e.g.'' "Alpha", "Delta", "Omega"), a Galaxy consists of several [[Cluster|Clusters]] and is commanded by a [[Galaxy Commander]]. Galaxies are self-contained units which include all the necessary assets to mount independent operations, though in practice Galaxies rarely take to the field of battle as one unified force.<ref name=MWGC75>''MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans'', p. 75</ref>

Some Galaxies can have as few as two Clusters,<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/> while others can have as many as six.<ref name=MWGC75/> Most Galaxies will have three to five Clusters and include an independent command [[Trinary]] or Cluster.<ref name=FMWC12/><ref name=FMCC10/><ref name=CBT>''Classic BattleTech RPG'', p. 200</ref>

[[Nicholas Kerensky]] himself intended for Galaxies to serve as administrative and logistical organizations rather than as battlefield units, and unlike smaller formations never set down criteria for their composition.<ref name=FMWC12>''Field Manual: Warden Clans'', p. 12</ref><ref name=FMCC10>''Field Manual: Crusader Clans'', p. 10</ref> Support elements such as engineers, [[artillery]] and [[MASH]] units are organized at the Galaxy level but can be attached to individual Clusters as needed.<ref name=MWGC75/>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Classic BattleTech RPG]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Crusader Clans]]''
* ''[[Field Manual: Warden Clans]]''
* ''[[MechWarrior's Guide to the Clans]]''

[[Category:Clan Terms]]
[[Category:Military Formations]]

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