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The Alliance Army were the ground forces of the Alliance Military, consisting of the Alliance Special Forces and Rebel troopers, controlled by Alliance High Command, and various Sector Forces. Laryn Kre'fey was a general in the Army. It was later replaced by the New Republic Army.
A group of Alliance Special Forces soldiers.

The Alliance Army was founded and operated until the Battle of Endor as a guerrilla force – aimed at tying down and harassing an enemy force rather than meeting that enemy in open battle. An Alliance Army force could expect to be outnumbered in any given battle it fought against the Imperial Army, and as such its tactics were geared towards 'hit and run' rather than conventional battle.

Troopers on board the Tantive IV were seen using a two-man buddy system for point and cover fire.[1]

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[edit] Soldiers

The Alliance Army's infantry was formed partly of Alliance Special Forces and the SpecOps divisions. Organizations formed of highly trained commandos and agents, who performed a series of guerrilla attacks throughout the Galactic Civil War with the aim of undermining, pilfering from and ultimately destroying the Empire. The rest of the Alliance Army's infantry was made up of Sector Forces with the vast majority of the personnel being Rebel troopers.

[edit] Rank

Though questioned, the Alliance had a chain of command just like the Empire and the Republic. It is as follows:

Corporal: Commands a Squad of ten troops.

Sergeant: Commands two squads of ten soldiers each.

Lieutenant: Commanded a platoon of soldiers.

Captain: Commanded a company (two platoons of ten squads per platoon).

Major: Commanded three groups of two units each to form a regiment.

Colonel: Commanded three regiments.

Brigadier General: Commanded five regiments to form a brigade.

Major General: Commanded four brigades to form a division.

General: Commanded four to five divisions.

General of the Army: The supreme commander of all of the Alliance ground forces.

There were no other high ranking officers aside from the Admiral of the Combined Fleet of the Alliance, who commanded entire fleets, and Supreme Commander, who commanded the entire military arm on the battlefield. In the Navy, the rank of Ensign, Lieutenant, Commander, and Captain were the only ranks beneath the rank of Admiral. Beneath the officers were the ordinary crewman.[source?]

[edit] Vehicles

When in major battles the Alliance was known to utilize several different vehicles.

[edit] Armor

[edit] Artillery

[edit] Mechanized Infantry

[edit] Aerial Assault

[edit] Reconnaissance

[edit] Naval

[edit] Planetary Defenses

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Sources

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ↑ Visual Guide Chapter 3
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