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{{Military_unit | {{Military_unit | ||
− | |name=British Army | + | |name=British Army |
− | |logo= | + | |logo=British Army v2.png |
− | |motto=Be The Best | + | |motto=Be The Best |
− | |flag= | + | |flag=Flag-British_Army.png |
+ | |id=599 <!-- Use only if in game military unit. --> | ||
− | |General=show | + | |General=show |
− | | | + | |founded=25th January 2010 |
− | |disbanded= | + | |disbanded=N/A |
− | |country= | + | |country=United Kingdom |
− | |region=London | + | |region=London |
− | |colors=Red and Gold | + | |colors=Red and Gold |
− | |Structure=show | + | |Structure=show |
− | |soldiers= | + | |soldiers= |
− | |controlledby= | + | |controlledby= |
− | |partof=British Armed Forces | + | |partof=British Armed Forces |
− | |division1= | + | |division1= |
− | }} | + | }}{{TOCright}} |
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===Rank Structure=== | ===Rank Structure=== | ||
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|- style="background: #333333; color: white" | |- style="background: #333333; color: white" | ||
! width=10%| '''NATO Code''' | ! width=10%| '''NATO Code''' | ||
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! width=5%| OF-10 | ! width=5%| OF-10 | ||
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− | ! | + | ! Rank''' |
− | + | |[[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Private (Army).png|20px]]<br/>Private | |
− | + | |[[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Lieutenant (Army).png|20px]]<br/>Lieutenant | |
− | + | |[[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Colonel (Army).png|20px]] <br />Colonel | |
− | + | |[[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Major General.png|20px]] [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Major General Decorative.png|20px]] <br /> Major General | |
− | + | |[[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Staff Field Marshal.png|20px]] [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Field Marshal Decorative.png|20px]]<br /> Field Marshal | |
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! Abbreviation | ! Abbreviation | ||
− | | | + | | '''Pte''' |
− | | | + | | '''Lt''' |
− | | | + | | '''Col''' |
− | | | + | | '''Maj Gen''' |
− | | | + | | '''FM''' |
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==History of the British Army== | ==History of the British Army== | ||
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| Major General [[Betafoxtrot]] | | Major General [[Betafoxtrot]] | ||
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| Major General [[Gambit8]] | | Major General [[Gambit8]] | ||
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− | |[[File: | + | |[[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - General.png|20px]] |
− | | Major General [[JamesB009]] | + | | Major General [[Captain Patrick|JamesB009]] |
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| July 2011 | | July 2011 | ||
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− | |[[File: | + | |[[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - General.png|20px]] |
| Major General [[Lionbeard]] | | Major General [[Lionbeard]] | ||
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| November 2011 | | November 2011 | ||
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− | | Major General | + | | Major General NikSerb |
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| November 2011 | | November 2011 | ||
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− | |[[File: | + | |[[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - General.png|20px]] |
− | | Major General [[JamesB009]] | + | | Major General [[Captain Patrick|JamesB009]] |
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− | The British Army began in April 2010 after wide-spread military reforms, in preparation for Erepublik V2, dissolved the [[ | + | The British Army began in April 2010 after wide-spread military reforms, in preparation for Erepublik V2, dissolved the [[Royal Navy]] and [[Special Forces Support Group]]. After the reforms, the British Army was not a branch, but a group of branches: |
*British Army | *British Army | ||
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**''And later also the [[Army Training Corps]]'' | **''And later also the [[Army Training Corps]]'' | ||
− | At this time, there was no commanding officer for the Army, and control was handed directly to the [[Chief of the General Staff]], responsible also for the [[United Kingdom Special Forces]]. | + | At this time, there was no commanding officer for the Army, and control was handed directly to the [[General Staff|Chief of the General Staff]], responsible also for the [[United Kingdom Special Forces]]. |
===January 2011 Reforms=== | ===January 2011 Reforms=== | ||
− | After further changes to the battlefield module the British Armed Forces underwent further structural reforms and with the reintroduction of the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Air Force]] as | + | After further changes to the battlefield module the British Armed Forces underwent further structural reforms and with the reintroduction of the [[Royal Navy]] and the [[Royal Air Force]] as independent branches, the British Army became one arm of the British Armed Forces, tri-service organization. |
It was further split into regiments:<br> | It was further split into regiments:<br> | ||
[[File:Grenadier-Guards-Cap-Badge.jpg|20px]][[Grenadier Guards]]<br> | [[File:Grenadier-Guards-Cap-Badge.jpg|20px]][[Grenadier Guards]]<br> | ||
− | [[File:Grenadier-Guards-Cap-Badge.jpg|20px]] | + | [[File:Grenadier-Guards-Cap-Badge.jpg|20px]]King's Regiment |
===June 2011 Reform=== | ===June 2011 Reform=== | ||
− | In June another reform came to the Armed Forces. The British Army lost its regiments in favour of the simpler command structure of a Commander-in-Chief with the | + | In June another reform came to the Armed Forces. The British Army lost its regiments in favour of the simpler command structure of a Commander-in-Chief with the possibility of assigning two Commanding Officers. |
− | [[Gambit8]] was the first "Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces" after the June Reforms, and opted for a single Commanding Officer, [[JamesB009]]. | + | [[Gambit8]] was the first "Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces" after the June Reforms, and opted for a single Commanding Officer, [[Captain Patrick|JamesB009]]. |
===October 2011 Reform=== | ===October 2011 Reform=== | ||
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It was subsequently decided to rename the Royal Navy the [[British Army Reserves]]. | It was subsequently decided to rename the Royal Navy the [[British Army Reserves]]. | ||
− | == | + | ==Generic ranks== |
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− | + | ! width=10%| '''Military Branch''' | |
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+ | ! colspan="20" |[[File:Flag-UK.jpg|25px]] <small>The [[United Kingdom|<font color=white text>United Kingdom</font>]] [[United_Kingdom#Armed_Forces|<font color=white text>Armed Forces</font>]]</small> [[File:Flag-UK.jpg|25px]] | ||
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+ | ! [[File:Seal_of_the_Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff.png|50px|center]]'''[[British_Army#Staff|Defence Staff]]''' | ||
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+ | | [[File:Staff-Major_General.png|20px]] [[File:Staff-Major_General-Decorative.png|20px]] <br /> Major General | ||
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+ | | [[File:Staff-General.png|20px]] [[File:Staff-General-Decorative.png|20px]] <br /> General | ||
+ | | [[File:Staff-Field_Marshal.png|20px]] [[File:Staff-Field_Marshal-Decorative.png|20px]]<br /> Field Marshal | ||
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+ | | style="background: #00A9FF;" |Office of the General Staff | ||
+ | | style="background: #00D1FF;" |Chief of the General Staff | ||
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+ | ! [[File:British Army v2.png|50px|center]]'''[[British Army]]''' | ||
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+ | | [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Private (Army).png|20px]] <br />Private | ||
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+ | | [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Corporal (Army).png|20px]] <br />Corporal | ||
+ | | [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Sergeant (Army).png|20px]] <br />Sergeant | ||
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+ | | [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Colonel (Army).png|20px]] <br />Colonel | ||
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+ | | [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Major General.png|20px]] [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Major General Decorative.png|20px]] <br /> Major General | ||
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+ | | [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - General.png|20px]] [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - General Decorative.png|20px]] <br /> General | ||
+ | | [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Field Marshal.png|20px]] [[File:Insignia - British Armed Forces - Field Marshal Decorative.png|20px]] <br /> Field Marshal | ||
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+ | | style="background: #95CD86;" |Trainee | ||
+ | | style="background: #2A9D34;" |Soldier | ||
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+ | | style="background: #2A9D34;" |Regiment 2IC | ||
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+ | | style="background: #2A9D34;" |Regiment CO | ||
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+ | | style="background: #C6B903;" |Staff Officer | ||
+ | | style="background: #C6B903;" |General Staff Officer | ||
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+ | | style="background: #C6B903;" |General Officer Commanding | ||
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+ | |} | ||
− | + | ==See also== | |
− | + | *[[Military Decorations, Medals and Insignia of the British Armed Forces]] | |
− | [[ | + | *{{eLink|unit|599|British Army Military Unit}} |
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The British Army was the IRC active, a mobile branch of the British Armed Forces.
Rank Structure
NATO Code | OR-1 | OF-1 | OF-5 | OF-7 | OF-10 |
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Rank | Private |
Lieutenant |
Colonel |
Major General |
Field Marshal |
Abbreviation | Pte | Lt | Col | Maj Gen | FM |
History of the British Army
From | To | Commander-in-Chief British Army | |
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Major General Betafoxtrot | |||
Major General Gambit8 | |||
Major General JamesB009 | |||
July 2011 | Major General Lionbeard | ||
November 2011 | Major General NikSerb | ||
November 2011 | N/A | Major General JamesB009 |
The British Army began in April 2010 after wide-spread military reforms, in preparation for Erepublik V2, dissolved the Royal Navy and Special Forces Support Group. After the reforms, the British Army was not a branch, but a group of branches:
- British Army
- Infantry
- Royal Armoured Corps
- Royal Artillery
- Army Air Corps
- And later also the Army Training Corps
At this time, there was no commanding officer for the Army, and control was handed directly to the Chief of the General Staff, responsible also for the United Kingdom Special Forces.
January 2011 Reforms
After further changes to the battlefield module the British Armed Forces underwent further structural reforms and with the reintroduction of the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force as independent branches, the British Army became one arm of the British Armed Forces, tri-service organization.
It was further split into regiments:
Grenadier Guards
King's Regiment
June 2011 Reform
In June another reform came to the Armed Forces. The British Army lost its regiments in favour of the simpler command structure of a Commander-in-Chief with the possibility of assigning two Commanding Officers.
Gambit8 was the first "Commander-in-Chief, Land Forces" after the June Reforms, and opted for a single Commanding Officer, JamesB009.
October 2011 Reform
In the October reforms of 2011 the British Army was singled out to be the main, active fighting force of the British Armed Forces, first with the closure of the RAF and then with the reform of the Royal Navy into an IRC inactive branch.
It was subsequently decided to rename the Royal Navy the British Army Reserves.
Generic ranks
Military Branch | OR-1 | OR-2 | OR-3 | OR-4 | OR-5 | OR-6 | OR-7 | OR-8 | OF-1 | OF-2 | OF-3 | OF-4 | OF-5 | OF-6 | OF-7 | OF-8 | OF-9 | OF-10 | OF-11 |
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The United Kingdom Armed Forces | |||||||||||||||||||
Defence Staff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Major General |
- | - | General |
Field Marshal |
Office of the General Staff | Chief of the General Staff | ||||||||||||||||||
British Army | - | Private |
- | Corporal |
Sergeant |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Colonel |
- | Major General |
- | General |
Field Marshal |
Trainee | Soldier | Regiment 2IC | Regiment CO | Staff Officer | General Staff Officer | General Officer Commanding |
See also
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