Additional Information

Types of BattleMechs

Scout or Light.........20 to 35 Tons
Medium..................40 to 55 Tons
Heavy.....................60 to 75 Tons
Assault...................80 to 100 Tons

Military Organization

Both the Inner Sphere and the Clans use different organizations. They are listed below.

Inner Sphere

Lance......................4 combat units ('mechs or vehicles, rarely mixed)
Company.................3 Lances (Plus support vehicles)
Battalion..................3 Companies (Plus a Command Lance and support vehicles)
Regiment.................3 to 5 Battalions (plus support vehicles and space transport)

Clans

Point.....................1 OmniMech or 5 Elementals (Power Armor)
Star.......................5 Points (Led by a Star Commander)
Nova.....................1 Star of OmniMechs plus 1 Star of Elementals
Binary \ Trinary......2 or 3 Stars of OmniMechs (Led by Star Captain)
Cluster...................3 to 5 Binarys \ Trinarys (Led by a Star Colonel)
Galaxy...................3 to 5 Clusters (Led by a Galaxy Commander)

Star League \ Eridani Light Horse Ranks

The Eridani Light Horse has continued to use the ranking structure of the Star League. It has been reproduced here for reference.

Sergeant
Master Sergeant
Lieutenant
Captain
Major
Colonel