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No, don't worry for those that read it, I am not discontinuing it. In fact I am still (trying) to write it and have some new ideas etc provided I can surmount this horrid writer's block that has settled upon me at the moment...ugh.
As of right now I've gotten three requests for character appearances (one of which is the subject of the current episode) with the other two set to appear later on...one of whom I think may develop a lot of rage once her role in the story is revealed...but that is another matter entirely and not set to happen yet.
Anyways, just wanted to let everyone know that it is still alive though not necessarily well.
And now for random Clone Wars factoids because I can and people have asked.
There are several star destroyer classes in my Clone Wars fanfic and I figured I'd give everyone an answer to the question that a recent reader asked me. So, here are the Republic's star destroyers from the smallest to largest. Of these, the Gladiator, Victory, Venator, Imperator, and Tector classes were available at the outset of the war while the Sabre, Guardian, Preservation, Chancellor, and Liberator were brought into the fleet during the middle and end of the war. Unless stated otherwise, you can assume that the star destroyers I am referring to in the story are Venator classes.
Gladiator (500 meters) designed to escort the larger Victory-class, they later served as patrol ships during the Galactic Empire
Sabre (600 meters) sharing design aspects of the larger Venator, designed as a heavy escort
Guardian (800 meters) smaller Venator variant that removed the ventral hangar, giving it better protection
Preservation (900 meters) another Venator variant with sleeker hull lines and additional hangar facilities
Victory (900 meters) later reclassified as the Victory-I by the Galactic Empire, it served alongside the Venator as the principle Republic warship, had heavier armor and shields than the Venator with comparable armament but slower speed
Venator (1137 meters) the main Republic star destroyer of the war, after the war it was rapidly withdrawn from frontline service and used for training by the Galactic Empire
Imperator (1600 meters) later reclassified as the Imperial-I by the Galactic Empire, along with the Tector this was the principle heavy combatant of the war
Tector (1600 meters) heavily armored variant of the Imperator that did away with hangar facilities in exchange for more armor and armament
Chancellor (2100 meters) introduced later in the war as a counter to heavier CIS ships, it combined aspects of the Victory and Venator classes, later reclassified as the Emperor-class by the Galactic Empire
Liberator (2600 meters) the largest of the wartime star destroyers with only a handful built, they combined the firepower of the Imperator and Tector classes with the carrying capacity of the Venator-class
In addition, there are several other major combatants in the Republic fleet which are not designated as star destroyers but share similar qualities.
Acclamator I/II Assault Ship (752 meters) the staple of the GAR's space transport fleet, the Acclamator II sacrificed carrying capacity for heavier armor, shields, and armament, served as the basis for several of the Galactic Empire's lighter warships
Unification Heavy Frigate (1150 meters) a scaled up variant of the Acclamator assault ships, it was designed with the same planetary assault role in mind with more carrying capacity
Procurator Battlecruiser (2500 meters) originally part of Kuat's defense fleet and its clients, these ships were seconded to the Republic during the war and served alongside other massive Kuat Drive Yards warships as heavy combatants in the Republic fleet and served as the basis for the later Allegiance-class battlecruiser of the Galactic Empire
Praetor Battlecruiser (4000 meters) another KDY warship that came to serve the Republic in the war, the class was known for its overpowered reactor core which enabled it to carry some of the heaviest shields and weapons in the galaxy, one such core was later used to power the Rebel Base on Hoth
Mandator I/II Dreadnought (8000 meters) the largest warships of the Clone Wars era, they served in the Kuat defense fleet before the war broke out and brought them into the Republic fleet, the Mandator II differed little from the earlier design save that its engines were upgraded significantly, the class would later serve as the basis for several of the Galactic Empire's largest warships
And now for the GAR ranks and formations since I changed those a little in my story, it should be noted that these represent the GAR's clone army only, not the various non-clone forces that the Republic employed during the war.
High General (one of ten Jedi Masters)
Senior General (a Jedi Master)
General (either a Jedi Knight or Master or non-clone officer)
Commander (either a Jedi Apprentice or non-clone officer)
Marshal-Commander (senior most clone officer in command of a corps)
Senior-Commander (clone officer in charge of a legion)
Regimental-Commander (clone officer in command of a regiment)
Battalion-Commander (clone officer in command of a battalion)
Colonel (reserved for non-clone officers)
Lieutenant-Colonel (reserved for non-clone officers)
Lieutenant-Colonel (reserved for non-clone officers)
Major (highest non-commander clone rank)
Captain (frequently serve as liaisons to Jedi Generals and Commanders in addition to commanding a company of troopers)
Lieutenant (commands a platoon)
Sub-Lieutenant (replaces second-lieutenant in the canon)
Senior-Sergeant (replaces sergeant-major in the canon, senior NCO rank)
Sergeant (NCO rank, squad leader)
Corporal (junior NCO rank)
Trooper (unranked clone)
It should also be noted that I am taking a little liberty here when referring to the GAR. When the Kaminoans refer to a 'unit', rather than assuming this means a single clone, I am inferring that this is in fact a battalion of 576 clones. Meaning that the initial 200,000 units in Attack of the Clones amounts to a total of 115,200,000 clones and the additional 1,000,000 mentioned would equal 576,000,000 clones, making the total strength of the GAR's clone forces 691,200,000 clones strong which when you consider the sheer scale and scope of the battlefield (most of the galaxy) and the billions (and perhaps trillions) of droid and non-droid forces that the Separatists command makes a bit more sense than the standard 3,000,000 given and also accounts for all the non-infantry clones we see running around piloting tanks, walkers, and fighters and crewing warships.
Grand Army, totaling 691,200,000 clones with unknown number of non-clone auxiliary forces (Supreme Chancellor Palpatine as Commander-in-Chief)
Systems Army, there were ten systems armies in the GAR, each commanded by a High Jedi General who typically a Master serving on the Jedi Council, of the original ten High Jedi Generals, three died during the course of the war before Operation Nightfall and Order 66 killed most of the rest (known survivors being Obi-Wan Kenobi who was promoted first from General to Senior General and later to High General during the war and Grand Master Yoda, the only surviving member of the original ten High Generals)
Sector Army, commanded by a Senior General, sector armies often had multiple clone corps, legions, and non-clone brigades under their command to conduct operations in their designated zones of control
Corps commanded by a Marshal-Commander, General, and Commander, along with legions and brigades, the corps were the most used combat formation in direct combat against the Separatist ground forces
Legion/Brigade, legions were led by a clone Senior-Commander while brigades were the largest non-clone formations in the war and led by Colonels
Regiment, led by clone Regimental-Commanders or by a non-clone Lieutenant-Colonel or Major in non-clone formations
Battalion, led by clone Battalion-Commanders with clone Majors as second-in-command or in non-clone formations by a non-clone Major or Captain
Company, led by a clone Captain, clone Lieutenant, and clone Senior-Sergeant, non-clone formations were typically led by a non-clone Captain or Lieutenant
Platoon, led by a clone Sub-Lieutenant, non-clone formations usually led by some form of Lieutenant and Sergeant
Squad, led by a clone Sergeant and clone Corporal
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Cool, keep up the good work. I know how it goes with writer's block...