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Title: 1880 to 1912 Campaign: Prince. of Huack Officer Insignia
Post by: wargamer1972 on September 18, 2011, 02:58:35 AM

Prince Karl of Huack, approved the new officer insignia for the Royal Army.
Blog link: http://wargamer1972.blogspot.com/2011/09/principality-of-huack-army-officer-rank.html

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Title: Re: 1880 to 1912 Campaign: Prince. of Huack Officer Insignia
Post by: Red Orc on September 18, 2011, 11:03:17 AM

Very nice, and the imagi-nations stuff on the blog looks very interesting. Can we assume that the Principality of Huack is closely tied to the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha as that's very nearly the British Army's rank structure there (except the British just call a 'Brigadier General' a Brigadier, Major- and Lieutenant-General would be the other way round and there's no 'General' above them)? Or, like the Russian word for ralway station being 'вокзал' (Voksal), does it come from a hurried visit to London?

You might find that this gets moved to VSF though as Ruritania, Molvania and other fictional Central European nations tend to end up there.

Title: Re: 1880 to 1912 Campaign: Prince. of Huack Officer Insignia
Post by: wargamer1972 on September 20, 2011, 02:12:39 AM

Thanks for the heads up on listing as VSF.  I'll remember that!  I think I'm going to eliminate the LG and replace with a Colonel-General.  In the states a LGen out ranks a MGen.

Title: Re: 1880 to 1912 Campaign: Prince. of Huack Officer Insignia
Post by: Plynkes on September 20, 2011, 09:04:32 AM

It doesn't have to go in VSF Adventures if it has no science fiction elements. Imaginary colonial campaigns are fine here. But is it actually colonial in nature, or more a war between two minor powers? I can't really tell from this one post.


Anyway, If you'd prefer it went in VSF I can move it for you. Just say and it's done.

Title: Re: 1880 to 1912 Campaign: Prince. of Huack Officer Insignia
Post by: joroas on September 20, 2011, 09:21:58 AM

No Major General and Lieutenant General are the right way round, it was originally a Sergeant-Major General.  Incidentally, the British stopped calling Brigadiers a General to save the money they would have to pay for the status.  Cheapskates even in the 19th C.

Title: Re: 1880 to 1912 Campaign: Prince. of Huack Officer Insignia
Post by: Red Orc on September 20, 2011, 08:23:13 PM

Quote from: joroas on September 20, 2011, 09:21:58 AM

No Major General and Lieutenant General are the right way round, it was originally a Sergeant-Major General...

Learn something new every day and all that, I've blithely gone through the last 30 years of my life believing these to be the other way around.

Title: Re: 1880 to 1912 Campaign: Prince. of Huack Officer Insignia
Post by: wargamer1972 on September 23, 2011, 06:20:34 PM

Quote from: Plynkes on September 20, 2011, 09:04:32 AM

It doesn't have to go in VSF Adventures if it has no science fiction elements. Imaginary colonial campaigns are fine here. But is it actually colonial in nature, or more a war between two minor powers? I can't really tell from this one post.

I do intend for African operations, or an Afristan as a small side but the mean will be fighting between two minor states.

Title: Re: 1880 to 1912 Campaign: Prince. of Huack Officer Insignia
Post by: joroas on September 23, 2011, 06:42:34 PM

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Learn something new every day and all that, I've blithely gone through the last 30 years of my life believing these to be the other way around.

Glad to help with you edumacation then.  :D