Military unit
Light squadron
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A light squadron was a formation of the Imperial Navy commanded by an admiral. The light squadron was generally configured in one of two ways. The first configuration consisted of two attack lines, a skirmish line, and a recon line, for a force of between twenty and thirty ships. The second configuration was composed of two recon lines, a skirmish line, and a pursuit line, for a force totaling between twenty-five and thirty-five ships.
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Facts
- Formation
- Squadron
- Commander
- Admiral
- Second
- Captain of the line
- Subunit
- Configuration 1
- 2 attack lines
- 1 skirmish line
- 1 recon line Configuration 2
- 2 recon lines
- 1 skirmish line
- 1 pursuit line
- Strength
- Between twenty to thirty starships or twenty-five to thirty-five starships depending on configuration
- Affiliations
- Galactic Empire
- Imperial Navy
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