Talk:13th Fleet

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Yang's rank

Sorry but fleet command rank always starts with the rank of Commodore which is equal to one star general. The major FPA fleets are commanded by Rear Admirals which is 3 star general or an army Corps in today's terms. So under circumstances even a Vice Admiral is eligible. Besides it depends on the ranks of his subordinates than some tradition. As a rule there should be no more than one person with the same rank for each military arm under his command. So in theory one Army, one Air corps, and one naval officer could hold the same rank and still be under his command. Almael 19:45, 24 September 2011 (UTC)

I don't know where you get this stuff, honestly. One of the goals of Gineipaedia is to base as much of our data (as reasonably possible) off of information that is explicitly presented in the series (as opposed to based on speculation or irrelevant real-world analogy). And the information in the series explicitly states the following (from CA's DVD rips):

Sithole: By the way, Rear Admiral Yang...

Yang: A promotion?

Sithole: Yes. And you'll be reassigned. I want you to assume the office of Commander of the 13th Fleet.

Yang: Isn't fleet commander a post for a Vice Admiral ?

Greenhill: It's a fleet that supplements recruits with the troops who survived at Astate. 6,400 ships, about 700,000 personnel. It's about half the usual number, you see.

This, and the fact that every single numbered Alliance fleet in the series (except this one) is commanded by a vice admiral or admiral (Paetta, Pastolle, Bewcock, Moore, Ulanhu, Legrange, Morton, and Carlsen) directly contradicts what you're suggesting here. I can't recall any indication given in the series that supports the idea that fleet command is ever given to commodores, let alone 'always'.  ♥ kine @ 04:22, 25 September 2011 (UTC)