本文的内容属于“传说”（legends）宇宙。
====第十章：帝国的崛起====
====THE RISE OF THE EMPIRE====
“Give me a good plan I can execute today over a perfect plan I can execute next week.”
—Airen Cracken, supreme commander, New Republic Intelligence
“给我一个今天就能执行的可靠方案，胜过给我一个下周才能执行的完美方案。”
——艾伦·克拉肯，新共和国情报局最高指挥官
==帝国海军军衔指南==
==IMPERIAL NAVY RANK GUIDE==
参考南大在中文网回帖中给出的建议，Line Rank译作“指挥军衔”，Specialist Rank译作“专业军衔”或“技术军衔”；
除了Warlord、High Admiral、专业军衔中的Commander外，其他军衔与职位基本参考DarthExecutor大佬的翻译；
High Admiral作为职位名称，参考中文网的译名管理系统，译作“最高司令”；
专业军衔中的Commander参考达斯·赫敏大佬的专栏，作为军衔名称时译作“准校”；
DarthExecutor大佬参考美国海军与陆军的军衔译名、并结合中文网论坛内的一些译名对指挥军衔与专业军衔进行了翻译，由于某些单词在陆军与海军中表示军衔时区别极大、加之该军衔系统是在海军军衔的基础上杂揉了些“类似帝国陆军”的军衔进来，为了能让译名符合表格的等级划分，部分单词的翻译可能与该单词在现实中指代的军衔名称不同。
Warlord通常会被译作“军阀”，但是此处这个单词很明显不可能与中文里的军阀一词对应，由于是荣誉性质的职位且表格列出的职位系统中并没有Warmaster，因此译作“战帅”；
Horizontal lines that do not align in the “plack” section indicate where the relationship between position and rank can vary.
“军衔板”一列的横线如果没有与其他部分对齐，表明其对应的职位与军衔之间存在变化区间。
In theory, the plack is associated with line rank, but officers with the position of fleet admiral and ship’s captain always wear the insignia of a full admiral and a senior captain (or captain of the line), respectively.
理论上来说，军衔板的样式与指挥军衔对应，但舰队司令总是佩戴着上将的标识、舰长总是佩戴高级上校（指挥上校）的标识。
Code cylinders are encrypted devices designed to regulate computer use aboard Imperial Navy ships, also used as rank identifiers. The additional override cylinders of flag officers relate to their fleet responsibilities. Typically, new code cylinders are issued with every new assignment, and officers not on active duty do not normally wear them. They are worn in small pockets near the shoulders of the uniform tunic, with the first one always placed on the left-hand pocket beside the rank plack. Specialist code cylinders are worn in the same positions, but serve purely as insignia.
密码管是一种加密设备，被设计用于控制帝国海军舰艇上的计算机设备，也能作为军衔标识。海军将官佩戴的额外超控密码管与他们所在舰队的职责有关。通常情况下，每轮新任务会发布新的密码管，而未在执行任务的军官一般不会佩戴。密码管安插在制服上衣靠近肩部的小口袋里，从左侧军衔板旁边的小口袋开始安放。专业军官/技术军官的密码管也位于相同的位置，但仅仅起到标识军衔的作用。
Position is an officer’s current assignment to a specific ship or unit, as opposed to permanent rank. The positions of Warlord and High Admiral are essentially honorary, normally held by Grand Admirals and Moffs.
职位，是军官在某一特定舰船或作战编制上时被安排的分配，并非永久军衔。战帅与最高司令基本上算荣誉性的职位，一般由元帅与星区总督担任。
A Fleet Admiral commands a fleet, and is usually the senior officer in a sector. The main practical sub-unit of the fleet is the squadron, and its flag officer is usually called the commander, although he is officially appointed as its admiral.
舰队司令指挥着一支舰队，通常是一个星区的高级军官。舰队的常用子编制是分舰队，其将官通常被称作“指挥官”，虽然正式的任命的职位是分舰队司令。
Between the fleet and the squadron there is an extra level, the Systems Force, the overall commander of which is styled a systems admiral or commodore. In practice, however, most Systems Forces contain just one squadron, and the systems admiral and squadron commander are the same officer.
在舰队与分舰队之间还有额外一级的编制，行星系部队，其总指挥被称作“行星系司令”或“司令”。然而，实际上大多数行星系部队只有一支分舰队，此时行星系司令与分舰队指挥官是同样的官职。
Below the squadron level, small groups of escorts or light cruisers are commanded by senior captains, while the commanding officer of a ship is always the captain, and officers serving in a ship’s crew are known generally as lieutenants regardless of rank, although ensigns can be addressed as midshipman.
在分舰队编制以下，护航舰艇或轻巡洋舰组成的小规模部队由高级上校指挥，而单艘舰船的指挥军官都担任舰长职位，虽然少尉军衔的军官被称作候补军官，但是在舰上服役的军官无论军衔如何都可以称作现役军官。
Line rank is held by line officers, the men who command the bridge crew, captain ships, and hoist their flag over fleets. There are very few officers with permanent line ranks above senior captain (formally known as captain of the line).
指挥军衔授予指挥军官，他们的职责包括指挥舰桥上的船员、指挥旗舰以及统领一支舰队。只有极少数的军官能获得高级上校（正式的名称是指挥上校）以上的永久性的指挥军衔。
Specialist rank is for personnel of the Flight, Support, and Engineering branches. These ranks are similar to the Imperial Army. The few specialist officers raised above the rank of general are promoted into the line at the rank of vice admiral, though they retain the honorific branch titles of air marshal, war commissar, and master engineer.
专业军衔授予飞行部队、支援部队与工程部队的人员。这些军衔跟帝国陆军类似。少数能晋升到将军这一军衔以上的专业军官会进入指挥军衔成为中将，但是他们会保留原先部队里尊称性质的头衔，如航空兵将军、战争委员、主工程师。
The junior ranks of specialist officers, captain and below, are prefixed by flight, support, or engineering according to branch. Flight Branch pilots also have their own positional titles: squadron leader, wing commander, and group captain.
专业军官里包括上尉及以下的高级军衔，会根据其所在部队加以飞行、支援、工程这样的前缀。飞行部队的飞行员有着专用的职位头衔：中队领队、战机指挥与小组上尉。
Some specialist officers use additional code keys not shown in the table. Generals with large base or project commands will receive the code cylinders of a squadron or fleet commander. TIE squadron leaders, normally flight captains, use the insignia of a ship’s captain, as a fighter unit is considered the equivalent of a small-ship command.
一些专业军官会使用额外的密钥，这个在表格中并未展现。需要管理大型基地或指挥工程项目的将军会受理分舰队指挥官或舰队指挥官的密码管。TIE战斗机的中队领队，一般是飞行上尉，会使用舰船上舰长的标识，因为战斗机这一作战单位也被认为是等同于一艘小型舰艇。
==译名对照栏==
==组织==
Imperial Navy，帝国海军；
Systems Force，行星系部队；
Flight Branch，飞行部队；
Support Branch，支援部队；
Engineering Branch，工程部队；
Imperial Army，帝国陆军；
==头衔==
Warlord，战帅（这个单词在本文中怎么看都不适合译作“军阀”，因此译作战帅）；
High Admiral，最高司令；
Fleet Admiral，舰队司令；
Fleet Commander，舰队指挥官；
Admiral，分舰队司令；
Squadron Commander，分舰队指挥官；
Commodore，司令；
Systems Admiral，行星系司令；
Commander，指挥官；
Captain，舰长；
Lieutenant，现役军官；
Midshipman，候补军官；
Grand Admiral，元帅；
Admiral，上将；
Vice-Admiral，中将；
Rear Admiral，少将；
General，将军（专业军衔）；
Senior Captain，高级上校；
Captain of the Line，指挥上校；
Colonel，上校（专业军衔）；
Senior Commander，高级中校；
Major，少校（专业军衔）；
Junior Commander，初级中校；
Commander，准校（专业军衔）；
Senior Lieutenant，高级上尉；
Captain，上尉（专业军衔）；
Junior Lieutenant，初级上尉；
Lieutenant，中尉（专业军衔）；
Ensign，少尉；
Officer，士官（专业军衔）；
Moff，星区总督；
Air Marshal，航空兵将军；
War Commissar，战争委员；
Master Engineer，主工程师；
Squadron Leader，中队领队；
Wing Commander，战机指挥；
Group Captain，小组上尉；
Flight Captain，飞行上尉；
==载具==
TIE fighter，TIE战斗机；
==其他==
Code Cylinder，密码管；
Position，（海军）职位；
Plack，军衔板；
Line Rank，指挥军衔；
line officer，指挥军官；
Specialist Rank，专业军衔、技术军衔；
Specialist officer，专业军官、技术军官；
