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Artillery (''ballista'') is operated by the vital ''Ballistarii'' (artillerymen). They are grouped into regiments (''Manipuli''), individually commanded by an artillery officer (''Duplicarius''). The number of regiments assigned to a legion - and the composition of those regiments - is an area of flexibility for the Caphiran army. Regular legionaries are universally trained in the operation of mortars. Every ''contubernium'' has one of its own for field use, but this does little compared to the effectiveness of dedicated artillerymen and heavy artillery.

==Operations==

~~Since they are often the nearest strategists to combat, they usually exercise more direct control than other commanding ranks.~~ Ten ''contubernia'' collect together into a single century (''centuria'') whose commanding officer is the prestigious ''Centurion'' (Captain). A ''centurion'''s strategic link to his ''contubernia'' are his two second-in-commands (''Optiones''), one of whom - the ''Primo Optio'' - succeeds the centurion on his death. A successor position in the military, necessary to keep a consistent flow of orders, is an ''immutatio''. COs and ''immutatios'' aren't included in the legionary count so a century comprises 100 legionaries and 23 officers.

Ten ''contubernia'' collect together into a single century (''centuria'') whose commanding officer is the prestigious ''Centurion'' (Captain). A ''centurion'''s strategic link to his ''contubernia'' are his two second-in-commands (''Optiones''), one of whom - the ''Primo Optio'' - succeeds the centurion on his death. A successor position in the military, necessary to keep a consistent flow of orders, is an ''immutatio''. COs and ''immutatios'' aren't included in the legionary count so a century comprises 100 legionaries and 23 officers.

Six centuries are grouped to form a ''cohort''. ''Cohorts'' used to be arranged within a legion by a hierarchy from first to last cohort but this was phased out before the civil war. A cohort's ''principales'' (CO) is the Standard-Bearer (''Signiferius''). Once carrier of his cohort's symbol, ''signiferius'' came to denote a high military rank in the 18th century. Formal duties of a ''signiferius'' for his cohort are choosing its coat of arms, creating a motto and generally distinguishing it among the empire's many legions. While rarely in the line of fire, a ''signiferius'' still risks losing communications with inferior officers through a radio blackout or technical error. In such an event, he is temporarily replaced by the senior centurion, the ''Primus Pilus'' (First Spear), until higher leaders are contacted. Though the ''primus pilus''' century does not receive special treatment, a first spear has the highest pay grade of all the infantrymen.

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 Artillery (''ballista'') is operated by the vital ''Ballistarii'' (artillerymen). They are grouped into regiments (''Manipuli''), individually commanded by an artillery officer (''Duplicarius''). The number of regiments assigned to a legion - and the composition of those regiments - is an area of flexibility for the Caphiran army. Regular legionaries are universally trained in the operation of mortars. Every ''contubernium'' has one of its own for field use, but this does little compared to the effectiveness of dedicated artillerymen and heavy artillery.
 ==Operations==
-Since they are often the nearest strategists to combat, they usually exercise more direct control than other commanding ranks. Ten ''contubernia'' collect together into a single century (''centuria'') whose commanding officer is the prestigious ''Centurion'' (Captain). A ''centurion'''s strategic link to his ''contubernia'' are his two second-in-commands (''Optiones''), one of whom - the ''Primo Optio'' - succeeds the centurion on his death. A successor position in the military, necessary to keep a consistent flow of orders, is an ''immutatio''. COs and ''immutatios'' aren't included in the legionary count so a century comprises 100 legionaries and 23 officers.
+Ten ''contubernia'' collect together into a single century (''centuria'') whose commanding officer is the prestigious ''Centurion'' (Captain). A ''centurion'''s strategic link to his ''contubernia'' are his two second-in-commands (''Optiones''), one of whom - the ''Primo Optio'' - succeeds the centurion on his death. A successor position in the military, necessary to keep a consistent flow of orders, is an ''immutatio''. COs and ''immutatios'' aren't included in the legionary count so a century comprises 100 legionaries and 23 officers.
 Six centuries are grouped to form a ''cohort''. ''Cohorts'' used to be arranged within a legion by a hierarchy from first to last cohort but this was phased out before the civil war. A cohort's ''principales'' (CO) is the Standard-Bearer (''Signiferius''). Once carrier of his cohort's symbol, ''signiferius'' came to denote a high military rank in the 18th century. Formal duties of a ''signiferius'' for his cohort are choosing its coat of arms, creating a motto and generally distinguishing it among the empire's many legions. While rarely in the line of fire, a ''signiferius'' still risks losing communications with inferior officers through a radio blackout or technical error. In such an event, he is temporarily replaced by the senior centurion, the ''Primus Pilus'' (First Spear), until higher leaders are contacted. Though the ''primus pilus''' century does not receive special treatment, a first spear has the highest pay grade of all the infantrymen.

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