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|affiliation=*[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]<ref name="ISB" />
|affiliation=[[Galactic Empire/Legends|Galactic Empire]]<ref name="ISB" />
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**Imperial Army<ref name="ISB" />
*Imperial Army<ref name="ISB" />}}
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**[[CompForce/Legends|CompForce]]<ref name="ISB" />}}
 
A '''COMPNOR company''' was a formation of the [[Imperial Army/Legends|Imperial Army]].
 
A '''COMPNOR company''' was a formation of the [[Imperial Army/Legends|Imperial Army]].
   
 
==Organization==
 
==Organization==
Commanded by a [[Captain/Legends|Captain]], a observer company was comprised of four [[Platoon/Legends|platoons]], a command element, but no support units.<ref name="ISB2">[[Imperial Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Imperial Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]</ref>
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Consisting of 157 CompForce troops from the [[Observation/Legends|observation]] branch, each company consisted of a which including a [[Captain/Legends|Captain]], four other officers and four [[Platoon/Legends|platoons]] worth of troops. Three COMPNOR observer companies would always be attached to each [[Army (Imperial Army formation)|army]], [[Systems Army|systems army]] and [[sector army]] headquarters. Which meant that each company lacked organic support units.<ref name="ISB2">[[Imperial Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Imperial Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]</ref>
   
 
==Role==
 
==Role==
 
{{Main|Observation/Legends}}
 
{{Main|Observation/Legends}}
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The role of the observer company was partially disputed by members of the regular army. Who viewed them as northing more than political spies. While troops from [[Assault (CompForce)/Legends|assault section]] of CompForce generally believed they were genuinely there to 'learn' how the imperial military operated. Practically speaking; each [[CompForce Observer|Observer]] made sure that all officers and enlisted personnel showed proper respect to the tenets of the [[New Order/Legends|New Order]]. Contributing to the less than stellar relationship with the imperial military; even an insult to a CompForce Observer could ensure a quick end to anyone's career.<ref name="ISB" />
The role of the observer company was the disputed with the regular army believing them to be political spies, while their brothers in the assault section of CompForce simple believed
 
that they were there to observe how the army worked and how it may be improved. Although the later may be true, regular army personnel knew not to insult [[CompForce Observer|Observers]], as that ensured a quick end to their career.<ref name="ISB" />
 
 
Three companies was attached to a HQ element of [[sector army]], [[Systems Army|systems army]] and field [[army]].
 
   
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
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*[[Imperial Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Imperial Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
 
*[[Imperial Sourcebook (Second Edition)|''Imperial Sourcebook'', Second Edition]]
 
*''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''
 
*''[[The Far Orbit Project]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook]]''
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*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
   
 
==Notes and references==
 
==Notes and references==

Revision as of 00:40, 21 October 2019

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A COMPNOR company was a formation of the Imperial Army.

Organization

Consisting of 157 CompForce troops from the observation branch, each company consisted of a which including a Captain, four other officers and four platoons worth of troops. Three COMPNOR observer companies would always be attached to each army, systems army and sector army headquarters. Which meant that each company lacked organic support units.[2]

Role

The role of the observer company was partially disputed by members of the regular army. Who viewed them as northing more than political spies. While troops from assault section of CompForce generally believed they were genuinely there to 'learn' how the imperial military operated. Practically speaking; each Observer made sure that all officers and enlisted personnel showed proper respect to the tenets of the New Order. Contributing to the less than stellar relationship with the imperial military; even an insult to a CompForce Observer could ensure a quick end to anyone's career.[1]

Sources

Notes and references