As far as the Reich is concerned, the system of ranks must be that of
land forces. "Admiral" is an HONORARY title only, but can be refered to
ANYONE who is then commanding a fleet, no matter a fleet of hundreds or
a fleet of ten thousands. I have brought that little piece of evidence
to you before. You can refer to my previous message:
Re: "admirals" or "generals". Though it is a small piece it's enough,
because it came through Mr. Tanaka's pen directly! If the system of
ranks followed that of naval forces, that paragraph from which the
piece of evidence is taken out would not make sense. The fact that
"admiral" is an honorary title is understood, it won't be difficult to
imagine that "captain (of the ship)" is an honorary title too.
I can say will 99% certainty that the system of ranks of the Reich
are borrowed from the German one before 1945. You won't find in any
other land forces the rank that fits with the thing "Colonel-general",
which is not an honorary title here. Also, if you anwer the following
trivial question, you will see why:
Do you think Rudolf I the great scum will copy another system of ranks
after copying so many things belonging to the old German Reich?
Another evidence is the fact that Mr. Tanaka told us after Book V
that he had intended to borrow things German for the things concerning
the Reich. Names of people, noble titles, civil ranks, names of ships
(many borrowed from medieval or even ancient German myths), but not
military ranks?!The remaining 1% of uncertainty is left to the legend.
For the FPA, it's more difficult to tell, though I still hold my opinion
that the system of ranks are from nowaday land forces, while
"admiral" is still an honorary title. Someone here has pointed out the
case of Schenkopp. It's very strange that he is qualified to be called
an admiral. "General Schenkopp" suits him better. Also, it seems that
Yang never address Greenhill (the father) or that scum Rockwell as
admiral, if the system of ranks is "naval".
Reinhard-Siegfried
p.s.: Now that Season 4 has come out, can anybody tell me how the
anime treat that night of the drunken Reinhard and the obedient
Hildegarde in Kaiser Reinhard's bedroom. It's porn in the novel.
I just wonder how anime will deal with it. Thank you!