ground forces - what to build and how to organize

[Andrew]

AFAIK Commander rank makes no difference to what size unit they can command, it is the size of the HQ that determines what forces can be commanded

[Louella]

Is there a handy list somewhere showing how many tons HQ capacity each commander rank can handle maximum?

There is no max capacity for rank, but the game assumes a rank based on unit size and/or HQ capacity.

Unit size
<=5000 Major
<=10000 LtColonel
<=20000 Colonel
>20000 Brigadier
HQ Size
>75000 Mj. General
>250000  Lt. General
>1000000 General

So if you create a unit of 7500t size, Aurora will assume that it should have a Lieutenant-Colonel commanding it.

If you create a unit with HQ capacity above 75,000t then Aurora assumes it should have a Major-General commanding it.

You can of course change these things as you see fit.

[alex_brunius]

So if you create a unit of 7500t size, Aurora will assume that it should have a Lieutenant-Colonel commanding it.

If you create a unit with HQ capacity above 75,000t then Aurora assumes it should have a Major-General commanding it.

You can of course change these things as you see fit.

Thank you so much!
I love how this game makes you go:

Hmmm there should be a button to do X that I want to do... and when you actually search for it you find that 100% invisible button that you didn't see through hours and hours of staring at the UI 

Apparently there is a button to Change the Rank of a formation Template! Who knew! (well duh apparently you did  )