Editing Unit Designations (section)

===='''A,B or C Grades'''====
The Grade of the unit denotes the degree to which the fighters make the effort to become better individual and group fighters.  

SCA Heavy Armored Combat is two sports that use similar equipment and similar rules,  but they are not the same game.  The War Game and the Tourney Game require very different mindsets. Its the difference between Rugby and Tennis.  
Warfighters may train in two on one, three on one, or combined fighting efforts to defeat better foes. They may train in killing from behind.  They will work with archery and artillery.
In determining the Grade of a unit consider if the unit is comprised of skilled warriors or infrequent ones.

'''A Grade'''
An ''"A"'' Grade unit is one comprised of individuals that train frequently, even weekly, to better their individual fighting skills.  They attend and fight in tourneys, both in the lists and on the challenge fields.  This means an A Grade unit may have a large number of Knights and Squires as well as other seasoned warriors.  It may mean the unit has a large number of fighters that have years, if not decades of war-field experience.   Long periods of war-field experience can be as effective as regular tourney experience as veteran fighters shepherd newer fighters on the field during actions.

An '''A Grade''' unit can take heavy stress on the field being sent to deal with royal units and reserves,  To overwhelm larger less skilled units, and otherwise shock a tactical situation.  
Such a unit might be famous in the sense that they are well known, or filled with well known and even feared fighters. A Duke and his companion knights and squires, whatever their other  distinctions, is an example of an A Grade unit.

'''B Grade'''
A ''"B"'' Grade Unit is one with a mixture of skilled individual fighters, knights, squires and veterans, and a number of newer or less regular fighters. Many units have a number of fighters that practices very little during the year but attend a few practices before a war to “Shake out the Cobwebs.” In these cases the veteran fighters may feel they have learned everything they need to fulfill the war-field roles the unit is assigned and can usually be relied upon to be steady in battle and helpful to new fighters.

'''B Grade'' will be the most common grade of troop on the field, displaying a mixture of training, equipment and experience and will fill most actions on the field.
A B Grade unit can stand, fight or run away as the situation demands.

'''C Grade'''
A ''"C"'' Grade Unit is comprised of a few skilled regular fighters, usually the unit leadership, and is filled out with fighters who may only practice a few times a year, if at all.  The unit has little experience in field drills, little understanding of battlefield commands, and may have a stubborn desire to not listen to commands even if they understand their purpose.  It will often have a large number of new fighters, or even fighters who have been put in armor and rushed to the field with as little as one practice.  

These units may not follow orders and may spread out in a manner that interferes with better trained units.  While they may be large, due to quickly armed fighters, they may be less effective in a press then a smaller unit.
A C Grade unit is effective for holding positions where they are not stressed.  Flag points, uncontested bridges, crossings and sally ports.  Defending stationary features like artillery, or resurrection points. As such this means that they are effective to be seen by an enemy to be serving a role but may not be effective once battle comes to them.