THE FOLLOWING ARE KNOWN AS THE CLAN TRIALS OF COMBAT

TRIALS: THE ULTIMATE TEST OF A MECHWARRIOR'S SKILL TRIAL OF GRIEVANCE: USED TO RESOLVE DISAGREEMENTS TRIAL OF POSITION: USED WHEN AN OPENING EXISTS FOR A RANK or POSITION IN THE CLAN TRIAL OF REFUSAL: USED WHEN A MECHWARRIOR WISHES TO CHALLENGE A RULING OR OTHER DECISION MADE BY A SUPERIOR OFFICER; USUALLY FOUGHT AGAINST SUPERIOR ODDS BASED ON THE ORIGINAL DECISION BEING CONTESTED TRIAL OF POSSESSION: A COMBAT TEST FOR POSSESSION OF A CITY, PIECE OF TERRAIN, ETC. TRIAL OF ANNIHILATION: A COMBAT TRIAL TO WIPE OUT A FOE, USUALLY ONLY PERFORMED UNDER THE MOST DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES WITHIN THE CLANS TRIAL OF ABSORPTION: THIS IS A CLAN-LEVEL COMBAT TRIAL WHERE ONE OR MORE CLANS ATTEMPT TO ABSORB, or TAKE TOTAL POSSESSION OF, ANOTHER CLAN AND ITS HOLDINGS

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