Basically a legion in a legion. Can be made if you're a leader in a legion but will take a hell of a lot to create. Each sub-legion has a different type of legion base (total 1 sub-legion base for each profession which means up to 12 sub-legion bases can be made, each serving a different type of role for the entire legion)
Each type of sub-legion can help build certain special legion modules on your ship(modules only active as long as you're in a legion and that legion has reserached enough to unlock it.
Ex.: You want a good scan or cloak module for your ship, so then go to a hacker sub-legion to ask the players there if they can help build you one.
Note: Legion modules should be made VERY expensive to build so then you may need help to get one.
Role of sub-legion bases: They're smaller than the main legion base and also have their own lvl like the main base. They can serve as barriers with their own attack and defense power to help keep the main base from getting disabled. They have their own resource production available only to members of that sub.
Speaking of amount of members in a sub-legion each sub-legion can expand the overall player # limit of a legion by up to 20+ any limit-expanding modules. (Meaning that its player capacity is 20 as original)
When players join a legion, depending on what profession they are, they auto-join the sub-legion of that profession. If the sub-legion is full though they will join the main legion with its 50-player limit. If THAT's full though then they can't join since the other subs are of different profession.

A player with any profession (even if they're in the main legion) can get both the sub-legion's and the main legion's res production combined (split between all members as usual)

Each sub-legion has it's own research line (which type it is depends on the sub's profession type). Successfully researching a phase in there can allow your sub to build a legion module of their type. Since research requirements would be high in a legion all the members in the sub can contribute to it.
Uh if anyone can tell me all of the professions in the game and what they do then i'll tell more. as of now:
Hackers: cloak
Explorers: scan
Raiders: attack/raid%
Excavators:
Fixers: hull
Builders: Planet buildings?

If you have any questions then post it
Oh, and thank you Lone.Lycan for telling me how many professions there are.

Just for the sake of recruiting, the Vanguard Elite Squadron is still trying to recruit active players. If you're the active sort of version, then plz join!
Base lvl: 2

i feel like ive seen this before. i didnt comment on it last time because i didnt think it was a very good idea. essentially, what it sounds like is you want more space for players in a legion, on top of the 60 player limit. dan already gave us 10 extra players on top of the 50 player limit with the introduction of bases. i feel any more than that will begin to take us to the days before legions and action limits.

If that is not what you are implying, then 60/12 is 5. so there would be 5 people in each sub legion. which, at that point, its like whats the point? honestly, a legion is a legion. you then can make or become a sublegion of the bigger picture. Look at Space Army. all of em. each one is a sublegion of the Space Army. I dont know how many Dragon Empires are still left standing, but look at them. Theyre all part of the Dragon Empire. (I know two fell to talon co. I assume theres still 3 or 4 trying to run.)

Also, we already get bonuses based on our race/profession. Those bonuses are for the legion base, which in turn gives us resources and special effects (i assume) with the Service Terminal, as well as special artifacts and modules with the Theory Lab.

My point is, we dont need sublegions, as there are already many sublegions in this game. Even if they are unofficial.

also, please dont repost as soon as your idea goes to page 2. resurrect it with a new aspect or clarification that will bring it to the front, but reposting the same exact thing is kind of annoying...