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For captain of the Yamato, I would assume Admiral Hijikata (he was captain for part of the second film, but not the second TV series). At least until Andromeda is built.
Possibly Captain Yamamani of the Kirishima (he was captain of the refit Yamato in Be Forever, Yamato). One would assume they would retire battleship Kirishima after they start gettting more modern ships into service (as soon as they get a bunch of new cruisers they could retire the old battleship really).
Sanada would be next in the chain of command on Yamato, but he's got duties on Earth in his pervious position.
Tokogawa, in engineering, is next in rank, but he was about to retire.
Kodai would be next in the chain of command I would guess. He does not have much experiance, and was already promoted two ranks just to be in the Tactical Chief's seat. If they make him captain of a battleship, that is another three rank promotion, though I dounbt they would promote him to the rank of captain. Maybe Lt. Commander or Commander if they felt him worthy of that much, and let him gain experiance before promoting him to Captain.
Since it is likely the only modern warship in the fleet for a while, Yamato will need a captain. But how long will it be inactive after the use of the Cosmo Reverse System on Earth? With they patrol with the wave motion gun plugged? Will they have a reduced crew? Will they send time to remove the CRS and replace the Wave Motion Gun? The ship will need a commanding officer, but will it remain in service, or will they sideline it as new ships are built?
In the second film, Yamato seemed to be regulated to the reserves and planned to be retired either as a museum or scrap. The crew was split up and Kodai had command of a frigate. Hijikata was in command of the Outer System Patrol Fleet (11th Fleet) from the bridge of a cruiser.
In the Second TV series, Yamato was in the Inner System Patrol Fleet (15th Fleet) as flagship under Kodai as "acting captain" (there was no real rank system in the original, just indications of department heads by colored collars and senior staff by jackets, and captain's by hats.). Hijikata was in command of the Third Fleet on the newly commissioned battleship Andromeda. Yamato was to be refitted with improved systems, of which they only got part of them finished before Kodai took off. They would finish this refit in Be Forever, Yamato.
As for the Comet Empire and Earth, perhaps Telezart is the location of one of those Warp Gates. That would give a reason for Gatlantis to be heading there. And a reason for Trelana to be there. Instead of being from that planet, she could be a representative from Iscandar that crashed long ago like the ship seen on Beemela.
Makes one wonder if there isn't a closer gate to Earth. Though it could be going in the wrong direction.
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