Imperial Military Information Centre - (Factbook, Closed)

by **Tierra Prime** » Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:26 am

“Power, Justice, Victory”

1. Table of Contents
1. Aircraft
2. Combat Vehicles
3. Military Branches
4. Power Armour
5. Support Ships
6. Support Vehicles
7. Warships
8. Weapons

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Commander General: Mikhail Demidov
Headquarters: Imperial Palace, Keroskav
Total Personnel: 500,000,000
Active Personnel: 380,000,000
Reserve Personnel: 120,000,000

Information: The Imperial Army is the ground branch of the Imperial Military that has the primary responsibility of ground-side military operations and missions, under the oversight of the Imperial High Command. It was formed from the Grand Army of the Republic in 2661 during the establishment of the Empire, and adopted its predecessors excellent command structure. Currently, one of the Army's most common duties is to man and equip the countless planetary defense garrisons located throughout the Empire, as well as waging war on the Emperor's enemies, the latter is rare though since the current Emperor, Dimitri Borischenko I, is a man of peace. The Imperial Army is led by a Commander General, and a council of Field Marshals called the Grand Council. The Commander General leads this council, and reports directly to the Emperor, who is the overall Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military.

Numbering in the hundreds of millions, the Army utilizes a wide range of equipment and vehicles in support of its infantry forces. Army units are sometimes reinforced by Imperial Marines, although the command structure of both organizations remain separate. On garrisoned worlds, the Army operates in conjunction with Imperial Navy, Guard, Stromtrooper Corps, State Security Police, and local constabulary to maintain order and security. Like many of the Branches of the Imperial Military, the Imperial Armies Headquarters is located inside the massive Imperial Palace in the Imperial Capital City of Keroslav.

As with the rest of the Imperial Military, the Army makes a strong distinction between “combat elements”, and “command elements” or “support elements”. Any commander, even a sergeant, is considered part of the "command element" and is not counted among the normal troops. Since unit commanders are considered supernumeraries, the average size of an Imperial Army formation tends to have a larger headcount than an equivalent strength formation would have had in the old Grand Army of the Republic.

One of the key doctrines of the Army is 'augmentation', this is intended to allow the rapid integration of reinforcement units into an existing force while minimizing the number of senior officers required. On a small scale, augmentation can be compared to unit “attachments”, while on a larger scale it can be compared to an active cadre for reserve divisions. The full extent of augmentation can be impressive. For example, the augmentation of a million man army could result in its size being expanded many times over.

Support in the Army is noticeably decentralized because of augmentation. For example, armoured platoons include organic mechanic sections not accounted for in the order of battle, while higher command does not have the usual assortment of support units common in other militaries. Augmented squads operate together with other squads. Usually, squads are augmented with an additional three-man detail, armed with a heavy or medium Railgun.

Grand Admiral: Mikhail Lewinsky
Headquarters: Imperial Palace, Keroslav
Total Personnel: 200,000,000
Active Personnel: 145,000,000
Reserve Personnel: 55,000,000

Information: The Imperial Navy is the naval branch of the Imperial Military of the Empire. It was formed in 2661 from the Republic Navy as part of Emperor Alexander Borischenko I's Imperialization campaign that was initiated shortly after the establishment of the Empire. The Navy is led by a group of ten High Admirals, called the High Council, and one overall Grand Admiral, who heads the council. The Navy is split up among the five sectors of the Empire, each of these sectors has it's own command that is led by two of high councils high admirals. Like the Commander General in-charge of the Imperial Army, the Navy Grand Admiral reports directly to the Emperor. Currently the Imperial Navy is headquarters is in the Imperial Palace, in the Imperial Capital city of Keroslav.

Specific responsibilities of the Imperial Navy include defending Imperial citizens from space-based threats such as pirates, smugglers, and other armed governments, enforcing Imperial will and overseeing commerce through customs and blockade operations. In addition to this, the Imperial Navy also performs orbital bombardments and the transport of major ground force deployments, making it essential to the running of the Imperial Military. At times, it also acts as an escort force for Imperial freighters. The Imperial Navy conducts itself by the unique Imperial Naval Code, a set of martial laws and regulations created to guide the massive military organization. An unknown responsibility of the Navy is the operation of the Pave Paws network, the Empire's military sensor system. This network is made up of a large number of ground and space based sensor arrays that are placed all over the Empire. The Pave Paws network acts as an early warning system in the event of an attack.

The Imperial Navy uses an overall strategy of focusing on both capital ship firepower and starfighter superiority. This is reflected through the design of both it's starships and fighters, the formation of it's naval units and it's overall organization and structure that allows it's units to operate with a large degree of independence.

The Imperial Navy is currently one of the largest and most formidable militaries ever assembled, consisting of thousands of ships and hundreds of thousands of fighters fighters, manned by hundreds of millions of fleet crew. The mainstays of its fleets, the Imperial Class Battleship and F-302 Starfighter, have become some of the most visible symbols of Imperial rule to the Empire's civilian population.

Guards Marshal: Svetlana Borischenko I
Headquarters: Imperial Palace, Keroslav
Total Personnel: 3,000,000
Active Personnel: 2,000,000
Reserve Personnel: 1,000,000

Information: The Imperial Guard is a elite guard branch of the Imperial Military that is tasked with the protection of the Emperor, the Grand Chancellor and their families. They are almost never seen without a detachment of Imperial Guards at their side, so much that they usually accompany them to their bed chambers. The Imperial Guard is the successor to the Republics former Red Guard. The exact number of Imperial Guards serving the Imperial Government is currently three million, or three Guards Army Groups. Currently only two of the three Army Groups are in Active service, the other one is serving as Reserve since the current number of active Guards is more than enough for the protection of the Imperial Government and other activities.

Each member of the Guard wears standard Black Dekan MK-II Power Armour, this Power Armour, a slight improvement over the MK-I version, enhances their strength and speed, and provides them with light personal shields that can take one or two shots before needing a recharge. The Power Armour is most well known for it's adaptation system, this adapts as it's name suggests to any environment and allows the wearer to fight anywhere including artic climates and in space. It is also equipped with a medical system that can dispense drugs during battle, this helps to keep the Guard fighting for as long as he/she can. The standard issue weapon is a main Railgun of some type and light Rail Pistol.

Due to their extensive training and reputation they are regularly employed as Bodyguards for others. High Government members such as Imperial Ministers are usually protected by at least eight, if not more. Although some would prefer to use their own Guards, an Imperial Guard is always near no matter what.

Several Imperial Guards work in conjunction with the Imperial Army, forming Elite units that can easily take out enemy forces even when outnumbered ten to one. One of the most famous units is the 2nd Guards Armoured Legion that is currently stationed on Tierra Prime, this unit is deployed only when all others have failed and is considered the second best in the entire Empire, right behind the 1st Guards Armoured Legion that currently protects the Emperor, his family, and their possessions.

Major General: Alexander Denkov
Headquarters: Derensev Military Base, Tierra Prime
Total Personnel: 53,000,000
Active Personnel: 23,000,000
Reserve Personnel: 20,000,000

Information: The Imperial Marine Corps was established in 2678 by Emperor Alexander Borischenko I, and has has served with distinction in the Empire since the day it was born. The Corps has been reorganized several times and came into its present form under Emperor Dimitri Borischenko I. The Imperial Marine Corps is a mobile strike force capable of space, land and sea operations. The primary mission of the Marine Corps is to protect Imperial Ships, although they are sometimes used to protect bases and other military installations. Thousands of missions on hundreds of worlds, not to mention one Ceren Invasions, has established the Corps as one of the Empire's finest fighting forces in the minds of Imperial citizens. So much they many try to join each year, but fail because of several reasons.

The Marine Corps consists of skilled, motivated troops trained and equipped to a high standard. It is capable of every conceivable operation, from platoon level reconnaissance or direct action to planetary assault. While the Corps is much smaller than the Imperial Army Legions, it is larger and better trained than any single Legion. This is probably the cause of the traditional rivalry between the Corps and the Army Legions.

Each Marine Legion is composed of about ten thousand troops and is spread out over several ships. The commander of a Marine Legion is usually a General, but this can sometimes be in the hands of a Field Marshal. The Marine Corps headquarters in located in the Derensev Military Base on Tierra Prime.

Marines wear a variation of the standard Imperial soldier Lighting MK-IV Armour. This armour is equipped with a medical system that helps to keep the Marine in the fight. Like the Empire's other power armour, it is equipped with an adaptation system that allows the Marine to survive almost anywhere. This system is further enhanced by the inclusion of two large oxygen tanks on the helmet that can allow a Marine to survive for up to eight hours in airless environments.

Commander General: Hans James
Headquarters: Imperial Palace, Keroslav
Total Personnel: 40,000,000
Active Personnel: 29,000,000
Reserve Personnel: 11,000,000

Information: The Imperial Border Guard is the branch of the Imperial Military tasked with enforcing the security of the Empire's national and internal borders. During peacetime the Border guard mans the chain of Border Outposts that are located along high risk sections of the border to check for smuggling, infiltration by spies of untrusted neighbouring countries, insurgents bent on smuggling weapons and explosives for terrorist attacks and subversive activities, illegal immigration and human trafficking etc. The Imperial Border Guard operates it's own fleet of light corvettes, frigates and small craft for enforcing security. In addition to enforcing security around the Empire's national border, the Border Guard also maintains security around the Empire's internal borders and acts as a 'trade police' by searching and inspecting both foreign and Imperial trade ships.

Imperial patrols go out regularly from their Border outposts to patrol the Empire's national and internal borders to check illegal crossings and track the ships of those who may have crossed over illegally or attempted to. In the event that intrusion by foreign elements is confirmed, it is the responsibility of the Border guard based on the nearest border post to trace the intruders by checking nearby planets and informing the Imperial Navy and Police.

During wartime the Border guard withdraws from it's Border outposts and provides assistance in a limited fashion to the Empire's regular Military which then comes and mans all the border outposts at the borders. Wartime assistance of the Border guard to the Military is mandatory as they are familiar with their local area having patrolled it on a daily basis during peacetime. During wartime Border outposts are reworked into well fortified dug-in positions from where regular Military units can operate to defend the territorial integrity of the Empire.

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