Union Princes wrote:Imperialisium wrote:
It’s more the characterization people are making that the Imperial Military is just exclusively populated by utter retards.
well, with no major rivals in the immediate area, there's really nothing that keeps the Imperium's military on their toes since they've been designated into a garrison role.
But nothing for any rebel elements to gain experience either. A martial empire like this, even with no opponents, always has capable officers at the ready. An apt comparison is the Austrian empire during the Napoleonic wars. Even though the army was captained by useless aristocrats and multilingual, they still provided at least a token defence against the French. The real thing you have to watch out for is what the Prussians were doing: relying too much on ancient glory to carry the day.