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[[File:Propaganda Eastern Imperium Imperial Forces.png|thumb|left|Propaganda by the [[Ministry for the Imperium in Apollonia]] to bolster the ranks of the Imperial Armed Forces. The focus lies on the people of [[Greater Kildare]]. A Jingdaoese in legionary outfit is shown, while the poster pleads the reader to serve the Army for both Heavenly Light, Kaiseress and the Imperial Republic.]] | |||
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|'''Active:'''|| 1598 | |'''Active:'''|| {{unbulleted list|1598 – 1671 [[AN]]|1679 –}} | ||
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|'''Motto:'''||'' | |'''Motto:'''||''Spite is our armour.'' | ||
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|'''In use by:'''|| [[ | |'''In use by:'''|| [[Ministry of State (Shireroth)|Ministry of State]] | ||
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|'''Allegiance:'''|| [[Shireroth]] | |'''Allegiance:'''|| [[Shireroth]] | ||
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|'''Type:''' || | |'''Type:''' || Unified armed forces | ||
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|'''Service Branches'''|| | |'''Service Branches'''||{{unbulleted list|[[Palatini Corps]] (PC) |[[Imperial Navy of Shireroth|Imperial Navy]] |[[Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces]] (ISAF)|[[Ordo Imperiale Decimae]]|[[Auxiliary Forces (Shireroth)|Auxiliary Forces]] (AuxF)}} | ||
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|'''Size:''' || | |'''Size:''' || {{unbulleted list|292,086 nobles (officers)|1,225,720 denizens (regulars)|13,533,929 auxiliaries (reservists and militia)}} | ||
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|'''Nickname:''' || | |'''Nickname:''' ||The Forlorn Guard | ||
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|''' | |'''Minister of Military Affairs:'''|| The Admirable Zhao Feng, Lord of Nangang | ||
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|'''Allies'''|| | |'''Allies''':||{{team flag|Raspur Pact}} | ||
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|'''Opponents'''|| | |'''Opponents''':||{{team flag|Raspur Pact}} | ||
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|'''Conflicts & Deployments'''|| | |'''Conflicts & Deployments'''||{{unbulleted list|''Many'' civil wars and local conflicts|[[Sxiro-Jingdaoese Confrontation]] {{unbulleted list|[[War of Jingdaoese Immolation]]|[[War of Lost Brothers]]}}|[[Hammish Civil War]]|[[Kalirion Fracture]]}} | ||
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The | The [[Imperial Forces]] is composed of several military branches, namely the [[Imperial Army (Shireroth)|Imperial Army]] (these days a continuation and expansion of the original [[Palatini Corps]]), the [[Imperial Navy of Shireroth]] (INS), the [[Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces]] (ISAF), the [[Ordo Imperiale Decimae]], the [[Shirerithian Supplies Service]] and [[Auxiliary Forces (Shireroth)|Auxiliary Forces]]. The nation itself is divided in several military regions, called Departments. Untill the early 18th century, the Forces closely worked together with the [[Raspur Pact]]. Disagreements and potential departure from the Pact, led to hostile actions taken under the leadership of the [[Benacian Union]] against to retrieve military assets. Ever since the [[First Thuylemans Government]], the Forces have been preparing for a potential conflict with its neighbour, which has been seen increasingly as a threat to Shirerithian sovereignty. | ||
==Recent History== | |||
===Feudal Armies=== | |||
The Imperial Forces of Shireroth were once a mighty military force, consisting of three main branches: the Imperial Army, the Imperial Navy of Shireroth (INS), and the Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces (ISAF). With a large population and vast territory, Shireroth was able to boast one of the largest and most powerful armies on Micras during the 16th and 17th centuries. However, the effectiveness of the Imperial Forces was hampered by their reliance on the support of local lords and their feudal armies. Despite their impressive size on paper, internal conflicts and competition for resources made them less formidable in reality. In fact, one of the grievances of the Kildari during the [[Revolution of 1617]] was the lack of faith they had in the ability of the Kaiser and his Imperial Forces to defend the borders against invasions, such as that of the Garllicians. | |||
In the 17th century, the [[Shirerithian Supplies Service]] became increasingly important, providing essential logistical support and acting as a reserve of paramilitary militia. However, the Kalirion Fracture devastated the Imperial Forces, reducing them to a small remnant of their former strength. The [[Palatini Corps]] emerged as a replacement for the Imperial Army, but this allowed for an opportunity to reform and modernize the remaining forces. | |||
= | ===Raspur Pact Training Mission-Shireroth=== | ||
The Raspur Pact Training Mission-Shireroth (RPTM-S) was established in 1679 at the initiative of [[Benacia Command]]. The aim of RPTM-S was to assist in the development of Imperial Forces training structures and institutions so that Shireroth could build an effective and sustainable capability that addressed the needs of the Imperial Republic, that would defend its remaining territories against secessionists and which would be able to resist any further efforts at capitulation by the [[Imperial Regency|regency]] in [[Shirekeep]]. RPTM-S was not a combat mission but was a distinct mission, under the political control of the Raspur Pact's Joint Military Council. Its operational emphasis was on training and mentoring. The activities of the mission were coordinated with the Shirerithian Ministry of State, whose minister was the de-facto commander of the Imperial Forces, and the Imperial Advisory Council. | |||
In 1694 Benacia Command authorised the return of a significant quantity of surplus small arms, rejected by the [[UDF]] for use in the [[Second Elwynnese Civil War]], to the arsenals of the Imperial Republic. These comprising primarily of: | |||
{{unbulleted list|243,838x – M1591 7.62 mm rifles|110,750x – M1656 9 mm sub-machine gun|80,000x – M1525 9 mm pistols|79,188x – M1508 Martini-Rossi 11.56 mm rifles}} | |||
The | The weapons would be transferred from the depots of the [[Black Legions]] in the [[Unified Governorates]] to designated arsenals in [[Brookshire]] and the [[Duchy of the Guttuli]] via a series of road convoys that would travel across the UGB, [[Tellia]], [[Sanama]], and [[Drak-Modan]] in order to reach their intended destinations. | ||
The | ===Salomeid Reforms=== | ||
The early 18th century saw a shift towards a more modern approach to warfare, with new equipment, command structures, and organizational strategies being implemented. Many noble armies were disbanded and integrated into the revamped Imperial Forces, including those of Batavia and Jingdao. | |||
==Structure== | |||
The Imperial Forces have a distributed structure that relies predominantly on ground combat as a consequence of the [[Kalirion Fracture]] and the loss of advanced military hardware and the trained personnel to operate them. At its low point, the [[Palatini Corps]] was the only armed force under Imperial authority. One of the goals of the Thuylemans Cabinets has been to transform the many various semi-compatible organizations along a more streamlined, Imperium-wide plan. | |||
===Organizations=== | |||
* [[Palatini Corps]]: ground, air, and riverine combat command headquartered in [[Shirekeep]]. Founded in 1637 AN, made independent in 1664 AN. | |||
** The Sentinel Guards: ground combat formation | |||
** The Secret Guards: ground combat formation | |||
** The Palace Guards: ground combat formation | |||
** The Kampioen Guards: ground combat formation | |||
** The Apollonian Guards: ground combat formation | |||
** The Veteran Guards: ground combat formation | |||
** The Kalirion Guards: ground combat formation | |||
** The Sathrati Guards: ground combat formation | |||
** The Flying Guards: aerial combat formation | |||
*[[Evagati Corps]] | |||
* [[Brookshire#Ducal Army of Brookshire|Ducal Army of Brookshire]]: ground combat command headquartered in [[Maltenstein]]. Organized in 1683 AN as Her Imperial Highness's Brookshirian Auxiliary Service and regional militia, reorganized in 1695 AN. | |||
** Dolorous Association: ground combat formation | |||
** Isenbury Association: ground combat formation | |||
** Woodshire Association: ground combat formation | |||
* [[Guttuli#Ducal Army of the Guttuli|Ducal Army of the Guttuli]]: ground and maritime combat command headquartered in [[Lachlan]]. Organized in 1694 AN from preexisting local peacekeeping forces. | |||
** Lockenhasp Association: ground combat formation | |||
** Lowbrook Association: ground combat formation | |||
* [[Modan#Ducal Army of Modan|Ducal Army of Modan]]: ground combat command headquartered in [[Drakorda]]. Organized in 1704 AN from the anti-[[1699 Drak-Modani attempted coup d'état|SCROTUM]] elements of the [[Drak-Modani Defense Force]] | |||
** Mortis Mercatoria Association: ground combat formation | |||
*[[Keizerlijke en Koninklijke Strijdkrachten van Batavië]] | |||
**Leeuwenkorps | |||
**Vrije Weermacht | |||
**[[Bataafse Koninklijke Luchtmacht]] | |||
***[[Luchtmobiele Brigade (Batavia)|Luchtmobiele Brigade]] | |||
**[[Bataafse Koninklijke Zeemacht]] | |||
*[[Feudatory Host of Kildare]] | |||
**[[Hondonese Banner Army]] | |||
***[[VII Heavenly Corps]] | |||
***[[VIII Heavenly Corps]] | |||
**[[Zhaoqin Banner Army]] | |||
***[[XIV Heavenly Corps]] | |||
***[[XV Heavenly Corps]] | |||
*[[Feudatory Host of the Raynor Isles]] | |||
**[[Qianxi Banner Army]] | |||
***[[X Heavenly Corps]] | |||
***[[XI Heavenly Corps]] | |||
*[[Neiwufu Agency]] | |||
**[[Apollonian Guards of the Eastern Imperium]] | |||
**[[Imperial Whites]] | |||
**[[Tegong]] | |||
***[[Five Banners Army]] | |||
* [[Imperial Navy of Shireroth]] | |||
** The River Guards: riverine combat formation ''(administered by the Palatini Corps)'' | |||
** 1st Maritime Association: headquartered in Lichport, organized in {{AN|1690}} as the Sea Corps ''(administered by the Ducal Army of the Guttuli)'' | |||
** 2nd Maritime Association: headquartered in Eriksburg ''(administered by the Ducal Army of Modan)'' | |||
** 3rd Maritime Association: headquartered in Fort Sephiroth ''(administered by the Ducal Army of Modan)'' | |||
*** So-Saran Battle Command: combined-arms air-ground naval infantry formation | |||
*** Draconian Battle Command: combined-arms air-ground naval infantry formation | |||
At the operational level, ground combat units are organized into Reinforced Cohorts ([[Præta language|Pr.]] ''Toißuszoþ Gauht''), a concept adapted from the [[Guttuli Protectorate#Operations|Guttuli Corps]]'s ''Streïkrupp''. As the name suggests, an infantry cohort is reinforced with attached armored reconnaissance, artillery, and engineering maniples. This allows for the application of heavy weapons systems to be more easily available at the tactical level. The commanding officer of the cohort, typically a Mid-Grade Tribune, serves as the commanding officer for the Reinforced Cohort. | |||
Three Reinforced Cohorts, along with the parent units for their attached combat support as well as additional defensive and logistical support units, are organized into a Battle Command. The Battle Command is expected to be capable of sustained independent operations. | |||
===Departments=== | |||
[[File:Map of Military Departments Shireroth 1730.png|450px|thumb|right|Map of the Military Districts, in the Year 1730 AN.]] | |||
Implemented in {{AN|1724}}, the Imperium is divided into a series of regional military districts, or ''Departments'', to control and administer military installations and units located within their jurisdiction. Regular transfers between the various departments over the next few years allowed for units with vastly different origins and operating principles to learn and train together. | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! style="width:25ch" | Name | |||
! Headquarters | |||
! Region | |||
|- | |||
| Department of the West | |||
| Macoeur | |||
| Batavia, Sagittarius, Faya Veronique Island, Dietsberg | |||
|- | |||
| Department of the Confluence | |||
| Lichkeep | |||
| Shirekeep, Woodshire, Maltenstein | |||
|- | |||
| Department of the Gaudin | |||
| Rhodondra | |||
| Highpass, Schwinn, Dolorous, Shimmerspring, Thanatos, Sehmls | |||
|- | |||
| Department of the Isen | |||
| Dalbruï | |||
| Fortis, Isenbury, Lakhal, Dragacht, Aquaraqua, Skyla Islands | |||
|- | |||
| Department of the Guttuli | |||
| Irenaea | |||
| Near Guttuli, Far Guttuli, Coastal Guttuli, Lichport | |||
|- | |||
| Department of MASS | |||
| Arg-e Isabella | |||
| So-Sara, Zy-Rodun, Draconia, Amity, Mirioth, Yardistan | |||
|- | |||
| Department of the East | |||
| Port Halluci | |||
| Kezan, Dalmacija, Qaoshan, Kildare, Jingdao, Blackrock, Gong Li, Audentior, Jinkeai, Xianbei, Talenore | |||
|} | |||
==Ranks== | |||
As directed by the Ministry of State's Commission for Defence, regular Imperial Forces now operate within a single system of ranks, uniforms, and equipment, in order to sustain interoperability. | |||
On paper, each regional army maintains its own general staff under the authority of its own ''Master of Soldiers'', who creates field formations, called Associations, over whom he designates a ''Standard''. In actuality, the regional armies have been reduced to a merely administrative role, with each general staff tasked with maintaining supply and training. Associations are created under the direction of, under the authority of an appointee of, and receive strategic direction from the Commissioner for Defence. Associations are composed of units freely shuffled between Associations as necessary to meet Imperial strategic goals with the shortest logistical lines. This arrangement is a systematized form of the previous ad-hoc ''Banners'' placed under the appointed authority of a ''Nypḥyk'u'' ([[Red Laqi language|RL.]] "Standard Bearer"), whose subordinate units were a free mixture of militia, professional, and irregular troops as resources allowed it. | |||
These changes are reflected in the changes to the rank structure, which no longer distinguishes between 'Spear' and 'Specialist' units, which has condensed the general officer ranks considerably, which has placed significantly larger responsibility upon the Field Officer ranks, and which has seen an expansion of Company-Grade and senior-NCO ranks. Under this new scheme, which has been influenced by its roots in the Brookshire militia and re-educated remnants of the Guttuli Corps, NCOs (or ''Principals'') can seek entry into the Officer Candidate program, receive a commission, and gain access to the higher ranks. The children of nobles have adjusted to this more meritocratic officer recruitment process by sending their children into military academies, so that they may qualify for career acceleration upon entry into the Imperial Forces. | |||
{| class="wikitable" style='margin:1px; background-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0); border: none' | |||
|- | |||
| colspan=2 style='border: none' | | |||
! colspan=2 | Rank | |||
| colspan=2 rowspan=7 style='border: none;' | | |||
! Ground Force | |||
! Air Force | |||
! Maritime Force | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3 style='text-align:center; transform: rotate(-90deg); background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0);' | <small>General<br />Officer</small> | |||
! OF-8 | |||
! colspan=2 | Master of Soldiers / ''Frainan Streïakeï'' | |||
| Army, CO | |||
| rowspan=4 | | |||
| rowspan=3 | | |||
|- | |||
! OF-7 | |||
! colspan=2 | Standard / ''Staggus'' | |||
| Association, CO | |||
|- | |||
| colspan=3 | | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=3 style='text-align:center; transform: rotate(-90deg); background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0);' | <small>Field<br />Officer</small> | |||
! OF-5 | |||
! colspan=2 | Tribune (Broad Grade) / ''Ahmst (Bræþ Griþ)'' | |||
| Battle Command, CO | |||
| Squadron, CO | |||
|- | |||
! OF-4 | |||
! colspan=2 | Tribune (Mid Grade) / ''Ahmst (Mi Griþ)'' | |||
| Cohort, CO | |||
| Wing, CO | |||
| Frigate, CO | |||
|- | |||
! OF-3 | |||
! colspan=2 | Tribune (Narrow Grade) / ''Ahmst (Mair Griþ)'' | |||
| Cohort, 2i/c | |||
| Group, CO | |||
| Corvette/Submarine, CO | |||
|- | |||
| rowspan=4 style='text-align:center; transform: rotate(-90deg); background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0)' | <small>Company<br />Officer</small> | |||
! rowspan=2 | OF-2 | |||
! style='border-right: 2px solid #000' | Captain / ''Fiþnan'' | |||
! style='border-top: 2px solid #000; background:white' | Ordinate / ''Opratzan'' | |||
! style='background: white' | OR-9 | |||
| rowspan=5 style='text-align:center; transform: rotate(-90deg); background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0)' | <small>Principal</small> | |||
| Maniple, OC | |||
| Chain, CO | |||
|- | |||
! style='border-right: 2px solid #000' | Undercaptain / ''Niþnfiþnan'' | |||
! style='background: white' | First Overwatchmaster / ''Ænst Uvnahtaldan'' | |||
! style='background: white' | OR-8 | |||
| Maniple, 2i/c | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=2 | OF(D) | |||
! style='border-right: 2px solid #000; background-image: linear-gradient(-45deg, #eee 25%, #fff 25%, #fff 50%, #eee 50%, #eee 75%, #fff 75%, #fff 100%);background-size: 20px 20px;' | Overwatchmaster-Squire / ''Uvnahtaldan-Silbir'' | |||
! style='background: white' | Overwatchmaster / ''Uvnahtaldan'' | |||
! style='background: white' | OR-7 | |||
| rowspan=2 | Watch, OC | |||
|- | |||
! style='border-bottom: 2px solid #000; border-right: 2px solid #000; background-image: linear-gradient(-45deg, #eee 25%, #fff 25%, #fff 50%, #eee 50%, #eee 75%, #fff 75%, #fff 100%);background-size: 20px 20px;' | Watchmaster-Squire / ''Ahtaldan-Silbir'' | |||
! style='background: white' | Watchmaster / ''Ahtaldan'' | |||
! style='background: white' | OR-6 | |||
|- | |||
| colspan=2 rowspan=5 style='border: none' | | |||
! colspan=2 style='background: white' | Underwatchmaster / ''Niþnahtaldan'' | |||
! style='background: white' | OR-5 | |||
| Watch, 2i/c | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 style='background: white' | Prime / ''Frum'' | |||
! style='background: white' | OR-4 | |||
| rowspan=4 style='text-align:center; transform: rotate(-90deg); background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0);' | <small>Soldier</small> | |||
| File, OC | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 style='background: white' | Chosen / ''Usczosoþ'' | |||
! style='background: white' | OR-3 | |||
| File, 2i/c | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 style='background: white' | Experienced / ''Usfaroþ'' | |||
! style='background: white' | OR-2 | |||
|- | |||
! colspan=2 style='background: white' | New / ''Nuï'' | |||
! style='background: white' | OR-1 | |||
|} | |||
===Specialists=== | |||
After two years of their initial contract, soldiers may apply for specialist training. If accepted, they become a Trainee Specialist under the apprenticeship of a Principal Specialist. Following apprenticeship, certification is required for being assigned a specialist billet. Principal Specialists combine skills specialization with the tasks of organic leadership, discipline, and training. | |||
The | Entry into a military academy grants certified specialist status upon completion. The most common military academy is an Officer Candidate School, and is required for receiving an officer commission. | ||
{| class="wikitable" style='margin:1px; background-color: unset; border: none' | |||
|+ Army Specialists | |||
2 | |- | ||
| style="border-style: none" | | |||
! Command & Discipline | |||
! Artillery | |||
! Combat Support | |||
! Administrative | |||
! Medical | |||
! Engineering | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan="2" | OF-2 | |||
| {{unbulleted list|Camp Prefect|Maniple OC}} | |||
| Battery OC | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| Physician | |||
| Engineer | |||
|- | |||
| Maniple 2i/c | |||
| Battery 2i/c | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| Assistant Physician | |||
| Assistant Engineer | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: none" | | |||
|- | |||
! OR-9 | |||
| Maniple OC | |||
| Battery OC | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| Medical Ordinary | |||
| Architectural Ordinary | |||
|- | |||
! OR-8 | |||
| Maniple 2i/c | |||
| {{unbulleted list|Gun Group OC|Tactical Group OC}} | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
! OR-7 | |||
| rowspan="2" | Watch OC | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{unbulleted list|Gun Captain|Surveyor}} | |||
| rowspan="2" | Forward Observer | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{unbulleted list|Interrogator|Drill Instructor|Weapons Instructor|Arms Custodian}} | |||
| rowspan="2" | Medical Vulnerary | |||
| rowspan="2" | {{unbulleted list|Surveyor}} | |||
|- | |||
! OR-6 | |||
|- | |||
! OR-5 | |||
| Watch 2i/c | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
| | |||
|- | |||
| style="border-style: none" | | |||
|- | |||
! OR-4 | |||
| File OC | |||
| Artillerist | |||
| {{unbulleted list|Mortarer|Sniper|Gunner|Observing Assistant|Signaler}} | |||
| {{unbulleted list|Carcerary|Clerk|Recruiter|Accountant}} | |||
| Medic | |||
| {{unbulleted list|Pioneer|Carpenter|Mason|Electrician|Plumber}} | |||
|} | |||
==Term of Service== | |||
Soldiers join the Imperial Forces under an initial 6-year contract. After completing their initial contract, if they pass qualifications, they may be offered a second 4-year contract as a Junior Principal. Thereafter, if they pass qualifications, they may be offered a third long-term contract as a Senior Principal. | |||
Soldiers may be up-contracted before their initial contract has been completed if they are highly qualified, highly specialized, or are certified to fill a role that is in particularly high demand. | |||
Upon honorable completion of service, an individual is awarded with perpetual status under Grade A and a medallion of service completion, so that denizens without merit may know they are legally obliged to provide a demonstration of respect. Failure to maintain dignity of status may result in revocation one's Grade A status and the destruction of one's medallion. | |||
==Uniforms== | |||
[[File:ImperialForces 1702AN.png|thumb|right|Uniforms for the Imperial Forces, circa 1702 AN.]] | |||
In the decades after the [[Kalirion Fracture]], the Imperium relied upon irregular forces, local militia, and rehabilitated defeated hostile forces to augment the Palatini Corps, the only components of Benacia Command that had remained loyal to the Golden Mango Throne. Beginning in the 1690s, regularization became a priority for the Imperial Commission for Defence. Introduced in 1702 AN, a new set of standardized uniform specifications were established, replacing all previous forms. | |||
The | The [[Palatini Corps]] retained a distinct color and cut for its field and service uniforms, and was given permission to continue using its distinct Full Dress uniform, first authorized in 1663 AN, when on ceremonial duty in [[Shirekeep]]. | ||
====Field Dress==== | |||
Issued to all members of the Imperial Forces, derived from the all-weather utility uniform used by the [[Ŝḥenĉeł'yh]] and adopted by the Brookshire Ducal Army. | |||
[[File:ImperialForces FieldRankInsignia.png]] | |||
====Service Dress==== | |||
Distinct variants for Officers and Principals. Service Dress for Officers and Ordinates is modelled on the pre-Fracture Lancer officer tunic, now applied to all officers irrespective of unit type. Service Dress for other Principals uses the same design as the Field Dress uniform but out of the same fabric and dyes as the Service Dress for Officers. Soldiers are not issued a Service Dress uniform, but may purchase it for non-field duty use when authorized by their commanding officer (e.g. ceremonial duty, parade, court appearance, public-facing offices, etc). | |||
[[File:ImperialForces ServiceRankInsignia.png]] | |||
====Noteworthy Insignia==== | |||
{| | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:ImperialForces Gorget.png]] | |||
| Opratzan continue to be awarded a gorget upon ascending to the esteemed rank. A subdued enamel version is issued for field dress in addition to the standard silvery-grey design. | |||
|- | |||
! [[File:CrypteiaButton.png]] | |||
| The Crypteia, due to its longstanding and persistent connection to the Palatini Corps, continues to use PC uniforms -- membership in the Crypteia is only explicitly indicated by the identifying button on the left breast, above service ribbons if worn. | |||
|} | |||
==Equipment== | |||
{{main|Military Equipment of Shireroth|Inventory of the Imperial Forces (Shireroth)}} | |||
===Aircraft=== | |||
*See [[Imperial_Shirerithian_Air_Forces#Equipment]] for a list of equipment. | |||
===Artillery=== | |||
== | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
{| class="wikitable | |- | ||
| | ! style="width:15%;"|Name | ||
! style="width:15%;"|Origin | |||
! style="width:15%;"|Type | |||
! style="width:10%;"|№ in Service | |||
! style="width:15%;"|Image | |||
! style="width:30%;"|Notes | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Anti-aircraft artillery | |||
|- | |||
|[[SG-6 Raftback|ALB (Anti-Air Gun)]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|flag}} [[IDB|Solaris-Gibarian (IDB-9)]]||Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun||420||||Four 30mm autocannons in pairs (2000 rounds) | |||
|- | |||
| [[Ikari 2A SPAAG]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}|| Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun ||405||[[File:Ikari 2A SPAAG.png|250px]]|| | |||
|- | |||
|[[SAI RAPIER]]||{{team flag|Sanama|name=Sanama Arms Industries}}||Short-range air defence system ||204||[[File:SAI RAPIER.png|250px]]||{{unbulleted list|Procured under the [[Rhodondra Agreement]] (1724) between [[Sanama]] and [[Shireroth]].|Delivery to be completed by 1730.|8x air defence battalions to be established.}} | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Field artillery | |||
|- | |- | ||
||[[80 mm field gun]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Towed artillery ||380||[[File:80mm field gun.png|250px]]||Rebuilt and returned to service. | |||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[Apollo HA-IX]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Self-propelled artillery ||134||[[File:Apollo Heavy Artillery IX.png|250px]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[SG-6 Raftback|RB (Mobile Gun)]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|flag}} [[IDB|Solaris-Gibarian (IDB-9)]]||Self-propelled gun||497||||{{unbulleted list|105mm rifled tank gun (38-round autoloader), Coaxial 7.62 mm MAG MG, Polybolos 12.7mm HMG (optional).|In service from {{AN|1707}}.}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | | [[SAI Bigbaddaboom 155]] || {{team flag|Sanama|name=Sanama Arms Industries}} || Self-propelled 155mm howitzer || 288 || [[File:SAI_Bigbaddaboom_155.png|200px]] || {{unbulleted list|Assigned exclusively to "heavy" legions.|9x battalions to be formed.}} | ||
|- | |- | ||
|[[ | |[[SAI MGW1 155]]||{{team flag|Sanama|name=Sanama Arms Industries}}||Self-propelled howitzer||1,170||[[File:SAI MGW1 155.png|250px]]||{{unbulleted list|Procured under the [[Rhodondra Agreement]] (1724) between [[Sanama]] and [[Shireroth]].|Delivery to be completed by 1730.|48x artillery battalions to be established.}} | ||
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|} | |} | ||
== | ===Infantry equipment and weaponry=== | ||
''Equipment for the infantry, much of it obsolete and dating back to before the [[Kalirion Fracture]], had been much plundered by the [[Black Legions]] and [[Benacia Command]]. These losses were made by acquisitions from companies in [[Batavia]], [[Kildare]], and [[Sanama]].'' | |||
{| class="wikitable | {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | ! style="width:15%;"|Name | ||
! style="width:15%;"|Origin | |||
! style="width:15%;"|Type | |||
! style="width:10%;"|№ in Service | |||
! style="width:15%;"|Image | |||
! style="width:30%;"|Notes | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Equipment | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Personal weapons | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |Clock 19||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Clock Company}}||{{unbulleted list|Officer sidearm|crew sidearm}}||194,824||[[File:Clock 19.jpg|250px]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |M1525 9 mm pistol||{{team flag|Raspur Pact|name=Allied Production Matrix}}||{{unbulleted list|Officer sidearm|crew sidearm}}||75,950||[[File:M1523 9mm Pistol.png|250px]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[M1591(R) marksman rifle (7.62×67mmB)|M1591 rifle]]||{{team flag|Raspur Pact|name=Allied Production Matrix}}||Marksman rifle||25,200||[[File:M1591 7.62 mm Rifle.png|250px]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |M1610 7.9 mm rifle (semi-automatic)||{{team flag|Raspur Pact|name=Allied Production Matrix}}||Service rifle (obsolete)||47,705||[[File:M1610 7.9mm Rifle.png|250px]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |M1656 9 mm submachine-gun||{{team flag|Raspur Pact|name=Allied Production Matrix}}||{{unbulleted list|NCO sidearm|crew sidearm}}||158,725||[[File:M1656 SMG.png|250px]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[OL Pattern M1718]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Royal Ordnance Factory Lichkeep}}||Battle rifle||3,901,432||[[file:OL Pattern M1718.png|250px]]||Primary service rifle for denizens attached to the Imperial Ground Forces as regulars. | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Section weapons | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[AG-11 machine gun]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Gangdiguo Small Arms Ammunition Factory}}||Light machine-gun||152,050|||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Troop weapons | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[G19 machine gun]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Gangdiguo Small Arms Ammunition Factory}}||Heavy machine-gun||71,355|||| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Squadron weapons | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Protective equipment and body armour | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |} | ||
===Vehicles=== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
|- | |||
! style="width:15%;"|Name | |||
! style="width:15%;"|Origin | |||
! style="width:15%;"|Type | |||
! style="width:10%;"|№ in Service | |||
! style="width:15%;"|Image | |||
! style="width:30%;"|Notes | |||
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| | | colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Armoured vehicles | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[Horjin Combat Vehicle 56]]||{{team flag|Raspur Pact|name=Allied Production Matrix}}||Infantry Fighting Vehicle||4,905||[[file:CV56.png|250px]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |[[IMW-3 Snark]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Mobile command platform||295||[[File:IMW-3 Snark.png|250px]]|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | || [[J-23 Heavy Tank]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Heavy tank ||2||[[File:J-23 Heavy Tank.png|250px]] || | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | [[Mango-H1 Tank]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Heavy tank ||3,600||[[File:Mango-H1 Tank.png|250px]]|| | ||
|- | |||
|[[Oni 1717 AFV]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Armoured fighting vehicle ||4,900||||{{unbulleted list|350x in service as of {{AN|1728}}.|568x per year to be delivered 1729–1737.}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[SAI Urqo]]||{{team flag|Sanama|name=Sanama Arms Industries}}||Main Battle Tank||1,008||[[File:SAI Urqo.png|200px]] ||Issued exclusively to "heavy" legions. | |||
|- | |||
|[[SG-1 Baker King]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|flag}} [[IDB|Solaris-Gibarian (IDB-9)]]||Armoured fighting vehicle||2,667||[[File:SG-1 Baker King.png|250px]]||{{unbulleted list|539x in service as of {{AN|1728}}.|266x per year to be delivered 1729–1737.}} | |||
|- | |||
||[[Sokoku Rec-1722B]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Infantry mobility vehicle ||2,188|||| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Taiyo III]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}} ||Light tank||350||[[File:Taiyo III.png|250px]] || | |||
|- | |||
| [[Taiyo IV]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}} ||Light tank||382||[[File:Taiyo IV.png|250px]] || | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Gravimetric vehicles | |||
|- | |||
|[[FC-15 Stoat]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|flag}} [[IDB|Kezan Floating Cargo Manufacturers (IDB-4)]]||Compact Armored Fighting Vehicle||3,432|||| | |||
|- | |||
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" |Support vehicles | |||
|- | |||
|[[wikipedia:Gama Goat|IE-1 Goat]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|flag}} [[IDB|IrenEnt (IDB-10)]]||Light cargo tractor||142,784|||| | |||
|- | |||
|[[SG-3 Halyard King]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|flag}} [[IDB|Solaris-Gibarian (IDB-9)]]||Modular combat support vehicle||169,732|||| | |||
|- | |||
||[[Sokoku Rec-1722A]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Scout vehicle ||10,430|||| | |||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
== | ===Vessels=== | ||
*See [[Imperial_Navy_of_Shireroth#Equipment]]. | |||
== | ==Late Salomeid Reforms (1710s & 1720s)== | ||
During the early 18th century, plans were forged to reform and modernize the weakened armed forces of the Imperial Republic. | |||
* | Service branches: | ||
*[[ | * Imperial Ground Forces | ||
** "Gaelen IV" Regiment: opposing force unit for training purposes | |||
** Palatini Corps | |||
** [[Auxiliary Forces (Shireroth)|Auxiliary Forces]] | |||
** Leftovers of the Jingdaoese Armed Forces | |||
** Leftovers from the Batavian Royal Army | |||
** [[Scholae Apollonae]] | |||
*** [[Apollonian Guards of the Eastern Imperium]] | |||
*** [[Apollonian Guards of the Western Imperium]] | |||
* Imperial Maritime Forces | |||
** Imperial Navy Fleet | |||
** Imperial Navy Cadet Force | |||
** Coastal Defence Guard | |||
* Imperial Aerial Forces | |||
** Air Support Command | |||
** Air Defence Command | |||
** Bomber Command | |||
** Fighter Command | |||
** Strike Command | |||
** [[Luchtmobiele Brigade (Batavia)|Luchtmobiele Brigade]] | |||
* [[Shirerithian Supplies Service]] | |||
** Directorate of Imperial Defence Administration | |||
** Directorate of Research & Engineering | |||
* Intelligence and secret services | |||
** [[Chamber of the Crypteia]] | |||
** [[Tegong]]: religious and cultural police | |||
*** [[Unit 666]] | |||
** [[Ordo Imperiale Decimae]] & [[Vigiles Arcani]] | |||
** [[S.W.O.R.D.]] | |||
* [[Strategic Defence Initiative]]: defence of the air space and territory of the Imperial Republic against attack by ballistic missiles or other weapons of mass destruction by external forces | |||
=== | ===Imperial Ground Forces=== | ||
[[File:IF 1Leg 1728AN.png|thumb|1. Legio Palatini, a heavy legion first deployed in 1728 AN as part of 1. Corps.]] | |||
The primary service branch of the Imperial Forces, the Imperial Ground Forces shall be organized into '''Corps''' ([[Præta language|Pr.]] ''Uihmanz''). Each Corps shall have the following organic divisions: | |||
* Artillery | |||
* Air Defence | |||
* Aviation | |||
* Operational Support | |||
* Service Support | |||
* Special Operations | |||
To each combat-ready Corps, there shall be deployed six '''Legions''' ([[Præta language|Pr.]] ''Salb''). Legions shall be graded according to their combat role: | |||
* '''Heavy''': armored combined-arms | |||
* '''Medium''': reinforced mechanized infantry | |||
* '''Light''': motorized infantry | |||
* '''Amphibious''': amphibious mechanized infantry | |||
* '''Air Assault''': reinforced helicopter-dropped infantry | |||
* '''Mountain''': light infantry with special training and equipment for high-altitude combat environment | |||
Additionally, legions identified with the honorary of '''Palatini''' were granted permission to wear uniform variants associated with the Palatini Corps (from whom the new Palatini Legions were derived), as well as the honor of being recruitment pools for ceremonial duty and/or for life guard duty to protect members of the Imperial Family. | |||
On 1.I.1728, the first such corps, called '''1. Corps''', was stood up and assigned to the Department of the Confluence. It drew soldiers and equipment from the Palatini Corps, Ducal Army of Brookshire, and the Feudatory Host of Kildare. | |||
====Legionary Index==== | |||
= | {| class="wikitable" | ||
! Legion !! Assigned to Corps !! Department Deployed To !! Grade !! Honorary !! Composed From… | |||
|- | |||
| 1. Legion || 1. Corps || Confluence || Heavy || Palatini || Ahtaneï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 2. Legion || 1. Corps || Confluence || Medium || Palatini || Ahtaneï (3), Bivarhinseï (1) | |||
|- | |||
| 3. Legion || 1. Corps || Confluence || Medium || Palatini || Ahtaneï (3), Bivarhinseï (1) | |||
|- | |||
| 4. Legion || 2. Corps || East || Heavy || Palatini || Darneï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 5. Legion || 2. Corps || East || Medium || Palatini || Darneï (3), Bivarhinseï (1) | |||
|- | |||
| 6. Legion || 2. Corps || East || Medium || Palatini || Darneï (3), Bivarhinseï (1) | |||
|- | |||
| 7. Legion || 3. Corps || Confluence || Heavy || Palatini || Kampioeneï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 8. Legion || 3. Corps || Confluence || Medium || Palatini || Kampioeneï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 9. Legion || 3. Corps || Confluence || Medium || Palatini || Kampioeneï (2), Apollonseï (2) | |||
|- | |||
| 10. Legion || 4. Corps || West || Heavy || Palatini || Apollonseï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 11. Legion || 4. Corps || West || Medium || Palatini || Apollonseï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 12. Legion || 4. Corps || West || Medium || Palatini || Ripoþeï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 13. Legion || 5. Corps || Confluence || Heavy || Palatini || Ripoþeï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 14. Legion || 5. Corps || Confluence || Medium || Palatini || Kalirseï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 15. Legion || 5. Corps || Confluence || Amphibious || Palatini || Kalirseï (2), Łodseï (2) | |||
|- | |||
| 16. Legion || 6. Corps || Guttuli || Heavy || Palatini || Kalirseï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 17. Legion || 6. Corps || Guttuli || Medium || Palatini || Saþratiseï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 18. Legion || 6. Corps || Guttuli || Medium || Palatini || Ripoþeï (2), Saþratiseï (2) | |||
|- | |||
| 19. Legion || 7. Corps || Isen || Heavy || Palatini || Saþratiseï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 20. Legion || 7. Corps || Isen || Heavy || Palatini || Bivarhinseï (2), Łodseï (2) | |||
|- | |||
| 21. Legion || 7. Corps || Isen || Amphibious || Palatini || Łodseï (4) | |||
|- | |||
| 22. Legion || 8. Corps || East || Medium || Palatini || I Banner Army | |||
|- | |||
| 23. Legion || 9. Corps || East || Medium || Palatini || II Banner Army | |||
|- | |||
| 24. Legion || 10. Corps || East || Medium || Palatini || III Banner Army | |||
|- | |||
| 25. Legion || 11. Corps || East || Medium || Palatini || IV Banner Army | |||
|- | |||
| 26. Legion || 12. Corps || East || Heavy || Palatini || V Banner Army | |||
|- | |||
| 27. Legion || 13. Corps || West || Medium || Palatini || Leeuwenbrigade | |||
|- | |||
| 28. Legion || 14. Corps || West || Medium || Palatini || Leeuwenbrigade | |||
|} | |||
====Deployment of Forces (circa {{AN|1735}})==== | |||
:''This list is incomplete. You can help by [https://i.imgur.com/z2RBkux.png expanding it].'' | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! style="width:25ch" rowspan=3 | Department of the West | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 4. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|10. Legion (H) Palatini|11. Legion (M) Palatini|12. Legion (M) Palatini}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 13. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|22. Legion (M) Palatini|26. Legion (H) Palatini|27. Legion (M) Palatini|}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 14. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|23. Legion (M) Palatini|28. Legion (M) Palatini|Zy Śyho, 5re Dekošyre Ġuseš}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=3 | Department of the Confluence | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 1. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|1. Legion (H) Palatini|2. Legion (M) Palatini|3. Legion (M) Palatini|Myćiereho, 1re Dekošyre Ġuseš}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 3. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|7. Legion (H) Palatini|8. Legion (M) Palatini|9. Legion (M) Palatini|Tyġoryġwho, 6re Dekošyre Ġuseš}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 5. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|13. Legion (H) Palatini|14. Legion (M) Palatini|15. Legion (A) Palatini|}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=1 | Department of the Gaudin | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | | |||
| Ć'eleiedźak'o'azeho, 7re Dekošyre Ġuseš | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=1 | Department of the Isen | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 7. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|19. Legion (H) Palatini|20. Legion (H) Palatini|21. Legion (M) Palatini|Ġogwonek'wnyrł'yho, 2re Dekošyre Ġuseš}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=1 | Department of the Guttuli | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 6. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|16. Legion (H) Palatini|17. Legion (M) Palatini|18. Legion (M) Palatini|Ḥepesyno, 4re Dekošyre Ġuseš}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=1 | Department of MASS | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | | |||
| {{unbulleted list|Pxepcetxežyreho, 8re Dekošyre Ġuseš|Nošynĉeho, 9re Dekošyre Ġuseš}} | |||
|- | |||
! rowspan=3 | Department of the East | |||
| style="text-align:right;vertical-align:top" | 2. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|4. Legion (H) Palatini|5. Legion (M) Palatini|6. Legion (M) Palatini|Ś'wc'pesyno, 3re Dekošyre Ġuseš}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:right" | 10. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|24. Legion (M) Palatini|}} | |||
|- | |||
| style="text-align:right" | 11. Corps | |||
| {{unbulleted list|25. Legion (M) Palatini|}} | |||
|- | |||
| {{unbulleted list|}} | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
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Motto: | Spite is our armour. | ||
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Allegiance: | Shireroth | ||
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Type: | Unified armed forces | ||
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Nickname: | The Forlorn Guard | ||
Minister of Military Affairs: | The Admirable Zhao Feng, Lord of Nangang | ||
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The Imperial Forces is composed of several military branches, namely the Imperial Army (these days a continuation and expansion of the original Palatini Corps), the Imperial Navy of Shireroth (INS), the Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces (ISAF), the Ordo Imperiale Decimae, the Shirerithian Supplies Service and Auxiliary Forces. The nation itself is divided in several military regions, called Departments. Untill the early 18th century, the Forces closely worked together with the Raspur Pact. Disagreements and potential departure from the Pact, led to hostile actions taken under the leadership of the Benacian Union against to retrieve military assets. Ever since the First Thuylemans Government, the Forces have been preparing for a potential conflict with its neighbour, which has been seen increasingly as a threat to Shirerithian sovereignty.
Recent History
Feudal Armies
The Imperial Forces of Shireroth were once a mighty military force, consisting of three main branches: the Imperial Army, the Imperial Navy of Shireroth (INS), and the Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces (ISAF). With a large population and vast territory, Shireroth was able to boast one of the largest and most powerful armies on Micras during the 16th and 17th centuries. However, the effectiveness of the Imperial Forces was hampered by their reliance on the support of local lords and their feudal armies. Despite their impressive size on paper, internal conflicts and competition for resources made them less formidable in reality. In fact, one of the grievances of the Kildari during the Revolution of 1617 was the lack of faith they had in the ability of the Kaiser and his Imperial Forces to defend the borders against invasions, such as that of the Garllicians.
In the 17th century, the Shirerithian Supplies Service became increasingly important, providing essential logistical support and acting as a reserve of paramilitary militia. However, the Kalirion Fracture devastated the Imperial Forces, reducing them to a small remnant of their former strength. The Palatini Corps emerged as a replacement for the Imperial Army, but this allowed for an opportunity to reform and modernize the remaining forces.
Raspur Pact Training Mission-Shireroth
The Raspur Pact Training Mission-Shireroth (RPTM-S) was established in 1679 at the initiative of Benacia Command. The aim of RPTM-S was to assist in the development of Imperial Forces training structures and institutions so that Shireroth could build an effective and sustainable capability that addressed the needs of the Imperial Republic, that would defend its remaining territories against secessionists and which would be able to resist any further efforts at capitulation by the regency in Shirekeep. RPTM-S was not a combat mission but was a distinct mission, under the political control of the Raspur Pact's Joint Military Council. Its operational emphasis was on training and mentoring. The activities of the mission were coordinated with the Shirerithian Ministry of State, whose minister was the de-facto commander of the Imperial Forces, and the Imperial Advisory Council.
In 1694 Benacia Command authorised the return of a significant quantity of surplus small arms, rejected by the UDF for use in the Second Elwynnese Civil War, to the arsenals of the Imperial Republic. These comprising primarily of:
- 243,838x – M1591 7.62 mm rifles
- 110,750x – M1656 9 mm sub-machine gun
- 80,000x – M1525 9 mm pistols
- 79,188x – M1508 Martini-Rossi 11.56 mm rifles
The weapons would be transferred from the depots of the Black Legions in the Unified Governorates to designated arsenals in Brookshire and the Duchy of the Guttuli via a series of road convoys that would travel across the UGB, Tellia, Sanama, and Drak-Modan in order to reach their intended destinations.
Salomeid Reforms
The early 18th century saw a shift towards a more modern approach to warfare, with new equipment, command structures, and organizational strategies being implemented. Many noble armies were disbanded and integrated into the revamped Imperial Forces, including those of Batavia and Jingdao.
Structure
The Imperial Forces have a distributed structure that relies predominantly on ground combat as a consequence of the Kalirion Fracture and the loss of advanced military hardware and the trained personnel to operate them. At its low point, the Palatini Corps was the only armed force under Imperial authority. One of the goals of the Thuylemans Cabinets has been to transform the many various semi-compatible organizations along a more streamlined, Imperium-wide plan.
Organizations
- Palatini Corps: ground, air, and riverine combat command headquartered in Shirekeep. Founded in 1637 AN, made independent in 1664 AN.
- The Sentinel Guards: ground combat formation
- The Secret Guards: ground combat formation
- The Palace Guards: ground combat formation
- The Kampioen Guards: ground combat formation
- The Apollonian Guards: ground combat formation
- The Veteran Guards: ground combat formation
- The Kalirion Guards: ground combat formation
- The Sathrati Guards: ground combat formation
- The Flying Guards: aerial combat formation
- Evagati Corps
- Ducal Army of Brookshire: ground combat command headquartered in Maltenstein. Organized in 1683 AN as Her Imperial Highness's Brookshirian Auxiliary Service and regional militia, reorganized in 1695 AN.
- Dolorous Association: ground combat formation
- Isenbury Association: ground combat formation
- Woodshire Association: ground combat formation
- Ducal Army of the Guttuli: ground and maritime combat command headquartered in Lachlan. Organized in 1694 AN from preexisting local peacekeeping forces.
- Lockenhasp Association: ground combat formation
- Lowbrook Association: ground combat formation
- Ducal Army of Modan: ground combat command headquartered in Drakorda. Organized in 1704 AN from the anti-SCROTUM elements of the Drak-Modani Defense Force
- Mortis Mercatoria Association: ground combat formation
- Keizerlijke en Koninklijke Strijdkrachten van Batavië
- Leeuwenkorps
- Vrije Weermacht
- Bataafse Koninklijke Luchtmacht
- Bataafse Koninklijke Zeemacht
- Imperial Navy of Shireroth
- The River Guards: riverine combat formation (administered by the Palatini Corps)
- 1st Maritime Association: headquartered in Lichport, organized in 1690 AN as the Sea Corps (administered by the Ducal Army of the Guttuli)
- 2nd Maritime Association: headquartered in Eriksburg (administered by the Ducal Army of Modan)
- 3rd Maritime Association: headquartered in Fort Sephiroth (administered by the Ducal Army of Modan)
- So-Saran Battle Command: combined-arms air-ground naval infantry formation
- Draconian Battle Command: combined-arms air-ground naval infantry formation
At the operational level, ground combat units are organized into Reinforced Cohorts (Pr. Toißuszoþ Gauht), a concept adapted from the Guttuli Corps's Streïkrupp. As the name suggests, an infantry cohort is reinforced with attached armored reconnaissance, artillery, and engineering maniples. This allows for the application of heavy weapons systems to be more easily available at the tactical level. The commanding officer of the cohort, typically a Mid-Grade Tribune, serves as the commanding officer for the Reinforced Cohort.
Three Reinforced Cohorts, along with the parent units for their attached combat support as well as additional defensive and logistical support units, are organized into a Battle Command. The Battle Command is expected to be capable of sustained independent operations.
Departments
Implemented in 1724 AN, the Imperium is divided into a series of regional military districts, or Departments, to control and administer military installations and units located within their jurisdiction. Regular transfers between the various departments over the next few years allowed for units with vastly different origins and operating principles to learn and train together.
Name | Headquarters | Region |
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Department of the West | Macoeur | Batavia, Sagittarius, Faya Veronique Island, Dietsberg |
Department of the Confluence | Lichkeep | Shirekeep, Woodshire, Maltenstein |
Department of the Gaudin | Rhodondra | Highpass, Schwinn, Dolorous, Shimmerspring, Thanatos, Sehmls |
Department of the Isen | Dalbruï | Fortis, Isenbury, Lakhal, Dragacht, Aquaraqua, Skyla Islands |
Department of the Guttuli | Irenaea | Near Guttuli, Far Guttuli, Coastal Guttuli, Lichport |
Department of MASS | Arg-e Isabella | So-Sara, Zy-Rodun, Draconia, Amity, Mirioth, Yardistan |
Department of the East | Port Halluci | Kezan, Dalmacija, Qaoshan, Kildare, Jingdao, Blackrock, Gong Li, Audentior, Jinkeai, Xianbei, Talenore |
Ranks
As directed by the Ministry of State's Commission for Defence, regular Imperial Forces now operate within a single system of ranks, uniforms, and equipment, in order to sustain interoperability.
On paper, each regional army maintains its own general staff under the authority of its own Master of Soldiers, who creates field formations, called Associations, over whom he designates a Standard. In actuality, the regional armies have been reduced to a merely administrative role, with each general staff tasked with maintaining supply and training. Associations are created under the direction of, under the authority of an appointee of, and receive strategic direction from the Commissioner for Defence. Associations are composed of units freely shuffled between Associations as necessary to meet Imperial strategic goals with the shortest logistical lines. This arrangement is a systematized form of the previous ad-hoc Banners placed under the appointed authority of a Nypḥyk'u (RL. "Standard Bearer"), whose subordinate units were a free mixture of militia, professional, and irregular troops as resources allowed it.
These changes are reflected in the changes to the rank structure, which no longer distinguishes between 'Spear' and 'Specialist' units, which has condensed the general officer ranks considerably, which has placed significantly larger responsibility upon the Field Officer ranks, and which has seen an expansion of Company-Grade and senior-NCO ranks. Under this new scheme, which has been influenced by its roots in the Brookshire militia and re-educated remnants of the Guttuli Corps, NCOs (or Principals) can seek entry into the Officer Candidate program, receive a commission, and gain access to the higher ranks. The children of nobles have adjusted to this more meritocratic officer recruitment process by sending their children into military academies, so that they may qualify for career acceleration upon entry into the Imperial Forces.
Rank | Ground Force | Air Force | Maritime Force | |||||
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General Officer |
OF-8 | Master of Soldiers / Frainan Streïakeï | Army, CO | |||||
OF-7 | Standard / Staggus | Association, CO | ||||||
Field Officer |
OF-5 | Tribune (Broad Grade) / Ahmst (Bræþ Griþ) | Battle Command, CO | Squadron, CO | ||||
OF-4 | Tribune (Mid Grade) / Ahmst (Mi Griþ) | Cohort, CO | Wing, CO | Frigate, CO | ||||
OF-3 | Tribune (Narrow Grade) / Ahmst (Mair Griþ) | Cohort, 2i/c | Group, CO | Corvette/Submarine, CO | ||||
Company Officer |
OF-2 | Captain / Fiþnan | Ordinate / Opratzan | OR-9 | Principal | Maniple, OC | Chain, CO | |
Undercaptain / Niþnfiþnan | First Overwatchmaster / Ænst Uvnahtaldan | OR-8 | Maniple, 2i/c | |||||
OF(D) | Overwatchmaster-Squire / Uvnahtaldan-Silbir | Overwatchmaster / Uvnahtaldan | OR-7 | Watch, OC | ||||
Watchmaster-Squire / Ahtaldan-Silbir | Watchmaster / Ahtaldan | OR-6 | ||||||
Underwatchmaster / Niþnahtaldan | OR-5 | Watch, 2i/c | ||||||
Prime / Frum | OR-4 | Soldier | File, OC | |||||
Chosen / Usczosoþ | OR-3 | File, 2i/c | ||||||
Experienced / Usfaroþ | OR-2 | |||||||
New / Nuï | OR-1 |
Specialists
After two years of their initial contract, soldiers may apply for specialist training. If accepted, they become a Trainee Specialist under the apprenticeship of a Principal Specialist. Following apprenticeship, certification is required for being assigned a specialist billet. Principal Specialists combine skills specialization with the tasks of organic leadership, discipline, and training.
Entry into a military academy grants certified specialist status upon completion. The most common military academy is an Officer Candidate School, and is required for receiving an officer commission.
Command & Discipline | Artillery | Combat Support | Administrative | Medical | Engineering | |
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Battery OC | Physician | Engineer | ||
Maniple 2i/c | Battery 2i/c | Assistant Physician | Assistant Engineer | |||
OR-9 | Maniple OC | Battery OC | Medical Ordinary | Architectural Ordinary | ||
OR-8 | Maniple 2i/c |
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OR-7 | Watch OC |
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Forward Observer |
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Medical Vulnerary |
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OR-6 | ||||||
OR-5 | Watch 2i/c | |||||
OR-4 | File OC | Artillerist |
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Medic |
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Term of Service
Soldiers join the Imperial Forces under an initial 6-year contract. After completing their initial contract, if they pass qualifications, they may be offered a second 4-year contract as a Junior Principal. Thereafter, if they pass qualifications, they may be offered a third long-term contract as a Senior Principal.
Soldiers may be up-contracted before their initial contract has been completed if they are highly qualified, highly specialized, or are certified to fill a role that is in particularly high demand.
Upon honorable completion of service, an individual is awarded with perpetual status under Grade A and a medallion of service completion, so that denizens without merit may know they are legally obliged to provide a demonstration of respect. Failure to maintain dignity of status may result in revocation one's Grade A status and the destruction of one's medallion.
Uniforms
In the decades after the Kalirion Fracture, the Imperium relied upon irregular forces, local militia, and rehabilitated defeated hostile forces to augment the Palatini Corps, the only components of Benacia Command that had remained loyal to the Golden Mango Throne. Beginning in the 1690s, regularization became a priority for the Imperial Commission for Defence. Introduced in 1702 AN, a new set of standardized uniform specifications were established, replacing all previous forms.
The Palatini Corps retained a distinct color and cut for its field and service uniforms, and was given permission to continue using its distinct Full Dress uniform, first authorized in 1663 AN, when on ceremonial duty in Shirekeep.
Field Dress
Issued to all members of the Imperial Forces, derived from the all-weather utility uniform used by the Ŝḥenĉeł'yh and adopted by the Brookshire Ducal Army.
Service Dress
Distinct variants for Officers and Principals. Service Dress for Officers and Ordinates is modelled on the pre-Fracture Lancer officer tunic, now applied to all officers irrespective of unit type. Service Dress for other Principals uses the same design as the Field Dress uniform but out of the same fabric and dyes as the Service Dress for Officers. Soldiers are not issued a Service Dress uniform, but may purchase it for non-field duty use when authorized by their commanding officer (e.g. ceremonial duty, parade, court appearance, public-facing offices, etc).
Noteworthy Insignia
Equipment
Aircraft
- See Imperial_Shirerithian_Air_Forces#Equipment for a list of equipment.
Artillery
Name | Origin | Type | № in Service | Image | Notes |
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Anti-aircraft artillery | |||||
ALB (Anti-Air Gun) | ![]() |
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | 420 | Four 30mm autocannons in pairs (2000 rounds) | |
Ikari 2A SPAAG | ![]() |
Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun | 405 | ![]() |
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SAI RAPIER | ![]() |
Short-range air defence system | 204 | ![]() |
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Field artillery | |||||
80 mm field gun | ![]() |
Towed artillery | 380 | ![]() |
Rebuilt and returned to service. |
Apollo HA-IX | ![]() |
Self-propelled artillery | 134 | ![]() |
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RB (Mobile Gun) | ![]() |
Self-propelled gun | 497 |
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SAI Bigbaddaboom 155 | ![]() |
Self-propelled 155mm howitzer | 288 | ![]() |
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SAI MGW1 155 | ![]() |
Self-propelled howitzer | 1,170 | ![]() |
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Infantry equipment and weaponry
Equipment for the infantry, much of it obsolete and dating back to before the Kalirion Fracture, had been much plundered by the Black Legions and Benacia Command. These losses were made by acquisitions from companies in Batavia, Kildare, and Sanama.
Name | Origin | Type | № in Service | Image | Notes |
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Equipment | |||||
Personal weapons | |||||
Clock 19 | ![]() |
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194,824 | ![]() |
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M1525 9 mm pistol | ![]() |
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75,950 | ![]() |
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M1591 rifle | ![]() |
Marksman rifle | 25,200 | ![]() |
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M1610 7.9 mm rifle (semi-automatic) | ![]() |
Service rifle (obsolete) | 47,705 | ![]() |
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M1656 9 mm submachine-gun | ![]() |
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158,725 | ![]() |
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OL Pattern M1718 | ![]() |
Battle rifle | 3,901,432 | ![]() |
Primary service rifle for denizens attached to the Imperial Ground Forces as regulars. |
Section weapons | |||||
AG-11 machine gun | ![]() |
Light machine-gun | 152,050 | ||
Troop weapons | |||||
G19 machine gun | ![]() |
Heavy machine-gun | 71,355 | ||
Squadron weapons | |||||
Protective equipment and body armour |
Vehicles
Name | Origin | Type | № in Service | Image | Notes |
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Armoured vehicles | |||||
Horjin Combat Vehicle 56 | ![]() |
Infantry Fighting Vehicle | 4,905 | ![]() |
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IMW-3 Snark | ![]() |
Mobile command platform | 295 | ![]() |
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J-23 Heavy Tank | ![]() |
Heavy tank | 2 | ![]() |
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Mango-H1 Tank | ![]() |
Heavy tank | 3,600 | ![]() |
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Oni 1717 AFV | ![]() |
Armoured fighting vehicle | 4,900 |
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SAI Urqo | ![]() |
Main Battle Tank | 1,008 | ![]() |
Issued exclusively to "heavy" legions. |
SG-1 Baker King | ![]() |
Armoured fighting vehicle | 2,667 | ![]() |
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Sokoku Rec-1722B | ![]() |
Infantry mobility vehicle | 2,188 | ||
Taiyo III | ![]() |
Light tank | 350 | File:Taiyo III.png | |
Taiyo IV | ![]() |
Light tank | 382 | File:Taiyo IV.png | |
Gravimetric vehicles | |||||
FC-15 Stoat | ![]() |
Compact Armored Fighting Vehicle | 3,432 | ||
Support vehicles | |||||
IE-1 Goat | ![]() |
Light cargo tractor | 142,784 | ||
SG-3 Halyard King | ![]() |
Modular combat support vehicle | 169,732 | ||
Sokoku Rec-1722A | ![]() |
Scout vehicle | 10,430 |
Vessels
Late Salomeid Reforms (1710s & 1720s)
During the early 18th century, plans were forged to reform and modernize the weakened armed forces of the Imperial Republic.
Service branches:
- Imperial Ground Forces
- "Gaelen IV" Regiment: opposing force unit for training purposes
- Palatini Corps
- Auxiliary Forces
- Leftovers of the Jingdaoese Armed Forces
- Leftovers from the Batavian Royal Army
- Scholae Apollonae
- Imperial Maritime Forces
- Imperial Navy Fleet
- Imperial Navy Cadet Force
- Coastal Defence Guard
- Imperial Aerial Forces
- Air Support Command
- Air Defence Command
- Bomber Command
- Fighter Command
- Strike Command
- Luchtmobiele Brigade
- Shirerithian Supplies Service
- Directorate of Imperial Defence Administration
- Directorate of Research & Engineering
- Intelligence and secret services
- Chamber of the Crypteia
- Tegong: religious and cultural police
- Ordo Imperiale Decimae & Vigiles Arcani
- S.W.O.R.D.
- Strategic Defence Initiative: defence of the air space and territory of the Imperial Republic against attack by ballistic missiles or other weapons of mass destruction by external forces
Imperial Ground Forces
The primary service branch of the Imperial Forces, the Imperial Ground Forces shall be organized into Corps (Pr. Uihmanz). Each Corps shall have the following organic divisions:
- Artillery
- Air Defence
- Aviation
- Operational Support
- Service Support
- Special Operations
To each combat-ready Corps, there shall be deployed six Legions (Pr. Salb). Legions shall be graded according to their combat role:
- Heavy: armored combined-arms
- Medium: reinforced mechanized infantry
- Light: motorized infantry
- Amphibious: amphibious mechanized infantry
- Air Assault: reinforced helicopter-dropped infantry
- Mountain: light infantry with special training and equipment for high-altitude combat environment
Additionally, legions identified with the honorary of Palatini were granted permission to wear uniform variants associated with the Palatini Corps (from whom the new Palatini Legions were derived), as well as the honor of being recruitment pools for ceremonial duty and/or for life guard duty to protect members of the Imperial Family.
On 1.I.1728, the first such corps, called 1. Corps, was stood up and assigned to the Department of the Confluence. It drew soldiers and equipment from the Palatini Corps, Ducal Army of Brookshire, and the Feudatory Host of Kildare.
Legionary Index
Legion | Assigned to Corps | Department Deployed To | Grade | Honorary | Composed From… |
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1. Legion | 1. Corps | Confluence | Heavy | Palatini | Ahtaneï (4) |
2. Legion | 1. Corps | Confluence | Medium | Palatini | Ahtaneï (3), Bivarhinseï (1) |
3. Legion | 1. Corps | Confluence | Medium | Palatini | Ahtaneï (3), Bivarhinseï (1) |
4. Legion | 2. Corps | East | Heavy | Palatini | Darneï (4) |
5. Legion | 2. Corps | East | Medium | Palatini | Darneï (3), Bivarhinseï (1) |
6. Legion | 2. Corps | East | Medium | Palatini | Darneï (3), Bivarhinseï (1) |
7. Legion | 3. Corps | Confluence | Heavy | Palatini | Kampioeneï (4) |
8. Legion | 3. Corps | Confluence | Medium | Palatini | Kampioeneï (4) |
9. Legion | 3. Corps | Confluence | Medium | Palatini | Kampioeneï (2), Apollonseï (2) |
10. Legion | 4. Corps | West | Heavy | Palatini | Apollonseï (4) |
11. Legion | 4. Corps | West | Medium | Palatini | Apollonseï (4) |
12. Legion | 4. Corps | West | Medium | Palatini | Ripoþeï (4) |
13. Legion | 5. Corps | Confluence | Heavy | Palatini | Ripoþeï (4) |
14. Legion | 5. Corps | Confluence | Medium | Palatini | Kalirseï (4) |
15. Legion | 5. Corps | Confluence | Amphibious | Palatini | Kalirseï (2), Łodseï (2) |
16. Legion | 6. Corps | Guttuli | Heavy | Palatini | Kalirseï (4) |
17. Legion | 6. Corps | Guttuli | Medium | Palatini | Saþratiseï (4) |
18. Legion | 6. Corps | Guttuli | Medium | Palatini | Ripoþeï (2), Saþratiseï (2) |
19. Legion | 7. Corps | Isen | Heavy | Palatini | Saþratiseï (4) |
20. Legion | 7. Corps | Isen | Heavy | Palatini | Bivarhinseï (2), Łodseï (2) |
21. Legion | 7. Corps | Isen | Amphibious | Palatini | Łodseï (4) |
22. Legion | 8. Corps | East | Medium | Palatini | I Banner Army |
23. Legion | 9. Corps | East | Medium | Palatini | II Banner Army |
24. Legion | 10. Corps | East | Medium | Palatini | III Banner Army |
25. Legion | 11. Corps | East | Medium | Palatini | IV Banner Army |
26. Legion | 12. Corps | East | Heavy | Palatini | V Banner Army |
27. Legion | 13. Corps | West | Medium | Palatini | Leeuwenbrigade |
28. Legion | 14. Corps | West | Medium | Palatini | Leeuwenbrigade |
Deployment of Forces (circa 1735 AN)
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Department of the West | 4. Corps |
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Department of the Confluence | 1. Corps |
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Department of the Gaudin | Ć'eleiedźak'o'azeho, 7re Dekošyre Ġuseš | |
Department of the Isen | 7. Corps |
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Department of the Guttuli | 6. Corps |
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Department of the East | 2. Corps |
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