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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:'''|| 1598.4961 AN.ASC <small>(Passage of the Martial Code)</small>
|'''Active:'''|| {{unbulleted list|1598 &ndash; 1671 [[AN]]|1679 &ndash;}}
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|'''Motto:'''||''en toútōi níka'' ("in this, conquer")
|'''Motto:'''||''Spite is our armour.''
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|'''In use by:'''|| [[shire:Ministry of Military Affairs|Ministry of Military Affairs]]
|'''In use by:'''|| [[Ministry of State (Shireroth)|Ministry of State]]
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|'''Allegiance:'''|| [[Shireroth]]
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|'''Type:''' || Combined Arms
|'''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)}}
*[[shire:Imperial Army]] (IA)
*[[shire:Imperial Navy of Shireroth]] (IN)
*[[shire:Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces]] (ISAF)
*[[shire:Shirerithian Supplies Service]] (SSS)
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|'''Size:''' || 2,794,953 personnel
|'''Size:''' || {{unbulleted list|292,086 nobles (officers)|1,225,720 denizens (regulars)|13,533,929 auxiliaries (reservists and militia)}}
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|'''Nickname:''' || ''None yet''
|'''Nickname:''' ||The Forlorn Guard
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|'''Current Commander:'''|| Minister [[Daniyal Dravot]]
|'''Minister of Military Affairs:'''|| The Admirable Zhao Feng, Lord of Nangang
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|'''Allies'''||  
|'''Allies''':||{{team flag|Raspur Pact}}
*[[shire:Fleur de Lys-Longships Guard]]
*[[shire:Union Defence Force]]
*[[shire:Vanic Temple Guard]]
*[[shire:Jaysh al-Sathrati]]
*[[shire:Natopian Defence Force]]
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|'''Opponents'''||
|'''Opponents''':||{{team flag|Raspur Pact}}
*[http://www.shyriathsden.net/minarboria/wiki/index.php?title=Tyrannocricetus_aliger Tyrannocricetus aliger]
*[[shire:Dark Orchid Society]]
*[[shire:Brotherhood of Lest]]
*[[shire:Leonid Guard]]
*[[shire:Assayers]]
*[[Imperial Armed Forces]] (Jingdao)
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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]]}}
*[[shire:Cabbage Crisis]]
*[[Sxiro-Jingdaoese Confrontation]]
*[[shire:The River War]]  
*[[shire:The Anarchy of Angularis]]
*[[shire:Martial Law in Goldshire]]
*[[shire:Civil War in Goldshire]]
*[[Hammish Civil War]]
 
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The '''Imperial Forces''' comprise of three combat arms; the [[shire:Imperial Army|Imperial Army]], the [[Imperial Navy of Shireroth]] (INS) and the [[shire:Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces|Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces]] (ISAF), which are both organised in accordance with the [[shire:Martial Code of Shireroth|Martial Code of Shireroth]] as well as the [[shire:Shirerithian Supplies Service|Shirerithian Supplies Service]] which provide combat support services including logistical support, whilst, in many instances, serving as a reserve of paramilitary militia.
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.  


It does not encompass the armed forces of the [[Imperial States]], only those under command of the [[shire:MoMA|MoMA]].
==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.


=Organisation=
===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.


The Imperial Forces are established as the sole body of forces that may use force in the name of the Imperial Government for the defence of the Imperial Dominions and of the wider Imperial Republic in times of war.
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:


Only the Imperial Government may authorise the use of military force in support of its international treaty obligations, subject to the oversight of the Landsraad and the rule of law. The Imperial States have responsibility for their own territorial defence during peacetime and the Imperial Forces may only establish garrisons or deploy forces within the territory of the Imperial States through the prior approval of the governments of the Imperial States affected.
{{unbulleted list|243,838x &ndash; M1591 7.62 mm rifles|110,750x &ndash; M1656 9 mm sub-machine gun|80,000x &ndash; M1525 9 mm pistols|79,188x &ndash; M1508 Martini-Rossi 11.56 mm rifles}}


The Kaiser is Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Forces and delegates operational and administrative control of the Imperial Forces to the Minister of Military Affairs who is the primary advisor to the Kaiser on all military matters and is supreme operational commander of the Imperial Forces.  
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 Minister of Military Affairs exercises the Kaiser's rights of patronage in regards to the commissioning of officers into the Imperial Forces.
===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.


The Ministry of Military Affairs, subordinate to the Minister of Military Affairs and the Kaiser, regulates the Imperial Forces.
==Structure==


For the coordination of the defence of the Dominions and States of the Imperial Republic there is established the Imperial Shirerithian Defence Council, comprising of the Kaiser, the Minister of Military Affairs and the heads of the Imperial States.
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.


The ISDC is a moribund institution and its functions are performed either within the Imperial Advisory Council or bilaterally between the Minister of Military Affairs and the heads of the Imperial States.
===Organizations===


In accordance with the Martial Code of Shireroth, the Imperial Forces, charged with the defence of the Imperial Republic from enemies both foreign and domestic, comprises of four service branches. These being:
* [[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


1) The Imperial Army<br />
* [[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.
2) The Imperial Navy of Shireroth<br />
** Lockenhasp Association: ground combat formation
3) The Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces<br />
** Lowbrook Association: ground combat formation
4) The Shirerithian Supplies Service<br />


The purpose of the Imperial Army is to conduct both defensive and offensive operations in pursuit of the territorial defence of the Imperial Republic and the enforcement of the policy objectives of the Kaiser and the Imperial Government.
* [[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


The Imperial Army has a nominal establishment of 600,000 personnel under arms. Recruitment into the Imperial Army is open to biological humans of any nationality. Only Shirerithian citizens may be commissioned as officers in the Imperial Army. 
*[[Keizerlijke en Koninklijke Strijdkrachten van Batavië]]
**Leeuwenkorps
**Vrije Weermacht
**[[Bataafse Koninklijke Luchtmacht]]
***[[Luchtmobiele Brigade (Batavia)|Luchtmobiele Brigade]]
**[[Bataafse Koninklijke Zeemacht]]


The Imperial Army is organised into three armies, of three corps apiece, organised into a single Land Command, and an independent corps, the Palatini Corps charged with the defence of the capital. The total manpower establishment amounts to five hundred regiments grouped into one hundred legions. Legions are combined arms formations of an equivalent to a brigade. There is considerable flexibility in the organisational structure with regiments being detached from their parent legions to either reinforce another legion or to conduct independent operations. A legion of five regiments will have at least two core regiments that pertain to its mission function as well as any additional squadrons or troops required to perform operationally. A legion on operations will typically be reinforced by additional auxiliaries subject to its particular circumstances and objectives, in which case it therefore becomes the beating heart of a battle group, known as a 'vexillatio'.
*[[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]]


The Imperial Army is under the command of the Magister Primum who has direct command of the Palatini Corps which, as noted, has sole responsibility for the defence of the capital Shirekeep.
* [[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


The Magister Primum is supported by a general staff comprised of the commanding magisters of the armies and their retinues, known as the Collegium Magistri Militum, which also serves as the single-service management committee for the Imperial Army.
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.


The Palatini Corps comprises of four Scholae Legions, charged with the defence of the Kaiser, Raynor's Keep and the City. These are the:
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.


1) Scholae Excubitores (Order of Sentinels), for the defence of the Kaiser;<br />
===Departments===
2) Scholae Crypteia, for the defence of the Imperial Household;<br />
[[File:Map of Military Departments Shireroth 1730.png|450px|thumb|right|Map of the Military Districts, in the Year 1730 AN.]]
3) Scholae Palatinae, for the defence of the Steward;<br />
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.
4) Scholae Kampioenae, for the defence of the City.<br />


The Palatini Corps itself has a nominal strength of 24,000 men.
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! style="width:25ch" | Name
! Headquarters
! Region
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| Department of the West
| Macoeur
| Batavia, Sagittarius, Faya Veronique Island, Dietsberg
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| Department of the Confluence
| Lichkeep
| Shirekeep, Woodshire, Maltenstein
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| Department of the Gaudin
| Rhodondra
| Highpass, Schwinn, Dolorous, Shimmerspring, Thanatos, Sehmls
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| Department of the Isen
| Dalbruï
| Fortis, Isenbury, Lakhal, Dragacht, Aquaraqua, Skyla Islands
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| Department of the Guttuli
| Irenaea
| Near Guttuli, Far Guttuli, Coastal Guttuli, Lichport
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| Department of MASS
| Arg-e Isabella
| So-Sara, Zy-Rodun, Draconia, Amity, Mirioth, Yardistan
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| Department of the East
| Port Halluci
| Kezan, Dalmacija, Qaoshan, Kildare, Jingdao, Blackrock, Gong Li, Audentior, Jinkeai, Xianbei, Talenore
|}


==Ranks==


Under the Land Command, the four armies are:
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.


1) The Field Army (Exercitus Comitatenses)<br />
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.
2) The Frontier Army (Exercitus Limitanei)<br />
3) The Riverine (Exercitus Ripenses)<br />
4) The Reserve Army<br />


An Army contains 144,000 personnel in three corps and is commanded by a Magister Equitum.
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.


The Field Army, known as the comitatenses, is an air-mobile armoured striking force, intended for long-range and expeditionary warfare.  
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| colspan=2 rowspan=7 style='border: none;' |
! Ground Force
! Air Force
! Maritime Force
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| 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 | &nbsp;
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|-
| 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
|}


The Field Army's three corps are:
===Specialists===


1) I Corps, garrisoned in the counties of Elsenar, Lunaris and Ran in the Kingdom of Goldshire<br />
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.
2) II Corps, garrisoned in the county of Suthergold in the Kingdom of Goldshire<br />
3) IX Corps, garrisoned in the counties of Holwinn and Syrelwynn, Goldshire<br />


The Frontier Army is primarily intended to provide garrisons either for the defence of vulnerable sectors against incursions by hostile forces or for counter-insurgency operations in the Imperial Dominions, or in Imperial States when and if invited by the heads of the Imperial States. Whilst less mobile than the Field Army, the Frontier Army is still strongly armoured and well equipped with artillery.
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.


The three corps of the Frontier Army are:
{| class="wikitable" style='margin:1px; background-color: unset; border: none'
1) III Corps, garrisoned in Mishalan<br />
|+ Army Specialists
2) IV Corps, garrisoned in Dietsland, Puritania and Voltrue<br />
|-
3) VI Corps, garrisoned on the islands of Amity and Yardistan<br />
| style="border-style: none" |
! Command & Discipline
! Artillery
! Combat Support
! Administrative
! Medical
! Engineering
|-
! rowspan="2" | OF-2
| {{unbulleted list|Camp Prefect|Maniple OC}}
| Battery OC
|
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| 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
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| 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}}
|}


The Riverine Army is responsible for the defence of the River Elwynn and the approaches to Shirekeep. The Riverine Army also has control of the Imperial Army's force of landing craft.
==Term of Service==


All three corps of the Riverine Army are based in the Novaya Sorensk Garrison. However each corps has responsibility for a separate branch of the river Elwynn. These are:
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.


1) V Corps (Classis Rubrum), with responsibility for the Goldshire and Imperial waters of the Red Elwynn<br />
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.
2) VII Corps (Classis Albrum), with responsibility for the Goldshire and Imperial waters of the White Elwynn<br />
3) VIII Corps (Classis Puteulanum), with responsibility for the Imperial waters of the Blue Elwynn<br />


The Reserve Army exists as a pool of replacement manpower and has been settled in the county of Lunaris. It comprises of:
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.


1) X Corps, garrisoned around Mesior<br />
==Uniforms==
2) XI Corps, garrisoned around Lune Villa<br />
[[File:ImperialForces 1702AN.png|thumb|right|Uniforms for the Imperial Forces, circa 1702 AN.]]
3) XII Corps, garrisoned around Lockenhasp <br />


The Corps, each comprised of eight legions, contain a total of 48,000 personnel and are commanded by a Magister Militum.  
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 Legions, comprised of five regiments, each contain 6,000 personnel and are commanded by a Legatus Imperii, who may enjoy a brevet promotion of the rank of 'Dux' if his legion is expanded as a vexillatio by the addition of regimental detachments.
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]].  


A Regiment comprises of ten squadrons, and contains 1,200 personnel under the command of a Tribunus Laticlavius.
====Field Dress====


A Squadron, consisting of five troops, will contain 120 personnel and comes under the command of either a Tribunus Angusticlavius or the most senior Centurion (Primus Ordinus).
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.


A Troop, comprised of three sections, will contain 24 personnel under the command of a Centurion, or of his subordinate Optio if on detachment.  
[[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.
|}


A Contubernium, the smallest administrative section of the Imperial Army, comprises of two fire-teams, totalling eight men under the command of a Decanus. The two absent men suggested by the title of Decanus, or 'commander of ten', are a supernumerary fiction for the calculation of rations and mess bills.
==Equipment==
{{main|Military Equipment of Shireroth|Inventory of the Imperial Forces (Shireroth)}}


A four-man fire-team, crew or work detail will come under the command of a so-called 'Chosen Man' which is the lowest non-commissioned officer rank in the Imperial Army.
===Aircraft===
*See [[Imperial_Shirerithian_Air_Forces#Equipment]] for a list of equipment.


Regimental sized and larger formations will have detachments from the Shirerithian Supplies Service, usually in the form of specialist auxiliaries such as medics, logisticians or signallers, embedded amongst them. An Imperial Army regiment would have a typically have a Supplies Service squadron, whilst a legion would have a supply column equivalent to a regiment in strength.
===Artillery===
==Personnel==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
{| class="wikitable sortable collapsible" border="1"
|-
|+ Personnel in the Imperial Forces by Service
! 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
|-
|-
! scope="col" | Name
||[[80 mm field gun]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Towed artillery ||380||[[File:80mm field gun.png|250px]]||Rebuilt and returned to service.
! scope="col" | Personnel
|-
|-
|[[shire:Imperial Army|Imperial Army]] (IA) ||600,000
|[[Apollo HA-IX]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Self-propelled artillery ||134||[[File:Apollo Heavy Artillery IX.png|250px]]||
|-
|-
|[[Imperial Navy of Shireroth]] (IN)||399,900
|[[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}}.}}
|-
|-
|[[shire:Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces|Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces]] (ISAF)||433,078
| [[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.}}
|-
|-
|[[shire:Shirerithian Supplies Service|Shirerithian Supplies Service]] (SSS)||1,361,975
|[[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.}}
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Ranks==
===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 sortable collapsible" border="1"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! scope="col" |Rank Grade
! scope="col" |IA/INCF/SSS Ranks
! scope="col" |IN Ranks
! scope="col" |ISAF Ranks
|-
|-
|OF-10 ||Magister Primum||Amiratus Amiratorum<br><small>Grand Admiral</small>||Marshal of the Air Forces
! 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
|-
|-
|OF-9|| Magister Generalis<br> <small>(General Staff)</small>|| Admiral||Air Chief Marshal
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Equipment
|-
|-
|OF-8|| Magister Equitum<br> <small>(Field Command - Army)</small>||Vice Admiral||Air Marshal
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Personal weapons
|-
|-
|OF-7|| Magister Militum<br> <small>(Field Command - Corps)</small>||Rear Admiral||Air Vice-Marshal
|Clock 19||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Clock Company}}||{{unbulleted list|Officer sidearm|crew sidearm}}||194,824||[[File:Clock 19.jpg|250px]]||
|-
|-
|OF-6|| Dux||Commodore||Air Commodore
|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]]||
|-
|-
|OF-5|| Imperial Legate||Captain||Group Captain
|[[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]]||
|-
|-
|OF-4|| Tribunus ''Laticlavius''||Commander||Wing Commander
|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]]||  
|-
|-
|OF-3|| Tribunus ''Angusticlavius''<br>(Major)||Lieutenant Commander||Squadron Leader
|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]]||  
|-
|-
|OF-2|| Centurion<br> (Captain)||Lieutenant||Flight Lieutenant
|[[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.
|-
|-
|OF-1|| Optio<br>(Lieutenant)||Sub Lieutenant||Pilot Officer / Flying Officer
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Section weapons
|-
|-
|OF(D)|| No Equivalent||Midshipman||Acting Pilot Officer
|[[AG-11 machine gun]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Gangdiguo Small Arms Ammunition Factory}}||Light machine-gun||152,050||||
|-
|-
|Student Officer||Cornicen<br>([[wikipedia:Cornet (rank)|Cornet)]]||Cornicen||Cornicen
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Troop weapons
|-
|-
|OR-9|| Evocatus / Tesserarius||Evocatus||Evocatus
|[[G19 machine gun]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Gangdiguo Small Arms Ammunition Factory}}||Heavy machine-gun||71,355||||
|-
|-
|OR-8|| Imaginifer||Imaginifer||Imaginifer
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Squadron weapons
|-
|-
|OR-7|| Aquilifer  ||Chief Petty Officer||Flight sergeant / Chief technician
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Protective equipment and body armour
|-
|-
|OR-6|| Hastiliarius / Vexillarius|| Petty Officer||Sergeant
|}
 
===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
|-
|-
|OR-5|| Signifer ||Signifer||Signifer
| colspan="6" style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#dddddd;" | Armoured vehicles
|-
|-
|OR-4|| Decanus<br>(Corporal)||Decanus<br>(Leading Rate)||Decanus<br>(Corporal)
|[[Horjin Combat Vehicle 56]]||{{team flag|Raspur Pact|name=Allied Production Matrix}}||Infantry Fighting Vehicle||4,905||[[file:CV56.png|250px]]||
|-
|-
|OR-3|| Chosen Man ||Chosen Man||Chosen Man
|[[IMW-3 Snark]]||{{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Mobile command platform||295||[[File:IMW-3 Snark.png|250px]]||
|-
|-
|OR-2|| Milities ''Immunes''<br>(Specialists)||Able Seaman||Senior Aircraftman / Technician
|| [[J-23 Heavy Tank]]|| {{team flag|Shireroth|name=Sokoku Industries}}||Heavy tank ||2||[[File:J-23 Heavy Tank.png|250px]] ||
|-
|-
|OR-1|| Milities ''Pedes''<br>(Infantrymen)||Pressed Man||Aircraftman
| [[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||||
|-
|-
|}
|}


==Garrisons and Stations==
===Vessels===
*See [[Imperial_Navy_of_Shireroth#Equipment]].


===Western Benacia Garrison===
==Late Salomeid Reforms (1710s & 1720s)==


Garrisoned in the restive Imperial Dominions of [[shire:Dietsland|Dietsland]], [[shire:Puritania|Puritania]] and [[shire:Voltrue|Voltrue]].
During the early 18th century, plans were forged to reform and modernize the weakened armed forces of the Imperial Republic.


*[[shire:Imperial Army#The Frontier Army|IV Corps (Frontier Army)]]
Service branches:
*[[shire:Imperial Navy of Shireroth#Western Sector|Western Sector (Coastal Command)]]
* 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


===Mishalan Garrison===
===Imperial Ground Forces===


The [[shire:Subdivisions|Imperial Dominions]] were the only territories open for the permanent garrisoning of the Imperial Forces, excepting temporary dispensations to pass through the territories of the Imperial States by the permission of the States in peacetime in accordance with the [[shire:Martial Code of Shireroth|Martial Code]].
[[File:IF 1Leg 1728AN.png|thumb|1. Legio Palatini, a heavy legion first deployed in 1728 AN as part of 1. Corps.]]


Of these, the only territory with the sufficient capacity to provide host to the land and air formations of the Imperial Republic were to be afforded by the [[shire:Mishalan|Autonomous Republic of Mishalan]], which also fortuitously was the Imperial Republic's burgeoning heavy industrial complex, of which the foremost concern was the reinvigorated [[shire:Red Bear LLC|Red Bear LLC]]. Regrettably the noxious by-product of industrial effluence belched by the factories of [[Vena|Niu Vena]] attracted the unwelcome attention of certain [http://www.shyriathsden.net/minarboria/wiki/index.php?title=Tyrannocricetus_aliger apex predators] unwisely bred in a [[Minarboria|neighbouring jurisdiction]].
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


Thus the Imperial Forces were able to strengthen themselves through rearmament from the very factories they assisted the Soviet Forces in defending.
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


By 1645 the situation on the frontier was much improved and the Field Army was reassigned to garrison duties in Goldshire, while the strength of the Frontier Army was reduced to a single corps in the province.
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.


Similarly the bulk of the Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces' active squadrons were moved eastwards to face a revitalised Jingdao and the prospect of an intercontinental war with Apollonia.
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.


*[[shire:Imperial Army#The Frontier Army|III Corps (Frontier Army)]]
====Legionary Index====
*[[shire:Mishalan#Order of Battle|Armed Forces of the Soviet Republic]] <small>(''attached - funded and reports to Mishalanski Politburo'')</small>
*[[shire:Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces#Fighter Command|Fighter Command]]  (Groups 9-14; '''reorganising''')
*[[shire:Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces#Bomber Command|Bomber Command]] (Groups 4-8 & 22; '''reorganising''')


===Shirekeep Garrison===
{| 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
|}


*[[shire:Palatini Corps]]
====Deployment of Forces (circa {{AN|1735}})====
*[[shire:Directorate of Imperial Defence Administration]]
*[[shire:Directorate of Research & Engineering]]
*[[shire:S.W.O.R.D.]]


===Novaya Sorensk Garrison===
:''This list is incomplete. You can help by [https://i.imgur.com/z2RBkux.png expanding it].''
*[[shire:Imperial Army#The Riverine Army|The Riverine Army]]
*[[shire:Imperial Navy of Shireroth#Coastal Command|Eastern Sector (Coastal Command)]]
 
===Goldshire Garrison===
*[[shire:Imperial Army#The Field Army|The Field Army]] (Mainland [[Goldshire]])
*[[shire:Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces#Bomber Command|Bomber Command]] (Groups 1-3; '''operational''')
*[[shire:Imperial Army#The Frontier Army|VI Corps (Frontier Army)]] ([[Amity]] and [[Yardistan]])
 
===Arboria Garrison===
 
*[[shire:Imperial Shirerithian Air Forces#Strike Command|Strike Command]] (Groups 15-21; '''operational''')
 
===MoMA Station Akis===
 
*[[shire:Imperial Navy of Shireroth#Eastern Armada|Eastern Armada]]
 
===MoMA Station Sabatini===
 
*[[shire:Imperial Navy of Shireroth#2nd Banner Fleet|2nd Banner Fleet]]
 
===MoMA Station Sagittarius===
*[[shire:Imperial Navy of Shireroth#1st Banner Fleet|1st Banner Fleet]]


{| 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
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[[Category:Shireroth]][[Category:Military]][[Category:Military (Shireroth)]]

Latest revision as of 18:16, 13 October 2024

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.
The Imperial Forces
Shire flag.png

Imperial Forces.png

Active:
  • 1598 – 1671 AN
  • 1679 –
Motto: Spite is our armour.
In use by: Ministry of State
Allegiance: Shireroth

Type: Unified armed forces
Service Branches
Size:
  • 292,086 nobles (officers)
  • 1,225,720 denizens (regulars)
  • 13,533,929 auxiliaries (reservists and militia)
Nickname: The Forlorn Guard
Minister of Military Affairs: The Admirable Zhao Feng, Lord of Nangang

Allies: Raspur Pact Raspur Pact
Opponents: Raspur Pact Raspur Pact
Conflicts & Deployments

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
  • 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

Map of the Military Districts, in the Year 1730 AN.

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
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
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.

Army Specialists
Command & Discipline Artillery Combat Support Administrative Medical Engineering
OF-2
  • Camp Prefect
  • Maniple OC
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
  • Gun Group OC
  • Tactical Group OC
OR-7 Watch OC
  • Gun Captain
  • Surveyor
Forward Observer
  • Interrogator
  • Drill Instructor
  • Weapons Instructor
  • Arms Custodian
Medical Vulnerary
  • Surveyor
OR-6
OR-5 Watch 2i/c
OR-4 File OC Artillerist
  • Mortarer
  • Sniper
  • Gunner
  • Observing Assistant
  • Signaler
  • Carcerary
  • Clerk
  • Recruiter
  • Accountant
Medic
  • 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

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 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.

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).

ImperialForces ServiceRankInsignia.png

Noteworthy Insignia

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.
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

Aircraft

Artillery

Name Origin Type № in Service Image Notes
Anti-aircraft artillery
ALB (Anti-Air Gun) Shireroth Solaris-Gibarian (IDB-9) Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 420 Four 30mm autocannons in pairs (2000 rounds)
Ikari 2A SPAAG Shireroth Sokoku Industries Self-propelled anti-aircraft gun 405 Ikari 2A SPAAG.png
SAI RAPIER Sanama Sanama Arms Industries Short-range air defence system 204 SAI RAPIER.png
Field artillery
80 mm field gun Shireroth Sokoku Industries Towed artillery 380 80mm field gun.png Rebuilt and returned to service.
Apollo HA-IX Shireroth Sokoku Industries Self-propelled artillery 134 Apollo Heavy Artillery IX.png
RB (Mobile Gun) Shireroth Solaris-Gibarian (IDB-9) Self-propelled gun 497
  • 105mm rifled tank gun (38-round autoloader), Coaxial 7.62 mm MAG MG, Polybolos 12.7mm HMG (optional).
  • In service from 1707 AN.
SAI Bigbaddaboom 155 Sanama Sanama Arms Industries Self-propelled 155mm howitzer 288 SAI Bigbaddaboom 155.png
  • Assigned exclusively to "heavy" legions.
  • 9x battalions to be formed.
SAI MGW1 155 Sanama Sanama Arms Industries Self-propelled howitzer 1,170 SAI MGW1 155.png

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
Equipment
Personal weapons
Clock 19 Shireroth Clock Company
  • Officer sidearm
  • crew sidearm
194,824 Clock 19.jpg
M1525 9 mm pistol Raspur Pact Allied Production Matrix
  • Officer sidearm
  • crew sidearm
75,950 M1523 9mm Pistol.png
M1591 rifle Raspur Pact Allied Production Matrix Marksman rifle 25,200 M1591 7.62 mm Rifle.png
M1610 7.9 mm rifle (semi-automatic) Raspur Pact Allied Production Matrix Service rifle (obsolete) 47,705 M1610 7.9mm Rifle.png
M1656 9 mm submachine-gun Raspur Pact Allied Production Matrix
  • NCO sidearm
  • crew sidearm
158,725 M1656 SMG.png
OL Pattern M1718 Shireroth Royal Ordnance Factory Lichkeep Battle rifle 3,901,432 OL Pattern M1718.png Primary service rifle for denizens attached to the Imperial Ground Forces as regulars.
Section weapons
AG-11 machine gun Shireroth Gangdiguo Small Arms Ammunition Factory Light machine-gun 152,050
Troop weapons
G19 machine gun Shireroth Gangdiguo Small Arms Ammunition Factory Heavy machine-gun 71,355
Squadron weapons
Protective equipment and body armour

Vehicles

Name Origin Type № in Service Image Notes
Armoured vehicles
Horjin Combat Vehicle 56 Raspur Pact Allied Production Matrix Infantry Fighting Vehicle 4,905 CV56.png
IMW-3 Snark Shireroth Sokoku Industries Mobile command platform 295 IMW-3 Snark.png
J-23 Heavy Tank Shireroth Sokoku Industries Heavy tank 2 J-23 Heavy Tank.png
Mango-H1 Tank Shireroth Sokoku Industries Heavy tank 3,600 Mango-H1 Tank.png
Oni 1717 AFV Shireroth Sokoku Industries Armoured fighting vehicle 4,900
  • 350x in service as of 1728 AN.
  • 568x per year to be delivered 1729–1737.
SAI Urqo Sanama Sanama Arms Industries Main Battle Tank 1,008 SAI Urqo.png Issued exclusively to "heavy" legions.
SG-1 Baker King Shireroth Solaris-Gibarian (IDB-9) Armoured fighting vehicle 2,667 SG-1 Baker King.png
  • 539x in service as of 1728 AN.
  • 266x per year to be delivered 1729–1737.
Sokoku Rec-1722B Shireroth Sokoku Industries Infantry mobility vehicle 2,188
Taiyo III Shireroth Sokoku Industries Light tank 350 File:Taiyo III.png
Taiyo IV Shireroth Sokoku Industries Light tank 382 File:Taiyo IV.png
Gravimetric vehicles
FC-15 Stoat Shireroth Kezan Floating Cargo Manufacturers (IDB-4) Compact Armored Fighting Vehicle 3,432
Support vehicles
IE-1 Goat Shireroth IrenEnt (IDB-10) Light cargo tractor 142,784
SG-3 Halyard King Shireroth Solaris-Gibarian (IDB-9) Modular combat support vehicle 169,732
Sokoku Rec-1722A Shireroth Sokoku Industries 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

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 (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…
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
  • 10. Legion (H) Palatini
  • 11. Legion (M) Palatini
  • 12. Legion (M) Palatini
13. Corps
  • 22. Legion (M) Palatini
  • 26. Legion (H) Palatini
  • 27. Legion (M) Palatini
14. Corps
  • 23. Legion (M) Palatini
  • 28. Legion (M) Palatini
  • Zy Śyho, 5re Dekošyre Ġuseš
Department of the Confluence 1. Corps
  • 1. Legion (H) Palatini
  • 2. Legion (M) Palatini
  • 3. Legion (M) Palatini
  • Myćiereho, 1re Dekošyre Ġuseš
3. Corps
  • 7. Legion (H) Palatini
  • 8. Legion (M) Palatini
  • 9. Legion (M) Palatini
  • Tyġoryġwho, 6re Dekošyre Ġuseš
5. Corps
  • 13. Legion (H) Palatini
  • 14. Legion (M) Palatini
  • 15. Legion (A) Palatini
Department of the Gaudin Ć'eleiedźak'o'azeho, 7re Dekošyre Ġuseš
Department of the Isen 7. Corps
  • 19. Legion (H) Palatini
  • 20. Legion (H) Palatini
  • 21. Legion (M) Palatini
  • Ġogwonek'wnyrł'yho, 2re Dekošyre Ġuseš
Department of the Guttuli 6. Corps
  • 16. Legion (H) Palatini
  • 17. Legion (M) Palatini
  • 18. Legion (M) Palatini
  • Ḥepesyno, 4re Dekošyre Ġuseš
Department of MASS
  • Pxepcetxežyreho, 8re Dekošyre Ġuseš
  • Nošynĉeho, 9re Dekošyre Ġuseš
Department of the East 2. Corps
  • 4. Legion (H) Palatini
  • 5. Legion (M) Palatini
  • 6. Legion (M) Palatini
  • Ś'wc'pesyno, 3re Dekošyre Ġuseš
10. Corps
  • 24. Legion (M) Palatini
11. Corps
  • 25. Legion (M) Palatini