Imperial Navy

The **Imperial Navy** is the naval forces branch of the Imperial Military, itself a part of the wider Triumvirate Military. The Imperial Navy some of the most state of the art ships in the galaxy and prides itself in its superior training when compared to its Federation counterpart, the Galactic Federation Defense Fleet. The Imperial Navy was formed from the naval forces of both the Empire-in-Exile and Sith Empire after the conclusion of the Second Imperial Civil War and the formation of the Galactic Federation Triumvirate in 138 ABY. It marked the reunification of the naval forces that had been splinted when Darth Krayt usurped power from Emperor Roan Fel in 130 ABY. Within the Fel Empire, its ground forces counter-part is the Imperial Army.

## Structure

### Unit Structure

* **Oversector Command**: Comprised of 2+ sector groups, commanded by a Grand Moff and Grand Admiral
* **Sector Group**: Comprised of 4 fleets, commanded by a Moff and High Admiral
* **Fleet**: Comprised of 3-6 systems forces, commanded by a Fleet Admiral
* **Systems Force**: Comprised of 4 squadrons, commanded by a Commodore
* **Naval Squadron**: Comprised of 4 lines, commanded by an Squadron Commander
	+ **Battle Squadron**: Centered on a Star Destroyer, with two attack lines and a pursuit line for an average of eighteen ships. Deployed to suppress star systems or run down an enemy force.
* **Battle Line**: Comprised of 2-20 starships, commanded by a Line Captain
	+ **Attack Line**: Numbered between three to six starships. Supported capital ships by engaging the enemy in range of the capital ship, but outside of the opponent's effective range to damage the capital ship.
	+ **Pursuit Line**: Numbered between four and ten starships. Employed to follow retreating enemy starships. Either chasing enemy ships that lacked hyperspace capability or following a retreating enemy long enough to determine their hyperspace jump vector.

#### Starfighter Corps

* **Wing**: 72 starfighters in 2 groups, typical complement of a Star Destroyer, led by a Wing Commander
* **Group**: 36 starfighters in 3 squadrons, led by a Group Captain
* **Squadron**: 12 starfighters in 3 flights, led by a Squadron Leader
* **Flight**: 4 starfighters in 2 elements, led by a Flight Officer
* **Element**: 2 starfighters, consisting of a leader and a wingmate

### Rank Structure

Naval rank structure are quite a bit more complicated than their army counterparts as they were separated into *Position*, *Line Ranks* and *Specialist ranks*. *Position* referred to an officer's current assignment on a unit as opposed to permanent rank, including ranks like *Moff*.

*Line ranks* were permanent ranks held by those who commanded the bridge crew, captained ships, and flew their flags over fleets. The Line Branch of the Navy included the Administration Division, the Deck Division, an the Logistics Division.

*Specialist rank* was held by personnel of the Flight, Engineering, Marine and Support branches and broadly mirrored the line ranks of the Imperial Army. The Flight Branch is comprised of the Starfighter Corps. The Engineering Branch is comprised of the Engine Division and the Technician Division. The Support Branch is the most numerous within any ship as it includes the Astrology Division, the Communications Division, the Gunnery Division, the Medical Division, and the Ordnance Division. The Marine Branch is comprised of the Imperial Marines. Specialist officers that were promoted beyond General were promoted into the admiralty of the line ranks at the rank of Rear-Admiral, although they retained the honorific branch titles of Air Marshal, Master Engineer, Chief Commandant and War Commissar, according to branch. The specialist officers had their ranks prefixed by *Flight*, *Engineer, Marine or Support* depending on the branch they served under. In the case of Flight Branch pilots, they also had their own positional titles.

#### Positions

* **Commander-in-chief**, the head of Imperial Navy (rank only obtainable by the Emperor)
* **Grand Moff**, the ruler of an Imperial Oversector and leader of its Oversector Command.
* **Grand Admiral**, granted to Admirals when they were placed in charge of all forces within an Oversector, second-in-command to the Grand Moff.
* **Moff**, the ruler of an Imperial Sector and leader of its Sector Group
* **High Admiral**, granted to Admirals when they were placed in charge of Sector Groups, second-in-command to the Moff
* **Fleet Admiral**, granted to Vice-Admirals when they were placed in charge of a Fleet
* **Commodore**, granted to Rear Admirals when they were placed in charge of a Systems Force
* **Squadron Commander**, granted to Senior Captains when they were placed in charge of a Naval Squadron
* **Line Captain**, granted to Senior Captains or Junior Captains when they were placed in charge of a Battle Line
* **Ship Captain**, granted to the commanding officer of a starship bridge, which was usually a Junior Captain or Senior Commander
* **Ship Lieutenant**, granted to the executive officer, or second-in-command, of a starship bridge which is usually a Junior Commander, Senior Lieutenant or Junior Lieutenant
* **Midshipman**, granted to a junior officer as personal aid to the Ship Captain, given to Ensigns
* **Chief**, granted to junior officers or specialist officers in charge of ship functions (i.e.: communications chief, deflectors chief, chief navigator, chief helmsman, chief hangar officer, chief gunner officer, etc.)

There were also positional ranks for the Flight Branch of the Specialists:

* **Wing Commander**, granted to Flight Generals when they were placed in charge of a Wing
* **Group Captain**, granted to Flight Colonels or Flight Majors when they were placed in charge of a Group
* **Squadron Leader**, granted to Flight Commander or Flight Captains when they were placed in charge of a Squadron
* **Flight Officer**, granted to Flight Lieutenant or Flight Sergeants when they were placed in charge of a Flight

#### Line Ranks

* **Admiral**
* **Vice Admiral**
* **Rear Admiral**
* **Senior Captain**
* **Junior Captain**
* **Senior Commander**
* **Junior Commander**
* **Senior Lieutenant**
* **Junior Lieutenant**
* **Ensign**
* **Warrant Officer**
* **Petty Officer**
* **Crewman**

#### Specialist Ranks

* **General**
* **Colonel**
* **Major**
* **Commander**
* **Captain**
* **Lieutenant**
* **Sergeant**
* **Corporal**
* **Private**

### Naval Command

While the Emperor is the Commander-in-chief of the Imperial Military and the Grand Moffs and Moffs are able to assert authority over the forces assigned to their territories, coordination of the efforts of the Imperial Navy is handled by Imperial Navy Central Command, simply Naval Command or the Admiralty. Naval Command is a council made up of the officers that hold the highest line rank of Admiral. They have the power to make all decisions on space campaigns and any other matters in the Navy's jurisdiction. The most senior member of Admiralty is its acting Chief Admiral. Naval Command was subordinate to Imperial High Command, the commanding body of the entire Imperial Military. Each Grand Moff also led their own Oversector Command, that oversaw both Army and Navy elements in their territories.

## Technology

### Starships

* Imperor-class Star Dreadnought: The largest warship employed by the Imperial Navy, used as a flagship for Grand Admirals and Grand Moffs, as well as the Emperor.
* Vexillar-class Battlecruiser: A mainline Imperial warship and large command ship, used as the flagship of Admirals and Moffs.
* Arbiter-class Star Destroyer: A mainline Imperial warship and command ship, comprises the majority of Imperial vessels and the main representation of Imperial might across the galaxy.
* Decurion-class Heavy Cruiser: A multi-role Imperial warship. Within a fleet it can serve as both a carrier, battleship and interdictor as well as aid ground troops with orbital bombardment.
* Hastator-class Cruiser: A multipurpose Imperial small command ship, used for leading Line formations and patrol roles.
* Sagittary-class Missile Cruiser: A dedicated missile warship used for support roles in Imperial Line formations.
* Velitor-class Frigate: A fast escort frigate capably of skirmishing with larger capital ships. Used as either a screening vessel or warship in Line formations.
* Adjutor-class Medical Frigate: A hospital and support frigate used by the Imperial Navy to accompany medium and large formations for medical relief.
* Vigilans-class Corvette: An Imperial Corvette used as a Picket Ship, Escort or Scoutcraft.
* Cursor-class Carrier Corvette: An Imperial Corvette used as a Carrier and Patrol ship, as it can hold a compliment of a Squadron unit.
* Umbral-class Stealth Corvette: An Imperial Corvette used as an infiltration stealth and scout vessel.
* Psi-class Assault Shuttle: An Imperial troop transport craft used for entry into active warzones.
* Tau-class T-8e Shuttle: An Imperial personnel shuttle craft used for general transportation.
* TIE/ba bomber: An Imperial bomber-class starfighter. It is the most common bomber used by the Starfighter Corps.
* TIE/H starfighter: An Imperial long-range heavy starfighter. Mostly used in a supporting role with only a handful serving in a larger fighter composition.
* TIE/od interceptor: An Imperial interception and pursuit starfighter. It's the primary interception fighter used by the Starfighter Corps.
* TIE/stk starfighter: An Imperial long-range reconnaissance starfighter, often used by the Imperial Knights, Imperial Intelligence and the Navy.
* TIE/xlr starfighter: An Imperial fast multi-role starfighter, the mainline TIE fighter used by the Starfigher Corps.

## Specialisations

### Marines

Most vessels in the Imperial Navy carried a complement of Marines on board for various tasks including boarding enemy ships, security on board the ship as well as quick deployment in case the army troops on board don't suffice. While a Marines armor is visually very distinct from the armies Stormtroopers, it is still quite similar in function and performance. Since mobility on board a starship is not as important as on the ground, a marines armor is much heavier and bulkier, allowing for more protection - they much more resemble the old imperial stormtroopers in that regard. Due to them mainly operating in space, a Marines armor is equipped with magnetic locks in order to stick to metallic surface in case of a loss of gravity. Their helmets are also designed to allow a soldier to survive in vacuum for up to 4 hours

### Pilots

As almost all capital ships in the imperial navy fielded a complement of starfighters, pilots were an integral part of the ships crew. Like the TIE pilots of the old empire, the Fel Empires pilots could be considered to have the best training in the galaxy which would make up for their ships generally cheaper production cost. While the resources the Empire invests into their starfighters have increased over time, most are still not equipped with basic systems such as life support. As such imperial pilots were required to wear a full body suit and armor as well as their own life support system attached to their chest.

## Personnel

* Admiral Edgaldo Pradeux, currently Moff of the Prefsbelt sector and headmaster of the Imperial Naval Academy on Prefsbelt IV.
* Vice Admiral Andriah Fel, currently holds position of Fleet Admiral and leads one of the fleets in the Imperial Conquest Zone. She commands the flagship, *Matriach Lsu*.
* Senior Captain Donald Flint (Male Human), Ship Captain of the *Soaring Dragon* and Squadron Commander of the 1472nd Battle Squadron.
* Senior Captain Dria Tu (Female Nautolan), Line Captain of the *Master Suban*.
* Senior Captain Konstantin Sullak (Male Human), Line Captain of the *Royal Fury*.
* Senior Captain Relon Colchor (Male Human), Ship Captain of *the Recluse*. He works closely with the Imperial Special Operations Division.
* Ensign Deofred (Male Human), the Midshipman of the *Royal Fury*.
* Ensign Alexarno (Male Human), assigned to the *Royal Fury*.
* Flight Captain Poyann Vao (Female Twi'lek), Squadron Leader of Ashen Squadron.

### Former Personnel

* Senior Captain Ene Sil (Male Arkanian), Ship Captain of the *Beholder*. Killed in 1001 ABY by Ozze Dakra of the Black Suns when they attacked his corvette.

## Notable Ships

* *Master Suban*: An Arbiter-class Star Destroyer that was a part of the Bastion Systems Force. Assigned by Crown Prince Gallinius to escort his wife to her homeworld of Onderon on 1004 ABY. Named after Gallinius' Imperial Knight Master, Master Chaall Suban.
* *Matriarch Lsu*: An Arbiter-class Star Destroyer. The personal command ship of Vice-Admiral Andriah Fel. Assigned to the Imperial Conquest Zone. Named after Andriah's grandmother, Echani Matriach Edurne Lsu.
* *Soaring Dragon*: An Arbiter-class Star Destroyer captained by Donald Flint, leads the 1472nd Battle Squadron.
* *The Recluse*: A Decurion-class Heavy Cruiser under the command of Captain Colchor and briefly Major Rea Su-Jai. It came to the rescue of a striketeam sent to Yavin IV and defeated a CR150 Corvette belonging to Black Sun pirates.

### Former Vessels

* *Royal Fury*: An Arbiter-class Star Destroyer captained by Konstantin Sullak. Assigned to the Triumvirate capital of Coruscant, it is one of the few Imperial ships that maintain a garrison around the planet. In 1001 ABY it was given the mission of escorting Jedi and a Hand of the Emperor to the mythical world of Dromuund Kaas. The ship was destroyed by Darth Magice in the Unknown Region after assaulting his ship the Resurgent.
* *The Beholder*: A Cursor-Class Corvette captained by Ene Sil in 1001 ABY and sent to Yavin IV on a research mission. It was attacked by Black Sun pirates in 1001 ABY and heavily damaged, most of its defenders and officers killed after a boarding. Because reconstruction of the ship would be too costly, it was instead scrapped and used for spare parts.

## Notable Formations

* 1472nd Battle Squadron: A part of the Taris Systems Force within Crimson Dagger Command of the Axxila Oversector. Comprised of 18 starships: a Star Destroyer (Soaring Dragon), 2 Attack Lines and 1 Pursuit Line. Commanded by Donald Flint.
	+ Attack Line Trill: A part of the 1472nd Battle Squadron. Comprised of 3 Decurion-class Heavy Cruisers.
	+ Attack Line Resh: A part of the 1472nd Battle Squadron. Comprised of 2 Hastator-class Cruisers and 4 Velitor-class Frigates.
	+ Pursuit Line Senth: A part of the 1472nd Battle Squadron. Comprised of 6 Cursor-class Corvettes carrying a Wing unit and 2 Vigilans-class Corvettes.

### Starfighter Formations

* 181st Fighter Wing: Known as the *Baron's Elites*. A starfighter Wing with a long history, grew to prominence under the command of Soontir Fel, who earned himself the title of "Baron of the Empire" for his service. Starfighters in the Wing are painted with red bloodstripes.
* Ashen Squadron: A starfighter squadron that originally under the command of Andriah Fel before she was promoted to the Line ranks. Currently under the command of Captain Poyann Vao. Assigned to the Matriarch Lsu, a Arbiter-class Star Destroyer.
* Skull Squadron: A starfighter squadron that has existed since before the Sith-Imperial War. During the Second Galactic Civil War they were initially on the side of the One Sith before switching loyalties to the Fels. They are known as elites within the Starfighter Corps. Members of the Squadron have skulls with wings badges on their arms.

## Trivia

* Imperial vessels have the prefix *His/Her Imperial Majesty's Ship* (HIMS), but they are only used for official matters. Usually the ships are just referred to by their names.