Imperial Guard

The Imperial Guard is the internal security force of the United Empire and one of its two armed forces, along with the Imperial Army. It is the Empire's oldest standing military organisation, having been established before the formation of the first permanent Imperial Army units. It is administratively subordinate to the Ministry of Home Affairs, though it also reports to the Ministry of Defence in wartime.

## Missions

Under the law of its creation, the Imperial Guard is defined as a military force with internal security functions. It has the following missions under its scope:

* Border security
* Counter-espionage
* Counter-insurgency
* Counter-proliferation
* Counter-sabotage
* Counter-subversion
* Counter-terrorism
* Criminal investigations pertaining to state security
* Critical infrastructure protection
* Diplomatic security
* Maritime security
* Military operations pertaining to internal security
* Participation in state protocol
* Peace operations
* Protection of the constitutional order
* Reinforcement of the civil authorities
* Reinforcement of the Imperial Army
* Security of key institutions and persons

## Organisation

The Imperial Guard is led by a Commander, who holds the rank of Captain General. The Commander is assisted by a Deputy Commander and a Chief of Staff, both of whom hold the rank of General.

### Regional Corps

The twelve Regional Corps are responsible for carrying out internal security missions in their respective regions. Each Regional Corps is divided into Sub-Regional Divisions, which are in turn divided into Provincial Legions.

Though the exact composition of a Provincial Legion varies depending on the geography of its respective province, a typical legion possesses the following structure:

* Legion Command and Support Group
* Critical Infrastructure Protection Regiment
	+ Regimental Command and Support Squadron
	+ Airport Security Group
	+ Energy Facility Protection Group
	+ Port Security Group
	+ Railway Security Group
* Operational Reserve Regiment
	+ Regimental Command and Support Squadron
	+ Operational Reserve Groups (x3)
	+ Rapid Reaction Group
	+ Special Operations Group
* Aviation Group
* Logistic Group

### Mobile Corps

The Mobile Corps is the strategic reserve force of the Imperial Guard. Unlike the Regional Corps, whose jurisdictions are mostly limited to their respective home regions, the Mobile Corps can be deployed anywhere in the Empire in response to major crises and internal armed conflicts. In times of war, it can also be deployed abroad in support of the Imperial Land Army.

### Naval Corps

The Naval Corps is the maritime branch of the Imperial Guard. It is the Empire's equivalent to a coast guard and is responsible for maritime security and border protection. In times of war, it acts as an auxiliary force to the Imperial Navy.

### Air Corps

The Air Corps is the aerial branch of the Imperial Guard. It provides air support to other units and protects Imperial airspace from smugglers and terrorists. In times of war, it operates in support of the Imperial Air Force.

## Equipment

### Weapons

#### Rifles

7.62x35mm Blackout
7.62x51mm Winchester

#### Machine guns

 Heckler & Koch M15 | General-purpose machine gun
 Browning M33A1

#### Grenade launchers

 Milkor SuperSix MRGL
 Heckler & Koch GMG

#### Anti-materiel weapons

 Carl-Gustaf M4 | Recoilless rifle
 Spike-SR | Light anti-tank missile system
 Spike-LR2 | Anti-tank missile system
 Mistral

### Vehicles

#### Armoured vehicles

 Viking | Amphibious armoured personnel carrier

### Aircraft

#### Fixed-wing

 Airbus C295 AEW
 Airbus C295 Armed ISR
 Airbus C295 MSA
 Airbus C295 SIGINT