Black Legion

The **Black Legion** is the ground forces of the Sith Dominion's military. These units are primarily comprised of battle droids that are built and controlled by the Dominion, and can be outfitted with a variety of different weapons and armaments to suit their intended duties.

The Black Legion is led by the Sith Lord Darth Caedem, the sith councillor in charge of the sphere of Military Command, which consists of Military Defence, Military Offence, and Military Strategy.

## Structure

### Unit Structure

* **Assault Group/Operations Group**, 40,000+ soldiers, most often commanded by a ranking Sith Lord.
* **Division**, 20,000–40,000 soldiers, commanded by a general.
* **Brigade**, 5,000–7,500 soldiers, commanded by a colonel.
* **Battalion**, 700–1,500 soldiers, commanded by a major
* **Company**, 100–300 soldiers, commanded by a captain
* **Platoon**, 50–100 soldiers, commanded by a lieutenant
* **Squad**, 5–10 soldiers, commanded by a sergeant. A Squad usually consists of one adv. Sith Assault Droid, six Sith Assault Droids and two Sith attack droids, occasionally, they are joined by another member of the Black Legion such as a War Droid or Guardian Droid depending on the situation.
* **Fire Team**, 2–3 soldiers, commanded by a corporal.

### Rank Structure

* **General**, a high-level military officer, denoting a commander of the legion. In some cases, a general may be appointed as Grand General, but that is merely an honorary title.
* **Colonel**, a military officer of planet-based forces as well as certain Starfighter Corps.
* **Major**, a military officer of ground and commando forces and also by many starfighter corps.
* **Captain**, often used in military organizations and some civilian contexts.
* **Lieutenant**, widely used in military organizations, normally borne by low-ranking commissioned officers.
* **Ensign**, the lowest rating of officer, being bestowed upon a being immediately after graduating.
* **Sergeant**, a non-commissioned officer. Sergeants serve as squad leaders, or as assistants to commissioned officers commanding larger units and formations.
* **Corporal**, an enlisted military rank, second-in-command of a nine-man squad, selected and recommended for the position by the sergeant.
* **Specialist**, a military rank in the Military. It was below a Corporal and above a Private.
* **Private**, the lowest army rank. The average soldiery.

## Technology

### Droids

The army makes extensive use of battle droids, which comprise the backbone of the Dominion's army.

* Sith Assault Droids
	+ Adv. Sith Assault Droids
* Sith Attack Droids
* Sith Guardian Droids
* Sith War Droids

In certain situations, the Legion may also be accompanied by

* Sith Security Droids
* HD-series Assassin Droids

### Vehicles & machinery

The Army also makes use of repulsor tanks, walkers, and several models of larger war droids, such as:

* Sith Raider Tanks
* Sith Flame Tanks
* Sith Stealth Tanks
* Sith Assault Walkers
* Sith Artillery Platforms

## Specializations

### Sith Troopers

Sith troopers, were once conscripted soldiers, although once Darth Magice became king, they became volunteers, the recruit rate fell, but not to a great extent. Soldiers often worked alongside guardsmen, bounty hunters, Intelligence Ministry agents, Sith Warriors and Sith Inquisitors on the field of battle. The soldiers of the Dominion typically wear black and red armour and carry blaster rifles into combat. Ground forces begin live-fire exercises in the jungles of Essand within weeks of their enlistment into the military, and even those non-combatants in the military are trained in the use of basic weapons, survival skills, and first aid.

Trooper leg armour is specially designed to preserve mobility and to protect from shrapnel, their belts house extra ammunition and grenades for easy access. The armour's bracers house environmental and targeting controls, and the readouts on the suit's chest provide medical diagnostics for treating soldiers who are wounded in their armour. Heavy infantry soldiers typically wear about fifty kilograms of armour, and most soldiers carry rifles, sidearms, grenades, and five days of rations. But there are many variations of sith troopers.

The typical service period for a trooper is twenty to twenty-five years, but can be either longer or shorter.

### Sith Heavy Troopers

Sith heavy troopers are a specialized kind of sith trooper, wearing heavier armour and, generally, more ammunition as well as heavier weapons than the average troopers. While sharing most of the training of the standard sith trooper, the heavy trooper is trained to handle larger weapons than the average trooper. They are often stronger than their colleagues, as they carry a much heavier load than their comrades.

### Sith Trooper Captains

As the name suggests, the sith trooper captains are the captain of the sith troopers. They are higly trained and have served in the sith empire for longer than either sith troopers or heavy troopers for that matter. The only distinguishing feature between sith troopers and their captains is the rank insignia on their chest. Despite being called trooper captains, not all sith trooper captains are captains of the Black Legion.