Sith Imperial Military

## **OOC**

The Sith Imperial Military branch of the guild The Resurgent Sith Empire is designed for the Agent Imperial Class whether it be Sniper or Operative. The Military comes with the whole set up of different companies, battalions, squads and units as well as special forces such as: Death Troopers, Dark Honor Guards, Sith Commandos and many more. It also covers the Imperial Navy and Imperial Army with both branches having their own ranks that players can get promoted to.

## Lore

The **Imperial Military** was the martial force of the Resurgent Sith Empire established in the year 3,642 BBY.  following the Great Galactic War. The military was under the direct command of the Sith Emperor, but was overseen by the Minister of War. The Imperial Military was the backbone fighting force of The Resurgent Sith Empire.

The two branches of the military were the Army and Navy, although both branches also interacted with Imperial Intelligence. They fielded millions, if not billions, of troops and ships.

The Imperial Military was the backbone of Imperial society and the Empire itself, as Imperial culture and society had been highly militarized since the Empire's early years on Dromund Kaas. Odile Vaiken's training regimen, which saw use by the Empire for centuries after Vaiken's death, led to the drafting of every able-bodied adult into military service, and was put into place for the Resurgent Sith Empire as it was used for the Sith Empire. This remained a mainstay of the military in the centuries after his death: every non-Force-sensitive in the Empire was automatically conscripted into the military upon reaching adulthood, and they remained in service until retirement or disability. While advancement and promotion helped skilled military officers establish powerful families with histories of military service, the children of those families were expected to earn their own place in the military and received no special treatment on account of their lineage.

Above the ranks of generals and admirals in the Army and Navy, there existed the rank of Moffs and Imperial High Command, which answered directly to the Ministry of War. The individual who holds the rank of Grand Moff, which was established for Odile Vaiken, answers directly to the Minister of War and possesses special privileges, often developing close ties to the Dark Council. Moffs were allowed greater variety in their uniform colors, as they typically tailored their uniforms to reflect past service and their current command. Imperial officers also utilized code cylinders, which allowed them access to secure areas and intelligence resources

The **Imperial Army** was the ground forces of the Sith Empire, and the soldiers of the Empire typically wore black armor and carried blaster rifles into combat. Ground forces begin live-fire exercises in the jungles of Dromund Kaas within weeks of their enlistment into the military, and even those non-combatants in the military were trained in the use of basic weapons, survival skills, and first aid. Each soldier went through a vigerous tough and brutal boot camp and basic training to be the best they could be. The Army also made use of Imperial crawler tanks, Imperial walkers, and a number of models of war droids. Imperial heavy troopers were issued full-body black armor crafted from duraplast, with colored markings signifying their unit or special assignments. Their leg armor was specially designed to preserve mobility and to protect from shrapnel, and while their belt housed extra ammunition and grenades for easy access, the armor's bracers housed environmental and targeting controls, and the readouts on the suit's chest provided medical diagnostics for treating soldiers who were wounded in their armor. Heavy infantry soldiers typically wore about a hundred pounds of armor, and most soldiers carried rifles, sidearms, grenades, and five days of rations. The typical service period for an Imperial soldier was twenty-five to thirty years.

Imperial Army rank structure was as follows: Private, Private First Class, Specialist, Corporal, Sergeant, Staff Sergeant, 1st Sergeant, Sergeant Major, then into the Imperial Officer ranks which were Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel, Colonel, Brigadier General, Lord General and Command General. A fire team typically consisted of two or three soldiers, while a squad ranged from five to ten, and a platoon from fifty to a hundred soldiers. Companies could range from a hundred to three hundred troopers, and a battalion, which was typically commanded by a major, consisted of 700-1,500. Colonels commanded brigades, which ranged from 5,000-7,500 soldiers, and the largest standard unit was a division, which ranged from 20,000-40,000 soldiers.A larger unit designated an "Assault Group" or "Operations Group" could be formed from over 40,000 soldiers, which were placed under the command of a Moff or high-ranking Sith Lord for specific assignments and then broken up after the completion of the mission.

The **Imperial Navy** was the naval branch of the Imperial Military, and was overseen by the Ministry of War alongside the Army. Imperial Navy ranks adhered to the following structure: Crewman, Ensign, Ensign 1st Class, Sub Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander then there was the Officer structure: Captain, Commodore, Rear Admiral, Admiral, Fleet Admiral. The primary vessel of the Navy was the *Harrower*-class dreadnought, a massive dreadnaught produced by Taerab Starship Manufacturing and measuring approximately 800 meters in length, that required a crew of 2,400 and carried a troop complement of 7,300. The *Harrower*-class was supported by the smaller *Terminus*-class destroyer, which was operated by 520 crewman and carried only 285 troops, and the even smaller *Gage*-class transport. The two main shuttles used by the Sith Empire were the Imperial shuttle and the Imperial assault shuttle. The Navy deployed a number of starfighters—the Mark VI *Supremacy*-class starfighter and its numerous advanced models were the standard starfighter of the Navy, and they made use of B28 *Extinction*-class bombers as well as a variety of transports, assault craft, shuttles, and cruisers.

The Highest ranks of the Imperial Military were of course the Grand Admiral and the Grand Moff.