Weltraummarine

> ***"We are the bearers of a legacy unmatched by all other navies in the Milky Way... we are a brotherhood that has lasted throughout centuries from the power of our craft and the skills of our fellow countrymen. There shall be a day where all tremble with pride, or with fear, when they hear the heralding of the Weltraummarine!"*** — *Oberbefehlshaber der Operationssektor* Tom Bäumler
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## General Information

### Date founded

0 SA (*Staat Ära*; from the *Konföderierte Marine*)

### Date fragmented

519 SA, due to the Kasman Revolution and Civil War of the State

### Role

Space warfare, power projection, border defense, incursion deterrence

### Size

* approx. 10 billion personnel
	+ 2 billion civilian employees
	+ 3 billion active personnel
	+ 5 billion reserve personnel
* Several thousand vessels

### Headquarters

Weltraummarinestrategischer Komplex, Vera

### Motto(s)

*"Unseren Platz an der Sonne"* ("Our own place in the sun")

### Colors

Red, White, Black [state synchrony]Black, Blue [standalone]

### Anniversaries

11 August (anniv. of the Battle of the Titans)

## Chief Commanders

### Deputy Civil Liason

*Stellvertretender Kriegsminister* Hallmann Asmarsson

### Chief of Operations

*Oberbefehlshaber der Operationssektor* Rüdiger Teschner

### Deputy Chief of Operations

*Oberbefehlshaber der Operationssektor* Tom Bäumler

## Insignia

### Roundel

The **Weltraummarine** (Galactic Standard: "[*World*] *Space Navy*") is a branch of the military of the Menschlicher Sternenstaat known as the *Staatswehr*. In contrast to the other main branch of the military called the *Sturmheer* — the dedicated terrestrial warfare branch — the *Weltraummarine* specializes in spatial warfare and the projection of power throughout outer space. Fielding thousands of highly advanced spaceships and operating numerous centers of command and research, the *Weltraummarine* dominates the internal politics of the military and has become one of the most influential organizations in the nation itself.

The *Weltraummarine* was created after the reformation of the *Konföderierte Marine* within the year of the Staat's declaration of existence. Only having an initial rebranding and renaming of ranks, the navy quickly mutated from the appearance of its progenitor into that of a prominent and prestigious naval force, proving itself in the baptism of fire that was the Second Human-Kizankai War to be a formidable war machine. From that point onward, the navy saw rapid expansion and allocated funds that overrode the *Sturmheer* and even sections of the *Staatsschutz* (which was the armed wing of the *Vaterlandspartei*).

With the Sternenstaat involving itself evermore in invasions, occupations, and interventions, the *Weltraummarine* began to cultivate the most veteran units in the *Staatswehr* (and perhaps out of any armed force), with its *Weltraummarinesoldaten* being feared for their multirole usages in planetary invasions, ship boarding, and other special operations in addition to the ferocity and technological supremacy of its warships.

In the present day, the *Weltraummarine* stands out as one of the most intimidating naval forces to exist in the Gamma Quadrant, boasting an array of precociously advanced technologies attained through both xenological excavation and traditional scientific research. It also is one of the major political power players within the Sternenstaat, holding many megacorporations in the Staat under its control in addition to the patronage of thousands of noble families.

## Role and mission

*"The Weltraummarine is a beast that even we had to contend with in the past - during the Kasman Revolution, we could not push them back through major counteroffensives, no matter what we tried... holding our positions was already hell. They were born to fight in the stars."*

— ***Oberführer*** Edmund Knirsch, veteran of the Civil War of the State

For all intents and purposes, the role of the *Weltraummarine* is to:

* Establish total offensive supremacy in any region necessitated to be controlled by the government.
* Neutralize all identified opposition in space or on planemo surfaces.
* Secure routes of transport for *Staatsschutz* and *Sturmheer* ground fleets and logistical vessels, with peacetime tasks including border patrols, anti-piracy measures, and foreign interventions.

Swearing fealty to the *Sternenkaiser* over all others in its oaths of service, the *Weltraummarine* is essentially an extension of the Star Emperor's own will. This facet of the navy's operation was done in order to balance the power between the imperial and proletariat factions of the government, with the latter using the *Staatsschutz*'s own naval assets.

The *Weltraummarine* has a heavy innate autonomous power vested to it by the *Oberkommando der Staatswehr*, allowing individual battlefleets to pursue their own ascertained objectives if it is for the benefit of the country *and* without significant collateral damage. This autonomy has allowed battlefleets of the *Weltraummarine* to individually and independently respond to various crises that have occurred in space, especially in pertinence to flashpoints of war and piracy.

*Work in progress.*

## Trivia

* The *Weltraummarine* possesses significant influence not only in the *Staatswehr* military hierarchy, but in the country overall - often butting heads with the *Staatsschutz* paramilitary organization itself, the massive armada that it possesses in conjunction with several standing ground armies and key installations makes the martial navy imbue concerns and interests in a wide variety of political, industrial and technological fields. One of the reasons for the outbreak of the Kasman Revolution was the titanic power struggle between the *Weltraummarine*-led *Staatswehr* and the *Staatsschutz*.
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