Imperial Military

War flag of the Aimaika Sihran

Emblem of the Aimaika Sihran and crest of the state, the Hanthurash, seen in varying proportions and colour

### Service branches

Imperial Army (Kundasihran)
Imperial Navy (Vaherthash)
Military Intelligence Department (MID)

## Leadership

### Supreme Commander

Vega Sherom (first)
Vahr Gendan (last)

### Chief Advisor to the Supreme Commander

Shausath Minoi (first)
Kohrii Kurnai (last)

### Chief of the Military High Command

Aichin Mesarh Koduh (first)
Mohrai Mintaka (last)

### Chair to the Ministry of National Defence

Aesathi Kadera (first)
Kanzimohn Haidai (last)

### Vice Chair to the Ministry of National Defence

Reuchath Keiga Amahr (first)
Sorull Corraldi (last)

### Chair to the Ministry of War

Ansu Kan (first)
Mashori Duithan (last)

### Vice Chair to the Ministry of War

Korah Engyoh (first)
Fusahn Kadera (last)

### Chair of the War Cabinet

Vega Sherom (first)
Eihyon Mehniri (last)

### Vice Chair of the War Cabinet

Aruih Seht Carinae (first)
Orihn Burath(last)

## Personnel

### Conscription

Legally possible; only enforced when the need for increased manpower arises

### Active personnel

10 billion (peacetime) to
360 billion (full mobilization)

## Expenditures

### Percent of GDP

avg. 26% (Fracture era)
can be increased to up to 60% (104 quadrillion Ш) according to the Military Provisions Act

## Industry

### Domestic Suppliers

Special Provisions Conglomerates
* Ruehfusiah Corporation
	+ Sorath-Kuilox Industries
	+ Aekhiran Corporation
	+ UFU.H Industries
	+ Ruehfusiah Engineering & Shipbuilding
	+ Ausaiche ChemSynthS Bio
* Tera Rho Conglomeration
	+ Tera Rho Munitions
	+ Enoxon
* Ehliitheiah Interstellar
	+ Maine-Suran Industries SPN.
	+ XanX Chemical Laboratories
	+ Aderan Industries
* Inmar Holdings
* Marcoh Morai Group
	+ Morai Electric Company
* Aihrii-Esdan Incorporated
	+ Ochone SPN.
	+ Riuka
* Aei Cohron Group
	+ Cohron Associates & Industry
	+ Suraiin Heavy Industry
	+ Minhar Corporation SPN.
* Iroecha Group
	+ Orobanch Heavy Industry
	+ InaUran Synthetics
	+ Iroecha Engineering
* Kaimar Heirohde Incorporated
	+ Heirohde Space Systems
	+ Heirohde Heavy Industry
* Doriahni Corporation
	+ Misan SPN.
* Kohrmon Interactive Galactical
* Suiantethai Interstellar SPN. Corporation
	+ Suian Heavy Industry
	+ Pirahn SPN.
* Riihar Corporation
* Kuisei Industry
* Saino Motor Corporation

## Related Articles

### Ranks

*Kundasihran* ranks
 *Vaherthash* ranks
 MID ranks

*Not to be confused with the militaries of other intergalactic Empires, including the Mokeden Empire.*

The **Imperial Military**, also called the ***Aimaika Sihran*** (lit. Imperial Army), were the unified armed forces of the Shroom Empire. It officially consisted of the *Kundasihran* (army), the *Vaherthash* (navy), and (from UC 1028/IC 950) the *Military Intelligence Department*, also known as the *Sihnkoharai Purahn*. The three divisions were also formally referred to in Basic as the army, navy and MID, alongside their original Shroom language names.

After Vega Sherom rose to power in UC 78, one of his first acts was to combine and consolidate the individual forces of the Shroom clans into a single, centrally-controlled military. The aim was to create an unstoppable fighting force that could effectively see-through the young Empire's aspirations of conquering many of its neighbouring states.

The Imperial Military also formed the core of the Imperial Court's politico-military power, having integrated the forces of various warlords and feudals into a fighting force administered by the Court. Despite this, the military still heavily relied on support from the clans and non-government organisations that comprised the Empire, whose troops fought and won many victories on behalf of the Imperial Court. In the early years, the *Aimaika Sihran* was initially outmatched yet won many bold victories against its opponents.

Working closely together with the Grand Virist Church's *Shiviraisorah Sihran* and the increasingly differentiated armies of the Imperial nobility, the Imperial Military staged countless invasions of the Empire's neighbours as part of the nation's aggressive expansionist policy. In doing so, the Military committed numerous atrocities including genocide, chemical warfare and extermination policies.

During the Crusades the military had as many as 300 billion active duty personnel across its different theatres. Casualties varied greatly depending on region, with Imperial forces sometimes suffering nearly zero losses in some conflicts while entire armies could be decimated in others, such as on the Salau front.

## Etymology

The Shroom name *Aimaika Sihran* originates from the word *Sihran*, generally used simply to describe an army/military. For example, the private army of the Grand Virist Church is also referred to as the *Shiviraisorah Sihran* (Grand-Virist-Church Army) The ground forces of the *Aimaika Sihran* are also referred to as the *Kundasihran* (ground army) and the navy is sometimes called the *Vaheri Sihran* (space army) despite the official name being the *Vaherthash* (lit. space combatants)

## Origin

In UC 78, after the formation of the Empire, the formation of a central armed forces was deemed imperative by new Emperor Vega Sherom. As the Imperial Court at the time had little resources of its own yet, the establishment of the military was only feasible through consolidating forces belonging to other groups of Shroom civilisation.

From the start, the military was recognised as a crucial department to fulfill the Empire's territorial aspiratons, and later, safeguard the nation's dominions. This can be clearly seen; an immediate priority of the Imperial government was to form a unified federal armed forces. Thanks to a combination of effective strategy, bold command and heroic fighting, the Imperial military won countless campaigns against the Empire's northern neighbours: the Prismarian League, the Lunemi Kingdom, and the Blood Pactoria, as well as many other smaller nations.

## "The Gold Leap"

However, by UC 1028 (IC 950) the *Aimaika Sihran* had begun to falter, relying on outdated equipment and tactics that frequently failed them in battle. This prompted a full reevaluation on every aspect of the Imperial military. Seeing the need to organise the military into a modernised combined fighting force, Imperial military planners first separated the existing forces into the *Kundasihran* and *Vaherthash*. The army and navy were respectively organised into systematic divisions and reequipped with modern weaponry and equipment. To ensure a steady supply of resources and materiel to support the transition of the military, the Martial Precedence Order was installed between UC 1028-1039 (IC 950-961), which diverted large amounts of industrial and financial resources towards the restructuring and expansion of the military forces. Imperial weapons technology skyrocketed during this period, with trillions of credits being poured into research and development. The military doctrine of the military would also be formulated in the years of the Gold Leap, which would evolve very little even over the centuries that followed.

## Formation of the Military Intelligence Department

During the Third Crusade, several intelligence failures cost the Empire greatly. Following the end of the Crusade, the government sought to open a third branch of the military dedicated to intelligence and information-gathering. In UC 2231, the Military Intelligence Department (MID) was established, commonly known as the *Sihnkoharai*. Starting out with just 2000 agents, the department rapidly grew in size to nearly 6 million operators by the end of the same year.

## Personnel and recruitment

Recruitment for the *Aimaika Sihran* varied greatly throughout its long history, largely dependent on the current wars being fought by the Empire. At its origin, the recruitment target was set at 200 million enlistees from the period between UC 78-85. The target was far exceeded, with nearly 350 million volunteering across the Shroom worlds.

Recruitment and conscription were used throughout the military's history to control its size to great effect. As the Crusades intensified, conscription was implemented on several Imperial worlds to boost the available manpower. At full capacity, the military fielded nearly 500 billion total (active and reserve) personnel, over 100 times its "peacetime size".

Propaganda was also used with high efficiency to increase recruitment numbers. Exploiting nationalistic sentiments and by instilling fear and fanaticism, military recruiters could inspire millions of Shrooms, young and old, to fight, often to the death, on the fronts of the Empire's bloodiest campaigns.

## Structure

Legally, the commander-in-chief (Supreme Commander) of the Imperial Military is the Emperor in their capacity as head of state. Command of the Imperial Military is split between four groups: the Military High Command, the Ministries of National Defence and War, and the War Cabinet. Historians have noted that a lack of communication between these departments hindered the effectiveness of the military, and bureaucracy and internal competition often got in the way of military command. As a general rule of thumb, the Military High Command is the main body that distributes direct orders to regional military commanders. The Ministry of National Defence is responsible for internal security and protection while the Ministry of War oversees conflicts as a whole, and both ministries are able to implement national policies regarding the military. The War Cabinet serve as secondary advisors to the Supreme Commander the Emperor, who themselves has the power vested in them to override High Command's verdicts. All of the organisations have the power to enact martial law.

The three main branches of the military are each headed by a single superior officer rank: the Grand General for the *Kundasihran*, Grand Admiral for the *Vaherthash*, and the Grand Director for the MID.

Standard military chain of command is as follows:

*Note that MID is split into six directorates which are then each split into individual intelligence offices. Each directorate has its own **Director** and **Deputy Director** while each office has their own Executive Directors. The directorates are:*

* Directorate of Joint Intelligence
* Directorate of Naval Intelligence
* Directorate of Government Communications
* Directorate of Research
* Directorate of Compliance
* Directorate of Internal Affairs

*MID also has four departments, each with their own **Directors**.*

* Department of Surveillance
* Department of Propaganda
* Department of Enforcment
* Department of the Judiciary

Below this, direct command is structured at a regional level across seven defined military administrative zones, five of which occupy a sector of the Empire's borders, with the remaining two situated entirely inside Imperial territory. During the Empire's peak territorial expansion, there were two additional zones in the northeast and northwest quadrants of the galaxy. Officially, these zones are known as Commands, each responsible for the overall logistical and strategic management of the combined armed forces in their respective regions.

The military Commands of the Imperial Military are as follows: