Imperial Brikanian Army

## The Imperial Military

For centuries, war has been a way of life for the Brikanian people. Constantly defending their rightful land from the brutes from the north and west, only now achieving its reconquest of land from their opressors in the last century. The Brikanian Army has been the lynchpin of the success of the nation, with great emphasis placed upon not just the individual soldat, but him and his collective.

The Empire produces dedicated fighters, sworn to protect not only the Heavenly Mandate but the nation and its people. Throughout the many Kommisariatstates of the Empire, those from the northern Dōmovina region have consistently shown excellence in their field, regularly achieving many awards during their service and striking fear into the hearts of the enemy.

Despite what many nations today think of the Empire and its command structure, large degrees of autonomy and care are given to even the lowest echelons of the Army. The Brikanian Empire has built on the mistakes of their predessecor, realizing the errors within their system. The average Brikanian soldier, conscripted or not, will be treated fairly and with kindess from his fellow comrades. Brikanian soldiers are well trained by veterans of wars gone by, constantly ensuring that the new generations will have someone that has experienced combat first-hand to act as a role model for fresh troops.

Brikanian weapons have been perfected to synergize with their handlers and doctrine. The requirements for Brikanian weapons have always promoted reliability and ease of production above all else, but also rigidity and intricacy. This is perfectly reflected in weapons such as the K-51, K-97, and ZBK-31, all of which have been iconic staples of the Brikanian soldat since the Second World War. However, these values extend past just firearms. The famed Armoured Infantry Divisions of the GBE have been the tip of the spear ever since their inception.

Unlike the rest of Oreica, the Greater Brikanian Empire still labels tank divisions as Armoured Infantry, despite this designation holding no meaning other than that of tradition. During field tests in the Second Central War, Brillifian officers were unsure of how the tank would be used, or what to even call them. "Armoured Infantry" was chosen because they would be employed exactly as that, armoured infantry. In an age of static trench warfare and heavy reliance on infantry and artillery to manuever around the battlefield, the tank was seen as not a weapon that could be used to encircle and cause chaos, but rather as a frontal assualt carrier, transporting soldiers over the kilometers of wire and mines to the enemy. Since then, Brikanian tanks have continued to prove themselves as very efficient, comfortable to use, and effective on the battlefield.

Brikanian aircraft, however, have had a lot more emphasis placed upon them over the last decades, not enjoying the same luxuries of their grounded counterparts. Ever since the revolutionary invention of the S-5, the Empire has always set high standards for aircraft proposals. The S-5 was the first of it's kind, a fighter plane that utilized jet engines rather than a propeller. For nearly 20 years it was unmatched in both speed and firepower, providing perfect examples of Brikanian technilogical superiority. It's replacement, the S-7, is far greater at it's job, equipped with a much higher payload limit and stealth technology. The S-7 was built not for the present, but for the future.