Imperial Armed Forces
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The Imperial Armed forces were formed from the [[Galactic Federation Armada]] in {{d|310|uc}} by [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum]] following his establishment of the [[Galactic Empire]]. Since its foundation the Imperial Fleet was the instrument of the ruling nobles. It first served to enforce the views of the Kaisers and their supporters. The early years of the fleet were spent suppressing remnant republican strongholds or planetary rebellions that could endanger the rule of the elite. The Imperial Fleet was composed of commoners making up the enlisted ranks and only nobles reaching the rank of officers, based more on their noble title than their training and actual competence for such role. It was not until the the mid stages of the FPA-Imperial War that the huge personnel losses forced the Empire to admit commoners into the officer ranks and even so, few became flag officers regardless of merit or achievements. | The Imperial Armed forces were formed from the [[Galactic Federation Armada]] in {{d|310|uc}} by [[Rudolf von Goldenbaum]] following his establishment of the [[Galactic Empire]]. Since its foundation the Imperial Fleet was the instrument of the ruling nobles. It first served to enforce the views of the Kaisers and their supporters. The early years of the fleet were spent suppressing remnant republican strongholds or planetary rebellions that could endanger the rule of the elite. The Imperial Fleet was composed of commoners making up the enlisted ranks and only nobles reaching the rank of officers, based more on their noble title than their training and actual competence for such role. It was not until the the mid stages of the FPA-Imperial War that the huge personnel losses forced the Empire to admit commoners into the officer ranks and even so, few became flag officers regardless of merit or achievements. | ||
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| - | + | As the Empire did not recognise the existence of any other governments or states other than itself and as the Alliance had been founded by a group of escaped penal convicts, the Alliance was quickly labeled as a "rebel" group. An expeditionary force was quickly organised to subjugate the Alliance and Kaiser [[Friedrich III]] apppointed his 3rd son, Grand Duke [[Herbert]], as commander in an attempt to groom Herbert for assuming the role of Crown Prince. Despite internal conflict and past rebellions within the Empire, the Imperial Fleet had never suffered an outright defeat in battle against an external enemy. Due to a combination of inexperience and overconfidence, Herbert's force was decisively defeated by Alliance admirals [[Lin Pao]] and [[Yūsuf Topparol]] at the [[Battle of Dagon]]. | |
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| + | However despite the defeat, the practice of appointing admirals based more on their noble class than on any actual ability was an error repeated throughout the war. Thus the Imperial Fleet, a force larger and with a slight edge superiority in technology over the Alliance, was in practice evenly matched with the Alliance. Before the rise of [[Reinhard von Lohengramm]], the Imperial forces and the Alliance forces were evenly matched in their incompetence and lack of strategic vision, with both sides failing to make any strategic progress towards ending the war. Large scale Imperial invasions of the Alliance were hampered by the long supply lines back to Imperial bases and the unfamiliarity with the Alliance territory. All these large scale invasions were defeated by the Alliance. In its turn, the Alliance's smaller size and scarcer resources forced it to fight defensively. With no ability to strike the Empire directly, and Alliance battlefield victories not substantially affecting the Empire's internal stability, the Alliance had no way to end the war. With the rise of the [[Dominion of Fezzan]], the stalemate was further reinforced due to Fezzan's secret [[Terraist]] ties. This often meant leaking of intelligence on fleet movements and military technology from the Empire to the Alliance via Fezzan to ensure the balance of power was maintained. | ||
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| + | With the construction of [[Iserlohn Fortress]] the strategic balance slowly shifted against the Alliance as the Empire now had a stable base with which to launch invasions into the Alliance. The Alliance repeatedly staged offensive operations against Iserlohn Fortress that failed with heavy losses. The Empire repeatedly staged fleet size expeditions to raid Alliance territories like [[El Facil]], but with no long term plan beyond that, and was unable to hold on to any lasting territorial gains. For a time, the stalemate continued, with fleet battles fought often purely to inflict losses upon the enemy for use as domestic propaganda. Minor bases in uninhabited systems in the vicinity of the Iserlohn Corridor such as [[Kapche-Lanka]] were captured or destroyed by both sides, but again with little effect to the overall strategic situation. | ||
===The Second FPA–Imperial War=== | ===The Second FPA–Imperial War=== | ||
Revision as of 05:20, 20 October 2013
The Imperial Armed Forces are the military force of the Imperial Government, under both the Galactic Empire and the New Galactic Empire.
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History
Early Imperial History
The Imperial Armed forces were formed from the Galactic Federation Armada in 310 UC (1 IC / 3110 CE) by Rudolf von Goldenbaum following his establishment of the Galactic Empire. Since its foundation the Imperial Fleet was the instrument of the ruling nobles. It first served to enforce the views of the Kaisers and their supporters. The early years of the fleet were spent suppressing remnant republican strongholds or planetary rebellions that could endanger the rule of the elite. The Imperial Fleet was composed of commoners making up the enlisted ranks and only nobles reaching the rank of officers, based more on their noble title than their training and actual competence for such role. It was not until the the mid stages of the FPA-Imperial War that the huge personnel losses forced the Empire to admit commoners into the officer ranks and even so, few became flag officers regardless of merit or achievements.
The Alliance–Imperial War
.... As the Empire did not recognise the existence of any other governments or states other than itself and as the Alliance had been founded by a group of escaped penal convicts, the Alliance was quickly labeled as a "rebel" group. An expeditionary force was quickly organised to subjugate the Alliance and Kaiser Friedrich III apppointed his 3rd son, Grand Duke Herbert, as commander in an attempt to groom Herbert for assuming the role of Crown Prince. Despite internal conflict and past rebellions within the Empire, the Imperial Fleet had never suffered an outright defeat in battle against an external enemy. Due to a combination of inexperience and overconfidence, Herbert's force was decisively defeated by Alliance admirals Lin Pao and Yūsuf Topparol at the Battle of Dagon.
However despite the defeat, the practice of appointing admirals based more on their noble class than on any actual ability was an error repeated throughout the war. Thus the Imperial Fleet, a force larger and with a slight edge superiority in technology over the Alliance, was in practice evenly matched with the Alliance. Before the rise of Reinhard von Lohengramm, the Imperial forces and the Alliance forces were evenly matched in their incompetence and lack of strategic vision, with both sides failing to make any strategic progress towards ending the war. Large scale Imperial invasions of the Alliance were hampered by the long supply lines back to Imperial bases and the unfamiliarity with the Alliance territory. All these large scale invasions were defeated by the Alliance. In its turn, the Alliance's smaller size and scarcer resources forced it to fight defensively. With no ability to strike the Empire directly, and Alliance battlefield victories not substantially affecting the Empire's internal stability, the Alliance had no way to end the war. With the rise of the Dominion of Fezzan, the stalemate was further reinforced due to Fezzan's secret Terraist ties. This often meant leaking of intelligence on fleet movements and military technology from the Empire to the Alliance via Fezzan to ensure the balance of power was maintained.
With the construction of Iserlohn Fortress the strategic balance slowly shifted against the Alliance as the Empire now had a stable base with which to launch invasions into the Alliance. The Alliance repeatedly staged offensive operations against Iserlohn Fortress that failed with heavy losses. The Empire repeatedly staged fleet size expeditions to raid Alliance territories like El Facil, but with no long term plan beyond that, and was unable to hold on to any lasting territorial gains. For a time, the stalemate continued, with fleet battles fought often purely to inflict losses upon the enemy for use as domestic propaganda. Minor bases in uninhabited systems in the vicinity of the Iserlohn Corridor such as Kapche-Lanka were captured or destroyed by both sides, but again with little effect to the overall strategic situation.
The Second FPA–Imperial War
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The Reuenthal Revolt
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Organization
Galactic Empire
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New Galactic Empire
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Military Ranks
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