Military and Doctrine
"We bring enlightenment, justice and order to the Galaxy."
The military of the Hegemony is very diverse in its composition and very focused in its application and doctrine. The armed forces are to protect and expand the influence and ideology of the Hegemony, taking a pro-active role in the Galaxy, an energy which surges forward, absorbing or vanquishing resistance. It is not only down to the blaster and blade, the projected power may also be sufficient to force an enemy to accept defeat, bowing in compliance. The goal is not to eradicate all life, but to unite it, to achieve a higher goal. The purpose of the military is clear, the strategies adaptable and versatile.
Speartip Doctrine
"We strike at the vital parts of the enemy, removing their heart, eyes and head in a single strike."
The Speartip is a very popular and common approach to a war zone and campaign. It aims on a quick, overwhelming strike at the throat and heart of the enemy, defeating and removing the leadership and will to fight of the enemy in a single strike. This is often conducted as an orbital assault, using descending drop pods and gunships to deliver troops right where they are needed and the enemy does not want them. This is often complemented by a swift, overwhelming attack of the Imperialis Armada which deploys legions of Skytroopers prior to distract and bind the enemy.
Usually the speartip is led by the Grand Legion, specialised and equipped to wither and overcome heavy enemy resistance. They are the first in and last out, they are sent where resistance is toughest and the enemy strongest, overcoming impossible odds with heroic deeds. The clones are an elite unit of warriors, showing neither compassion nor feelings in the heat of battle, their aim is to defeat the enemy.
Though depending on the value of the target and the estimated strength, the Stormtrooper Corps or even Skytrooper Cohorts could also be sent instead. For the Hegemony there is not varying degrees of appreciation for fulfilling a duty, a Stormtrooper will receive awards and recognition like any other soldier. There are standards and objective truths which are applied to survey and approach a conflict and the clones of the Grand Legion are definitely the last but ultimate choice. Yet the Stormtrooper Corps has a much larger variety of weapons it deploys, more troops, more tanks and offers a decent quality in numbers, both manpower and guns.
On the other hand, while appreciating and developing its AI and droid auxiliaries, the Skytroopers are by all means an expendable resource and used just as that during offensive operations. There are models with high calculation capacities to command the mere foot soldiers, but they are usually commanded by organics within the ranking of the Corps or Legion.
Grand Legion of the Hegemony
"We are the sword. We are the hammer. We are Legion."
The Grand Legion is the primary fighting force of the Hegemony. Modelled with both the Grand Army of the Republic and the ancient Project Exarch in mind, it is an elite fighting force composed of gene-engineered soldiers equipped with heavy weapons and armour. They are extremely martial and due to conditioning and bio-engineering their emotional depth was limited to create uncompromising and loyal warriors. They are towering soldiers, bred for the purpose of defeating the enemies strongest soldiers and to take on Force users on equal terms. Their nature as being Force Dead is reinforcing this purpose and greatly increasing their capability to fight the champions of the Force religions.
Organised in individual Legions each commanded by a Legate or Legionmaster, the Legionaries break down into battalion sized Cohorts which are led by a Tribune, each holding ten companies who are commanded by respective Captains. Usually deployed a single overwhelming force, it can happen that individual Cohorts or even Companies are dispatched for certain tasks. Valuing a high tactical and operational flexibility, even a company might be enough to take out a much stronger enemy by outmanoeuvring and overpowering them in detail.
After all these super-humans are extremely modified and only their faces truly remain human, as the rest of their bodies is altered to fulfil exactly one purpose: combat. They are made to be better, to be stronger and faster than the average species to outclass them in battle, but primarily, to be able to fight Force users in direct combat. They have a purpose behind their increased reflexes, their extreme resilience and the fact that they Force Dead.
Favoring heavy armour, destructive weapons and close combat, the Legionaries are a force to be reckoned with on any battlefield. Their favourite method of fighting includes the insertion by orbital drops and gunship deployment right to the heaviest enemy resistance. They are made to overcome it, to resist it and to walk triumphantly through heavy fire.
Corps of Armed Forces
"Serving a higher purpose."
Composed of two parts, the Armed Forces are the standing army of the Hegemony, established for those citizens who wish to pursue a military career. All citizens go through a one year conscription with optional extension and optional reserve service with citizenship benefits. But the career path is set for one duration and one only: 27 years is a professional soldiers service time.
Welcoming Stormtroopers of the Empire, Ultranauts of the Eternal Empire or from any other disciplined fighting force with open arms, the Armed Forces are accepting them by taking an oath of compliance and at least one full enlistment, which will give them full citizenship afterwards. Fitted with tanks, walkers, artillery, close air support and many more standard equipment, the Armed Forces are the most versatile of the Hegemony's military forces.
Following the traditional imperial organisation of troops, the most basic organistion is the Legion of roughly 10.000 soldiers. These are all professionals as for frontline combat the Hegemony will only make use of volunteer troops, the conscripts always confined and put into garrison and training units, which nevertheless conduct life-fire exercises and harsh maneuvers to prepare the population for any possible incursion.
The aim is to make as much of the Corps mechanised as possible, though the arms production runs a little short on that, due to the Grand Legion being the main benefactor of the Olympians. So the Armed Forces often rely on imperial equipment as well as scavenging that of similar production. They are very opportunistic about their supply and will take anything they can get, this though evolved into some more and some less equipped Legions as well as a certain disparity in their fighting capability. While they are not treated, not at all, as second hand troops, some definitely might feel the need or even requirement to prove themselves to both the Grand Legion and Hegemony as worthy.
Nevertheless, their supply of necessary equipment, such as winter clothing, personal armour, utility tools, power packs and of course infantry weapons, is more than enough to give the Armed Forces a very solid foundation to build upon. They are drilled to fight with the minimum and survive, they are trained in various climates and terrains to understand the differences for campaigns and they are disciplined.
Navy of the Hegemony
"The Stars are ours."
The Navy of the Hegemony is composed of two independent commands and an AI operated support fleet. They are all answering to the supreme commander, but have different types of ships, recruitment procedures and of course, tactics. Due to the separation and the relatively scarce amount of resources available, the fleet is a more specialised force and prefers to use specific ships for specific tasks.
The Crusader Fleets
The Crusader Fleets are Legion-led task forces which are sent out to perform a specific task, battle or campaign. They are built around a core of heavy Legion ships which are considered the main fighting force, serving a local fleet-in-being purpose while support elements are added by predicted requirement, such as more escorts, carriers, starfighter wings or droid ships.
The fleets are no permanent installations and therefore have no specific naval base, though the Invictus Antagonistis Star Fortress, home of the Legions is considered its base of operations and where most of the Legions fleet is, while the support elements are usually drawn from partners and the Defense Fleet.
The Hegemonic Defense Fleet
Different than the Crusader Fleets, the Defense Fleet has specific areas of operations and ships clearly assigned to it. It is a permanent installation which protects assets and partners of the Hegemony against pirates, incursions, rebels or outward threats.
Put together by the partners themselves, scrambled fleet elements of previous or current allies as well as ships constructed by the Hegemony, the Defense Fleet is a very heterogenous force and not equipped for prolonged campaigns in theatres which are not their station - both a resource-measure as well as a balance of military might.
