Imperial Army

Operations

The Imperial Army exists to ensure the supremacy of the Empire's military on the surface of planets. Typical objectives include:

• Engagement with enemy infantry and armored vehicles.
• Destruction of an enemy holding of some kind.
• Creating opportunities for the deployment of more specialized units, including IA Special Missions or stormtrooper units.
• Establishing and maintaining control of specific resources
• Defense of supply line integrity
• Defend emplacement or other site

Formations

The strategic organization of Imperial Army units are as follows:

Company

Commander: Captain
Composed of four platoons, a company is capable of taking a city. They are large enough to include the services of support personnel (including logistics, medical, and technical support troops). A company also includes a large number of military-issue droids to resupply troops in the field and perform administrative functions at command posts.

• Line Company: Generally composed of three line platoons and one heavy weapons repulsorlift platoon.
• Assault Company: Typically composed of two line platoons and two assault platoons, generally acting as the multipurpose surface unit.
• Scout Company: A single operating company consisting of four scout platoons and their vehicles.
• Repulsorlift Company: Two repulsorlift platoons are used to transport and then provide covering fire for two line platoons.
• Drop Company: Skilled survivalists usually made up of two scout platoons and two assault platoons, these companies are frequently dropped behind enemy lines, scouting out landing zones and resupply points used later during full-scale invasions.
• Artillery Company; or Battery: A battery consists of four artillery platoons.
• Armor Company (Attack Armor): Made up of three armor platoons and a heavy weapons platoon, deployed for their battlefield versatility.
• Armor Company (Breakthrough Armor): Breakthrough armor companies always consist of four armor platoons, acting as devastating sources of destruction.
• Special Missions Company: Operating as expeditionary forces, combining three special missions platoons and one scout platoon, allowing them to quickly identify and accomplish mission objectives.

Platoon

Commander: Lieutenant
Composed of four squads, the platoon is considered capable of capturing and pacifying a small settlement, or a notable district in an urban area.

• Line Platoon: A basic infantry platoon, composed of four line squads.
• Assault Platoon: A blended configuration of two line squads and two heavy weapons squads. It may be augmented with armored vehicles.
• Artillery Platoon: A collection of four artillery pieces or eight artillery-equipped light vehicles, and their crews, all intended to assault distant targets.
• Repulsorlift Platoon: Made up of four repulsorlift squads, used for harassment skirmishes to disrupt enemy lines.
• Heavy Weapons Repulsorlift Platoon: Four heavy repulsorlift squads combined to create a signficiant infantry-breaking force.
• Armor Platoon: Consisting of either four heavy walkers or eight repulsorlift tanks, accompanied by two heavy transport vehicles for repair and resupply.
• Special Missions Platoon: These platoons are often built on an ad hoc basis, constructed around the specific needs of a given mission or deployment. A typical such complement might include two sharpshooter squads, an engineering squad, and a heavy weapons squad, for example.
• Scout Platoon: Made up of two scout squads and two line squads, intended for reconnaissance missions or for the delivery of messages in the case of comms malfunction or jamming.

Squad

Commander: Sergeant
The smallest unit of Imperial Army forces, composed of nine troopers: eight IA troopers, and a sergeant as the acting commander, largely considered capable of taking and securing a building. They are frequently divided into two four-man "fire teams". Each squad frequently has a specific specialty, with equipment and training that reflects that. The typical formations are:

• Line Squad: The basic Imperial infantry unit, intended for deployment in a wide variety of situations, often as support or defense for other resources.
• Heavy Weapons Squad: As the Line Squad, but equipped with light repeating blasters to provide front-line firepower.
• Sharpshooter Squad: Often made up of Special Missions troopers, and armed with sniper rifles and deployed in overlapping fields of fire in the terrain.
• Engineering Squad: Also frequently made up of Special Missions troopers, and composed of demolitions and repair experts with extensive tech training.
• Repulsorlift Squad: A unit made up of drivers, gunners and mechanics, usually divided between two light repulsorlift transports.
• Heavy Weapons Repulsorlift Squad: Also assigned to the operation of two repulsorlift transports, these vehicles are packed with repeating blaster cannons or grenade launchers.
• Scout Squad: The basic recon squad consists of two "lances" - each a group of four troopers equipped with speeder bikes or AT-RTs.

Ranks of the Imperial Army

	Imperial Army Trooper The baseline troops of the Imperial Army. This uniform is worn by infantry troopers, heavy weapons troopers, and similar common designations.
	Imperial Army Trooper (Field Armor) In certain high-threat instances, the troopers of the Imperial Army are assigned their distinctive field armor.
	Imperial Army Support Imperial Army Support troops fulfill a variety of distinctive roles in service. These uniforms are best known as those of the field medics of the Imperial Army, although the uniform is also worn by communications specialists and technicians as well.
	Imperial Army Command Crewer (Heavy Armor) The armored battle dress of those Imperial Army assigned to the operation of AT-ATs and similar heavy armor.
	Imperial Army Command Crewer (Armored Cavalry) The lightweight battle uniform of Imperial Army assigned to the operation of AT-STs and other armored cavalry.
	Imperial Army Special Missions Special Missions troopers frequently have the battle skills to have made the transition to the Stormtrooper Corps, as well as other skills such as infiltration, water operations, or demolitions proficiency that saw their advancement to the IA's Special Missions division.
	Imperial Army Commander The uniform of the Imperial Army's commander includes an open-faced helm.