THE MILITARY
The Jade Empire has a long martial tradition, and its warriors have fought in hundreds of battles across the galaxy. War is an important part of life to the Ingenious people, and is closely tied to the Jade Shinto beliefs regarding life and death.
Though the military has embraced the realities of intergalactic politics and warfare and is technologically advanced, cold weapons and arms are still a mainstay of Imperial life. Archery and sword mastery are still popular sports and pastimes across the Jade Empire and are seen as worthy pursuits, and even as a duty for the samurai class. The Jade Empire of Ingen enjoys technological parity with the average space-capable civilisation and has excelled in certain technological fields. The Imperial Jade Navy places strategic and tactical priority on mobility over heavy armour, especially when faced with numerically superior opponents, believing that it is preferable to avoid being hit in the first place. Active defenses and rigorous battlefield analytics and control systems are used to blunt or turn aside enemy attacks, whilst powerful engines, lightweight designs and innovative propulsion systems provide enhanced mobility. On the ground, fast-moving armour is used in close conjunction with aerial support in a similar manner, pinning and encircling enemy forces. |
COMPOSITION
The Imperial Jade Navy and the Jade Marines are all-volunteer services. All members of the samurai class must complete three years with the military or lose their status as samurai. The IJN maintains roughly 11,000,000 personnel, whilst the Marine corps musters 10,000,000, meaning that there is approximately one active fighting body for 1,900 citizens.
THE KOKUBUSHO
The Kokubosho, or War Office, is the central administrative department responsible for all military affairs in the Jade Empire of Ingen. Its central offices are in the Imperial City of Seiiki on Laptev, occupying a sprawling underground complx and network of listed buildings centered around the ancient Toranaga-no-Yokujo tower. The War Office has branches throughout the Jade Empire, overseeing everything from procurement and maintenance to recruitment and galactic military strategy. It is governed by the Shogun on behalf of the Jade Throne and employs nearly thirty million support staff, administrators and non-combat personnel in addition to 19 million active service personnel.
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