Imperial Guard

The Imperial Guard is the elite military force designated as the emperor's personal bodyguard.

• Please see Imperial Bureaucracy for more information.

Description (Specifications)

The guard is comprised of multiple regiments and forces, some of them honorary.

Goals (Mission)

This unit of 'crack' troops is intended to enforce the Emperor's will and is comprised of his most loyal troops.

Strategy & Doctrine (Operations)

As the Imperial hammer, rumor of their deployment have often been sufficient to force opponents to reconsider their options.

• Once deployed every attack is carried out as quickly as possible.
• The tempo of operations is intended to be so fast as to subvert the enemy's decision making capability.
• The initiative once gained by shock and awe is never to be relinquished.

History & Background (Dossier)

In practice, politics often interferes with these lofty goals. Formed in year 0 to protect Emperor Cleon I, with the creation of the Sylean and Vland Regiments. These regiments are stationed on the Capital, close to the imperial palace. Being located so close to the throne, has advantages and disadvantages.

Timeline

• 0: The Sylea and Vland guard regiments were formed.
• 123: In 123 the Ilelish, Antares, Gateway and Sol guard regiments were formed.
• 248: The Imperial Artillery Regiment and Household Cavalry Regiments were added in 248.
• 380: The Aslan Guard Regiment was added in 380.
• 589: In 589 the Deneb Guard Regiment (Also known as the The Spinward Marches Regiment) formed.
• 629: In 629 the Marine Guard Regiment formed. The loyalty of the marines was a concern following civil war activities.
• 1050: The loyalty of the Sol Guard was questioned during the Solomani Rim War, so the unit was disbanded in 990 and it was reinstated in 1050.

WMD Protocol

In times of crisis unrestricted use of nuclear ordinance all the way down to the squad level typically leaves enemy formations and targets reduced to constituent atoms.

• Destruction is the prime objective, there is no "taking and holding territory", by the time they arrive it is already too late for that.
• Collateral damage and civilian losses are encouraged to dissuade enemy governments and organizations from whatever course of action necessitated their deployment.
• Enemies are to suffer the greatest cost for having provoked the wrath of the emperor.

As a result the decision to unleash this force is seen as historically significant in any emperor's tenure.

• Many have never seen fit to use them for more than parades and defending the capital.

Tables of Organization (Organizational Structure)

Unit Roster: The composition of the Imperial Guard in 1105 was as follows:

• Honor Forces (In order of precedence):
  • Sylea Guard Regiment
  • Vland Guard Regiment
  • Gateway Guard Regiment
  • Ilelish Guard Regiment
  • Antares Guard Regiment
  • Imperial Artillery Regiment
  • Imperial Household Cavalry Regiment
  • Aslan Guard Regiment
  • Deneb Guard Regiment
  • Marine Guard Regiment
  • Sol Guard Regiment

Additionally, there are three attached units:-

• Marine Escort Force
• Scout Service Imperial Protection Detail
• Naval Imperial Escort Squadron

Representative Equipment & Classes

Field equipment normally ranges from TL–14 to TL–16. Drones, battledress, grav belts, re-entry capsules and FGMP-15s are typical. man portable tactical nuclear missiles and drones provide squad fire support. Gunships are integrated with rapid pulse fusion guns to provide dedicated point defense. Battalion level assets include self propelled meson gun sleds, nuclear dampers and portable meson screens.

Ceremonial and day-to-day equipment uses more precise Gauss Rifle technology and is more likely to see units deployed in softer armour.

Worlds & Sectors (Astrography)

This army can be primarily found in the following areas:
Charted Space:

• Domain & Sector Forces:
  • Antares Regiment
  • Deneb Regiment (a.k.a. Spinward Marches Regiment)
  • Gateway Regiment
  • Ilelish Regiment
  • Sol Regiment
  • Sylean Regiment
  • Vland Regiment

World Listing: 1105

This Imperial Guard is often stationed in the following systems and worlds:

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References & Contributors (Sources)

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This list of sources was used by the Traveller Wiki Editorial Team and individual contributors to compose this article. Copyrighted material is used under license from Far Future Enterprises or by permission of the author. The page history lists all of the contributions.

• Gary L. Thomas. The Travellers' Digest 09 (Digest Group Publications, 1987), .
• Frank Chadwick. Striker II (Game Designers Workshop, 1994), .
• Christopher Griffen. The Third Imperium (Mongoose Publishing, 2021), 32.
• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy