Fiction:Drodo Empire/Police Force

The IDMP, or Imperial Drodo Mounted Police are the national police force of the Drodo Empire and are tasked with law enforcement, border security, and at times even defence. They are a well-trained, well-equipped, and efficient arm of the Drodoian government.

History
The IDMP can trace their roots back to the beginnings of the Empire, where the actual governmental organizations where being established. In the earlier years, they oftentimes took the role of the military or where even assigned military operations, due to there common presence and lack of speed of the then-used warp drive restricting Military movements. Many stories are still told of the exploits of these early officers fighting rebellion and even invaders.

Training
IDMP recruitment and training is rigorous, making sure that they are psychologically and physically fit for the job. There extensive training covers law and its interpretation, horseback riding, wildnerness survival, driving, strategy and tactics, firearms usage, unarmed self defence and even melee training with clubs, knives, bayonets, and swords. IDMP officers must also know all official languages (Arcadian, Inquinian, and Dorian) and are encouraged to learn the regional languages and dialects of there assigned location.

Missions
The IDMP are unique in the diversity of there missions. The IDMP covers a multitude of missions that in many other nations would be done by the military, such as border defence. There missions are described below.

Law Enforcement - Like all police, the IDMP take responsibility over the preservation and observation of federal law. They often make patrols; On foot, in car, and on horseback, to look out for infractions.

Border Patrol - The IDMP have access to military-grade equipment for use in border defence. Inquisitor and Impaler-Class ships under IDMP command skim interstellar space, while heavily armed space stations protect border colonies.

Riot Police - Oftentimes, the IDMP are called in to work with local police and the militia to subdue riots.

Attacks against organized crime - One of the largest responsibilites of the Mounted Police is to bust organized crime, and are swift and brutal in there operations to do so; Oftentimes calling in and using military-grade equipment such as assault rifles, grenade launchers, and at times even artillery to annihilate the Empire's worst criminal syndicates.

Subduing rebellion - Currently-stationed IDMP will help train militias and work together with the local military and militia bases to destroy violent rebellions on a planet or in a star system or province. During the Crisis, this was almost the IDMP's primary job.

Equipment
With such a heavy workload comes a respectable list of equipment to assist in the operations. The IDMP are perhaps one of the best equipped police forces in the Katar Sector or even Gigaquadrant.

Vehicles
Lancer-Class cybernetic horse - A hardy vehicle used on rough terrain or urban patrols.

Rolland & Sons C-70 Police Cruiser - The premier police cruiser of the Mounted Police. The C-70 is a swift car, capable of a 300 kph speed limit and is equipped with bulletproof armour on the hood, doors, and fuselage. The C-70 also comes equipped with a spare TU-25 Shotgun.

C-39B3 Main Battle Tank A swift tank, perfect for counterinsurgency and the IDMP's needs. (Included here without AB's permission; Will remove or keep on once he contacts me)

Handheld Weapons
R-18A Bulletproof vest - A multilayered bulletproof vest in a lamellar configuration, this piece of armour can be worn under a uniform comfortably and blocks pistol rounds along with most rifle rounds.

Berak M87 Pistol - A reliable sidearm, the Berak M87 has been the standby of the IDMP for several decades.

TU-25 Shotgun - Firing a 12-gauge shell, the TU-25 is a powerful pump-action shotgun.

X8-95 Assault Rifle - Used in infiltration and hostage extraction missions, the X8-95 is a sturdy, military-grade weapon.

'''Kirik Armouries Jurir Rifle, Mk. 16''' - An ancient infantry rifle from the Drodoian equivalent of the 19th century, this breechloader has been called back into service as a riot gun. Rechambered and extensively modified so as to accept rubber rounds, tranquilizer rounds, and electroshock rounds, this rifle was chosen as it was easy to produce, simple to use (a simple breechloading mechanism), and fires subsonically; Meaning it would be far less lethal with the new rounds.

ML-87 Grenade Launcher - A breechloading grenade launcher use primarily for crowd control. Oftentimes using tear gas or "sponge" rounds (non-explosive, non-lethal rounds designed to cause minor injury and confusion).

TY-8 Riot Shield - A transparent, large riot shield that is bulletproof.

Uiark Defence Inc. Stunstick Model 86 - A lightweight stunstick designed to stun or confuse victims with a small electrical shock and force of impact. Designed to be non-lethal.

Drodo Imperial Cavalry Sabre, Mk III - Carried standard by mounted patrols.

Heavy Weapons
2745 Imperial Field Gun, Mk 4 - Used in open warfare and when besieging compounds. Also finds use in riot control with two unique shells. The first being a shell with a lightweight, plastic warhead filled with teargas, which bursts upon impacting the ground. The second being a "canister shot"; That is a one-off "shotgun blast" of nonlethal sponge rounds.

Starships
Impaler-Class Battleship - A heavy military ship; These are generally sent out on border patrols and docked in space stations in case of hostile incursions.

Inquisitor-Class Battlecrusier - The smaller, more common cousin to the Impaler, usually sent to support the larger variant and to patrol.

- Chaser-Class Corvette, IDMP variant - The most common spacecraft in IDMP possession, the IDMP varient of the Chaser Class does away with much of the "stealth" and other ambush assets of the military model, in favour of more economical and practical equipment and weaponry. It possesses an advanced sensor suite, a powerful hyperdrive and sublight engine, along with several turbolasers and railguns.