Fiction:Draconid Imperium/Military

The Imperial Talon Navy - also known as the Talon Navy, Imperial Navy or the Talons - is the military arm of the Draconis Empire and the imperial senate. Outside of local colonial defence forces they act as both a fleet and ground assault force. Soldiers are recognised with either the inverse-teardrop emblam of the empire or the three-toed claw shown right.

=Organisation= The talons are organised into several administrative divisions - the navy, marine corps, mechanised units and the auxillaries - each of which work together. The supreme commander is referred to as the Lord-Admiral and is supported in his duties by one or more executive admirals.

Naval Forces
Below the Lord Admiral are the executive admirals, each of them acts as a supreme commander for an entire sector. In charge of each fleet is an admiral who can command anything from a few dozen to several hundred individual vessels. Each vessel has a contingent of marines used to protect against boarding parties, board other ships and engage in ground operations.

Marines
A standard Talon Marine is equipped with a fusion rifle, ablative body armour, a shortblade, fusion pistol, five plasma grenades and combat software. Many marines augment themselves with stimulants, optics and non-invasive cybernetics. Marksmen exchange thier fusion rifle for a rail rifle which provides much longer range at the expense of rate of fire. Most marines have trained extensively for at least two decades before being qualified.

Auxillaries
Reserved for individuals of protectorates wanting to serve in the navy. They are normally used as scouts, vehicle crews and low-proprity black ops. Due to their protectorate status they are considered lower-ranking than Draconis soldiers even if an individual holds an equal or senior equivilent rank to a Draconis soldier, they are never placed in command of any Draconis soldiers and cannot become mid-to-high ranking officers.

Despite this lack of recognition, the Draconis place duty-bound respect for the auxillaries because they have volenteered to serve on the frontlines despite knowing they are subordinate to the Draconis in almost every way. Auxillaries in scouting - where they are most common - are often equipped with light ablative armour, coilguns, powerpacks, plasma grenades and stimpacks. Often auxillaries equip themselves with equipment issued from their protectorates if Talon officers deem that piece adequately superior to the standard-issue.