Eternal Father
The Grand Army of the Reach
The Grand Army is the ground forces of the Panathan Empire, and the soldiers of the Empire typically wore black armor and carried blaster rifles into combat. Ground forces begin live-fire exercises in the wilderness of their conscript world within weeks of their enlistment into the military, and even those non-combatants in the military were trained in the use of basic weapons, survival skills, and first aid.The Army also made use of Imperial tanks, walkers, and a number of models of war droids. Imperial heavy troopers were issued full-body black armor crafted from duraplast, with colored markings signifying their unit or special assignments. Their leg armor was specially designed to preserve mobility and to protect from shrapnel, and while their belt housed extra ammunition and grenades for easy access, the armor's bracers housed environmental and targeting controls, and the readouts on the suit's chest provided medical diagnostics for treating soldiers who were wounded in their armor.
Heavy infantry soldiers typically wore about a hundred pounds of armor, and most soldiers carried rifles, sidearms, grenades, and five days of rations.
The typical service period for an Imperial soldier was twenty-five to thirty years.
Grand Army rank structure was as follows: Private, Specialist, Corporal, Sergeant, Ensign, Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Colonel, and finally General.The Grand Army was divided into various subgroups, including:
- Fire team: consisted of two or three soldiers, led by a corporal.
- Squad: ranged from five to ten soldiers, led by a sergeant.
- Platoon: ranged from 50 to a 100 soldiers, commanded by lieutenant.
- Company: ranged from 100 to 300 soldiers, led by a captain.
- Battalion: ranged from 700 to 1,500 soldiers, commanded by a major.
- Brigade: ranged from 5,000 to 7,500 soldiers, led by a colonel.
- Division: ranged from 20,000 to 40,000 soldiers, commanded by a general.