Marshal, Journeyman Protector
OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION
- Intent: To worldbuild on the Mandalorian Protectors and describe the organization of the military's IBCs through the Codex Oyu'baat
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- Organization Name: Infantry Battle Companies of the Mandalorian Protectors
- Classification: Semi-religious military order
- Affiliation: Mandalorian Protectors
- Organization Symbol: Kyr'bes (Mythosaur Skull) denoted by colour
- Description: A collection of specialised infantry divisions, unified by a common training method and battle doctrine.
- Headquarters: MandalMotors Tower, Keldabe, Mandalore
- Domain: This organization is part of and subordinate to the Mandalorian Protectors armed forces
- Notable Assets: Training facilities on Mandalore, Tracyn, Krownest, Gargon, Qena
- Hierarchy: Each company of 100 is led by a Captain-grade officer. Above this they are subordinate to military officers placed over them.
- Membership: Applications are open to any Mandalorian or aruetii willing to convert.
Training is provided, as is equipment.
Units maintain good operational security, but once training is complete soldiers are otherwise free to do as they wish when not on duty. - Climate: Hard training process, however this forms strong bonds, and each unit functions like a family group. The need to support the other parts of the whole is strong.
- Reputation: Neutral, reliable soldiers who are not known for war crimes
- Curios: Each IBC trooper is very proud of their colour. Each has at least the Kyr'bes in the relevant colour on their gear.
- Rules: The Resol'nare
- Goals: Provide economically viable and renewable infantry to the Mandalorian Protectors
No PC Members currently
HISTORICAL INFORMATION
Following the restoration of Mandalore under Mand'alor Ijaat Mereel, and the rise of the Mandalorian Protectors, there was a wave of new recruits flocking to the banner. This intake needed to be measured, trained, and deployed effectively.
Arla of Clan Rodarch saw this early, and that need led to the establishment of training cadres across Mandalore and nearby planets, and the creation of the Infantry Battle Companies. In her role as Mandalore's fist, Arla took time to try to provide a training plan which she wrote as the Codex Oyu'baat, and provide the relevant supporting infrastructure. She would oversee the creation of the IBCs, and once they became operational, turn the entire affair over to the military and the current Warmaster
Drego Ruus
."Organization of such disparate and eclectic warriors as Mandalorians is difficult at best, and imposing uniformity upon universal diversity goes not always well." - Arla Rodarch, Codex Oyu'baat
Most essential to what became the IBCs was the careful selection of trainers and training programs. The leaders needed to be those who saw the need for a future fighting force to support the Mandalorian Protectors. Arla provided each of them with a copy of the Codex, which would become the master training manual for the battle companies, their training cadres, and operational units.
Despite initial concerns, the discipline and professionalism of the handpicked trainers was imbued quickly upon the trainees, hard but fair, tough and uncompromising, and the battle companies quickly became a rousing success.
Though by no means the only intake stream, the battle companies are by far the largest. They are less widely deployed than the planetary militias which make up the Mandalorian Protectors reserve forces, but far outnumber them. Each battle company is made up of the same trained infantry, but specialised to a specific battlefield role. Each company takes great pride in their own role, and works seamlessly with the others, though a healthy interservice rivalry exists and is encouraged.
There are four distinct flavours of Infantry Battle Companies, denoted by their signature colour, and equipped and trained for a specific role. Though named Battle Companies, they contain many divisions' worth of troops. The four IBCs are Blues, Reds, Greens and Blacks. These are each made up of many hundreds of companies, each of up to 100 troopers led by a Captain. These are denoted by number and colour, such as the 21st Reds or 45th Greens.
By training, organizing and deploying the infantry in this fashion, the way of war of the Mandalorian Protectors is maintained. This is achieved by creating organized numbers of standardized troops, ready to be placed under the command of more experienced, senior members of the military. These commanders will know what to expect of any of the IBCs, allowing them to command more effectively than with irregular troops.
