Blue Giant:The Astræ'an Empire Fleets
The Astræ'an Empire has a formidable space navy consisting of twenty one fleets of ships. Each fleet is assigned to a specific sector and zone of the galaxy and is commanded by a Admiral of the Fleet. Generally speaking, each fleet has ten Wings and each wing consists of two billion troops and eight billion support personnel. Each Wing has one hundred battlegroups. Individual battlegroups tend to be specialized fighting forces. A battlegroup has a Duchy assigned to it, these Duchies are expected to supply that battlegroup with everything it needs. There are therefore at least 29,900 Duchies in the empire. In addition to the fleets, each duchy maintains a fleet of planetary defence vessels. These fleets are a source of extra personnel, training and a good place to dump problematic individuals for the battlegroup.
Ranks[edit]
From the top down, the imperial naval chain of command is;
- The Empress
- The Handmaidens of the Empress
- Grand High Admiral (commands the navy)
- High Admiral (his second in command)
- Admiral of the Fleet (commands one fleet)
- Flag Admiral (second in command of a fleet)
- Vice Admiral (commands one wing)
- Rear Admiral (commands ten battlegroups or one wing naval headquarters)
- Group Captain (commands one group flagship and one battlegroup)
- Captain (commands one ship)
Fleets[edit]
| Fleet # | Title | # of Wings | Famous Wings/Battlegroups/Specialities |
| 1 | First Imperial Expeditionary Force | 10 | Diamond One, Hammer of God (Elite special forces) |
| 2 | Grand Imperial Fleet | 11 | Imperial Rangers, Sorathia (now an independent nation) |
| 3 | Third Imperial Expeditionary Force | 10 | |
| 4 | Grand Northern Fleet | 10 | |
| 5 | 5th Fleet | 10 | |
| 6 | 6th Fleet | 10 | Couriers |
| 7 | Home Guard | 10 | Diplomatic shuttles (spies), financial institution security |
| 8 | 8th Fleet (Colonial Guard) | 10 | Extreme environment specialists. Hunchbacks (high G), Desert Amazons, Vacuum Angels, Winter Witches |
| 10 | 1st Imperial Cavalry | 8 | Fast attack wings |
| 11 | Grand Eastern Fleet | 10 | |
| 12 | 2nd Imperial Cavalry | 8 | Fast attack wings |
| 13 | 13th Fleet (Old Guard) | 10 | |
| 14 | 3rd Imperial Cavalry | 8 | Fast attack wings |
| 15 | New Imperial Army | 10 | Diesel Boys - Armoured Mecha Infantry (replaced 9th fleet who were destroyed for resisting the Empress) |
| 16 | The Astræ'an Guard | 10 | A bunch of tossers, noblemen playing soldier for the ballroom circuit |
| 17 | Grand Southern Fleet | 10 | |
| 18 | Grand Western Fleet | 10 | |
| 19 | 19th Fleet (Peacekeepers) | 10 | Peacekeepers - naval investigations |
| 20 | Imperial Hellfires | 4 | Special Weapons Wing, Madmen who fly around the galactic core |
| 21 | Imperial Guard | 10 | Heralds, Spring Guard, Summer Guard, Autumn Guard, Winter Guard. The fleet accompanies the throne. |
| 22 | Deathwatch | 10 | Lost Souls, Highgrounders, Black Sky Deep space patrol |
Assigned Sectors[edit]
Notes[edit]
The entire treaty zone war was fought by three imperial fleets, with some assistance from a fourth; The First Imperial Expeditionary Force in the rim zone, the Grand Imperial Fleet in the Outer zone and the Third Imperial Expeditionary Force in the inner zone. The Colonial Guard (8th Fleet) provided support and specialist troops when required, and the Special Weapons Wing of the Imperial Hellfires also played a part, supplying their High Energy Combat Archaeology team on occasions.