Abominations outline of the Imperial Army above is based very firmly on the (still used) British Regimental model, where the Regiment is an administrative organisation tasked with recruiting locals, training them and ultimately supplying Battalions for the Army. Hence the need to number Battalions, a Regiment in war time can create many of them. The Regiment doesn't actually engage in combat, this role is the job of Brigades whom amalgamate Battalions from many different Regiments. However the Regiment does add combat honours secured by its Battalions to its Regimental colours as part of its espri de corp.
The US Regiment is a combat organisation, similar to the Brigade & consisting of grouped Battalions plus combat support.
I only mention this in the way of clarification for those unfamiliar with the cultural differances on this balkanised planet, the differances often seem to come out of left field!
I use less companies in the Battalion, generally 3 at roughly 100 strong (peacetime strength 80%, which makes them similar in size). History shows that as tech gets higher, individual troopers, equipment, doctrine & training get more efficient and the Battalion needs less manpower to do the same job.
IMTU the Imperial Army is a primarily administrative organisation tasked with broadly standardising planetary armies and teaching Army leaders in elite Imperial Military Colleges, the collective Imperial wisdom on tactics, etc. Armies are then called up by the Imperium (Sector & Sub-sector Dukes) and transported at need with the knowledge that a Tech 10 light infantry Battalion from X has a similar combat capability and logistics needs as a Tech 10 light infantry from Y. Some planets get around thier Imperial obligations to standardise by standardising only the portion of thier forces subject to call-up, the remaining using locally sourced equipment & organisation. Others fall in line with the collective Imperial wisdom developed from several thousand armies engaging in operations over 1100 years.
As a result IMTU the Imperium only pays for fully trained armies on active deployment securing Imperial interests. These may be as diverse as seeking regime change, counter insurgency, humantarium missions or UN like peace-keeping missions.
The US Regiment is a combat organisation, similar to the Brigade & consisting of grouped Battalions plus combat support.
I only mention this in the way of clarification for those unfamiliar with the cultural differances on this balkanised planet, the differances often seem to come out of left field!
I use less companies in the Battalion, generally 3 at roughly 100 strong (peacetime strength 80%, which makes them similar in size). History shows that as tech gets higher, individual troopers, equipment, doctrine & training get more efficient and the Battalion needs less manpower to do the same job.
IMTU the Imperial Army is a primarily administrative organisation tasked with broadly standardising planetary armies and teaching Army leaders in elite Imperial Military Colleges, the collective Imperial wisdom on tactics, etc. Armies are then called up by the Imperium (Sector & Sub-sector Dukes) and transported at need with the knowledge that a Tech 10 light infantry Battalion from X has a similar combat capability and logistics needs as a Tech 10 light infantry from Y. Some planets get around thier Imperial obligations to standardise by standardising only the portion of thier forces subject to call-up, the remaining using locally sourced equipment & organisation. Others fall in line with the collective Imperial wisdom developed from several thousand armies engaging in operations over 1100 years.
As a result IMTU the Imperium only pays for fully trained armies on active deployment securing Imperial interests. These may be as diverse as seeking regime change, counter insurgency, humantarium missions or UN like peace-keeping missions.
