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| unit_name = Imperial Legion of Caphiria
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| native_name = ''Imperialis Legio''
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| image = Caphiria_Army_COA.svg
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| dates = 600 - present
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| country = {{flag|Caphiria}}
| style="font-size: 10.2pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''Axerka Rovaīon'''<br>'''Colony of Rovaīon'''
| type = [[wikipedia:Navy|Army]]
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| role = Land warfare
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* 5,000,000 active legionaries
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* 2,000,000 active national guardsmen
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* 10,000,000 Legion Reserves
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| command_structure = [[Imperial Armed Forces of Caphiria]]
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| garrison  = [[Castrum Rynalia]], [[Magenevum Province]]
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| motto = "With wisdom we conquer."
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| anniversaries =
| '''Country''' || [[File:KiravFlag.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Kiravia|Kiravian Federacy]]
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| '''[[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Theme]]''' || [[File:TealEnsign-Light.png|text-bottom|frameless|upright=0.1]] [[Kiravian Federalism#Themes|Overseas Regions]]
| current_commander =
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| commander1 = [[Constantinus I]]
| '''Capital''' || [[Érskinsar]]
| commander1_label = Supreme Commander of the IAF
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| commander2 = Varrus Capelis Pavolcinax
| '''Largest City''' || [[Érskinsar]]
| commander2_label = General Commander of the IAF
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| commander3 = Soterius Audenia
| '''Population''' || 7,866,000
| commander3_label = Master Commander
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}}
| '''Governor''' || Dávidus Téniśiron
The '''Imperial Legion''' serves as the land warfare service branch of the [[Imperial Armed Forces of Caphiria]]. Recognized as the oldest and most senior branch within the Caphirian military, the Imperial Legion views itself as a direct successor to the revolutionary military reforms initiated by Darius Lux in 378 BC. This lineage establishes it as one of the longest-standing militaries in recorded human history.
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| '''Legislature''' || Válora
Serving as the epicenter of Caphiria's [[Military-industrial complex (Caphiria)|military-industrial complex]], the Legion commands the most substantial portion of the IAF's budget, at $1.3 trillion. It is also the world's largest military by personnel count, with 5,000,000 active-duty individuals and an additional 10,000,000 in reserves. Beyond this, the Legion contains the [[National Guard (Caphiria)|National Guard]], which comprises approximately 3,000,000 national guardsmen. The combined-component strength of the Imperial Legion is 17,000,000 soldiers. While the [[Imperator of Caphiria]] stands at the pinnacle of the command hierarchy—referred to as the ''pyramidis imperia''—they wield ultimate authority over the military without holding a specific rank and remaining a civilian. Operational leadership of the Imperial Legion is vested in the Master General, or ''Dux Domini'', who steers the force in line with the strategic visions set forth by the General Commander of the IAF and the Imperator.
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| '''[[Federal Stanora|Stanora]] seats''' || 3
== Mission ==
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The Imperial Legion, as the primary land-based force of the Imperial Armed Forces, plays a pivotal role in the maintenance and projection of Caphirian power. As outlined by the Constitution of Caphiria, the Legion's mandates are as follows:
| '''Official languages''' || Eshavian, [[Kiravic Coscivian|Kiravic]]
 
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# Defensive Guardianship: Ensuring the unwavering peace, security, and territorial integrity of the Imperium, its Provinces and Possessions, and its People and Identity .
| '''Other Languages''' || [native languages]
# Strategic Diplomacy: Bolstering Caphiria's national policies through military support, acting as a symbol of the nation's commitment to its principles and alliances.
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# National Fulfillment: Facilitating the realization of the Imperium's broader objectives, both at home and abroad, whether in times of peace or conflict.
| '''Timezone''' || Offset Cusinaut Time
# Deterrence and Response: Acting as a formidable deterrent against any potential threats, and when required, decisively addressing and neutralizing entities or nations that engage in actions detrimental to the peace and well-being of the Imperium.
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| '''Postal Abbreviation''' || RVN
== Organization ==
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{{main|Structure of the Imperial Legion}}The Imperial Legion is administered through the Department of the Legion within the [[Ministry of Defense (Caphiria)|Ministry of Defense]]. As an arm of the executive government, the Legion is entirely at the behest of the Imperator, who can declare war against a foreign power without parliamentary permission, plan the Legion's military strategy - in both general and specific maneuvers, issue direct orders to a soldier in any branch of the armed forces or an officer of any rank, force the launch of military satellites and the construction of forts, walls, and other defensive structures, and appoint or dismiss any military commander at-will. A consequence of this much power is the personal responsibility for the successes and failures of Caphiria's military.
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The core of the Imperial Legion, the ''exercitus'', comprises 900 legions. Each legion contains 5,000 soldiers, further subdivided into ten Cohorts (''cohortes''), with these Cohorts then divided into five Centuries (''centuriae''). A single Cohort consists of 500 soldiers, while a Century is a battalion of 99 legionaries led by a centurion. Beyond these 900 legions, there exists the unique 901st legion (Legio CMI) that reports directly to the Imperator, operating independently of the main army structure. Legions carry sequential numbers, but the number does not correlate directly to the prestige or function of a legion. Legio DLV (Legion 555), colloquially known as ''cisternis'' (the pits), typically receives newer recruits, while Legio XIII (Legion 13) boasts a storied history, renowned for its fierce reputation.
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=== Command structure ===
The command structure of the Imperial Legion is split in two categories - administrative leadership, which focuses on the Imperium's overall military policy and global strategic goals; and operational leadership, which exercises more direct control in the field.
 
The administrative leadership consists of the three most senior military ranks: the General Commander of the military, the General of the Legions, and the Field Marshals.The General Commander of the IAF - known as the ''Generalissimus,'' is the highest distinctly military office in Caphiria, having command over Caphiria's entire military. The General Commander is appointed by the [[Imperator]] and formulates the Imperium's military policy and global strategic goals with coordination from the Imperator and the Ministry of Defense. The Imperial Legion itself is led by the ''Legionissimus'' or General of the Legions. It is technically the highest attainable rank in the Imperial Legion, equivalent to a five-star general officer. However, the rank is typically appointed by the General Commander. The General of the Legions has the statutory authority to conduct all the affairs of the army under the authority, direction and control of the General Commander. Under the ''Legionissimus'' is the Field Marshal (''Dux Campi'') who maintains operational control and authority in a broad geographic area. There are 4 Field Marshals, each having authority over several dozen legions on each continent in the world. The density of legions varies from 60 under the ''Procuratio Sarpedonium'' (Sarpedon Command) to 20 under the ''Procuratio Crona'' (Crona Command). The Field Marshals work directly with the ''Legionissimus'' and form the military council called the [[Caetus Legati|Gathering of Legates]], where large-scale decision-making and military strategy is planned.
 
Below the Field Generals are the 20 Legion Generals (''Legatus legionis'') responsible for approximately ten legions each. A Legion General may specialize in specific elements of the strategy for modern warfare. Some notable Legion Generals are experts in amphibious warfare, coordination with aircraft, intelligence management, and climate control. While the public praises centurions and legion commanders, Legion Generals have the sole honor of leading a military Triumph through Venceia. For this reason, Imperators and other members of the administrative leadership have taken on the title. Even the presence of a Legion General demands reverence and respect from civilians and politicians as much as from inferior officers. It has long been standard practice for a Legion General to command Caphirian forces during a specific battle where different branches of the military work together. This tended to make them the highest-ranked officers on the field. However, most modern Legion Generals operate far from the front line.
 
=== Identification system ===
With 17 million personnel, the Legionnaire Identification System (Identificatio Legionarii) plays a pivotal role in ensuring clarity, efficiency, and practicality. Instituted to effectively manage and track every individual soldier within the vast military apparatus, the system also embraces the rich traditions and influences, like the ''prestare il nome'' privilege. There are 5 components:
 
# Legion Number: This represents the legion to which a soldier is assigned. Each of the 900 legions has its distinct numeric identifier, such as DLV or XIII.
# Cohort Number: Within each legion, there are ten cohorts. The cohort number, typically denoted in Latin numerals, indicates which cohort the soldier is a part of. For instance, V would represent the fifth cohort.
# Century Number: Further diving into the structure, each cohort is divided into five centuries. The century number, also in Latin numerals, is incorporated into the ID. E.g., III stands for the third century.
# Individual Number: Each soldier within their century is assigned a unique three-digit number ranging from 001 to 099. This ensures individual distinction even within the same century.
# Role/Title: The soldier's specific rank, role, or title concludes the identifier, encapsulating roles such as Centurion, Medic, or Engineer.
One of the unique aspects of the Imperial Legion's organization is the privilege of ''prestare il nome'', a form of military sponsorship available exclusively to [[Estate (Caphiria)|Imperial Estates]]. Under this privilege, Imperial Estates can sponsor specific military projects, infrastructure, or entire Legionary units, lending their name and emblem to them. For instance, the reserve legion, Legio CMLIV, is directly sponsored by the [[Castrillón Estate]], and the Legion's number, 954, commemorates the year of the Estate's foundation. This sponsorship has led to its informal title, ''Legionis Castrillónis'', and the Estate's coat of arms prominently features on the legion's uniforms, banners, and equipment. On an even grander scale, the [[Răcini Estate]] has played a pivotal role in the sponsorship of components of Caphiria's nuclear arsenal.
 
Consequently, an optional 6th component exists for the ''prestare il nome'' privilege; if applicable, the sponsoring estate's name will be part of the identifier, going after the legion number. As an example consider this IL: <big>CMLIV-Castrillón-V-III-007-Centurion</big>.
 
The legionnaire is: from Legio CMLIV, in a legion/cohort sponsored by the Castrillón Estate, is in the fifth cohort and within that cohort, they are in the third century, where they happen to be legionnaire 7 and holding the rank of Centurion.
 
=== Components ===
Besides basic infantry and their commanding officers, the Legion employs hundreds of thousands of soldiers in a logistic or supportive military role. These form the specialized components of the Legion.
 
Field Psychologists (''Aenator'') are the professionals responsible for the mental well-being of Legionaries, veterans, and their families. Like traditional psychologists, these professionals diagnose and treat various mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and substance abuse. Unlike traditional psychologists, however, Army psychologists are trained to deal specifically with the unique needs of members of the armed forces. ''Aenatores'' train in monitoring the mental states of soldiers for signs of trauma, stress, depression, and intentions to mutiny or desert. Field psychologists are also available on domestic and foreign military bases to help treat soldiers experiencing mental and emotional problems. When soldiers are home on domestic bases, psychologists might counsel them on various issues, from minor stress to substance abuse. Soldiers who are away from home on foreign grounds, however, may suffer from more severe mental anguish.
 
Field Doctors (''Medici Legiones'') are active duty physicians representing all the specialties and subspecialties of civilian medicine. They may be assigned to fixed military medical facilities, deployable combat units, or military medical research and development duties. They are considered fully deployable soldiers and can heal in the middle of combat and between battles. One of the few military posts fillable by a non-citizen, legionary medics are famous for often being [[Daxian]]. The Daxian reputation as doctors pushed the Senate to open the road for them to serve in the military despite the public disdain for employing foreigners in the army. A non-combat specialty branch of the Legion called the Medical Corps exists to train and deploy field doctors, offering over 41 areas of concentration.


Artillery (''ballista'') is operated by the vital ''Ballistarii'' (artillerymen). They are grouped into regiments (''Manipuli''), individually commanded by an artillery officer (''Duplicarius''). The number of regiments assigned to a legion - and the composition of those regiments - is an area of flexibility for the Caphiran army. Regular legionaries are universally trained in the operation of mortars. Every ''contubernium'' has one of its own for field use, but this does little compared to the effectiveness of dedicated artillerymen and heavy artillery.
'''Rovaīon''' is a Kiravian colony in [[Cusinaut]], occupying a large island directly to the south of the subcontinental mainland, beneath [[Porfíria]].
==Operations==
The highest active-duty rank is Major Commander (''Legatus Praeses''), which has the unique honor of being the lowest office which is permitted to formulate new strategic goals. Major Commanders control a single legion and oversee the specialized components, such as artillery and logistic or support personnel. A Commander (''Legatus'') is in charge of a single legion, and although it is the most junior rank within the "commander" category, it is also the most accessible field rank. For that reason, a Commander is seen as the apex of a military career.


Since they are often the nearest strategists to combat, they usually exercise more direct control than other commanding ranks. Ten ''contubernia'' collect together into a single century (''centuria'') whose commanding officer is the prestigious ''Centurion'' (Captain). A ''centurion'''s strategic link to his ''contubernia'' are his two second-in-commands (''Optiones''), one of whom - the ''Primo Optio'' - succeeds the centurion on his death. A successor position in the military, necessary to keep a consistent flow of orders, is an ''immutatio''. COs and ''immutatios'' aren't included in the legionary count so a century comprises 100 legionaries and 23 officers.


Six centuries are grouped to form a ''cohort''. ''Cohorts'' used to be arranged within a legion by a hierarchy from first to last cohort but this was phased out before the civil war. A cohort's ''principales'' (CO) is the Standard-Bearer (''Signiferius''). Once carrier of his cohort's symbol, ''signiferius'' came to denote a high military rank in the 18th century. Formal duties of a ''signiferius'' for his cohort are choosing its coat of arms, creating a motto and generally distinguishing it among the empire's many legions. While rarely in the line of fire, a ''signiferius'' still risks losing communications with inferior officers through a radio blackout or technical error. In such an event, he is temporarily replaced by the senior centurion, the ''Primus Pilus'' (First Spear), until higher leaders are contacted. Though the ''primus pilus''' century does not receive special treatment, a first spear has the highest pay grade of all the infantrymen.
==History==
The Kiravian presence on Rovaīon dates to 1608 AD. The early exploration and colonisation of Cusinaut by Kiravians was auxiliary to the larger Kiro-Burgundian rivalry for supremacy over the new frontier of oceangoing intercontinental trade. Unable to effectively challenge the Burgundine mercantile network in [[Audonia]], enterprising Kiravians looked to offset this disadvantage by securing better access to the lucrative Alshar trade via an alternative sea route that would bypass the mostly Burgundine-dominated Sea of Istroya by sailing west from the [[Cape Colony]].  


=== Personnel ===
[Actual discovery and initial settlement]
A single soldier is called a Legionary, encased in standard armor (''lorica carbonata'') and operating in the most direct combat. Their smallest formation is a ten-man unit called a ''contubernium''. Modern ''contubernia'' each hold 10 legionaries, led on the field by a squad leader, the Staff Sergeant (''Tesserarius'') and his second-in-command the Sergeant (''Decurion'').


Contracts
Rovaīon became an important node in the Kiravian overseas trade network, serving as a permanent base for merchants trading with [[Oyashima]], [[Kagoyama]], and [[Metzetta]] (and later [[Daxia]] and [[Huoxia]]), linking ports in these countries to [[Cape Town]] and [[Cities of Kiravia#Sar-i-Pául|Sar-i-Pául]], from whence Alshari wares could pass on to the valuable markets of [[Sarpedon]] or to [[Great Kirav]] itself, and where Kiravian exports (such as whiskey) could be taken on for the return voyage west. The infrastructure required to facilitate such business in Rovaīon and maintain a strong naval presence there to protect the Kiravian merchant marine required more in terms of food and basic materials than was feasible to reliably import from the Cape, and more than local indigenous economies were equipped to provide at scale. This encouraged the development of a colonial primary sector manned by a transplanted productive class of Kiravian farmers, fishermen, and lumberers, and the concomitant formation of a {{wp|settler society}} on Rovaīon and nearby parts of mainland Cusinaut.
 
Uniforms
 
== Military ranks ==
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|Conscribere
|Legionarii
|Tortores
|Primo Tortores
|Decurion
|Tesserarius
|Optio
|Centurion
|Signiferii
|Angusticlavii
|Legatus
|Legatarius
|Legionis Legatus
|Dux Legionis
|Dux Campi
|Legionissimus
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|- style="vertical-align:middle;"
| style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#C0C0C0;" |Translation
|Cadet
|Recruit
|Legionarie (Soldier)
|Specialist
|First Specialist
|Sergeant
|Staff Sergeant
|Lieutenant
|Captain
|Field Captain
|Commandant
|General
|Major General
|Legion General
|Legion Marshal
|Field Marshal
|Marshal of The Legions
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"
| style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#C0C0C0;" |Class grades
|I - II
|I - IV
|I - IV
|I - V
| style="background-color:#656565;" |
|I - IV
|I - II
|I - IV
|I - V
| style="background-color:#656565;" |
|I - II
|I - IV
|I - III
|I - IV
|I - IV
| colspan="2" style="background-color:#656565;" |
|- style="vertical-align:middle;"
| style="font-weight:bold; background-color:#C0C0C0;" |Pay grade
|E-1
|E-2
|E-3
|E-4
|S-1
|O-1
|O-2
|O-3
|O-4
|S-2
|O-5
|O-6
|O-7
|O-8
|O-9
|O-10
|O-11
|}


== Equipment ==
The Corned Beef Excise Dispute of 1672 moved colonists living in the mainland settlements to agitate for a separate legislature, which was granted by the Porfíria Act of 1674, though Rovaīon and the mainland settlements continued to share a high court and a governor. Rovaīon was separated from Porfíria and granted its own charter in 1680. Ethnic differences between the majority [[Eshavian Coscivians|Eshavian]] settler population of Rovaīon, and that of the mainland settlements (a more heterogeneous mix of [[Ensciryan Coscivians|Ensciryans]], North Coscivians, [[Kir people|Kir]], Eshavians, and Gaels) also contributed to the demand for bifurcation.
{{main|List of equipment of the Imperial Legion}}


== See also ==
[[Category:Kiravian federal subjects]]
[[category:Caphiria]]
[[Category:Cusinaut]]
[[category:Military of Caphiria]]
[[Category:Kiravian islands]]
[[category:IAF]]
[[category:Military]]
[[Category:IXWB]]
[[Category:IXWB]]
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