Kusari Military Intelligence Faction Information

[Kusari Military Intelligence]

Tactical Information

Naming Convention

• Strikecraft:
  • KMI|-Firstname.Lastname
    
  • KMI|-F.Lastname
    
  • KMI|-Callsign
    
• Capital Warships: KMI|-IKN-Callsign
  
• Logistical Vessels: KMI|-IKS-Callsign (Imperial Kusari Support)
  

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Ranking Structure

Shōshō - Major General, acting Commander-in-Chief

The Shōshō is the head of the military intelligence, responsible for dictating the direction of the operations of the force as well as tasking the subsidiary divisions. The Shōshō is the front of the Kempeitai. Can fly any ship up to the Kusari Battlecruiser.

Taisa - Colonel, aids to the major general and acting field overseers.

A Taisa is considered the Shōshō's right hand, aiding in achieving the vision and putting plans into effect. Together with the Major General, they are entrusted with developing long term goals for the Empire as well as drawing out viable intelligence operations. Can fly any ship up to the Kusari Battlecruiser.

Tai-i - Captain

Forming the top echelon of the agency's middle command structure, captains see to that their - and their cell's - orders and directives are executed with no margin for error. Captains are the most loyal and trusted operatives of the Kempeitai. Can fly any ship up to the Kusari Destroyer; captains may act as executive officers of a Kusari Battlecruiser under a colonel's command.

Chūsa - Commander

Generally composed of capable officers who have shown potential for leadership, loyalty and capability to lead their own team. Experienced in combat and intelligence operations, commander can oversee the training and upbringing of newer agents. Can fly any ship up to the Kusari Gunboat; commanders may act as executive officers of a Kusari Destroyer under a captain's command.

Dai-i - Lieutenant

Fully-fledged officers of the Military Intelligence, lieutenants are officers who have completed their training and survived their initialization period as ensigns. Can fly any snub operated by the Kempeitai; lieutenants may act as executive officers of a Kusari Gunboat under a commander's command.

Shōi - Ensign

A period of testing and endurance, ensigns form the newest batch of operatives to the Military Intelligence, their responsibilities are no more than doing what they're told or to die trying. Expendable operatives that must go through hard training to develop their skills and awareness. Can fly any snub operated by the Kempeitai

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Technology in Use

J7P - 34 "Wyrm" Kusari Navy Light Fighter

In an environment in which the smallest mistake can cost lives, this fighter takes maximum advantage of years of Kusari research and technology all distilled down and compressed into to one deceptively small package. That, along with its recently modified power systems, makes the Wyrm a superior value in its class.

J17P - 95P "Chimaera" Kusari Navy Heavy Fighter

"The serpent's tooth," this ship is the razor-sharp maw of Kusari military knowledge and technology. The Chimaera heavy fighter, a further development of the Dragon, demonstrates the coalescence of form and function, blending unbeatable offensive and defensive capabilities and significant cargo space. In the hands of an experienced pilot, this ship is not so much a weapon as it is a force of nature.

DI-3 "Wyvern" Kusari Very Heavy Fighter

Proudly asserting their dominance over the keiretsu, Kishiro's Wyvern Very Heavy Fighter is set to become the new cornerstone of the Naval Forces' strike craft operations. Utilizing the most advanced Gallic computer systems and armor plating combined with cutting-edge Kishiro reactor and engine technology, it is one of the deadliest fighters to grace the modern battlefield.

The introduction of the Wyvern has not been without its drawbacks, however, with traditionalist Kusari pilots being wary of the new Gallic technology, and a few simply refusing to pilot the vessel altogether. Nevertheless, as Kusari rebuilds its military might, the Wyvern has been introduced without delay, and its critics within the Naval Forces ranks dealt with harshly.

J50P-B3 "Umibozu" Kusari Bomber

Named for the demonic Yokai of legend, a terror of ancient seas known to capsize the vessels of those who dare approach it, is a fitting guardian for the borders of Kusari. Commissioned to Samura Heavy Industries in 813 A.S. by the Naval Forces to meet the needs of the ongoing war in within the dense asteroid fields of the Taus, the Omibozu is the product of lessons learned by the experience of a hundred battles to deliver the fist of the Emperor on any and all fields.

In 817 A.S. the Umibozu phased out the reliable but increasingly obsolete Kishiro Catamaran, confirming once more Samura as the contractor of choice in building military craft for the Naval Forces.

Civilian Ship Series and weaponry

The Kempeitai are at a luxury of using a wide variety of what the civilian market has to offer, should they require it for covert operations or for the sole reason of crushing their enemies.

Borderworls Ship Series and weaponry

The Kempeitai retain a limited access to the BW-series technology, it's rare usage traces back to it's incompatibility with Kusarian engineering, rendering its maintenance troublesome and costly.

Gas Miners Guild Technology

The Kempeitai holds a small stockpile of GMG technology that it obtained through various methods. The KMI will still aim to strengthen its arsenal of this technology as the need arises.

T-833-GB "Ahoudori" Kusari Explorer

The first ships of the Kusari Explorer line were built in 490 A.S., a period when space exploration was considered very important for the House of Kusari, the Explorers were equipped to spend long months and even years charting distant star systems for possible resources to be exploited by the state.

The initial design was adopted by Samura, and through it, the Gas Miners Guild who found great use of the vessel in their continuing mission of charting the expanses of the Crow nebula to seek out new pockets of resources to feed Sirius' ever-growing energy needs. The Explorers of modern times have been retrofitted with superior military grade hardware and shielding to ensure that the Guild's finds would not fall into the hands of claim jumpers. Additional modern Kishiro amenities and superior sensor packages have produced a vessel that is as comfortable as it is hardy; as such the Explorer has found a valuable after-market for Freelancers and wealthy Kusarians alike seeking to find the next hidden jump hole, or luxuriate in its firepower, with a measure of comfort and security.

Kusari "Ashikaga"-class Gunboat

In an effort to better enforce the will of the Emperor, the Imperial Navy and Kishiro Technologies developed this ship. With her small hull profile, this gunboat is agile and highly maneuverable compared to other gunboats. In large numbers, they are particularly devastating.

Kusari "Takeda"-class Destroyer

Commonly referred to as 'The Hatchet' by the Bretonian Armed Forces due to its evident shape, and ability to cleave a fiery path through defensive lines, the Kusari Destroyer is often mistaken for a heavy Gunboat at range. While fragile in comparison to its heavier counterparts in the destroyer class the Kishiro-built vessel easily outclasses many vessels twice its size.

Kusari "Komainu"-class Battlecruiser

A joint project between Samura and Kishiro, the Kusari Battlecruiser was designed to fill the gap between light destroyers and heavy battleships, and provide heavy support in asteroid fields where battleships are often unable to operate due to their size, but where destroyers might be outgunned by heavy cruisers. The ship possesses advanced scanners and a completely new reactor design from Kishiro, allowing it to detect enemy warships at long range and suppress them with fire if they venture close. Samura's second generation quantum multiplexors fully integrate the ship's various systems into a central command nexus that improves tactical reaction times and improves the ship commander's situational awareness. A precision designed hull structure and next-generation engines from Samura allow this ship to suffer punishing damage yet survive for the return journey home under its own power.