Black Shirts: Originally a paramilitary group, the black shirts aided Humanity United in its rise to power and is loyal only to the party. The black shirts are comparatively poorly trained and equipped, but make for it in having high morale. They are usually employed only in cities and act as police, military police, and, at times, basic infantry.

Imperial Infantry: The bread and butter of the IGF, Imperial infantry are well trained and decently well equipped soldiers. They are notable for being great marksmen and excellent and holding positions, however they are somewhat weak on the offensive, especially in urban environments.

Knights of the Seraphim Order: Known commonly as seraphim knights or simply the seraphim, the Knights of the Seraphim Order are a special forces unit made iconic by their armor capable of sustained independent flight. They are trained to operate in any environment, be that in atmosphere or the void of space, but excel in supporting ground forces. They are commonly equipped with a plasma sword, long range particle beam rifle, and array of support equipment depending on what their mission is.

Praetorian Guard: Originally established as an organization tasked with protecting the Imperial parliament, the Praetorian guard’s role has expanded to protecting all high level government officials and the Imperial capital of Carth. They excel on the defense, but aren’t equipped or trained for offensive operations. While it is common for them to work alongside the Imperial Guard, the Praetorian Guard are neither part of the Imperial Guard nor required to follow the Imperial Guard’s orders.

Imperial Guard: Tasked with protecting the Imperial family and Imperial Capital of Carth, Imperial guards are well trained and equipped, but typically serve a ceremonial role more than anything. They take orders from the Imperial family alone and are not technically even part of the IGF.

Order of the Magi: The Order of the Magi was initially formed by the Emperor to serve as a proof of concept unit for the creation of psionic capable troops and to develop tactics to employ these troops. One hundred years later, after Humanity United seized power, the Order of Magi broke ties with the Imperial throne and declared itself a semi-autonomous order. The order now pursues a generally nationalistic, pro-humanity agenda.

Paladins of the Cross: Based in the rim worlds of the Ithican Empire, the Paladins of the Cross are a catholic military order. They view their primary duties as being to protect the rim worlds of the Ithican Empire and spread the word of god. They receive the bulk of their funding from the rim worlds and are not linked to the Imperial government in any way.

Heavy Imperial Guard: Imperial Guards outfitted with mechanized armor, Heavy Imperial Guards are a more combat oriented version of the Imperial Guards. Like their infantry comrades, Heavy Imperial Guards are tasked with the protection of the Imperial family and Imperial capital world of Carth. Historically they have been tasked by the Emperor to oversee battles and act as elite soldiers on the battlefield, although this has fallen out of practice recently. The mechanized armor of Heavy Imperial Guards are equipped with a shield general, is capable of prolonged independent flight, and there are even some variants made specifically for use in the void of space. These soldiers are commonly equipped with a plasma sword and heavy particle beam rifle.

Tetrarch Tankette: The Tetrarch tankette is a tiny tank with a single person crew. Strictly speaking it is a tank-walker hybrid vehicle, capable of switching between the two modes during battle. It was designed to support infantry in combat and serve as a reconnaissance vehicle. Towards this end the Tetrarch tankette has good top speeds, acceleration, and agility. Its main cannon is capable of loading a variety of different types of rounds ranging from high explosive and armor piercing to shrapnel and EMP; it is important to note that even with armor piercing rounds the Tetrarch tankette struggles to pierce the armor of any vehicle larger than a light tank. On top of this the Tetrarch tankette’s armor is very thin, so much so that some of the larger infantry based rifles can pierce it given the right circumstances. The Tetrarch tankette is capable of being dropped into combat both from the air and orbit. Because of its drawbacks the Tetrarch tankette sees a lot of use in an auxiliary and logistics capacity instead of actual combat. Even so these vehicles excel in rough terrain and urban environments and should not be underestimated as they are a potent tool when used correctly.

Scorpion Light Hover Tank: The Scorpion light hover tank is small sized, thinly armored hover tank intended to serve as an armored reconnaissance vehicle, artillery observer, and skirmisher. Its main cannon is almost identical to the Tetrarch tankette’s and is capable of loading a variety of different types of rounds ranging from high explosive and armor piercing to shrapnel and EMP. Although the Scorpion possess superior armor to the Tetrarch, the Scorpion is also a much larger target. In addition to its main cannon the Scorpion has one anti-air missile and two anti-armor missiles.

Striker Anti-Air Artillery: The Striker is an old, almost ancient design, even so it has more than proven to be a highly reliable piece of equipment. Originally outfitted with ballistic flak guns, most modern Strikers have either railguns or particle beam cannons. The Striker excels at destroy hostile aircraft. More importantly some of the particle beam variants, when equipped to an outside power source and extra cooling systems, have been able to hit objects in low orbit, including both satellites and starships. In addition to destroying aircraft, the Striker is quite good at engaging infantry and can even fight head to head with light armor.

Chariot APC: The Chariot APC is a hover transport designed to carry two full squads into combat. These combat transports possess decent armor and speed. Their only armament is a heavy machine gun, meaning they can not engage other armor. Chariots also serve as logistics vehicles, carrying ammo or serving as a combat medical vehicle.

Crusader IFV: The Crusader IFV was designed to replace the Chariot as Ithica’s primary ground combat transport. While this certainly hasn’t occurred, due to a variety of issues, the Crusader is still a widely used vehicle in the army. The Crusader has two different variants: the Crusader IFV and the Crusader Tank Destroyer (picture above). The IFV variant is equipped with a railgun and can carry a squad of soldiers into combat. The tank destroyer variant sacrifices its ability to carry troops in exchange for a heavy particle beam cannon capable of destroying even the most heavily of armored vehicles. While reliable, the Crusader doesn’t handle rough terrain as well as the Chariot and, due to having wheels, is prone to be knocked out when moving out rough terrain.

Warrior Hover Tank: The Warrior tank serves as Ithica’s main battle tank. It is noted as possess phenomenal mobility and firepower, but at the cost of armor. Typically, the Warrior is outfitted with a railgun for its main armament, however particle beam cannons are not uncommon. Because of its comparably light armor, the Warrior suffers in engagements where it is close to its foes. There have been known instances of light tanks or IFVs disabling or destroying a Warrior at close ranges. Despite this the Warrior excels at long range battles, where its superior cannon often times outranges those of contemporary main battle tanks and its comparably superior mobility allows it to better dodge incoming fire. Even with these comparative advantages the Warrior struggles against contemporary main battle tanks, especially in defensive engagements.

Conquerer Heavy Tank: The Conquerer is an old but reliable tank. The use of treads allows the Conquerer to keep a low profile, especially for a vehicle of its class, increasing survivability. These tanks possess one of the largest particle beam cannons in use by a ground vehicle and are more than capable of fighting one on one with any other tank currently in use; in fact battlefield experience has shown that in many situations fighting the Conquerer head on is suicide. Despite these strengths, or perhaps because of them, the Okibo is extremely slow and vulnerable in the rear, making it easy for lighter tanks to swarm it. A high cost to produce also ensures that Conquerer numbers will also remain low.

Colossus-class Mobile Base: The Colossus is a hovering vehicle so large that it can serve as a mobile base. Carried between planets by either a destroyer or Titan ship, Colossus support troops on the ground in a variety of ways. In many ways Colossus acts simply as a premade base or airfield, however it can also serve as a large scale transport or supply depot. Although massive in size and possessing some armor, Colossus are essentially defenseless besides anything based inside of it.

Titan-class Planetary Assault Ship:The Titan-class planetary assault ship is a specialized warship designed to operate in any environment. Titan-class ships are roughly the size of the average corvette and can operate in space; however, they are designed primarily to function within a planet’s atmosphere. Their primary purpose is to transport troops and equipment to planetary battlegrounds and support those troops in battle. Titan-class ships possess a single heavy particle beam cannon, missile launchers, railguns, and a variety of point defense systems.