Drake Armsmen

The Drake Dynasty Armsmen is a well-trained, experienced and professional unit of soldiers. Focused on the duel fronts of maintaining discipline and defending against aggressors, the Armsmen must fulfill both the rolls of a police force and a garrisoning military force. While the unit varies greatly in skill and training, the core veterans are more than a comparable to professional soldiers of the Imperial Guard.

Like the ships officers, the Armsmen for the Drake Dynasty are intentionally drawn from all the clans. This is both to prevent the appearance of any clan becoming dominant over the others, but also to reduce any distrust against the armsmen as oppressors of the lesser voidsmen at behest of the ships leaders.

Due to the influence of their Master-At-Arms, Brother Winter, the Armsmen are organized in closer accordance to the Codex Astartes then to traditional regiments outlined in the Tactica Imperialis. The enlisted personnel are divided into 10 companies of 100 soldiers each. The first company consists of the veterans, who are generally used to secure the most important locations on the ship, as well as forming first response teams. Companies 2, 3, 4 and 5 are considered tactical or standard companies, each consisting of 6 normal squads, 2 assault teams and 2 support squads. The next four companies (7 to 9) are considered ‘reserve’ companies. The Armsmen in these companies often only work as Armsmen part time, and are assigned to less important locations or as backup for the standard companies. The last company, the 10th, consists of the Armsmen Recruits. Those who have made it out of Basic Training, but do not yet have a spot within the other companies. They are otherwise used similarly to the reserve companies.