Introduction

Military service is for the most part voluntary and indeed a desirable career choice, though there are number of convict legions in use. Viridians who sign up for military service get big tax breaks and receive very generous share options that are well above the civilian equivalents for similar jobs, thus increasing their voting power and earnings way beyond their social class. The Viridians boast the largest star fleet of the Tripartite powers, but their land army is certainly not to be underestimated. The bulk of the Viridian infantry is its Marine units. These serve as the standard all over the galaxy with every army having their own equivalent of the all round soldier. The deployment and use of Marine units has stayed more or less unchanged since pre-space travel times and although the technology changes, their role remains the same; namely to efficiently engage enemy forces in any given scenario. Of course there are specialist and elite units arising from this general-purpose approach, such as the veteran Assault and Shock Marines that are used for long range and close assault missions respectively. There are also the nimble Scouts, able to quickly get to where extra firepower is needed on the battlefield or to intercept flankers. On the whole Viridian Forces have good all-round abilities, with a bias in favour of defensive tactics.