Imperial Akitsukunese Army

The Imperial Akitsukunese Army (IAA) (大秋津帝國陸軍, Dai-Akitsu Teikoku Rikugun), literally "Army of the Greater Akitsu Empire", is the largest branch of the Imperial Armed Forces and that performs land-based military operations. It is one of the six service branches of Akitsukuni represented on the Imperial Military High Council. Akitsukuni did not have a unified military force for several centuries until the establishment of the Imperial Navy in 1557. Almost 200 years later, a rebellion in 1751 by three of the seven samurai noble families against the Imperial Court was crushed by the armies of the other five houses, highlighting the need for the Emperor to lead an armed force that was mainly loyal to the Imperial Court. The Imperial Army was thus established from the armies of the five loyal noble families in 1752.

The Imperial Army is controlled by the Imperial Akitsukunese Army General Staff Office and the Ministry of Defence, both of which are nominally subordinate to the Empress of Akitsukuni as supreme commander of the military. The Imperial Army is headed by a chief military officer, the Chief of Staff of the Army who is also a member of the Imperial Military High Council. In the fiscal year 2011, the reported strengths for the Imperial Army was 279,834 active-duty soldiers and 401,876 reserve troops, with a combined-strength force of 681,710.

Foundation
Prior to the formation of the Imperial Army, the Akitsukunese imperial court relied on mercenary forces and allied clans' armies, with no official standing military. Following the chaos of the Sengoku period, power was consolidated in the hands of the imperial court. In 1465, Emperor Fusajiro launched the Fusajiro Reforms, with the primary aim of further weakening the remnant clans. Private clan armies were heavily restricted and in some regions abolished, and national armed forces to police and defend the state were established. These were the Imperial Army and Navy.

As compensation for the dismantling of the private armies, clan leaders, military leaders and soldiers were allowed to attain high positions in the new Imperial Army and Imperial Navy. The core of the new Imperial Army was the nationalised army of the Koubuin clan, one of the most loyal to the imperial court since before the reforms and one of the larger clan armies.

Colonial period
The national army was established to keep peace in the colonies and at home. The collapse of the feudal system in the early 19th century led the national army to become the only army.

Eulhae War
Won then lost.

Post-war era
Rebuild.

Recent history
1990s +.

Imperial Army Ground Force
The Imperial Army Ground Force forms the bulk of the Imperial Army. Its primary responsiilities are the protection of the state borders, combat on land, the security of occupied territories, and the defeat of enemy troops. The Ground Forces must be able to achieve these goals both in nuclear war and non-nuclear war, especially without the use of weapons of mass destruction. Furthermore, they must be capable of protecting the national interests of Akitsukuni within the framework of its international obligations.

Mainland Defence Force
The Mainland Defence Force (IAMDF) is the branch of the Army responsible for the defence of the North Yashima Archipelago. It is permanently deployed on the North Yashima Archipelago in a defensive posture and capacity. The IAMDF primarily comprises of reserve components, but also includes one active duty division as a rapid response force. The reserve components are the rapid-reaction reserve component and the main reserve component. The majority of reserve troops hold a civilian job full-time while serving part-time as a IAMDF member. The rapid-reaction component trains every other weekend. Members of the main reserve train 30 days a year.

Special operations forces
特殊作戦部隊 (Tokushu Sakusen Butai)- ToSa