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The Imperial Army

"The military force of the Empire. With powerful mechanized airships as the backbone of their main forces, the Imperial Army is said to be the strongest military power in the entire Continent. The Army is broken up into four divisions, and is backed by a reinforcements unit, as well as a number of communications units."

"Through superior military force, the Empire has secured control over half of the entire Continent within the few years after its reorganization. The huge rock-like structures around which the Imperial Warships are built are "Float Engines," a technology recovered from the ruins of the Ancient Age."

"The basic principles that cause the Float Engines to work is still a mystery, but the Imperial Academy has learned enough about their functionality that the Empire has been able to take full advantage of their power of flight. And through this great advantage is how the Empire has maintained superiority over its enemies."

In all the Panzer Dragoon titles the player learns firsthand of the Imperial Army's awesome power and might. It is no wonder that the Imperial fleet is able to conquer its enemies so swiftly especially when compared to the decidedly lacking technology in use by the villages and territories that the Empire strives to dominate. It is apparent that the Imperial fleet is most certainly the pride of the all the Empire. The Imperial Airship fleet is most representative of everything the Empire stands for - Power and Domination through use of ancient technologies. The use of such technologies to restore the land to its former glory will undoubtedly be the Empire's undoing.



Catalog of Imperial Forces

Classic Imperial Ships*

Battle Cruiser
Behemoth
Deathmaker
Enforcer
Exterminator
Grig Orig
Gunship
Instigator
Marauder
Missle Cruiser
Plasma Cannon
Punisher
Pyro
Raider
Skiff
Stinger
Warship

       

New Imperial Ships*

Airship Kartha
Airship Kartha Prototype
Airship Vahra
Assault Carrier Vermana
Assault Hovership Taishak
Battleship Bhout
Carrier Bhout
Dragonmare
Floating Mine Mardai
Guardian
Homing Airship Ajati
Hovertank Dahra
Imperial Family Hovertank Dahra
Patrol Airship Vayu
Imperial Defense Unit Bacharsuha
Shield Warship Shaiha
Transport Tank Emden
Pod

       

Imperial Special Forces

The Black Fleet
Cavalry
Imperial Elite

Other Information:

Classic Imperial Ship Size Comparison
Assault Carrier and Assorted Imperial Airship Plans



*A Note on Classic and New Imperial ships:

For the purpose of this site all Imperial airships and vehicles seen in the Sega Saturn Panzer Dragoon titles will be known as Classic imperial ships. All ships seen thereafter will be refered to as New Imperial airships or vehicles. The reason for the division of ships is due to the change in power in the Imperial government between Panzer Dragoon Saga and Panzer Dragoon Orta. As happens in many cultures around the world a shift of power within government also brings about a change in many other things - this is most obvious in the Panzer Dragoon Universe in Imperial airship design.