| Imperial Chinese Forces 中華帝國軍隊 | |
|---|---|
| Service branches | Imperial Ground Forces Imperial Navy Imperial Air Force Imperial Space Force Imperial Life Guards |
| Headquarters |  Beijing, China
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| Manpower | |
| Military age | 17 |
| Conscription | None |
| Active personnel | 3,100,320 |
| Reserve personnel | 8,500,320 |
| Deployed personnel | 150,420 |
| Expenditures | |
| Budget | ¥450.6 billion ($599.5 billion) |
The Armed Forces of the Imperial Chinese Dominion (Chinese: 中華帝國武裝力量, Zhōnghuá dìguó wǔzhuāng lìliàng) also known as the Imperial Chinese Forces, is the official fighting force of the Imperial Chinese government.
The modern Chinese military has its origins in the various military forces that have ruled China overtime, including that of the previous Imperial dynasties, as well as the temporary Armed Forces of the Republic of China prior to the Beifang Army and Kuomintang's absorbsion int othe Empire of China. Both are subsequently considered preceding militaries of China, and the Imperial Chinese Forces inherits their histories.
Currently, China is one of three world military superpowers and as of 2011, ranks #1 in world global rankings. It is divided into the Imperial Ground Forces, Imperial Navy, Imperial Air Force, Imperial Space Force and Imperial Home Guard. It is currently also one of four military powers to have a space force.
Branches[]
The Chinese military makes heavy of use of both modern technology and ancient mythology.
Ground Forces[]
The Ground Forces (Chinese: 土族戰士, lit. "Warriors of the Earth") are the ground component of the Chinese military. They currently have an active force of 503,000 active duty, and 330,320 reserve personnel. At one point, the Ground Forces were the largest branch of the Chinese military, up until the reforms of Zhang Xueliang and Chiang Kai-Shek, who shrank the ground army in favor of the navy and the air force.
In addition, the Ground Forces is also in partnerships with various paramilitary groups around China that resemble the likes of the National Guard in the United States.
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The Navy (Chinese: 水勇士, lit. "Warriors of the Water") are the maritime branch of the Chinese military, and is currently where the most investments come into. The Imperial Chinese Navy is one of two naval superpowers, with the other being the United States The Imperial Chinese Navy currently has a total of 677 total vessels and is the world's largest navy, and is a blue-water navy.
Although originally operating Russian and British naval technology, the Imperial Chinese Navy now operates its own indigenous technology. It currently operates 14 aircraft carriers, 8 of which are nuclear-powered super aircraft carriers. It has the largest nuclear submarine force, and largest missile torpedo force.
Air Force[]
The Air Force (Chinese: 低空戰士, "Warriors of the Lower Skies") is the aerial branch of the Chinese military. China currently possesses the world's largest air force, and has its own indigenous arms industry, however after the 1990s, it purchased the majority of Russia's aerial military assets nearly doubling the size of its air force.
Some of China's indigenous aircraft include the Kōng-Leit-series (formerly the Lieshen), or the KL series, produced by the Tiāntáng Jīqì Corporation. Its latest procurement is the KL-57, a multi-role stealth warplane, now one of the world's deadliest.
Space Force[]
The Space Force (Chinese: 諸天之戰士, lit. "Zhū tiān zhī zhànshì", lit. "Warriors of the Heavens") is space fighting branch of the Chinese military. China is one of the first countries with an active space force, along with Russia, United States, Japan and Germany.
Overseas bases[]
The Empire of China has overseas bases in 85 countries, the largest amount of overseas bases. Many of them were former Russian bases, many also of which, are jointly-operated with the Russian military.
Organized paramilitary[]
The Chinese constitution currently allows for organized self-defense paramilitaries, an influence taken from the Second Amendment of the United States. They follow a list of laws, and must be registered with the government, and have military audits where officers from the Internal Troops audit each organization to make sure they are following defense doctrine and are not involved in terrorist and illegal activities.
- Royal Manchurian Forces (滿洲皇家軍隊, Mǎnzhōu huángjiā jūnduì) - paramilitary of the Kingdom of Manchuria, retains the Banner system used by the Qing dynasty and retains Qing traditions
- Taiwan Defence Force (台灣國防軍, Táiwān guófángjūn) - paramilitary of the Principality of Taiwan
- Qinghai Civilian Army (青海民軍, Qīnghǎi mín jūn)
- Inner Mongolia Force (內蒙古部隊, Nèiménggǔ bùduì)
- Soldiers of Heilong (黑龍戰士, Hēilóng zhànshì)