City-planners foresaw this outcome, and planned the district around it. As the district grew, an Imperial building, a sharp spire of brutalist authority was built in the center of the district, watching over the markets and docking a few LAAT/le's just in case.
Ooo, the police gunship variants. Those things are awesome. Now that Minda has Rothana's industry, those things are probably going to become a lot more common.
Like the market place, it sported an incredible rate of growth, attributed to an abundance of resources and an open immigration policy that focused on drawing immigrants here for manual labor.
I mean when you start with only tens of thousands of people, trying to establish that base level of manpower is kind of a requirement.
The system grew and grew, infrastructure projects allowing for more growth, leading to a rare amount of prosperity in a sector so devoid of it.
Ah yes, educated investing in infrastructure in the Outer Rim rather than yet another vanity project. Truly a rare sight.
What was truly odd, however, was the morale of the people. Thorne had seen many different populaces throughout his 15 years as an agent. The slave revolts, the valleys filled with slums and more. Oftentimes, the prosperity was either already there, or manufactured through suffering.
The fact that all those examples are negative shows the places Thorne gets sent to. Yet it makes sense the ISB would get sent to the problem areas.
Yet, here, the Empire was popular. Stormtroopers were not avoided in the streets, and people cheered when large Imperial ships flew by the city. An investigation into the populace revealed a loyalty score of 78%. Far higher than average.
A reminder the ISB tended to be fairly honest, if not pessimistic in its internal reports. If Minda's 78% is considered high, my guess is a lot of places had under 50% or worse.
Turning away from the window, he addressed the Major who had been standing at attention for the past 3 minutes and 12 seconds. He had been aware of his arrival for some time, but let the man wait. Patience was a virtue, and showcased the resolve needed to be a part of Thorne's operations. Those who could not wait would fall as quickly as they acted.
And people wonder why the regular military doesn't like the ISB.
That was quick. Too quick. It had only been two weeks. This far exceeded normal operation times. Sloppiness? Maybe, but inconsistent with the previous attack. Not enough data.
The Scarred Hand does not have Rebel Alliance support, so it is likely they don't have the resources or support to wait for another perfect chance. Also they are fanatics, and fanatics don't like waiting after a defeat.
They would likely pull from Rolling Greens now that they had been caught trying to get in. The fact that they didn't use droids this time around was odd. Why risk limited personnel? Regardless, they wanted destruction.
Again all the droids they had were probably just the ones they could stuff in their ships' holds. Once they blow through that, they can't replenish now that they are running dry.
Still, it was nice to have an NCO's club. Not as nice as the Officers Lounge, but it was a step above the regular mess hall.
The Officers Lounge has multiple flavors of Dessert Cubes. With imbedables even. The decadence.
So, the princess was not set to marry another clan of a few hundred, but a nation of nearly half a million souls.
Remember the last unofficial population estimate of Minda put them around 500,000 permanent residents? This planet has that number in a single nation.
How did the Republic/Empire miss this!? Oh right no one cares about the Outer Rim.
Okay Las, just try to make this integration into the Galactic Empire smooth. Aim for getting the nobles' approval. Maybe bribe the industry leaders with tech and new markets. For political leader maybe wave the possibility of declaring Minda-2 a protectorate as an incentive to talk. Above all, try to avoid getting them declared non-sentient by the Empire.
Also, because I don't really know how it works, how do conventional militaries adapt to a dense jungle environment? Cause I doubt the Imperial Army, or even the Stormtroopers are fit for such a dense battlefield. There won't be a war per se, but conflict is expected at one point or another and I want to understand how that might go down better before I get to writing it. Any ideas or info is greatly appreciated.
Carriers and gunships. Carriers don't need to worry as much about their relatively low armor and firepower given Minda-2's low tech. All that hanger space will allow for minimal interaction with Minda-2's jungle and so the least amount of maintenance. Maybe Shal Mola could move her Star Destroyer here for a time.
The small fleet of gunships to allow for maximum mobility for Imperial forces. Minda is already sporting LAATs so ramping up production for Minda-2's forces should be doable. Maybe a few air superiority fighters for keeping the air griblies off the gunship's tails.
For ground buildings, focus could primarily be geared towards infantry and airpower. Larger emphasis on airfields and hospitals. Large ground fortifications to keep the ground griblies out. You aren't going to be invading the jungle, just maintain Imperial presence.
For ground forces, aim for quality rather than quantity. You don't need to conquer every small tribe of a couple hundred at this stage. Mass invasions are liable to devolve into a logistical nightmare.
Instead go for a large amount of strike teams. Aim for attacking and controlling key targets around the world via rapid air assaults. This planet has cities, controlling them controls the majority of the planet's population and production.
If you want a good picture, think the aliens invading Earth in X-Com. Air superiority, minimal ground forces number under 100 per combat unit max, and establishing bases to promote influence and submission.
