Editing Exirans (section)

===Military===
While normal Imperial Army units have been drafted from the main Exiran populace, their true power comes from the mercenary brigades. Exirus has a long tradition of wargames among the Prince-Foremen for territory and resources. These battles of Kriegspiel would play out on areas specially set aside for them, using real soldiers, real ammunition, and real tanks. These competitions came to emphasize mobility and armor, ditching the mass levees available to the average Prince in favor of an elite core of troops. Each squad consists of a dozen men or less, trained in a specific weapon. They often work with APC support, but with the abundance of other armored vehicles these people carriers go lightly armored and nearly unarmed, focusing more on delivering troops to the field as quickly as possible.


This is a consequence of the nature of Kriegspiel, which has often blinded Princes to broader strategic implications. There's been more than one occasion when Exirans might have taken the day if only their Prince remembered that he had air support at their disposal, or had pressed too far forward on the offensive only to be cut off from their supply lines.  And the shortlived nature of these conflicts has created logistic expectations that supporting forces cannot always fulfill.  


Despite these difficulties and drawbacks, when properly supplied and directed the Exirus Armored Mercenaries make for a fine tactical force. Due to frictions with the normal Imperial Army and its command structure, Princes are often allowed to command their mercenaries directly in the field. While this has proven effective, it proved troublesome during the Heresy when Princes would bring their entire mercenary force (and attached tanks) to the side of the Traitors. This nearly led to the downfall of Exirus.

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