Sector Army

ASector Army was a type of military formation used by theGrand Army of the Republic and, later, theImperial Army and theImperial Navy, although the role and composition of these units evolved markedly between theClone Wars and theGalactic Civil War.

Sector Armies in the Clone Wars[]

In the Clone Wars, Sector Armies were the main subordinate component units of the tenSystems Armies that formed the military backbone of theGrand Army of the Republic. There were two Sector Armies in each Systems Army, making a total of twenty Sector Armies; each of them was commanded by aSenior Jedi General, and had a nominal combat strength of 147,456 troopers, divided into four Corps (although it should also be noted that many of theLegions which made up the Corps also included "Corps" within their unit names). Under the "1/4/16/64 Plan," one corps was maintained as a mobile reserve force while the others were theoretically divided into progressively smaller units so that one army could fulfill one corps operation, fourbrigade-level operations, sixteenregiment-level operations or sixty-fourbattalion-level operations. In reality, sector army deployments were rarely so neat, and typically one corps in each army remained intact, but the others were divided into hundreds of small, fast-moving raiding companies.^[1]

The twentyoversectors created by theSector Governance Decree matched the Sector Armies' theaters of operations. The decree gave twenty of the newMoffs responsibility for supporting the Sector Armies. This system also freed them from having to constantly consult local authorities.^[2]

Sector Armies under the Empire[]

Main article:Sector army

After theDeclaration of a New Order, oversectors were reorganized as part of theImperial militarization. This sectors and the Sector Armies were placed under the authority of aGrand Moff.^[2] Notably, followingImperialization, the positions of sector armies and systems armies in the military hierarchy were reversed:systems armies were now subordinate commands to sector armies.

Under the New Order, the number of Sector Armies rose dramatically; each of theMoffs, the Governors whoPalpatine dispatched to oversee the thousandSectors which the Empire had inherited from the Old Republic, bore the title ofSurface Marshal of a Sector Army. And each of these Sector Armies could serve in turn as the high command for an Assault Fleet capable of deploying four full surfaceArmies against any resistance or hostility in the sector - 774,576 combat troops in a total muster of 1,180,379 personnel - to say nothing of a number of autonomousCorps HQs for garrison duty.

Imperial Army sector army level symbol[]

List of Sector Armies under the Clone Wars and early Imperial Period[]

Reserve Sector Armies[]

"Reserve" Sectors was the term given by theGrand Army of the Republic to its first six Sector Armies. Headquartered in theCore Worlds, the six sector armies were officially designated as reserve commands, but they act in a variety of roles.

• The1st Sector Army, headquartered atAnaxes. Also known as Azure Hammer Command.^[3]
• The2nd Sector Army, headquartered atNubia. Also known as Green Mantle Command.^[3]
• The3rd Sector Army, headquartered atChandrila. Also known as Steel Blade Command.^[3]
• The4th Sector Army, headquartered atAlderaan. Also known as White Cuirass Command.^[3]
• The5th Sector Army, headquartered atOdik. Also known as Shadow Hand Command.^[3]
• The6th Sector Army, stationed atPraxlis. Also known as Black Sword Command.^[3]

Northern Campaign Sector Armies[]

The Northern Campaign Sector Armies were the Grand Army of the Republic's six Sector Armies that were assigned to the northern quadrant ofthe galaxy during theClone Wars. Sector Armies 7-12 made up theSystems ArmiesDelta,Epsilon, andZeta, the three Systems Armies that were assigned primarily to the northern quadrant.

• The7th Sector Army, headquartered atBilbringi. Also known as theImmalia Sector Army or Golden Nyss Command.^[3]
• The8th Sector Army, headquartered atOrd Mantell. Also known as theOrd Mantell Sector Army or Bright Jewel Command.^[3]
• The9th Sector Army, headquartered atPaarin Minor. Also known as theRelgim Sector Army or Brazen Petard Command.^[3]
• The10th Sector Army, headquartered atTaris. Also known as theQuelii Sector Army or Crimson Dagger Command.^[3]
• The11th Sector Army, headquartered atKorphir. Also known as theGordian Reach Sector Army or Blazing Claw Command.^[3]
• The12th Sector Army, stationed atLantillies. Also known as theMaldrood Sector Army or Cerulean Spear Command.^[3]

Southern Campaign Sector Armies[]

The Southern Campaign Sector Armies were the Grand Army of the Republic's eight Sector Armies that were assigned to the southern quadrant of the galaxy during the Clone Wars.

• The13th Sector Army, headquartered atOrd Pardron. Also known as theTrans-Nebular Sector Army or Iron Lance Command.^[3]
• The14th Sector Army, headquartered atRyloth. Also known as theTolonda Sector Army or Red Tails Command.^[3]
• The15th Sector Army, headquartered in theQeimet system. Also known as theSarin Sector Army orHook Nebula Command.^[3]
• The16th Sector Army, headquartered atChardaan. Also known as thePallis Sector Army or Ivory Fang Command.^[3]
• The17th Sector Army, headquartered atVogel 7. Also known as theDustig Sector Army or Chrome Shield Command.^[3]
• The18th Sector Army, headquartered atEriadu. Also known as theSeswenna Sector Army or Night Hammer Command.^[3]
• The19th Sector Army, headquartered atJavin. Also known as theJavin Sector Army or Dark Saber Command.^[3]
• The20th Sector Army, stationed atTallaan. Also known as theTapani Sector Army or Emerald Banner Command.^[3]

Behind the scenes[]

Sector Armies were introduced as elements of the Imperial Army in theImperial Sourcebook, and retrospectively given their Clone Wars back-story only in theGuide to the Grand Army of the Republic. In theImperial Sourcebook, the most obvious reading of the text is that a Sector Army is divided for administrative purposes into twoSystems Armies and represented in combat by four front-lineArmies and an associated NavyAssault Fleet; but this enumeration cannot represent the entire order of battle of a standard Sector Army, as it omits theCorps HQs and combat battalions of planetary garrison, each of which was designed as the basis to build up a new combatCorps on a world when required. It is very possible that the number of Systems Armies, surface Armies, front-line Corps and garrison details in a Sector Army should be thought of as varying markedly from sector to sector.

TheRebellion Era Campaign Guide implied that the Rebels had their own Sector Armies, citing that the most senior Generals commanded them.

Appearances[]

• Operation: Elrood(Mentioned only)

Sources[]

• Imperial Sourcebook
• "Repulsortank Battlefield" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
• "Imperial Garrisons" —Star Wars Adventure Journal 12
• "Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic" —Star Wars Insider 84
• The Clone Wars Campaign Guide
• The Essential Atlas
• The Essential Guide to Warfare
• Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook

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