DSF Army

Summary
The DSF Army are the successors to the Directorate Terrestrial Command, serving as the ground forces of the DSF. Primarily composed of Planetary Invasion Forces and Garrison Holdings.

Ethos & Training
See Directorate Star Forces for details.

Composition
The Army categorises its forces by their general equipment and role.

DSF Battlesuits
The DSF continues to use infantry in DSF battlesuits, as Terrestrial Command once did for its general fighting. It is among the most common roles for Directorate Star-Soldiers, and is considered basic duty except by Battlesuit Elites. The current standard issue DSF Battlesuit is the Templar.

DSF Heavy Armour
Following the Altair Reforms, the heavy armour of DSF ground forces was completely overhauled to ensure the utmost compatibility with DSF fleet operations and landings. As a result, the old slow, tracked units of Terrestrial Command were mothballed in favour of DSF hovertanks, as once heavily used by the old Terran Empire's Imperial Star Forces. The current mainstay of DSF Heavy Armour harks back to that, being the massive new Imperial hovertank.

DSF Light Armour
Following the lead of DSF Heavy Armour, the scout-based DSF Light Armour also decided to adopt hover technology for its units. Thus its DSF hovercycles are generally the thrusting lance point of DSF ground actions. The current model used is the Falchion, recognised via its main armament which is the final known remnant of DSF experiments into gravatonic weapons.

DSF Artillery
DSF Artillery Platforms vary between the battlesuit-based light artillery, and the hovertank-based heavy artillery, being designed to add fire support to any military requirement. The current artillery battlesuit is the Jomini while the current artillery hovertank is the Clauswitz.

DSF Drop-Control
DSF assault dropships are effectively light frigates with large transport capacity. Designed for contested landings, the current Thunderer-class is the primary landing vessel for all DSF Army forces.

Deployment
Currently, the Neo-Terran Directorate is engaged in no outstanding active conflicts, thus the Planetary Invasion Forces are merely remaining in-fleet. Garrison Holdings have been expanded lately. It is unclear how large a DSF Army contingent is involved in the Sol Expeditionary Fleet.