Imperial Army Navy Marine Corps (Indrala)

The Imperial Army Navy Marine Corps (Indralan: 帝國軍海軍陸戰隊; tr. Dìguó jūn hǎijūn lù zhàn duì) is the marine force of the Imperial Army Navy. The IAN Marine Corps is considered to be a component of the expeditionary forces of Indrala. While the Marine Corps have been a component of the IAN for decades it was not until the Sun Reforms underneath former Minister of Defense Sun Hui that the IAN Marine Corps had come to the forefront of of the Imperial Armed Forces.

Notable leaders

 * Rear Admiral Cui Zexi (Deputy Commander of the Imperial Army Navy, Commanding officer of the IAN Marine Corps) - April, 4620 through August, 4635

Marine Corps organization
The IAN Marine Corps are underneath the command of the Imperial Army Navy. One of its most prominent leaders was Rear Admiral Cui Zexi who served as a Deputy Commander of the Imperial Army Navy and served as the commanding officer of the IAN Marine Corps. Traditionally IAN Marine Corps are organized into brigades of roughly 6,000 marines and a number of amphibious tanks, fighting vehicles and support vehicles. The traditional IAN Marine Corps brigade is organized as follows:
 * x1 Marine Armored Regiment
 * x1 Tank Battalion (equipped with ZBD-05 Amp. Tank)
 * x2 Armored Rifle Battalions (equipped with ZBD-05 AIFV)
 * x2 Marine (Infantry) Battalions
 * x1 Self-Propelled Howitzer Battalion (equipped with PLZ-07 SP Howitzer)
 * x1 Missile Battalion
 * x1 Mixed Engineer and Chemical Battalion
 * x1 Communications and Guard Battalion
 * x1 Field Maintenance Battalion