Emperors legions?

[AlteaDeo]

yeah, just imagine, only with conscription, how big an army could be in an entire universe.... :)

Feudalistic armies are based on mercenaries, not conscripts. Conscripts fight for their country, but for one family?

rgiht :)

[TMA_1]

err they are based on conscripts. Taking all of a families citizens and making them fight. there are mercenaries but they are called auxillaries.

[Vanguard3000]

*Forgets how to use hiddentext.*

Essentially, the Sardaukar were mercenaries. They're imprisoned on a prison world where the planet itself trains them. Theya re then offered a kings riches to fight for the Emperor's cause.

[Emperor Harkonnen]

Even though sardaukar are better equipt than the fremen, fremen takes out 5 of them... ???

[Anathema]

Vanguard, where did you get that from? Sardaukar may have been stupid during Shadams rule, but weren't they yet unquestionably loyal to him?

[Caid Ivik]

Sardaukars aren't prisoners, maybe their children. They are trained from birth. They learn how to fight and loyalty for Emperor.

[Vanguard3000]

Vanguard, where did you get that from? Sardaukar may have been stupid during Shadams rule, but weren't they yet unquestionably loyal to him?

They were loyal, yes. Disloyalty would send them back to S.S. as prisoners - or worse.

[exatreide]

The sadukar are fanatic about the emperor.....

glossery.

Imperial Legion:10 brigades(about 30,000 men)