Kyoto, Yamatai--Star Army of Yamatai commander Taisho Ketsurui Yui today gave a regular update to the Senate today regarding the Star Army's current status and future plans. Among these was a new key item of interest for the Star Army: Moving beyond the Kikyo Sector to the wider Kagami Galaxy. With the Kuvexian War behind, the Star Army plans to reinvest some of its strength into long-range expeditions to previously-unexplored deep space and gather information that might eventually help expand the Empire with new colonies. "The Kuvexian threat showed that Yamatai can't just turtle up waiting around for the next threat to arrive. It's critical to imperial security to know what is out there."
In addition to the Star Army's six remaining currently-active operational fleets (the First through Fifth Fleets and the Seventh Fleet), the Star Army has two expeditionary fleets built specifically for this type of mission. "When you go to new places you leave your support structures behind," Taisho Ketsurui Yui said, "You can't easily order food, or replacement parts, for examples. That means you basically need to take everything you'll need with you, such as agricultural ships to supply fresh vegetables and ships with the ability to make soldiers and supplies themselves. You have to be very prepared, because at the kind of distances we're talking about, you would be possibly months away from reinforcements. You have to be prepared to take on missions on your own. The Star Army has a lot of experienced personnel now who can meet these challenges and this peace is a great opportunity to let them shine in the frontiers."
In addition to the Star Army's six remaining currently-active operational fleets (the First through Fifth Fleets and the Seventh Fleet), the Star Army has two expeditionary fleets built specifically for this type of mission. "When you go to new places you leave your support structures behind," Taisho Ketsurui Yui said, "You can't easily order food, or replacement parts, for examples. That means you basically need to take everything you'll need with you, such as agricultural ships to supply fresh vegetables and ships with the ability to make soldiers and supplies themselves. You have to be very prepared, because at the kind of distances we're talking about, you would be possibly months away from reinforcements. You have to be prepared to take on missions on your own. The Star Army has a lot of experienced personnel now who can meet these challenges and this peace is a great opportunity to let them shine in the frontiers."
