Organisational Background:
Founded at the conclusion of the Kushani peoples' successful relocation to Hiigara (the Exodus - Homeworld 1), the Hiigaran Navy's (HGN's) primary mission is to safeguard the Hiigaran star system from external threats. As their newly reclaimed homeworld soon became a safe haven for those seeking to leave the crumbling Taiidani Empire and its oppressive regime, the HGN's operating doctrine was extended to accomodate them.
By the year AHL 4 (4 years after Hiigaran Landfall, the conclusion of the Exodus), the Hiigaran peoples were more or less established on their new planet while the infant First Generation (1G) HGN was prepared to conduct strategic reconnaissance operations in order to explore their region of space. Task forces led by Imperator class fleet carriers bearing the emblem of the united Hiigaran people took to the stars. They soon made contact and paved the way for trade with independent worlds along with the Taiidani Republic, which welcomed the Hiigarans with open arms, assisting them both militarily and technologically. As a result, the Hiigarans thrived, although the ruling council was quick to restrict the profileration of any new technologies to any organisation other than the Hiigaran Navy.
Even then the Hiigaran Navy focused almost all of its resources to replicating ships of the period in order to fulfill numerical requirements for their assigned missions. Homecoming was far from being a paradise to the Kushan people. Rather, it bore new responsibilities and new threats to their existence. The Hiigaran Navy was the first and last line of defense against any enemy.
With technological embargoes hindering ambition, civilian corporations, non-military kiith, and even wealthy adventurers sought "external" assistance in gaining access to technology. Starships of alien construction soon sprouted up everywhere in the Hiigaran ship registers. Kiith Somtaaw, a mining clan, procured two very large mining ships which were to prove themselves as effective command cruisers in the conflict to come. (The Somtaaw paramilitary ships were designated Second Generation warships as the Hiigaran Navy later requisitions them to bolster its fledging strength)
AHL 15 brought a dark scourge to the galaxy in the form of a long dormant sentient techno-organic viral entity. Curiousity and greed unleashed a plague that was only barely stopped by the Somtaaw warship Kuun Lan. By that time, millions across the galaxy had perished before the Beast. The Imperial and Republican Taiidani factions fell into permanent decline, and the Hiigaran Navy had lost over 80% of its strength. Almost all surviving Bentusi tradeships left for another galaxy.
It will take over 50 years for the Hiigarans to erase the scars of the Beast Wars, which gave rise to the Third Generation HGN. Taking lessons from the Somtaaw which fell into decline during this period, great emphasis was placed on ship survivability. 3G capital warships had great offensive firepower and durability, but handled poorly and lacked secondary armament.
Little did the Hiigarans know that their quest for survival is far from over. From the ashes of the Taiidani Empire rose a new starfaring culture derived from the many slaves that had took up arms against their weakened masters. Blinded by their successes and their aggression fuelled by the one who had united these liberated peoples, the Vagyr Alliance was a barbaric and bloodthirsty steamroller poised to crush any who stood in their way.
AHL 103 marked the commencement of the Invasion. Massive armadas bearing the crimson emblem of the Alliance burst forth from the borders of the Vagyr Reaches to begin their galactic conquest. Hiigara, ironically, was right in their path - and as such was their first target.
The HGN prepared to counter this new threat by constructing a second Mothership class vessel christened the Pride of Hiigara, and at her core was Karan S'jet.
Unfortunately, Taiidani informants within the Hiigaran ranks had gotten word out of the Hiigarans' strategy. The Invasion started a few weeks early while multiple Armadas simultaneously struck outposts, planets, and ships stationed along the entire border of the Hiigaran Control Zone. Another two Armadas completely overran the Taiidani Republic while divisions of the Hiigaran Navy's frontier units fight for their lives. Unable to hold out against far superior numbers, High Command initiated a strategic withdrawal to the final defensive line at Hiigara.
The Vagyr obliged by heading directly to Hiigara before the withdrawal could be completed.
Fortunately, the Mothership managed to evade the traps set for her by the Vagyr, and managed to take on essential personnel and resources whist under heavy fire from Vagyr assault ships. Following that, the Pride of Hiigara proceeded to rendevous with SY-6 Naabal at the Sarum star system to take on warship escorts and the necessary construction systems and manufacturing blueprints to construct ships of the modern, Fourth Generation Hiigaran Navy.
Technological superiority exhibited by Hiigara's 4G warships, and the recovery of Ancient technology ensured that the Hiigarans had managed to hold out against the Vagyr Invasion while eliminating the bulk of the Alliance's heavy warship inventory along with their leader - but the war is far from being won.
The Vagyr Alliance may be fragmented, but Loyalist elements led by Clan S'rekam and their Imperial Taiidani allies are swiftly restoring order and preparing for a second Invasion with advanced hybrid technology ships.
Once again, it is up to Hiigara to stem the tide.
Culture:
In comparison to Earthly cultures, the Hiigaran Navy is alike to a modern Western military in both tradition and mindset. While indeed the Hiigarans (Kushans) are still governed by tradition (with reference to the Kiith), the various threats to their existance as an entire race over the past century makes it clear that if they do not band together as one, they will all fail.
The HGN is the pillar of hope for both the Hiigaran people and those who have turned to them for asylum. In this, each HGN personnel is indoctrinated in that their respective roles each have a say in the big picture at hand. Initiative is not stunted by the chain of command while heavy emphasis is placed on education and scientific development. Generally people-oriented management that takes into account personnel welfare and morale. Their military role goes hand in hand with that of diplomacy.
While some would say that the modern Hiigaran Navy is "getting soft", generations of space warfare yield large numbers of wartime veterans. These form the core of the Hiigaran Navy's instructor corps. These valuable personnel also assist in doctrinal and technological development.
Technology and knowledge come together to provide the HGN a potent force multiplier in accomplishing mission objectives, counteracting their numerical inferiority.
Present objectives:
1.
Defend
Hiigaran star system.
2.
Transition Hiigaran Fleet to 4G technology to prepare massed preemptive
strike into Vagyr territory by AI 2 (2 years After Invasion).
3. Make contact and assist any survivors of the Invasion, including on
former Hiigaran planets abandoned by the Vagyr, and within Republican
space.
4. Make contact with and form alliances with any element able to militarily
assist with the Vagyr threat.