Condottiere
Emperor Mongoose
In one of the Nuttall novels, a rogue admiral strips all the systems under her control and concentrates any useful assets in her capital planet.
Grievous said:Hmm, looking at my spreadsheet for the factions (which incorporates T4 stats and other sources), I get the following stats for the Glorious Empire:
Glorious Empire
13 of systems
Population (M): 5,693
GWP: 94
Available Budget: 21
Trade Surplus: 1
SDBs: 163
Starship Squadrons: 6
Defense Battalions: 2211
So, I think it works out.. not a paper tiger perhaps, but I agree that it won't last, which is right.