State Troops

The Provincial Army, also knowns as State troops are the counts, and its respected Province, standing and professional army, that is suppose to protect, enforce, and guard the province, and its surronding lands and villages from Beastmen attack, Chaos Invasion, Ork Incursion, Bandit raids, and many other foul creatures from the land. As well as forming a standing army, state troops serve as Empire State Troops city guards and enforcers of all local laws. They may be armed in a variety of ways although the most common is either halberd, sword or spear.

State Troop Variety
The Empire has a wide variety of infantry and maintains the only standing professional army in the Old World. Every Elector Count has a regiment of elite Great Sword troops as their personal guards. The Imperial Army can call upon units of state troops. The state troop units include Spearmen, Halbierd, Swordsmen, Handgunners and crossbowmen in their armies. They can also include a variety of Militia units such as free companies, archers and hunters. Notably the armies of the Empire sometimes make use of Mercenary crossbowmen in particular Tilean. Empire infantry regiments are ceaselessly drilled and can fight as detachments, giving them various abilities and strategic options unavailable to any other infantry in the Warhammer world.