Imperial Survey Corps
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The Imperial Survey Corps was a branch of the Imperial Service whose duty was the exploration of the galaxy. To allow this organization to fulfill its mission, it was often staffed with scientists and scouts; however, it never achieved much importance during the height of the New Order and thus there were always manpower shortages within the Corps. Gradually, the Empire planned to pare back the size of the ISC and eventually disband it altogether[1] due to Emperor Palpatine's inability to control the corps—many ISC members had spirits too independent for the Empire, and some even ran information and supplies for the Rebel Alliance.[2] Regardless of the ISC's gradually reduced status, it was often claimed that the Corps were responsible in discovering a new planetary system every 207 minutes.[3]
The ISC's preferred scout vessel was the MRX-BR Pacifier, which embodied the Imperial scout's mindset with its powerful weapon systems.[2]
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- Imperial Sourcebook
- Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts
- Rebel Alliance Sourcebook
- The Far Orbit Project
