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A '''garrison''' is the standing military presence on a system in ''[[Star Wars: Rebellion]]'', made up of the troops stationed on its surface.<ref name="manual-p125" /> Troops that occupy a planet can defend it against attack and help keep a system on their side even when local popular support is weak.<ref name="manual-p43" />

== Role ==
Stationing troops on a system sets up a garrison, which gives the side ready use of that system's resources and a means of defending it.<ref name="manual-p46" /> When an opponent stages a [[Planetary assault|planetary assault]], the garrison fights the landing troops. The manual names how many regiments each side has, how highly rated the commanding general is for leadership, and how the troops compare in strength and defenses. It notes that stormtroopers are stronger than Alliance Army Regiments.<ref name="manual-p125" /> A character with the General [[Command ranks|command rank]] can be put in charge of the regiments on a system.<ref name="manual-p127" />

Typical garrison troops early in a game are the [[Alliance Army Regiment]] and [[Alliance Fleet Regiment]] for the Alliance, and the [[Imperial Army Regiment]] and [[Stormtrooper Regiment]] for the Empire.<ref name="manual-p125" /> [[Special forces]] do not count toward a system's garrison requirement.<ref name="manual-p95" />

== Garrison requirements ==
A system the player controls but that does not strongly support that side may carry a garrison requirement. This is the smallest number of troops that must stay on the system to avoid an [[Uprisings|uprising]]. A requirement of two, for example, means at least two regiments are needed.<ref name="manual-p88" /><ref name="manual-p125" /> The figure appears in the System Defenses window, on the tab for trooper regiments.<ref name="manual-p88" />

A shortfall can send the system into uprising, and the manual states that the requirement is doubled for as long as the uprising lasts.<ref name="manual-p125" /> The manual also warns that taking troops away from a system with weak loyalty can start an uprising or push the system into neutrality.<ref name="manual-p126" />

* A system taken by force tends to have a high requirement. The manual says regiments for this purpose can be found among troops already on the invading fleet or brought from other systems. In the Empire tutorial, the manual says Fleet Regiments fill the need just as easily as stormtroopers and can be built rather quickly.<ref name="manual-p54" /><ref name="manual-p57" />
* A successful [[Diplomacy mission]] raises popular support and so lowers the requirement.<ref name="manual-p57" />
* A newly colonized, unpopulated system shows a requirement of zero, but a regiment must stay until the first facility arrives and makes the system fully loyal.<ref name="manual-p49" /><ref name="manual-p87" /><ref name="manual-p118" />
* Changes in a system's requirement are reported among the loyalty messages.<ref name="manual-p77" />

== The Manage Garrisons option ==
The agent droid's Manage Garrisons option can be switched on to have the droid try to keep requirements met.<ref name="manual-p76" /><ref name="manual-p63" /> It builds troops for systems in uprising first, then garrisons every controlled system with a minimum of one regiment, adding more where needed. It tries to defend systems with manufacturing facilities more strongly. It does not remove surplus troops, and it works by building new troops rather than moving existing ones.<ref name="manual-p126" /> A training facility marked Reserved is not used for this function.<ref name="manual-p127" />

== References ==
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<ref name="manual-p43">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 43.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p46">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 46.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p49">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 49.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p54">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 54.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p57">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 57.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p63">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 63.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p76">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 76.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p77">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 77.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p87">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 87.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p88">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 88.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p95">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 95.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p118">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 118.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p125">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 125.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p126">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 126.</ref>
<ref name="manual-p127">''Star Wars: Rebellion'' manual (LucasArts, 1998), PDF p. 127.</ref>
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