Thrashia
10-03-2006, 23:26
Herein lies a compendium off all known Imperial and Pre-Imperial troops and vehicles within the Star Wars universe, from books, the movies, and from the very mind of George Lucas. Hopefully this guide will help you with understanding and seeing the full might of the Imperial and pre-Imperial Army. This in turn compliments the "Incomplete Guide to Imperial Naval Vessels that I have done previously. This is a work in progress, so bear with me.
- Empire of Thrashia
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic, the successor of the pre-Ruusan Republic military was created by the cloners on Kamino, and comprised of two hundred thousand units and their war machines as of the start of the Clone Wars. After the initial engagements, a million more clone units were added to the ranks of the army. The earliest attempt to recreate the pre-Ruusan Republic military was the Katana fleet.
The creation of the army was ordered by Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas, though it was actually part of a plot concocted by Darth Sidious to craft an army for the Sith Lords. Though the clone troopers fought for the Galactic Republic under Jedi leadership during the Clone Wars, the army was turned against the loyalists and the Jedi when the Galactic Empire was formed at the war's end. Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine wielded executive control over the army, and transformed it into the Imperial Army, Stormtrooper Corps, and Navy of his Galactic Empire.
Ground Troops
Clone Trooper
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The clone troopers were created ten years prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars by the cloners on the planet Kamino at the behest of Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas, according to the Kaminoans. There is some debate on this point, however, as Sifo-Dyas was killed more than ten years before the beginning of the War.
The genetic template of the clone troopers was Jango Fett, one of if not the most feared bounty hunter in the Galaxy at that time, as well as one of the last surviving Mandalorians, an ancient warrior culture. The clone troopers were outfitted with armor styled after Fett's Mandalorian battle armor and armed with weapons and vehicles produced in secret by Kuat Drive Yards.
Clone troopers were grown with accelerated speed, nearly double that of a normal human, and flash-trained in their specific tasks. Their genetic code was altered to make them more docile and subject to military discipline, though some clone units such as the Advanced Recon Clone (ARC) Troopers and Republic Commandos were allowed to retain more of Jango's original personality such that they could more-directly draw on his guile and years of combat experience. It is also noted that while some of the clones do possess a few human emotions including remorse and humor there is little that they can do if an order is given.
History:
By the time of the Battle of Geonosis, about 1.2 million clones were ready for duty. When the Republic took the ready batches from the complimentary Kaminoan clone stations of Baran Wu and Su Des, that army swelled to 3 million - still woefully inadequate to fight a galactic war against an industrial enemy with the ability to mass-produce large armies in very short amounts of time.
Clone efficiency was far superior to that of their average droid enemy, however; the average clone trooper managed 20 kills during his operational life. This superior performance, when combined with the highly-effective combat actions of the specialized clone units such as the Republic Commandos, ARC Troopers, and Clone Intelligence units, allowed the clone army to slowly but surely force the Confederacy of Independent Systems to retreat to the Outer Rim over the three year period of the Clone Wars.
However, this was partly due to influence by Darth Sidious, as the Droid Army numbered in the quadrillions, and half of the clone army ( before and during the war, Kamino produced some 30 billion clones) was dead by the end of the war. If it had not been for Sidious, the droid army would have overwhelmed the clones with ease.
The fate of the clone troopers following the Clone Wars is a subject purely open to speculation. While the connection between the clone troopers and the Imperial stormtroopers in service to the Galactic Empire suggests that some of the original Jango Fett clones survived well into the Galactic Civil War, it has also been suggested from Expanded Universe sources that the original Fett DNA was replaced by other sources in the Empire's continuing clone program which provided the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps.
http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/e/e5/Clone_Troopers_Phase_I.jpg
From left to Right: Commander, Lieutenant, Standard Trooper, Captain, Sergeant; all in Phase I armour
http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/5/57/Clone_Troopers_Phase_II.jpg
From Left to Right: Various kinds of clone troopers from different divisions, who are in Phase II armor (from left to right): a Galactic Marine from the 4th Sector Army, Parjai Squad trooper from the 2nd Airborne Company, a clone trooper Lieutenant of the 327th Star Corps, a clone scout trooper from the 41st Elite Corps, a common clone trooper, a shock trooper of the Homeworld Security Command, an AT-RT Driver, also of the 41st Elite Corps, a Trooper of the 212th Attack Battalion, and a trooper of the 501st Legion.
Specialised Units and Clones
Clone trooper captains
Clone Trooper captains were specialized Clone troopers bred in Kamino to act in special missions. They were recognised by the red markings on their helmets and torso armour. The Clone Trooper captains were also assigned to leading companies of 144 Clone troopers. Their weapons were the DC-15 blaster rifle and pulse grenades. They were also trained to handle the Aratech military speeder bikes. They first appeared during the Battle of Geonosis where they used their Aratech speeder bikes to round up and destroy the huge and clumsy Confederacy spider droids by throwing pulse grenades as they raced across the battlefield. Some captains also serve as sharpshooters and scouts for the Republic Army. These clones are armed with long ranged sniper rifles and are tasked with the disruption of enemy infantry.
Clone trooper commanders
Clone trooper commanders were clone troopers bred on Kamino for leadership roles in the Army of the Republic. They led regiments of 2,304 clone troopers into battle. At the start of the war they were distinguished by yellow-orange markings on their armor and helmets. They were given special training to fulfill their advanced roles and were also bred with extra capacity for critical thinking and tactical coordination and were allowed more independence. In combat, they were often assigned to any command centre that had been set up though sometimes they participated with their fellow clone troopers if badly needed.
Advanced Recon Commandos (ARC troopers)
Advanced Recon Commandos - more informally known as ARC troopers - are part of the elite special forces of clone troopers under the Grand Army of the Republic. There are several subdivisions of ARC troopers, including ARC commanders, ARC captains,shock troopers, null-ARC troopers, and BARC troopers.
Galactic Marines
Under the command of Commander Bacara and general Ki-Adi-Mundi, the Galactic Marines were some of the most feared troopers in the Star Wars. They specialized in space and ground battles (mainly in cold regions,) and wore maroon armor with a back-pack that pumped hot water into their suits. The marines were precursors to the Snowtroopers of Episode V.
The marines wore maroon kama , or "command skirts", similar to the type ARC Troopers wore. They were equipped with DC-17 blaster rifles and the higher ranking ones were equipped with heavy repeating rifles. These troops were among the first to field-test new equipment and combat gear. Their use of the prototype spacetrooper powersuit during the Battle of New Bornalex was well documented; when the weapons systems on the suits failed, the troopers used the mechanical musculature to engage the enemy super battle droids in hand-to-hand combat and tore into them with their enhanced manipulators.
Clone Shocktroopers
The Homeworld Security Clone Shocktroopers of the 65th Legion are specialized clone troopers of the Galactic Republic/Galactic Empire who serve under Palpatine and are led by Clone Commander Thire. Their armor is painted with distinctive red patterns, with various red stripes and rectangles covering the majority of their armor. The Shock Troopers, similar to the ARC-Trooper and 501st programs, consisted of a batch of randomly selected clones after birth and maturity. It is rumored that, also like the ARC-Troopers, their independence was tweaked to provide complex thought, but no "real" proof of this is known. The Shock Troopers and the 501st legion were both shipped to Coruscant quietly after the Battle of Geonosis, along with few a cloners, under the order of Palpatine. Both legions are unique, compared to other clone legions, in that neither one ever served under a Jedi(s) commander during the Clone Wars — the Shock Troopers were used to patrol Coruscant streets and landing platforms, checking identification and protecting key installations. They also acted as normal security guards, and commonly escorted Palpatine, while the 501st served independently and only after the Order 66 and the fall of the Old Republic served under Lord Vader. During the beginning of the Battle of Coruscant, when CIS forces landed on-planet and attacked, the Shock Troopers effectively defended the planet and destroyed hundreds of droids easily, but were still unable to prevent Palpatine's capture by General Grievous. Since Palpatine's capture was pre-meditated and planned, it was possible that Palpatine specifically prevented his own rescue, and the Shock Troopers probably played a role in it.
It was well-known in the Empire's golden age that only the "best, brightest, and most-experienced" stormtroopers would be promoted to the Royal Guard, and the fact that many of them were originally clones from the Shock Troopers is not surprising.
They often accompanied Palpatine off world, both as Shock Troopers and the Royal Guard. Because of their beginnings on Coruscant and extreme loyalty to the Emperor, the Shock Troopers were probably the only clones that did not have any moral issues (or any issues) with Order 66. It is not surprising that 501st assaulted the Jedi Temple, while the Shock Troopers patrolled the streets and kept the fire-speeders grounded. Later during the Galactic Empire, Shocktroopers were trained to use rocket launchers to ground enemy vehicles.
Clone Assassins
Clone Assassins were one of the ever-expanding specializations that Advanced Recon Commandos evolved into during The Clone Wars. When the elusive threat of Count Dooku's compatriots composed of Dark Jedi became too much for even the Jedi Order, the Republic Army High Command deemed the creation of an elite unit to combat the growing menace was needed. Selected from second generation A.R.C.s, the Clone Assassin Corps was trained and disciplined for the sole purpose of taking down any form of Force-sensitives classified as enemies of The Republic. To effectively confront their would-be adversaries, any form of assistance was carefully researched. From agility enhancing stims to Advanced Jedi flow techniques and even black market far-ranging weapons technology. They were also taught the martial art known as Teras Kasi making them capable of avoiding most blows. In addition, they also carried shoulder-mounted gatling guns.
One of their most important and last actions, the elite members of the Corp were deployed to the Jedi Temple to ensure the potent execution of the said-to-be-traitorous Jedi Knights ordered by Emperor Palpatine. After purging the Jedi Temple, Darth Vader assigned them to protect the Jedi Communication Center that would lure the last of the Jedi in the Galaxy into the final moments of their Order. As a last ditch effort to save the remaining Jedi, former General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda infiltrated the Jedi Temple to reprogram the ensnared message. Even with their incredible prowess and greater numbers, the majority of the Corps were overrun and died knowing that they perished in the hands of the two most powerful force sensitives in the galaxy. The Assassin Corps was never reestablished after their uneventful life and tragic death.
From their ashes rose the few who survived, they were rumored to have been reassigned serving as advanced training overseers for the Galactic Empire's rising new elite purge forces, namely the Inquisitorius, 501st "Vader's fist" Legion, Coruscant Guards and Storm Commandos. They shared these responsibilities with the Emperor's own, the Emperor's Royal Guards.
Clone commandos
The Clone commandos, also known as a Republic Commando, were elite Special forces soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic. Trained in sets of four from the day of their birth, they were placed under command of soldiers hired by Jango Fett. (Many of which were Ex-Mandalorian soldiers, much like Jango himself.) These sets of four- based on Kamino's native Aiwa predators- were encouraged to think for themselves in a similar way to the ARC troopers. As a result of being in such small groups, they developed a very strong sense of Camaraderie- a subject which both the video game and the two Republic Commando books (Namely Hard Contact and Triple Zero, By Karren Traviss.) delve into.
Jet Troopers
Clone Jet Troopers were an experimental concept designed to take advantage of the so-called 'genetic memory' of their predecessor, Jango Fett. To this end, they wore jetpacks to zip quickly around the battlefield and reach otherwise inaccessible vantage points, and carried advanced weaponry. Only clones who had reached Sergeant rank or higher were eligible to join this semi-elite group of specialists.
Their jetpacks expanded on the ones used by Jango with increased fuel loads allowing for longer flight times. They were also far more controllable as they used miniaturised repulsorlift technology to dodge round corners rather than using just rockets to gain a quick boost of speed. Jet Troopers were equipped with an experimental EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) generator that fired a torpedo of roiling EMP energy towards a target. If that target was unfortunate enough to be a droid, the pulse would completely overload all of their systems and blow the droid to pieces. If used against living targets, the effect was less devastating, but it would still severely shock anything caught in the blast. Unhappily, though, the generator was bulky and could only carry enough ammo for 12 shots and was also slow to reload. For this reason, Jet Troopers were also equipped with one of the more dangerous blaster pistols ever to see widespread front-line service, the DC-17p.
Jet Troopers proved so effective in the early stages of the conflict that they continued to form a specialist legion until the end of The Clone Wars. The late-war Jet Troopers were equipped with more advanced armour but carried much the same weaponry. Their new armour was not coloured based on their specialist status but rather to indicate legion affiliation like normal Clone Trooper armour. Late-war Jet Troopers saw service in many legions thanks to their huge versatility in battle and their ability to cover large amounts of ground very quickly.
Clone pilots
Clone trooper pilots were Clone troopers bred in Kamino for the purpose of piloting the air vehicles of the Republic Army. They could fly anything from a LAAT/i gunship to a Venator-class Star Destroyer. Their uniforms featured yellow markings and specialized helmets.They first appeared during the Battle of Geonosis where they flew the LAAT/i gunships, LAAT/c cargo gunships, and AT-TEs.
- Empire of Thrashia
Grand Army of the Republic
The Grand Army of the Republic, the successor of the pre-Ruusan Republic military was created by the cloners on Kamino, and comprised of two hundred thousand units and their war machines as of the start of the Clone Wars. After the initial engagements, a million more clone units were added to the ranks of the army. The earliest attempt to recreate the pre-Ruusan Republic military was the Katana fleet.
The creation of the army was ordered by Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas, though it was actually part of a plot concocted by Darth Sidious to craft an army for the Sith Lords. Though the clone troopers fought for the Galactic Republic under Jedi leadership during the Clone Wars, the army was turned against the loyalists and the Jedi when the Galactic Empire was formed at the war's end. Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine wielded executive control over the army, and transformed it into the Imperial Army, Stormtrooper Corps, and Navy of his Galactic Empire.
Ground Troops
Clone Trooper
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b184/Upum/Star%20Wars/Clonetroopers.jpg
The clone troopers were created ten years prior to the outbreak of the Clone Wars by the cloners on the planet Kamino at the behest of Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas, according to the Kaminoans. There is some debate on this point, however, as Sifo-Dyas was killed more than ten years before the beginning of the War.
The genetic template of the clone troopers was Jango Fett, one of if not the most feared bounty hunter in the Galaxy at that time, as well as one of the last surviving Mandalorians, an ancient warrior culture. The clone troopers were outfitted with armor styled after Fett's Mandalorian battle armor and armed with weapons and vehicles produced in secret by Kuat Drive Yards.
Clone troopers were grown with accelerated speed, nearly double that of a normal human, and flash-trained in their specific tasks. Their genetic code was altered to make them more docile and subject to military discipline, though some clone units such as the Advanced Recon Clone (ARC) Troopers and Republic Commandos were allowed to retain more of Jango's original personality such that they could more-directly draw on his guile and years of combat experience. It is also noted that while some of the clones do possess a few human emotions including remorse and humor there is little that they can do if an order is given.
History:
By the time of the Battle of Geonosis, about 1.2 million clones were ready for duty. When the Republic took the ready batches from the complimentary Kaminoan clone stations of Baran Wu and Su Des, that army swelled to 3 million - still woefully inadequate to fight a galactic war against an industrial enemy with the ability to mass-produce large armies in very short amounts of time.
Clone efficiency was far superior to that of their average droid enemy, however; the average clone trooper managed 20 kills during his operational life. This superior performance, when combined with the highly-effective combat actions of the specialized clone units such as the Republic Commandos, ARC Troopers, and Clone Intelligence units, allowed the clone army to slowly but surely force the Confederacy of Independent Systems to retreat to the Outer Rim over the three year period of the Clone Wars.
However, this was partly due to influence by Darth Sidious, as the Droid Army numbered in the quadrillions, and half of the clone army ( before and during the war, Kamino produced some 30 billion clones) was dead by the end of the war. If it had not been for Sidious, the droid army would have overwhelmed the clones with ease.
The fate of the clone troopers following the Clone Wars is a subject purely open to speculation. While the connection between the clone troopers and the Imperial stormtroopers in service to the Galactic Empire suggests that some of the original Jango Fett clones survived well into the Galactic Civil War, it has also been suggested from Expanded Universe sources that the original Fett DNA was replaced by other sources in the Empire's continuing clone program which provided the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps.
http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/e/e5/Clone_Troopers_Phase_I.jpg
From left to Right: Commander, Lieutenant, Standard Trooper, Captain, Sergeant; all in Phase I armour
http://images.wikia.com/starwars/images/5/57/Clone_Troopers_Phase_II.jpg
From Left to Right: Various kinds of clone troopers from different divisions, who are in Phase II armor (from left to right): a Galactic Marine from the 4th Sector Army, Parjai Squad trooper from the 2nd Airborne Company, a clone trooper Lieutenant of the 327th Star Corps, a clone scout trooper from the 41st Elite Corps, a common clone trooper, a shock trooper of the Homeworld Security Command, an AT-RT Driver, also of the 41st Elite Corps, a Trooper of the 212th Attack Battalion, and a trooper of the 501st Legion.
Specialised Units and Clones
Clone trooper captains
Clone Trooper captains were specialized Clone troopers bred in Kamino to act in special missions. They were recognised by the red markings on their helmets and torso armour. The Clone Trooper captains were also assigned to leading companies of 144 Clone troopers. Their weapons were the DC-15 blaster rifle and pulse grenades. They were also trained to handle the Aratech military speeder bikes. They first appeared during the Battle of Geonosis where they used their Aratech speeder bikes to round up and destroy the huge and clumsy Confederacy spider droids by throwing pulse grenades as they raced across the battlefield. Some captains also serve as sharpshooters and scouts for the Republic Army. These clones are armed with long ranged sniper rifles and are tasked with the disruption of enemy infantry.
Clone trooper commanders
Clone trooper commanders were clone troopers bred on Kamino for leadership roles in the Army of the Republic. They led regiments of 2,304 clone troopers into battle. At the start of the war they were distinguished by yellow-orange markings on their armor and helmets. They were given special training to fulfill their advanced roles and were also bred with extra capacity for critical thinking and tactical coordination and were allowed more independence. In combat, they were often assigned to any command centre that had been set up though sometimes they participated with their fellow clone troopers if badly needed.
Advanced Recon Commandos (ARC troopers)
Advanced Recon Commandos - more informally known as ARC troopers - are part of the elite special forces of clone troopers under the Grand Army of the Republic. There are several subdivisions of ARC troopers, including ARC commanders, ARC captains,shock troopers, null-ARC troopers, and BARC troopers.
Galactic Marines
Under the command of Commander Bacara and general Ki-Adi-Mundi, the Galactic Marines were some of the most feared troopers in the Star Wars. They specialized in space and ground battles (mainly in cold regions,) and wore maroon armor with a back-pack that pumped hot water into their suits. The marines were precursors to the Snowtroopers of Episode V.
The marines wore maroon kama , or "command skirts", similar to the type ARC Troopers wore. They were equipped with DC-17 blaster rifles and the higher ranking ones were equipped with heavy repeating rifles. These troops were among the first to field-test new equipment and combat gear. Their use of the prototype spacetrooper powersuit during the Battle of New Bornalex was well documented; when the weapons systems on the suits failed, the troopers used the mechanical musculature to engage the enemy super battle droids in hand-to-hand combat and tore into them with their enhanced manipulators.
Clone Shocktroopers
The Homeworld Security Clone Shocktroopers of the 65th Legion are specialized clone troopers of the Galactic Republic/Galactic Empire who serve under Palpatine and are led by Clone Commander Thire. Their armor is painted with distinctive red patterns, with various red stripes and rectangles covering the majority of their armor. The Shock Troopers, similar to the ARC-Trooper and 501st programs, consisted of a batch of randomly selected clones after birth and maturity. It is rumored that, also like the ARC-Troopers, their independence was tweaked to provide complex thought, but no "real" proof of this is known. The Shock Troopers and the 501st legion were both shipped to Coruscant quietly after the Battle of Geonosis, along with few a cloners, under the order of Palpatine. Both legions are unique, compared to other clone legions, in that neither one ever served under a Jedi(s) commander during the Clone Wars — the Shock Troopers were used to patrol Coruscant streets and landing platforms, checking identification and protecting key installations. They also acted as normal security guards, and commonly escorted Palpatine, while the 501st served independently and only after the Order 66 and the fall of the Old Republic served under Lord Vader. During the beginning of the Battle of Coruscant, when CIS forces landed on-planet and attacked, the Shock Troopers effectively defended the planet and destroyed hundreds of droids easily, but were still unable to prevent Palpatine's capture by General Grievous. Since Palpatine's capture was pre-meditated and planned, it was possible that Palpatine specifically prevented his own rescue, and the Shock Troopers probably played a role in it.
It was well-known in the Empire's golden age that only the "best, brightest, and most-experienced" stormtroopers would be promoted to the Royal Guard, and the fact that many of them were originally clones from the Shock Troopers is not surprising.
They often accompanied Palpatine off world, both as Shock Troopers and the Royal Guard. Because of their beginnings on Coruscant and extreme loyalty to the Emperor, the Shock Troopers were probably the only clones that did not have any moral issues (or any issues) with Order 66. It is not surprising that 501st assaulted the Jedi Temple, while the Shock Troopers patrolled the streets and kept the fire-speeders grounded. Later during the Galactic Empire, Shocktroopers were trained to use rocket launchers to ground enemy vehicles.
Clone Assassins
Clone Assassins were one of the ever-expanding specializations that Advanced Recon Commandos evolved into during The Clone Wars. When the elusive threat of Count Dooku's compatriots composed of Dark Jedi became too much for even the Jedi Order, the Republic Army High Command deemed the creation of an elite unit to combat the growing menace was needed. Selected from second generation A.R.C.s, the Clone Assassin Corps was trained and disciplined for the sole purpose of taking down any form of Force-sensitives classified as enemies of The Republic. To effectively confront their would-be adversaries, any form of assistance was carefully researched. From agility enhancing stims to Advanced Jedi flow techniques and even black market far-ranging weapons technology. They were also taught the martial art known as Teras Kasi making them capable of avoiding most blows. In addition, they also carried shoulder-mounted gatling guns.
One of their most important and last actions, the elite members of the Corp were deployed to the Jedi Temple to ensure the potent execution of the said-to-be-traitorous Jedi Knights ordered by Emperor Palpatine. After purging the Jedi Temple, Darth Vader assigned them to protect the Jedi Communication Center that would lure the last of the Jedi in the Galaxy into the final moments of their Order. As a last ditch effort to save the remaining Jedi, former General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda infiltrated the Jedi Temple to reprogram the ensnared message. Even with their incredible prowess and greater numbers, the majority of the Corps were overrun and died knowing that they perished in the hands of the two most powerful force sensitives in the galaxy. The Assassin Corps was never reestablished after their uneventful life and tragic death.
From their ashes rose the few who survived, they were rumored to have been reassigned serving as advanced training overseers for the Galactic Empire's rising new elite purge forces, namely the Inquisitorius, 501st "Vader's fist" Legion, Coruscant Guards and Storm Commandos. They shared these responsibilities with the Emperor's own, the Emperor's Royal Guards.
Clone commandos
The Clone commandos, also known as a Republic Commando, were elite Special forces soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic. Trained in sets of four from the day of their birth, they were placed under command of soldiers hired by Jango Fett. (Many of which were Ex-Mandalorian soldiers, much like Jango himself.) These sets of four- based on Kamino's native Aiwa predators- were encouraged to think for themselves in a similar way to the ARC troopers. As a result of being in such small groups, they developed a very strong sense of Camaraderie- a subject which both the video game and the two Republic Commando books (Namely Hard Contact and Triple Zero, By Karren Traviss.) delve into.
Jet Troopers
Clone Jet Troopers were an experimental concept designed to take advantage of the so-called 'genetic memory' of their predecessor, Jango Fett. To this end, they wore jetpacks to zip quickly around the battlefield and reach otherwise inaccessible vantage points, and carried advanced weaponry. Only clones who had reached Sergeant rank or higher were eligible to join this semi-elite group of specialists.
Their jetpacks expanded on the ones used by Jango with increased fuel loads allowing for longer flight times. They were also far more controllable as they used miniaturised repulsorlift technology to dodge round corners rather than using just rockets to gain a quick boost of speed. Jet Troopers were equipped with an experimental EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) generator that fired a torpedo of roiling EMP energy towards a target. If that target was unfortunate enough to be a droid, the pulse would completely overload all of their systems and blow the droid to pieces. If used against living targets, the effect was less devastating, but it would still severely shock anything caught in the blast. Unhappily, though, the generator was bulky and could only carry enough ammo for 12 shots and was also slow to reload. For this reason, Jet Troopers were also equipped with one of the more dangerous blaster pistols ever to see widespread front-line service, the DC-17p.
Jet Troopers proved so effective in the early stages of the conflict that they continued to form a specialist legion until the end of The Clone Wars. The late-war Jet Troopers were equipped with more advanced armour but carried much the same weaponry. Their new armour was not coloured based on their specialist status but rather to indicate legion affiliation like normal Clone Trooper armour. Late-war Jet Troopers saw service in many legions thanks to their huge versatility in battle and their ability to cover large amounts of ground very quickly.
Clone pilots
Clone trooper pilots were Clone troopers bred in Kamino for the purpose of piloting the air vehicles of the Republic Army. They could fly anything from a LAAT/i gunship to a Venator-class Star Destroyer. Their uniforms featured yellow markings and specialized helmets.They first appeared during the Battle of Geonosis where they flew the LAAT/i gunships, LAAT/c cargo gunships, and AT-TEs.