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Regular Imperial units did not have designated marksmen or engineering support. Both sharpshooter and engineering squads were part of “Special Missions” units. The other eight troopers were given the numbers one through eight, with number one being a brevet corporal and second-in-command.Some Army squads were members of Compforce, part of the Commission for the Preservation of the New Order (the Compforce segeant and the eight Compforce privates could either be Stormtroopers or Imperial Navy troopers). Each squad consisted of eight Stormtroopers or Imperial Navy troopers and was commanded by a Stormtrooper sergeant or an Imperial Navy sergeant. The nine basic types of squads were the building blocks of the Army. Squad File:Imperial Trooper Deployment.jpg Usually, squads were augmented with an additional three-man detail, armed with a heavy or medium repeating blaster. For example, armored and repulsorlift platoons included organic mechanic sections not accounted for in the order of battle (OB), while higher command did not have the usual assortment of support units common in other militaries.Īugmented squads operated together with another squad. Perhaps in an effort to facilitate this process, support in the Army was noticeably decentralized. For example, the augmentation of a million man sector army could result in its size being expanded many hundreds of times over.
#STAR WARS IMPERIAL ARMY UNITS FULL#
The full extent of augmentation could be impressive. On a small scale, augmentation could be compared to unit “attachments”, while on a larger scale it could be compared to an active cadre for reserve divisions. The uniquely Imperial concept of 'augmentation' was intended to allow the rapid integration of reinforcement units into an existing force while minimizing the number of (relatively scarce) senior officers required. Since unit commanders were considered supernumeraries, the average size of an Imperial Army formation tended to have a larger headcount than an equivalent strength formation in the Republic Army. Any commander, even a sergeant, was considered part of the "command element" and was not counted among the troopers.
#STAR WARS IMPERIAL ARMY UNITS DRIVER#
File:Atatdriver.jpgĪn AT-AT Driver with the Imperial Army emblem on his helmet Eccentricities Combat, command and supportĪs with the rest of the Imperial Service, the Army made a strong distinction between “combat elements”, and “command elements” or “support elements”. History Organization See Rank Insignia of the Galactic Empire for the rank structure of the Imperial Army.