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Shock troopers were the elite members of the Imperial Stormtrooper Corps, specialized in the use of various non-standard weapons and equipment. They were also distinguishable from standard stormtroopers by their extra heavy plate armor. Some even wore different color markings on their armor similar to the markings used by Phase I clone trooper armor to denote their rank. Imperial shock troopers were trained to fulfill various battlefield support roles and carried a wide variety of equipment. Shock troopers were effective against enemy armor columns and in infantry lightfight. Some, equipped with MiniMag shoulder-launched proton torpedo launcher and thermal detonators, acted as anti-vehicle units on the battlefield. They also carried additional explosives, including Baradium-core code key thermal detonators and KE-6b mines. Shock troopers also carried SE-14r blasters as a back-up sidearm. Others, equipped with DC-15A blaster rifles and DC-17 hand blasters used by clone troopers during the Clone Wars, acted as security on strategic locations throughout the Empire. Certain shock troopers wore armor similar to sandtroopers. Other shock troopers wore a different form of armor. Read more... |
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