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Clone trooper pilot

General information
Headquarters	Kamino^[1]
Historical information
Founding	32 BBY^[2]
Dissolution	19 BBY^[3]
Other information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era^[4]
Affiliation	Galactic Republic^[5] Grand Army of the Republic^[5]

[Source]

"We're on your tail, General Kenobi. Set S-foils to attack position."

―"Odd Ball" Davijaan^[src]

Clone trooper pilots were special clone troopers bred in the Kamino cloning centers for the purpose of piloting craft of the Grand Army of the Republic and the early Galactic Empire.

They first appeared at the Battle of Geonosis,where they flew LAAT/i and LAAT/c gunships. Pilots also operated CR20 and CR25 troop carriers. In addition, they flew starfighters such as the V-19 Torrent, ARC-170, and Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing. The pilots who flew capital ships wore a special type of armor, seen in the First Battle of Mon Calamari, during the Clone Wars. Pilots also knew how to operate all military land vehicles such as the AT-TEs.

1 History
2 Equipment
- 2.1 Armor
- 2.2 Vehicles
3 Training
4 Notable clone pilots
5 Appearances
6 Sources
7 Notes and references
8 External links
- 8.1 In other languages

HistoryEdit

Clone trooper pilots were born and raised in secret on the Wild Space planet Kamino, starting from 32 BBY. They were clones of the Human male Jango Fett and were purchased for use by the Galactic Republic. Troopers which demonstrated certain aptitudes were selected for pilot training.^[2] They first participated in battle ten years after their creation at the Battle of Geonosis by piloting the Republic gunships.^[4] During the course of the resulting conflict against the Confederacy of Independent Systems, the Clone Wars, they also flew the ARC-170 starfighters and V-wing fighters that engaged Separatist forces in the depths of space or the skies of scattered worlds.^[6] Clone pilots would also occasionally participate in boarding parties, in orbital battles along with Clone marines. In those engagements, clone pilots carried a blaster pistol, F-187 fusioncutters, and time bombs to wreak havoc aboard enemy capital ships.^[7] During ground engagements, they carried "DN bolt caster" plasma disruptors and DC-15S blasters, along with health and ammo dispensers with their fusioncutters to support their fellow clones.^[5]

The Grand Army of the Republic pilots participated in many battles throughout the war, piloting gunships to transport troopers and flying V-19 Torrent starfighters to engage Separastist starfighters.^[8], especially around 21 BBY.^[9]

During the Battle of Coruscant, Squad Seven, led by Clone Commander Davijaan, was instrumental in holding off enemy forces and allowing Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker infiltrate Separatist General Grievous' fleeing flagship, the Invisible Hand, which subsequently led to the rescue of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.^[10]

EquipmentEdit

"Want to borrow my armor? It's nice and white."

―Unnamed clone trooper pilot, to Fi, during a mission to Fest.^[src]

These specialized troopers were normally equipped with a bolt caster, a blaster pistol, and a supply dispenser containing five packs of medicine, bacta, and ammunition (when they were equipped with this and on the ground they served as engineers).^[5] However, in space they discarded their bacta and ammo and bolt casters for time bombs.^[7]

ArmorEdit

When Phase I armor was in use, ground and starfighter pilots wore armor that featured yellow markings and specialized helmets.^[4] Those who wore Phase II pilot armor were able to customize their armor.^[8] The pilots who flew capital ships wore a special type of armor, as seen in the Battle of Mon Calamari during the Clone Wars.^[6]

Two sets of Phase II pilot armor^[10] were in use as of 19 BBY.^[3] The first set, which used a helmet that was not fully enclosed, was the more common set, as it was used by the majority of pilots.^[10] The second set, which had a fully-enclosed helmet and armor that looked similar to that of an AT-AT pilot, was mainly used in the V-wing starfighter, which carried no life support system.^[8]

VehiclesEdit

Clone pilots typically operated a variety of vehicles and vessels, including:

TrainingEdit

Clone trooper pilots were randomly picked from the normal clone ranks to be pilots and technicians.^[12] They could drive, fly, and pilot most things in the Republic's arsenal of vehicles, although many were trained to specialize in one particular craft.