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Clone trooper pilot

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A clone trooper pilot in Phase I armor.
A clone trooper pilot in Phase I armor.

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.

They first appeared at the Battle of Geonosis, where they flew LAAT/i and LAAT/c gunships. They 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.

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[edit] History

Clone Fight Squad Seven forms up behind Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Battle of Coruscant.
Clone Fight Squad Seven forms up behind Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi during the Battle of Coruscant.

Clone trooper pilots first participated in the Battle of Geonosis by piloting the Republic gunships. During the course of the Clone Wars they also flew the ARC-170's and V-wing fighters that engaged Separatist forces in the depths of space or the skies of scattered worlds. During the Battle of Coruscant, Squad Seven, led by Clone Commander Odd Ball, was instrumental in holding off enemy forces and allowing Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker infiltrate General Grievous' fleeing flagship, the Invisible Hand, which subsequently led to the rescue of Supreme Chancellor Palpatine.

[edit] Equipment

"Want to borrow my armor? It's nice and white."
―An unnamed clone trooper pilot to Fi[src]

These specialized troopers were normally equipped with a DN bolt caster, a DC-15 blaster, a SoroSuub F-187 fusioncutter, and a supply dispenser containing five packs of medicine, bacta, and ammunition.

[edit] Armor

A Phase I clone pilot inside a LAAT/i during the Battle of Geonosis.
A Phase I clone pilot inside a LAAT/i during the Battle of Geonosis.

When Phase I armor was in use, ground and starfighter pilots wore armor that featured yellow markings and specialized helmets. The pilots who flew capital ships wore a special type of this armor, as seen in the Battle of Mon Calamari during the Clone Wars.

Two sets of Phase II pilot armor were in use as of 19 BBY. 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. 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.

[edit] Training

Clone trooper pilots were randomly picked from the normal clone ranks to be pilots and technicians. 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. Because of such, they weren't a separate branch, but a joint union between the Republic's army and navy.

[edit] Appearances

A clone pilot in his ARC-170 starfighter wearing the more common Phase II armor version.
A clone pilot in his ARC-170 starfighter wearing the more common Phase II armor version.

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