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Imperial gunner

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Imperial gunner
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Era(s)

Rise of the Empire era
Rebellion era
New Republic era
Legacy era

Affiliation

Galactic Empire

Imperial gunners were members of the Imperial Navy who manned the various weapons of the Empire's capital ships, military bases, and, most famously, the Death Stars.

Niclara Varnillian served as a gunner aboard the first Death Star and the Pulsar a Imperial II-class Star Destroyer.

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Imperial gunners were recruits from the Imperial Navy's piloting program that were either still in training or washed out. They were tasked to use their skills with weapons to handle the powerful turbolasers and ion cannons of Imperial vessels, such as Star Destroyers and World Devastators.

On both Death Stars, the gunners, often called Death Star gunners, had the additional job of maintaining a careful balance of energy in the battle station's superlaser.

Gunners in the post-Remnant Empire.
Gunners in the post-Remnant Empire.

The most distinguishing part of the gunners was their large black helmets with a slit-like visor, designed to protect their eyes from the bright flashes of light from turbolaser and superlaser fire. Many gunners regarded this helmet as useless, as it limited peripheral vision and caused them to knock their heads into things. Their helmets remained almost exactly the same throughout the post-remnant Empire, while their uniforms gained more armor than before.

Imperial gunners used a ranking system similar to that of starfighter pilots, with commissioned ranks such as Captain, Major, and Colonel. Some would be deployed as battlefield engineers, operating on damaged vehicles and wounded soldiers, and lay down defenses. [1]

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[edit] Behind the scenes

In land battles in Star Wars: Battlefront II, Imperial gunners are called "Imperial engineers" and were armed with a shotgun, charges, ammo containers and bacta.

Industrial Light & Magic modelmakers Grant McCune and Joe Johnston played Imperial gunners in A New Hope.

Imperial Gunners appear in the final level of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

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[edit] References

  1. Battlefront II Prima Official Strategy Guide
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