Imperial gunner
General information
Member(s)	Tenn Graneet Niclara Varnillian
Other information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era New Republic era Legacy era
Affiliation	Galactic Empire Fel Empire Darth Krayt's Galactic Empire Imperial Navy

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

HistoryEdit

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.

UniformEdit

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. Their helmets remained almost exactly the same throughout the Fel Empire, while their uniforms gained more armor than before.

OrganizationEdit

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 in ground operations as battlefield engineers, operating on damaged vehicles and wounded soldiers, and laying down defenses.^[1]

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Notable Imperial gunnersEdit

• Tenn Graneet
• Niclara Varnillian

Behind the scenesEdit

In land battles in Star Wars: Battlefront II, Imperial gunners are called "Imperial engineers" and are armed with a shotgun, detpacks, ammo containers, bacta, and a fusion cutter. Industrial Light & Magic modelmakers Grant McCune and Joe Johnston played Imperial gunners in A New Hope.

AppearancesEdit

SourcesEdit

• Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1985)
• Imperial Sourcebook, First Edition
• The Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
• Death Star Technical Companion, Second Edition
• Star Wars: The Power of the Force (1995)
• Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
• Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars Customizable Card Game – A New Hope Limited (Card: Death Star Gunner)
• Star Wars Customizable Card Game – Hoth Limited (Card: Imperial Gunner)
• Star Wars: The Art of the Brothers Hildebrandt
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
• Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide
• Alliance and Empire Preview
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
• Star Wars: The Official Starships & Vehicles Collection 15
•  Imperial gunner in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

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