Sandtrooper
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A sandtrooper, or desert trooper, was an Imperial stormtrooper equipped with modified armor and equipment to withstand the harsh climates of desert planets like Tatooine.
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[edit] Equipment
They were identical to standard stormtroopers except they had additional training in specialized areas and advanced cooling systems in both their helmets and suits that offered them protection from the relentless heat.
Their armor consisted of an 18 piece anti-blaster cocoon shell with heat-reflective coating worn over a temperature-control body glove. The sandtrooper helmet featured automatic polarized lenses, a built-in comlink, and breathing filters. Their armor, however, was similar to that of a regular stormtrooper.
All desert sandtroopers carried E-11 blaster rifles, DLT-19 heavy blaster rifles, or T-21 light repeating blasters, long-range comlinks, and food and water packs. Sandtroopers wore colored pauldrons as a designation of rank. A sandtrooper sergeant's pauldron was white, while an enlisted trooper's pauldron was all black. Squad leaders, who led units of seven troopers, wore orange shoulder pauldrons.
[edit] History
The stormtrooper detachment dispatched by Lord Darth Vader in 0 ABY to investigate a crashed escape pod on Tatooine just prior to the Battle of Yavin consisted of sandtroopers. They had heavy weapons, survival gear, and shoulder pauldrons denoting rank.
Sandtroopers, along with representatives from every specialized stormtrooper corps, were assigned to Darth Vader's personal Death Squadron.[1]
In 8 ABY a contingent of sandtroopers were deployed from the Chimaera to capture the moss painting, Killik Twilight.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars 2: Six Against the Galaxy
- LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Non-canonical appearance)
- When the Desert Wind Turns: The Stormtrooper's Tale
"Spare Parts" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
- Trooper (Non-canonical appearance) (Appears in flashback(s))
- Tatooine Sojourn
- Boba Fett: Overkill
- Star Wars: Force Commander
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back (Non-canonical appearance)
- Battle of the Bounty Hunters
- Queen of the Empire
- Tatooine Ghost
[edit] Sources
- Imperial Sourcebook
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
- Galaxy Guide 3: The Empire Strikes Back
- Galaxy Guide 7: Mos Eisley
"Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Stormtrooper Packpack)
- "Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Look Sir, Droids)
- "Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Local Trouble)
- "Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Send a Detachment Down)
- "Premiere Limited" - Star Wars Customizable Card Game (Card: Move Along...)
- Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
Carida: Heavy Duty on Wizards.com (Mentioned only)
Sandtroopers in the Databank
- Star Wars Minatures: Rebel Storm # 40
- Star Wars Miniatures: Champions of the Force
