Imperial Army (Star Wars)

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The Imperial Army is the main ground force of the Galactic Empire in the fictional Star Wars universe.

The Imperial Army is a part of the Empire's armed forces. It operates massive ground combat vehicles and maintains garrisons across the galaxy. It also cooperates with other branches of the Empire in a variety of operations. The Imperial Army consists of at least several armies, battalions, divisions and a considerable number of legions, of which some are stationed on Coruscant and others are scattered in the Imperial Navy and planetary garrisons across the galaxy.

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[edit] Imperial Army Troopers

In the Star Wars fictional universe, the Imperial Army Troopers are the standard infantry of the Imperial Army. They are the most common soldiers of the Empire on most subject worlds.

While Stormtroopers are sent to crush revolts or capture enemy territory, Imperial Army Troopers are used to keep the peace in subject worlds. Their uniform is similar to that of the Imperial Navy Troopers but it is grey instead of black and Army Troopers wear a partial body armor on their upper bodies for protection. Their weapons are a blaster rifle and grenades.

Also, Imperial Army troopers are based on Imperial Naval vessels, and fulfill various functions there. It should also be noted that these soldiers resemble real world military personnel the most in comparison to other Imperial military divisions.

[edit] Imperial stormtroopers

Main article: Imperial Stormtrooper

Imperial stormtroopers are extensively trained shock troops. Stormtroopers are used as strike units against enemies of the Empire and are the primary Imperial soldiers in the original Star Wars trilogy.

These highly-disciplined soldiers answer directly to Emperor Palpatine. Stormtroopers, as a third service, are independent of the Imperial Navy or the Imperial Army chains of command, as they have their own command structure, ranking system and support facilities. However, a company commander can give command to any regular officer over any given squad or platoon. Their organizational manners are similar to those of the Imperial Army. The basic unit of organization is the squad.

Each stormtrooper is assigned a number for tactical purposes and to reinforce the Imperial ethic of uniformity. TK-421 was the number of the stormtrooper whose armor Luke wore aboard the Death Star. (For instance, TIE fighter pilots are not attached to any particular craft, as opposed to the contemporary practice of pilots adorning their ships with personalized markings.)

The Stormtrooper effect, a common cliché in action movies, was named after these fictional soldiers.

[edit] Imperial Sentinel

Main article: Imperial Sentinel

Imperial Sentinels were gigantic, armored and cloaked warriors in the Star Wars' Dark Empire storyline, who guarded Emperor Palpatine's Dark Side Adepts, doing their bidding. They were most often seen in the Emperor's Citadel on Byss. Their origins were an impenetrable secret to all but the Dark Side Adepts; even the Sovereign Protectors could only speculate on the Sentinel's origins'. Some believed them to be droids or some sort of cyborg, perhaps created by the use of Sith Alchemy, were from an obscure and enslaved race of giants. They have total strength 3.5 million enlists.

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