Clone ordnance specialist

Clone ordnance specialists, also known as Bomb Squad Clone Troopers, were specialized clone troopers who specialized in disarming ordnance, especially the defusing of bombs, which was one of the most dangerous jobs in the Republic military.Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Character Encyclopedia - Join the Battle! They also were known for using bombs and other ordnance in combat. Ordnance specialists were organized into squad units. Bomb squads were stationed within larger clone battalions.Brotherhood Like most clone troopers, the ordnance specialists were 1.83 meters or 6 feet tall.
Clone ordnance specialists' uniform consisted of the standard Phase I clone trooper armor with bright orange markings on the upper legs, the lower arms; and on the skull, the back of the head, and cheeks of the helmet. In addition to having special tools for bomb disarming, ordnance specialists could be armed with standard weapons of the Republic Army such as the DC-15A blaster carbine. Clones chosen for the perilous work as a bomb squad trooper needed to have steady nerves, a gentle touch and be able to focus amid the chaos of war. Bomb squad troopers were also skilled in armed and unarmed combat, military tactics, infiltration and security.
==History==
During the year 21 BBY, these troopers were called in to protect the planet Naboo from biological warfare after Doctor Nuvo Vindi re-created the Blue Shadow Virus. They followed Jedi Generals Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker and their troops into Vindi's secret lab to disarm viral bombs containing the deadly virus. Although they successfully disarmed almost all of the bombs, the LEP-series service droid LEP-86C8 succeeded in activating a bomb, releasing the virus and causing Republic forces to lock themselves in the lab to prevent it from spreading.
==Behind the scenes==
Clone ordnance specialists first appeared in the episode "Blue Shadow Virus," the seventeenth episode of the first season of the animated TV-series Star Wars: The Clone Wars. At Star Wars Celebration Anaheim 2022, a Phase II clone helmet of a clone ordnance specialist was featured as one of eight collectible pins from the Mystery Helmets Collection.
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==Notes and references==
Category:Clone trooper variants