Vanguard (droid army)

A vanguard was a division of the droid armies of the Trade Federation and later the Confederacy of Independent Systems. It was larger than a battalion but smaller than a regiment, composed of 1,232 battle droids organized into eleven Multi-Troop Transport companies in addition to support droids and eighteen Armored Assault Tanks. Vanguards were commanded by a battle droid officer and were designed to break through heavy defenses.
==Behind the scenes==
Vanguards were mentioned in the 2012 reference book The Essential Guide to Warfare, which was written by Jason Fry and Paul R. Urquhart.
==Sources==
*The Essential Guide to Warfare 
==Notes and references==
Category:Organizational military units
Category:Trade Federation organizations