Stormtroopers-Ƶ

Imperial Flag (used to honor the ww1 german stormtroopers)

### Role

Intervene when regular infantry fails, clear the way for infantry on the battlefield, special operations

### Motto(s)

"Out of the trenches the Stormtroopers rise!"
 "Gott mit uns"

### Equiptment

MP5, Elektrokraftwerk, Heckler & Koch HK416, Stahlhelm, DM51, Heckler & Koch AG36, Heckler & Koch GMG, MATADOR, DSR1

## Commanders

### Notable commanders

Historical: Ernst Jünger, Willy Rohr

> ***"Out of the trenches the Stormtroopers rise!" "Discover adventure and serve your Country!"***
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> ―Stormtrooper recruiting advertisements
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**Stormtroopers-Ƶ** (German: ***Sturmtruppen*** or ***Stoßtruppen***) are specialist soldiers of the Z-Tech Army. In the first years of the Garden War, *Stoßtruppen* ("shock troopers" or "shove troopers") are trained to use infiltration tactics – part of Z-Tech's improved method of attack on enemy trenches and territores. NATO has defined special operations as "military activities conducted by specially designated, organized, selected, trained and equipped forces using unconventional techniques and modes of employment"

Analyzing the events of previous conflicts, two concepts can be identified with which an attempt has been made to find a solution to the problem of stalement, which was found in WW1.

The first was the belief, mainly held by imperial german officer Erich von Falkenhayn, that tactical action alone, the mere killing of enemy soldiers, was a sufficient means to achieve the strategic goal. The second was the idea, emerging from experience of countless "limited target attacks" and forays into the trenches, that combat had become such a difficult task that operational considerations had to be subordinated to tactical ones.

With the use of well-trained soldiers, commanded by NCOs with autonomous decision-making capacity, an attempt was made to overcome the no man's land and to break through enemy lines in predefined points, in order to allow subsequent waves to liquidate the now confused and isolated opponent, opening large gaps in its defensive systems and then resuming maneuver warfare, which would allow the Allies to win the conflict.

The German Empire entered the war certain that the conflict would be won in the course of great military campaigns, thus relegating results obtained during individual clashes to the background; consequently the best officers, concentrated in the German General Staff, placed their attention on maneuver warfare and the rational exploitation of railways, rather than concentrating on the conduct of battles: this attitude gave a direct contribution to operational victories of Germany in Russia, Romania, Serbia and Italy, but it resulted in failure in the West. Thus the German officers on the Western Front found themselves in need of resolving the static situation caused by trench warfare on the battlefield.

Analyzing the events, two concepts can be identified with which an attempt was made to find a solution to the problem. The first was the belief, mainly held by Erich von Falkenhayn, that tactical action alone, the mere killing of enemy soldiers, was a sufficient means to achieve the strategic goal. The second was the idea, emerging from experience of countless "limited target attacks" and forays into the trenches, that combat had become such a difficult task that operational considerations had to be subordinated to tactical ones. Promoter for this last thesis was General der Infanterie Erich Ludendorff who, having become *de facto* commander of the Imperial German Army after the German defeat at Battle of Verdun, gave decisive support to the development of assault battalions as a solution to resume maneuver warfare.

The creation of these units was the first, and perhaps most innovative, attempt by the German army to break out of the impasse of trench warfare. With the use of well-trained soldiers, commanded by NCOs with autonomous decision-making capacity, an attempt was made to overcome the no man's land and to break through enemy lines in predefined points, in order to allow subsequent waves to liquidate the now confused and isolated opponent, opening large gaps in its defensive systems and then resuming maneuver warfare, which would have allowed Germany to win the conflict.

For Z-Tech, The Stormtroopers are geared towards nine doctrinal missions: unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, direct action, counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, special reconnaissance, information operations, counterproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and security force assistance. They are capable of hostage rescue and combat search and rescue if they are needed. The unit emphasizes language, cultural, and training skills in working with foreign troops; recruits are required to learn a foreign language as part of their training and must maintain knowledge of the political, economic, and cultural complexities of the regions in which they are deployed.

Other Stormtroopers, known as secondary missions, include combat search and rescue (CSAR), counter-narcotics, hostage rescue, humanitarian assistance, humanitarian demining, peacekeeping, and manhunts. Other components of the United Federation Special Operations Command (UFSOCOM) or other U.F. government activities may also specialize in these secondary missions. The Stormtroopers conduct these missions via seven geographically focused groups. Many of their operational techniques are classified, but some nonfiction works and doctrinal manuals are available. They are often better trained and equipped than other infantry, and expected to take heavy casualties even in successful operations.

Assault troops are typically organized for mobility with the intention that they will penetrate enemy defenses and attack into the enemy's vulnerable rear areas.

## History

Ever since the introduction of breech-loading infantry rifles there had been a growing realization that the days of close-order infantry assault were coming to an end. For a time, up to the turn of the 19th century, armies tried to circumvent the problem by moving into range in dispersed formations and charging only the last metres, as the French did in the Second Italian War of Independence (1859), the Prussians in the Austro-Prussian War (1866), or the Germans against the French in the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71).

The advent of the machine gun and the adoption of hydraulic-recoil artillery was a further setback for close order. The showing of the Boers against the British in the Boer War (1899-1902) fanned an enthusiasm for "Boer tactics": open order tactics reliant more on achieving fire superiority and moving quickly when enemy fire was ineffective than on positioning oneself for the final bayonet charge.

### Development of tactics

Willy Rohr
The first experimental pioneer assault unit of the German army formed in the spring of 1915, founded by Major Calsow and later commanded and refined by Hauptmann Willy Rohr. These methods further evolved war tactics originally developed by the Prussians, to form the basis of German infiltration tactics. The troops involved were identified as *Stoßtruppen* (literally: "thrust-troops"), and the term was translated as "storm troops" in English.

Allied versions of infiltration tactics were first formally proposed by French Army captain André Laffargue [fr]. In 1915 Laffargue published a pamphlet, "The attack in trench warfare", based upon his experiences in combat that same year. He advocated that the first wave of an attack identify hard-to-defeat defenses but not attack them; subsequent waves would do this. The French published his pamphlet "for information", but did not implement it. The British Empire armies did not translate the pamphlet, and the British Army continued to emphasise fire power, although Laffargue's proposals were gradually adopted informally, first by the Canadian Corps. The U.S. *Infantry Journal* published a translation in 1916.

The Germans captured copies of Laffargue's pamphlet in 1916, translating and issuing it to units, but by this point they already had their own, more sophisticated infiltration tactics, over two months before Laffargue's pamphlet was published. The distinction between the German and French tactics was that Laffargue recommended using waves of infantry to attack despite the high casualties that would ensue.
German stormtroopers training in Sedan, France (1917).
Soldiers were trained to consider fire as a means to facilitate movement in progress. Movement would be a call for fire. N. R. McMahon advocated using combined arms in the attack, particularly light machine guns (some six light and two heavy MGs per battalion) using a decentralised fire control and tactical command system (known as *Auftragstaktik* in German). These methods, suggested in 1909, bore a strong resemblance to the *Stoßtrupptaktik* used by the Germans six years later.

In February 1917, the British Army issued "Manual SS 143" on the subject. The British made the platoon the basic tactical unit rather than the company as in 1916. The platoon was made up of four sections, Lewis Gun, rifle grenade, grenade, and rifle. The new organisation allowed the platoon to make best use of the trench-fighting equipment that had arrived in adequate quantities since the beginning of the Battle of the Somme. They were also supported by sophisticated artillery flash spotting and sound-ranging, something the German Army never perfected, instead relying on the aural method with ever more accurate measuring devices.

## Description

According to *Star Wars* lore, Imperial stormtroopers are men and women who have been recruited (or conscripted) at a young age to serve as expendable foot soldiers of the Empire, gradually replacing clone troopers as their accelerated aging forces them to retire. These recruits are trained at Imperial Academies spread out across the galaxy where they undergo intense conditioning that instills fierce loyalty, strict discipline and ruthless efficiency while removing any sense of individualism or empathy. As the backbone of the Imperial Army, stormtroopers are dreaded for their brutality, carrying out atrocities in the name of Emperor Palpatine, and their fanaticism, engaging the enemy with no regard to casualties. Inevitably, some use their position for personal gain against a civilian population too terrified to resist. However, inconsistencies in academy standards led to stormtroopers of varying combat skill and ability compared to the superior clone troopers, which, among other things, can be seen in the stormtroopers' mainly variable, sometimes even weak, ability to hit the target in firefights. After subduing any remaining Separatist holdouts left over from the Clone Wars, stormtroopers primarily serve as an internal security and peacekeeping force until the Galactic Civil War where they start to engage the Rebel Alliance in large-scale battles.

Unable to conscript millions of soldiers to fill its stormtrooper ranks, yet unwilling to switch back to using rapidly produced clone troopers, First Order stormtroopers are bred, trained and indoctrinated from birth, raised their entire lives for no other purpose. First Order soldiers and crews have constantly trained for combat in war games and simulations, making them much more effective one-on-one than the endless waves of stormtrooper conscripts fielded by the Galactic Empire. First Order stormtroopers are regularly put through mental indoctrination and propaganda programs, to make sure that they remain fanatically loyal and never hesitate or question orders. Being taken from their families at birth, these soldiers are not even given individual names for themselves but merely serial numbers, such as "FN-2187".

### Equipment

Standard stormtrooper armor is white and has a utility belt and helmet.

## Training

"*Comrade, you entered this Academy as children. And in a few short weeks, you will leave as soldiers. By the time you complete your training, you will be prepared to serve your Country.*"
―Academy Inspector General
While most stormtroopers were conscripted from orpaned and trained, Z-Tech used recruits who received the same training as the "conscripted-from-birth" soldiers. Whereas the regular soldiers were trained at Military academies, the new generation of armored soldiers received their military instruction on the Battlefield and in harsh environments. In addition, Z-Tech utilized a more standardized and higher quality training program than that of the ones of the German Empire.

Stormtrooper fighting techniques have been revolutionized in advance modern warfare. The battalions pioneered many of the small-unit tactics that are still in use on battlefields to this day.

### Stormtroopers In Combat

Storntroopers, on the other hand, are considered to be premium-grade soldiers when they were first drafted. They weren’t just draft from one of the top bounty hunters of all time and the most profressional fighters; they are also equipped with high-end weapons and top tier training. They are better outfitted and had more intense training, stormtroopers are generally more dangerous than Federal Military are in some areas.

### stormtroopers Combat Training

As far as their combat training goes, stormtroopers are given an unusually strong training program in order to whip them into shape. Because they were given training by the top bounty hunters in the Multiverse and trains in harsh areas, stormtroopers naturally had more skill than typical soldiers did. This gave them an extremely solid reputation among soldiers of all rankings, at least when it came to their fighting abilities.

Unlike the German Empire, Z-Tech's training simulations and live-fire exercises emphasized combat improvisation, making their version of the Stormtrooper Corp more dangerous than its Imperial German predecessor. Members of the Stormtrooper received training in counter-insurgency, guerrilla warfare, and commando raids. They also received non-tactics related training like combat medicine.

## Specialized stormtroopers

### Overview

In addition to the standard stormtroopers, Z-Tech had specialized stormtrooper forces assembled to operate in different environments or roles. Once a trooper was specialized to their role, their physiological conditioning was so strong that one would rarely want to change what division they were in.

### Early generation

* **Veteran stormtroopers**: The veteran troopers who had previously fought in the pre-truce Garden Wars for Z-Tech served as the first generation of stormtroopers.
* **Elite Squad Troopers**: Well-trained soldiers who were recruited as the first enlisted Storm troopers.
* **TK stormtroopers**: Early recruits who were trained by commandos to be the eventual replacements of Older stormtroopers.

### Environment-specialized

* **Cave troopers**: Stormtroopers that were equipped with scout trooper armor, blaster carbines, as well as oversized vibroknives. Cave troopers were also equipped with low-light vision gear to help them see in the darkness and had rappelling cables.
* **Coastal defender stormtroopers**: Stormtroopers more commonly known as **shoretroopers** that were trained and equipped to operate in coastal and tropical regions. They were notably deployed on Scarif.
* **Cold weather assault stormtroopers**: Stormtroopers more commonly known as **snowtroopers** that were trained for frozen environments
* **Crimson stormtroopers**: stormtroopers also trained to operate in extremely volcanic environments.
* **Forest troopers**: Stormtroopers trained to operate in forested environments.
* **Lava troopers**: Stormtroopers that were equipped with black armor and respiration tubes that were charged with defending Fortress Mustafar in Hawaii.

* **Magma troopers**: Stormtroopers that were equipped to operate in extremely high temperatures, and were trained to fight on volcanic worlds like Fiji. They are equipped with reinforced leg armor, black pauldrons, and respirators connected to a backpack.
* **Seatroopers**: Stormtroopers trained and equipped to operate in aquatic environments and wore white armor.
* **Desert stormtroopers**: Stormtroopers with armor modified to operate on desert worlds like the Sahara. **Dewback troopers**, or **Dewback riders**, are sandtroopers that utilized dewbacks as mounts.

* **Spacetroopers**: Stormtroopers trained for zero-gravity environments with armor designed to breathe in space. Spacetroopers were used to patrol parts of Moon Base Z.
* **Swamptrooper**: Stormtroopers trained for amphibious combat.
* **Wet-weather gear stormtroopers**: Stormtroopers that wore waterproof capes and additional armor and equipment. Notably deployed on the Alantic.

### Role-specialized

* **Artillery stormtrooper**: Stormtroopers that specialized in mortar weaponry.
* **Demolition Troopers**: Stormtroopers that wore standard armor and were equipped with Smart Rockets and SE-14C blaster pistols. They sometimes were not equipped with helmets.
* **Flametroopers**: Stormtroopers equipped with incendiary weapons.
* **Heavy Weapons Stormtroopers**: Specialized stormtroopers that wielded large rotary blaster cannons and were equipped with black pauldrons. There were also **heavy sandtroopers** for desert operations, **heavy shoretroopers** for coastal and tropical regions, and **heavy snowtroopers** for cold weather environments. Heavy snowtroopers were sometimes also equipped with small black pauldrons.
* **Imperial Heavy Troopers**: Stormtroopers that were equipped with heavy combat armor and electrostaffs.
* **Incinerator troopers**: An elite specialized class of stormtrooper that wielded flamethrowers.
* **Jumptroopers**: Also known as Rocket troopers, were stormtroopers equipped with Jump Packs or jetpacks. One variant of jumptrooper was equipped with standard stormtrooper armor and a jump pack, while another variant used specialized armor equipped with jetpacks and respirator tubes. The officers of this variant maintained an orange left shoulder pad to indicate rank. There was also another variant of jumptrooper with more sophisticated armor, consisting of a control panel on the chest, respirator tubes, and black markings. There also existed **arctic**, **desert**, and **forest jumptrooper** variations.
* **Patrol troopers**: Stormtroopers that utilized C-PH patrol speeder bikes to police the city streets of occupied worlds.

* **Range troopers**: A branch of the Stormtrooper Corps that was harshly trained and were considered to be one of the toughest branches of Imperial Military. They were equipped with snowtrooper-like armor, as well as fur and magnetic boots. They were assigned to protect various Imperial cargo, and were deployed to combat zones.
* **Recon Stormtroopers**: A variant that wears a pauldron and carries thermal detonators.
* **Riot control stormtroopers**: Stormtroopers that were equipped with standard armor and batons. They took down their opponents with extreme ferocity.
* **Rocket stormtroopers** were specialized stormtroopers equipped with missile launchers and wore a red emblem on their shoulder pads.
* **Scout troopers**: Stormtroopers that wore lighter armor and used speeder bikes to patrol the perimeter of the Imperial garrisons they were assigned to. They were equipped for long periods of time without support and high maneuverability. Scout troopers were also conditioned to operate with a partner whenever they could.
* **Stormtrooper grenadiers**: Stormtroopers that wielded grenade launchers and wore a red pauldron along with a black bandolier across their chest.
* **Stormtrooper snipers**: Stormtroopers that were pulled from standard stormtrooper ranks which wore a blue pauldron over their shoulder, had a visor attached to their helmet, and had a black bandolier across their chest plate.

### Elite troopers

* **Death troopers**: Elite black armored stormtroopers with specialized training and classified augmentations to make them "beyond human." They served under Imperial Intelligence and were deployed as bodyguards to a number of upper-level figures, such as Director Orson Callan Krennic, Grand Admiral Thrawn, Lord Vader and Moff Gideon. They were also given special assignments such as guarding shipments of large kyber crystals. They were equipped with SE-14r light repeating blasters, C-25 fragmentation grenades, and E-11D blaster carbines. Death trooper specialists were equipped with a black pauldron.

* **Imperial shock troopers**: Stormtroopers that were armed with heavy weaponry and wore stormtrooper armor with distinctive red markings, similar to those of Republic clone troopers who served as in the Coruscant Guard during the Clone Wars. It was not uncommon for Imperial shock troopers to be equipped with Clone Wars era shock trooper armor.
* **Purge Troopers (Anoat sector)**: Elite stormtroopers in black heavy armor that helped enforce Imperial law in the Anoat sector. They were lead by the formidable Commander Bragh during the Iron Blockade.
* **Purge Troopers (Inquisitorius)**: Stormtroopers that assisted Lord Vader and the Inquisitors in hunting down Jedi survivors after Order 66. Trained as expendable death squads, they were activated after the Great Jedi Purge. While the initial deployment of Purge Troopers was actually the last batch of clone troopers, later generations of Purge Troopers were instead handpicked from the Empire's stormtrooper legions. Perspective Purge Troopers were picked for their loyalty and aptitude before being trained to combat Force-sensitives.
* **Shadow troopers**: Elite stormtroopers in black armor that were also equipped with cloaking devices and used deadly T-21 light repeating blasters.
* **Special Commando Advanced Recon Troopers**: elite stormtroopers in the Imperial Special Forces division also known as SCAR troopers.
* **Storm Commandos**: Elite stormtroopers that were part of the special forces of the Stormtrooper Corps, and were trained to deal with extreme combat situations.

Stormtroopers in mechanized battle armor armed with heavy handheld cannon were present at the Battle of Sevarcos. Thirty years after the Battle of Endor, variants of the former Galactic Empire's armed forces would exist under the auspices of a new organization known as the First Order. It utilized new stormtroopers and variants, such as the megablaster heavy assault troopers, riot control stormtroopers, snowtroopers, and flametroopers.