How Often were the "Environmental" Clone Troops Actually Used?
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The Grand Army of the Republic trained specialized clone units for specific roles, but many regular clones used unique gear in battles instead of specialized units. While various specialized clone variants existed, regular clones often adopted specialized armor in significant battles, indicating a lack of strictly specialized units.
Insights
- The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) trained specialized clone units for specific environments but often had regular clones adapt to specialized roles by using different equipment sets, indicating versatility within the clone forces.
- While the GAR had a variety of specialized clone variants for specific environments, such as SCUBA Troopers and Cold Assault Clone Troopers, the limited lending of unique gear by specialists like special operations troopers suggests a scarcity of truly specialized units in significant battles, highlighting the adaptability and resourcefulness of regular clone troopers.
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Recent questions
What were the specialized clone units trained for?
Specific environment-based roles
Did regular clones use specialized gear?
Yes, in different kits
What were some examples of specialized clone variants?
Flametroopers, Covert Ops troopers, shadow troopers, bomb squad troopers
Which classes of specialized clones were there?
Clone SCUBA Troopers, aerial troopers, Cold Assault Clone Troopers
Did regular clones borrow specialized gear?
Yes, performed well in different environments
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Specialized Clone Units in the Grand Army
- The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) trained specialized clone units for specific environment-based roles, each with unique equipment sets.
- Despite appearances of specialized clone units like cold weather troopers and jungle troopers, many clones using specialized gear were actually regular clones in different kits.
- In significant battles like the Second Battle of Geonosis, regular clone units like the 7th Sky Corps adopted specialized armor instead of their usual kits, indicating a lack of specialized units.
- The GAR had various specialized clone variants like flametroopers, Covert Ops troopers, shadow troopers, and bomb squad troopers, trained for specific environments.
- Specific classes of specialized clones included Clone SCUBA Troopers for underwater combat, aerial troopers for air combat, and Cold Assault Clone Troopers for extremely cold climates.
- Clone scout troopers had specialized armor for jungle and desert warfare, but regular clones often borrowed this gear and performed well in those environments.
- Some specialists, like clone special operations troopers, had unique armor sets and rarely lent their gear to regular clones, suggesting limited use of specialized clones in battles.
