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- "It is settled then. Yoda will take a battalion of clones to reinforce the Wookiees on Kashyyyk."
- ―Jedi Master Mace Windu
Battalions of clone troopers embark on Acclamator-class assault ships following the outbreak of the Clone Wars.
A battalion was a military formation within different branches. Both the armies of the Confederacy of Independent Systems[2] and the Grand Army of the Galactic Republic deployed battalions of troops during the Clone Wars.[1] The Confederacy integrated DSD1 dwarf spider droids into their droid battalions.[3] A single Republic regiment was composed of four battalions, and furthermore, those battalions were made up of four companies.[4] Republic brigades also included multiple battalions.[5]
In the Stormtrooper Corps, a battalion consisted of four companies, giving one a total of 800 stormtroopers. A regiment consisted of four Imperial battalions.[6] Battalions could be led by a major.[7] The Imperial Army also made use of heavy battalions, which made use of armored cavalry such as All Terrain Armored Transports, Imperial Troop Transports, and All Terrain Defense Pods. Imperial Grand Admiral Thrawn's armored division included heavy battalions, which served him during the Battle of Atollon.[8] The Alliance to Restore the Republic utilized maintenance battalions as part of its military organization. Wandering mechanics were always welcome in these units.[9] Standard infantry battalions were also used by the Alliance.[10]
Battalions were also used by Starfighter Corps as part of their operational structures. A battalion of RZ-2 A-wing interceptors used by Sef Con were involved in a battle at Substation Grimdock in 7 ABY,[11] and the First Order deployed a TIE fighter battalion against the Resistance in a skirmish over D'Qar.[12]
Behind the scenes
According to the "Secrets of Spaceflight" section in Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 93[13] and its update in Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 93, stormtrooper battalions were composed of 820 individuals[14] whereas Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away gave the number of 800 stormtroopers per battalion.[6]
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Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Ambush"
- ↑ "Droid Tanks and Vehicles, and Other Mechanicals" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ Collapse of the Republic
- ↑ "The End of the Clone Wars" — Star Wars Encyclopedia (Original French text: "Par conséquent, la flotte de Destroyers stellaires et les bataillons de soldats clones qui accompagnèrent le Général Kenobi sur Utapau étaient trois fois plus importants que le contingent qui aurait été déployé en temps normal pour prendre un petit système stellaire.")
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Star Wars Super Graphic: A Visual Guide to a Galaxy Far, Far Away
- ↑ Darth Vader (2017) 14
- ↑
Star Wars Rebels — "Zero Hour"
- ↑ Fully Operational
- ↑ Vader Down 1
- ↑ Last Shot
- ↑
Star Wars Resistance — "A Quick Salvage Run"
- ↑ Star Wars: Build the Millennium Falcon 93 Secrets of Spaceflight: Military Command Structure
- ↑ Star Wars: Millennium Falcon 93 Secrets of Spaceflight ·
