Difference between revisions of "Stormtrooper armor"

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An armored Stormtrooper

Stormtrooper armor is the standard protective uniform of the Imperial Stormtrooper. The design is based on the armor worn by the Clone troopers of the Grand Army of the Republic, which itself is based on older Mandalorian designs. Stormtrooper armor is designed as much for intimidation value as protection, making them highly visible and distinctive agents of the Imperial regime.

Defense

Stormtrooper armor protects its wearer from many hostile environmental conditions: extreme heat, extreme cold, toxic gases, and even short periods of exposure to the vacuum of space. In addition to acting as a full NBC suit (as seen in ANH when two stormtroopers were seen surviving the vacuum of space), it protects against physical threats such as shrapnel and blaster bolts. Due to the sheer firepower of blasters, however, the protection that any armor can offer is limited; the armor cannot fully protect its wearer from a direct hit, although it may mitigate the damage.

Stormtrooper armour is specifically described as being impervious to projectile weapons, but this claim isn't entirely accurate; the white, rigid components are resistant to projectile small arms, but projectiles can still reach the wearer through the armor's joints.

Features

Equipped with built-in air filters, vision enhancers, targeting systems, suit environmental controls, communications gear, and 20 minutes of emergency oxygen supply, Stormtrooper armor offers various features to aid in combat situations.

We clearly saw camo-armor in the Imperial ranks in ROTS.

Stormtrooper Armor in Debates

Some idiots try to use physical impacts knocking troopers over as evidence the armor can't be bulletproof, but that only shows their lack of understanding of momentum. No armor can violate conservation of momentum. The momentum is still transferred to the target regardless of the strength of the armor. Consequently, if you're wearing a helmet in real life and get hit in the head, you can suffer a head injury even if the the helmet remains intact (hockey players have been known to get concussions from impacts that don't damage their helmets).

Clone Trooper Armor

Clone Trooper armor is the predecessor to Stormtrooper armor. It is confirmed to be a sealable suit that will allow the wearer to operate in a vacuum for at least several minutes. It is also confirmed that wearers can potentially survive multiple hits from blasters and still continue to fight, although the blaster's power setting is presumably a factor.

First Order Armor

First Order armor is based on Imperial Stormtrooper armor, but it does not have all of the same features (as standard issue, at least). For example, standard First Order Stormtrooper armor does not have the same breathing protection as earlier armors: First Order armor filters out particulates, but it doesn't filter out toxic gases.

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-'''Stormtrooper armor''' is the standard protective uniform of the [[Stormtrooper|Imperial Stormtrooper]].  The design is based on the armor worn by the [[Clone trooper]]s of the [[Grand Army of the Republic]], which itself is based on older [[Mandalorian]] designs.  Stormtrooper armor is designed as much for intimidation value as protection, making them highly visible and distinctive agents of the Imperial regime.
+[[Image:Stormtrooper.jpg|right|thumb|150px|An armored Stormtrooper]]'''Stormtrooper armor''' is the standard protective uniform of the [[Stormtrooper|Imperial Stormtrooper]].  The design is based on the armor worn by the [[Clone trooper]]s of the [[Grand Army of the Republic]], which itself is based on older [[Mandalorian]] designs.  Stormtrooper armor is designed as much for intimidation value as protection, making them highly visible and distinctive agents of the Imperial regime.
 ==Defense==
-Stormtrooper armor protects its wearer from many hostile environmental conditions: extreme heat, extreme cold, toxic gases, and even short periods of exposure to the vacuum of space. In addition to acting as a full NBC suit, it protects against physical threats such as shrapnel and [[blaster]] bolts.  Due to the sheer firepower of blasters, however, the protection that any armor can offer is limited; the armor cannot fully protect its wearer from a direct hit, although it may mitigate the damage.
+Stormtrooper armor protects its wearer from many hostile environmental conditions: extreme heat, extreme cold, toxic gases, and even short periods of exposure to the vacuum of space. In addition to acting as a full NBC suit (as seen in ANH when two stormtroopers were seen surviving the vacuum of space), it protects against physical threats such as shrapnel and [[blaster]] bolts.  Due to the sheer firepower of blasters, however, the protection that any armor can offer is limited; the armor cannot fully protect its wearer from a direct hit, although it may mitigate the damage.
-(I wouldn't mind seeing some evidence that supports the claim that standard Stormtrooper armor provides environmental protection. TESB seems to suggest that only specialized variants deal with certain environmental conditions).
+Stormtrooper armour is specifically described as being impervious to projectile weapons, but this claim isn't entirely accurate; the white, rigid components are resistant to projectile small arms, but projectiles can still reach the wearer through the armor's joints.
-Stormtrooper armour is specifically described as being impervious to projectile weapons, but this claim isn't entirely accurate; the white, rigid components are resistant to projectile small arms, but projectiles can still reach the wearer through the armor's joints.
+==Features==
+Equipped with built-in air filters, vision enhancers, targeting systems, suit environmental controls, communications gear, and 20 minutes of emergency oxygen supply, Stormtrooper armor offers various features to aid in combat situations.
-And if if the armor were bulletproof (and evidence suggests otherwise, using ROTJ as an example), that's not to say that bullets wouldn't still kill the wearer (if the concussive force of wooden sticks and Han Solo's fist can incapacitate a trooper, bullets should have few problems). Further, the notion that it is in any way protective in the way that conventional armor is 'protective' for armed forces is rediculous:
+We clearly saw camo-armor in the Imperial ranks in [[ROTS]].
-The best form of protection is remaining unseen. Here, like in most other areas of the Imperial Army, Stormtrooper armor just really fails.
+==Stormtrooper Armor in Debates==
+Some idiots try to use physical impacts knocking troopers over as evidence the armor can't be bulletproof, but that only shows their lack of understanding of momentum.  No armor can violate conservation of momentum.  The momentum is still transferred to the target regardless of the strength of the armor. Consequently, if you're wearing a helmet in real life and get hit in the head, you can suffer a head injury even if the the helmet remains intact (hockey players have been known to get concussions from impacts that don't damage their helmets).
-There appear to be zero camoflauging variants of the armor, all of it is extremely lustrous, bulky and easily identifiable. Enemy soldiers would have no problems at all in picking out Imperial Troops from bystanders and surrounding terrain - they'd just stick-out like a sore thumb (interestingly, this has become a real issue of interest in online play in SW: Battlefront).
+==[[Clone trooper|Clone Trooper]] Armor==
+Clone Trooper armor is the predecessor to Stormtrooper armor. It is confirmed to be a sealable suit that will allow the wearer to operate in a vacuum for at least several minutes. It is also confirmed that wearers can potentially survive multiple hits from [[blaster]]s and still continue to fight, although the blaster's power setting is presumably a factor.
-==Features==
+==[[First Order]] Armor==
-Equipped with built-in air filters, vision enhancers, targeting systems, suit environmental controls, communications gear, and 20 minutes of emergency oxygen supply, Stormtrooper armor offers various features to aid in combat situations.
+First Order armor is based on Imperial Stormtrooper armor, but it does not have all of the same features (as standard issue, at least). For example, standard First Order Stormtrooper armor does not have the same breathing protection as earlier armors: First Order armor filters out particulates, but it doesn't filter out toxic gases.
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