Cold assault stormtrooper



The snowtroopers, also known as cold assault stormtroopers, were Imperial stormtroopers trained to operate in arctic climates. Some snowtroopers were deployed under Death Squadron's Blizzard Force, as well as other arctic forces.

The snowtroopers were the successors of the clone cold assault troopers under Clone Commander Keller.

Armor


They wore customized armor well suited to the climate extremes of ice planets like Hoth, Mygeeto, Rhen Var, and Toola. They wore white snow boots, white heated pants with pockets, and an insulating snow cape. Their utility belts contained all of their tools and weapons, and their helmets had built-in polarized snow goggles.

The chest plate worn by the snowtroopers was constructed of a plastoid composite armor. Near the center were all of the controls for the completely self-sufficient troopers' life support systems. These included an external temperature monitor, power cell monitor, and the controls for the suit's heater. The troopers' backpacks housed the main heating unit, main power cell, communications unit, and a homing beacon. The pack also had the ability to work as a power source for other equipment. Snowtroopers could survive up to two weeks in even the harshest frozen environments on their internal suit power and supplies.

Like standard stormtroopers, snowtroopers would wear a black two-piece temperature control body glove. Their armor consisted of eighteen pieces and included personal environment units as well as improved heating, and an exterior oversuit that was airtight. They wore breather hoods attached to their face plates.



Weaponry
The E-11 blaster rifle, SE-14r light repeating blaster pistol, two concussion grenades, and one frag grenade were all standard issue for a snowtrooper. Elite snowtroopers were given the DLT-20A blaster rifle as a replacement for the E-11, and two stun grenades. Snowtroopers commonly employed E-Web repeating blasters.

Appearances



 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Trooper
 * River of Chaos
 * Entrenched
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (novel)
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Shadows of the Empire video game
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars: Force Commander
 * Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy