Stormtrooper armor/Legends

Stormtroopers wear distinctive white plastoid body armor. It is equipped with several useful features.

Protective Measures
The most obvious function of the armor is protection against weapons fire and battlefield hazards. The armor, and the bodyglove worn beneath, is designed to disperse the energy of a blaster bolt and insulate the wearer, lessening injury. Although standard armor is not intended to make the wearer immune to blaster fire, it can deflect low-powered bolts. It also deflects stun beams, and serves as protection against explosions and shrapnel.

Environmental Protection
Stormtrooper armor is fitted with air filters, and can even protect the wearer against vacuum for a limited time. A back-mounted tank contains 20 minutes of emergency oxygen. The aforementioned bodyglove also provides limited thermal protection.

Communications
A comlink is installed in the helmet. (A vocoder is also included, to enable the wearer to speak while wearing the helmet.) A squad's communications frequency cycles every few seconds, to make interception more difficult. The frequency data in the comlink is automatically deleted if a helmet is removed without first pressing a control stud.

The armor also contains friend-or-foe recognition circuitry.

Vision
The helmet's visor is flash-shielded, and provides nightvision. A "Multi-Frequency Targeting and Acquisition System" (MFTAS) uses holographic processing to cancel out obscuring features like smoke. The helmet's viewscreen can also link up to a blaster, allowing for computer-assisted targeting.

Utility Belt
Stormtroopers are also equipped with a utility belt.

Rank
Rank is indicated with colored pauldrons.