Vehicle Command Crewer



Imperial Army pilots were the Galactic Empire's support personnel responsible for the operation and maintenance of a variety of vehicles, such as the AT-AT and AT-ST, within the Imperial Army.

Weaponry
Imperial Army pilots were usually unarmed, but on occasion, senior NCOs or officers would have a standard issue BlasTech SE-14R light repeating blaster and possibly even a Merr-Sonn V-6d mortar launcher.



Armor
Imperial Army pilots usually did not wear armor, due to protection given by Imperial vehicles, but the higher ranking NCOs and commissioned officers or those outside vehicles in combat zones were given light armor.

AT-AT pilots
Selected from hardened combat troopers, AT-AT pilots operated in the AT-AT. They were trained to feel invincible while in the armored vehicle, but they still wore their armor as a possible reminder of their combat history. Pilots sent to operate on snowy worlds such as Hoth, wore armor with a heating unit in case their AT-AT was downed, in order to survive in the cold. They were dressed completely in white with snow boots, a jumpsuit with pockets, and an armor vest with straps around their groin and legs. Their helmets had polarized snow goggles for enhanced visibility and were donned with an Imperial Army emblem in red. A computer on their chest armor heated their suit and helmet. They wore driving gauntlets with a ComLink for communication. These pilots were usually armed with a blaster pistol and grenades.

AT-ST pilots
AT-ST pilots operated the two-legged AT-ST, the pilots were trained to have an incredible sense of balance and terrain. They wore black boots with a black bottom and a grey jumpsuit with pockets. Their helmet was open-faced with a chinstrap. Goggles were attached by a strap to the back of the helmet, but some chose not to wear it. They wore limited shoulder and arm armor, and long black gauntlets. Both shoulder portions of their jumpsuit had the Imperial emblem in black. They also had harnesses around their shoulders and waist, and carry concussion grenades, a blaster pistol, a blaster rifle, emergency flares, ammo, a ComLink and two thermal detonators, which were coded with blank keys in case they fell into enemy hands. Because their armor was designed to allow unrestricted movement, they were only armored on their upper body and head. They wore a light chest armor plate under their jumpsuit. They were identical to Imperial Officers or Imperial commandos.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
 * The Last Command