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- "The latest from Sienar!"
"Rocket launchers?"
"Shoulder-fire. Very expensive." - ―Hondo Ohnaka and Ahsoka Tano
The RPS-6 rocket launcher,[6] also known as the Sienar shoulder-launched missile,[7] was a model of missile launcher manufactured by Sienar Fleet Systems. They were the main model of infantry-portable shoulder-fired rocket launcher used in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.[1] During the Ambush on Rugosa, Clone Lieutenant Thire fired a rocket from a RPS-6 rocket launcher to cause a rockfall and destroy a group of droidekas attacking Jedi Grand Master Yoda.[2] It was also used by IG-100 MagnaGuards.[3]
During the Battle of Umbara, the clone troopers of the 501st Legion used these rocket launchers against the Umbaran Militia's Impeding Assault Tanks.[8]
During the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker paid Hondo Ohnaka to gun-run some rocket launchers to Onderon to be used by the rebels against HMP droid gunships during the Battle of Onderon. After delivering ten rocket launchers, Saw, Steela, and some members of the Onderon rebels used them to destroy the remaining gunships.[4]
The Galactic Empire's rocket stormtroopers were equipped with them.[5]
Appearances[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
"Tipping Points" - The Clone Wars Episode Guide on StarWars.com (backup link) (First identified as Sienar shoulder-launched missile)- Star Wars Helmet Collection 23 (Databank A-Z: Hassk Triplets–Holograms)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 24 (Weapons & Uniforms: Terror of the IG-100s)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 38 (Helmets: Commander Thire; Highlights of the Saga: Ambush on Rugosa)
- Star Wars Helmet Collection 45 (Weapons & Uniforms: Republic Pilots) (Picture only)
- Rise of the Separatists
- Star Wars: Legion – Phase I Clone Troopers Upgrade Expansion (Card: RPS-6 Phase I Trooper)
- Coruscant Guard in the Databank (backup link)
- RPS-6 Rocket Launcher in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as RPS-6 rocket launcher)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rise of the Separatists
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ambush"
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Lair of Grievous"
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Tipping Points"
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- ↑ RPS-6 Rocket Launcher in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Tipping Points Episode Gallery on StarWars.com (backup link) (Image 12 caption)
- ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The General"
