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Rocket packs were an aerial personal transportation device used across the the galaxy that differed technologically from jet packs.
Characteristics[]
Rocket packs were self-contained personal conveyances that created directed thrust by regulating the mixture of a large amount of combustible chemicals.[1] The units used premixed fuel and did not require oxygen to operate like jetpacks.[2] Because of this design, rocket packs were fully capable of operating in zero, low, or high atmosphere and provided a better "all-environment" flight capability as a result when compared to jetpacks, as the latter required atmosphere to operate.[1]
Typically, rocket packs were faster than jetpacks, although they were heavier and louder during operation.[1] Despite this, rocket packs offered comparable performance to jetpacks,[2] and were considered to be more reliable, leading to their use with military forces.[3] Rocket packs tended to be more expensive to purchase.[2]
Due to weight and size restrictions, rocket packs needed to use rapid-burning elements. This meant that rocket packs had limited flight duration. If rocket packs were ruptured or damaged, the unit was at risk of detonation due to the leaking of explosive chemicals.[1]
Rocket packs were most well known for being employed by the Rocket-Jumper Elite Advance Unit, who used the Zim Systems ROCKET personal rocket pack. Another type of rocket pack was used by rocket battle droids during the Clone Wars.
Appearances[]

Rocket battle droid
Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence"
- "Out Foxed"
"Elusive" — No Disintegrations
- Star Wars (1977) 33 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 2: Dark Encounters)
- Otherspace II: Invasion
"Tales of the Smoking Blaster" — Star Wars Gamemaster Handbook
- Crisis on Cloud City
- Star Wars (1977) 58 (recolorized in Star Wars: A Long Time Ago... Volume 4: Screams in the Void) (First appearance)
"One of a Kind" — Star Wars Adventure Journal 5 (reprinted in Hyperspace: The Official Star Wars Fan Club)
- Star Wars: Assault Team
Non-canon appearances[]
- Star Wars: Tiny Death Star (Mentioned only)
Sources[]
"Introducing: Boba Fett" — Bantha Tracks 5
- Cracken's Rebel Field Guide
- Galaxy Guide 10: Bounty Hunters
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology
- Alliance Intelligence Reports
- The DarkStryder Campaign
- Star Wars Gamemaster Screen, Revised
- Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game, Second Edition, Revised and Expanded
- Tales of the Jedi Companion
- Pirates & Privateers
- Player's Guide to Tapani
- Lords of the Expanse
- Rules of Engagement: The Rebel SpecForce Handbook
- Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear
- The Essential Guide to Weapons and Technology
- The Far Orbit Project
Arms & Equipment Guide Extras! on Wizards.com (original site is defunct)
Militaries of Star Wars (Pack: Commander Cody (212th Attack Battalion)) (backup link)