Snowtrooper

Snowtroopers, also known as Cold Assault Stormtroopers, are Imperial Stormtroopers trained to operate in arctic climates.

Snowtrooper armor is well suited to the climate extremes of the arctic environments that the troopers must work in. Unlike other troopers, Snowtroopers wear a white rugged thermal body glove instead of a black one to provide better camouflage. Over this is an eighteen-piece outer shell altered to include more powerful heating and personal environment units, and an airtight fabric oversuit for additional protection from the cold.

To facilitate breathing in extremely cold or dangerous atmospheres, a breather hood covers the Snowtrooper's faceplate and feeds into the suit liner. Each trooper is equipped with terrain-grip boots, a standard utility belt containing high-tension wire, grappling hooks, ion flares, additional blaster ammunition, a survival kit, and ration packs. Their helmets have built-in polarized snow goggles.

Near the center of the chestplate are all of the controls for the completely self-sufficient troopers' life support systems. These include an external temperature monitor, power cell monitor, and the controls for the suit's heater. The troopers' backpacks house the main heating unit, main power cell, communications unit, and a homing beacon. The pack also has the ability to work as a power source for other equipment.

Snowtroopers can survive up to two weeks in even the harshest frozen environments on their internal suit power and supplies. Snowtroopers are armed with the standard issued E-11 Blaster Rifle, SE-14r Light Repeating Blaster, two concussion grenades, and one fragmentation grenade. Elite snowtroopers are given the DLT-20A Blaster Rifle as a replacement for the E-11 and two stun grenades. Snowtroopers commonly employ E-Web Heavy Repeating Blasters. =Sources=
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