Clone heavy assault trooper
The clone heavy assault troopers, alternatively known as clone heavy troopers or anti-air clone troopers, functioned as heavy weapons experts within the Grand Army of the Republic throughout the duration of the Clone Wars.
Description
These clone heavy assault troopers were heavy weapon specialist that specialized in the operation of mobile, fixed weaponry. Frequently, clone heavy troopers were equipped with Merr-Sonn PLX-1 portable missile launchers, DC-15S blasters, V-1 thermal detonators, HX2 antipersonnel mines, along with other gear typically associated with ARC troopers. The heavy troopers were responsible for anti-vehicle, anti-airborne, and anti-armor roles within the Grand Army of the Republic. While not as robust as AT-TEs or LAATs, they provided ground forces with a degree of protection from vehicles and aerial threats. A related unit was the clone heavy gunner.
Certain Commanders, such as Commander Bacara, utilized clone heavy trooper armor, including features like cheek plating and Kamas.
History
In the early stages of the Clone Wars, anti-air clone troopers participated in the Decimator campaign alongside General Echuu Shen-Jon.
Captain Four-Nine led a heavy assault trooper platoon during the Battle of Haruun Kal.
Later in the war, clone heavy troopers belonging to the 501st Legion saw action on Mygeeto, Felucia, Kashyyyk, Utapau, and during Operation: Knightfall. Eventually, clone heavy troopers evolved into the heavy weapons specialists within the Imperial shock troopers.
Behind the scenes
Within Star Wars: Battlefront II, the clone soldiers designated as "heavy troopers" wore a white variant of the armor worn by Clone Commander Bacara of the Galactic Marines.