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| - Imperial Army Special Missions troopers were the successors of the Republic Outland Regions Security Force's Special Tactics troopers. The most common type of Special Missions trooper was the sharpshooter followed by engineers. Sharpshooters had greater accuracy with a blaster than normal troopers and were trained to "reach out and touch" the enemy at long distances. Each sharpshooter was also given the basics of demolition and expected to master a variety of skills necessary for accomplishing their unorthodox mission, including first aid and vehicle repair. Sharpshooter squads consisted of nine troopers and one sergeant, with a "brevet corporal" chosen based on the needs of the mission, however each trooper was expected improvise and proceed with the mission should both NCOs be eliminated. In addition to their blaster rifles practically every sharpshooter squad included a light repeating blaster, despite the fact such equipment was not on their official order of battle. Engineers were trained to creatively apply explosives to nearly any situation, allowing them to get into, go around or go over just about anything. As the only Imperial technicians directly involved in combat, engineers were also expected operate, repair or dismantle any piece of equipment they came across, from blasters to repulsorlifts. Engineer squads consisted of nine troopers and one sergeant, with one of the troopers being a demolition expert with previous experience as a sharpshooter, making him the most dangerous individual in the squad. In terms of equipment there was no standard load-out for engineer squads and used they could get their hands on, from portable sensor arrays to thermal detonators and medpacs, whether they went through official channels or not to procure it.
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