Jetpacks featured built-in warheads, which would cause devastating blasts against enemy units, and a utility belt to carry extra equipment. They also wore macrobinoculars on their helmets and carried special communications equipment to relay key tactical information.Īerial recon troopers used the DC-15S blaster carbine as a compact alternative to the standard-issue DC-15A blaster rifle. These clone troopers were often tasked with scouting out the enemy position on the battlefield. In addition to being outfitted in white Phase I armor, with light and dark green designs to mark their squad affiliation, aerial recon troopers wore jetpacks on their backs for aerial maneuverability. Advanced Recon Force troopers, or simply ARF troopers, were specialized clone troopers that carried out short-range reconnaissance for Jedi Generals and clone commanders. They would monitor approaching Separatist forces from the air and relay target positions to a team on the ground that was assigned to assault specific enemy units.Īn aerial recon trooper was assigned to Bantha Squad to assist in pinpointing and attacking Hailfire droids in advancing Separatist Droid Army groups. Aerial recon troopers were used by the Grand Army of the Republic in response to key enemy threats to clone platoons.
