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They were incorporated into many units, one of them being the 501st Legion.

Jet troopers first saw action at the First Battle of Geonosis. Phase II jet trooper lacked these markings, instead having a darker tone with a green visor. Phase I jet troopers wore clone trooper armor with green markings. The Kaminoan resistance to the Galactic Empire utilized jet troopers as their primary infantry, but carried DC-15x sniper rifles as one of their primary weapons. They later adopted Phase II clone trooper armor.

The first wore standard Phase I clone trooper armor with the addition of a short-duration JT-12 jetpack. Two different types of jet trooper armors were in use during the Clone Wars. The troopers learned to incorporate their jetpacks in battlefield tactics, sometimes mounting ambushes like the Mandalorians who had trained them. They also carried V-1 thermal detonators. It also had a better cooling capacity so it could continue firing for a long period of time without overheating. They were also equipped with the DC-17 commando pistol, which was very powerful and accurate, especially for its size. Jet troopers were issued Merr-Sonn electromagnetic pulse launchers. The agility of the flying jet trooper made him difficult to hit and could ambush their enemies from behind. Jet troopers utilized their limited flight jetpacks to rapidly cover great distances and gain aerial advantage over their enemies. A Phase II jet trooper of the 501st Legion.Ĭlone jet troopers were part of the Grand Army of the Republic.