[Jester]

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

I get what you're saying, but I don't really agree. Death Troopers look like elite special-ops Stormtroopers and Shoretroopers look like they patrol sandy environments (not just because of the color of their armor). I agree that you can't really tell a Tanktrooper's purpose just from looking at his armor, but could you do that with the AT-AT driver? I can't think of any way for an armor design to really indicate that its wearer drives a tank.

I can't think that body armour would do much more than get in the way for a tank crewman.

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

Most of the old EU, and pretty much all of the new canon, seem to go with the idea that Stormtroopers are regular infantry.

Yes, as I've just spent the last page-and-a-half criticising.

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Originally Posted by Jeddostotle7

The official in-universe name for Snowtroopers is "Cold Weather Assault Stormtrooper", with "Snowtrooper" being a shorter informal name for that type of trooper.

Which is a remarkably silly idea. Like every Star Destroyer squadron just swans around the galaxy with a full assortment of specialists for every occasion, from Lava Troopers to Aqua Troopers and everything in-between...

ESB's "Snowtroopers" are commanded by an Army General. They're transported by Army AT-ATs, escorted by Army AT-STs and wear Army body armour. They're Army.