Systems Army-Two Sector Armies (294,912 troopers) led by a High Jedi General.Grand Army of the Republic-Ten Systems Armies and extra troopers (3,200,000 troopers) led by Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine.Unit structure Clone Quantities by Division and Rank As mobility was a key factor in the Grand Army's effectiveness, the military was outfitted with BARC speeders in order to provide the clones with increased operational range, speed, mobility, and firepower that were otherwise unavailable to foot soldiers. The AT-TE's six legs provided the walker with increased stability, but reduced the vehicle's overall speed. The principal battle tank of the Grand Army was the All Terrain Tactical Enforcer. The Grand Army of the Republic possessed various military vehicles to support its ground forces. Occasionally, due to accelerated aging, the Republic's clone troopers were reinforced with non-clone conscript squads. ARC troopers and clone commandos were considered elite units in the Grand Army due to their exceptional skills and specialized training. Other variants units like clone ordnance specialists and clone trooper pilots were specially trained for specific functions, such as bomb diffusion and flight, respectively. In addition to the rank-and-file soldier, the Grand Army consisted of numerous specialists, including environment-based units like clone cold assault troops and clone SCUBA troopers. " 200,000 units are ready, with a million more well on the way." ―Lama Su Ĭlone troopers comprised the Grand Army of the Republic throughout the Clone Wars.Ĭlone troopers served as infantry units in the Grand Army of the Republic. After Sidious declared himself Emperor of the Galactic Empire, the Grand Army of the Republic was absorbed by the New Order and reorganized into the Imperial Army, allowing the remaining clone troopers to serve as the first generation of stormtroopers. Through the machinations of Palpatine, revealed to the Jedi as the Sith Lord Darth Sidious, who was behind the war and deceiving both sides, the clones were ultimately forced to turn against their Jedi leaders, slaughtering them throughout the galaxy and inside the Jedi Temple as directed by Order 66. The Jedi Knights, having served as peacekeepers for a thousand years, became Jedi Generals when the Senate called on the Jedi Order to lead the Grand Army against the enemies of the Republic.įor three years, the Grand Army fought on all fronts across a war-torn galaxy, from the campaigns in the Outer Rim Territories to a Separatist attack on the Republic capital of Coruscant. As a result, the Grand Army of the Republic was formally established, comprising thousands of clone soldiers with millions more being developed in Kaminoan facilities by the start of the Clone Wars. As thousands of star systems joined the Separatist movement, the Galactic Senate invested wartime powers in Supreme Chancellor Sheev Palpatine. In addition to human clones, all grown from the bounty hunter Jango Fett's genetic template, the Grand Army consisted of various military vehicles for ground support, including AV-7 Anti-vehicle Artillery Cannons, BARC speeders, and All Terrain Tactical Enforcers.ĭuring the final years of the Republic, Jedi Master Sifo-Dyas contacted the government of Kamino to commission the creation of a clone army, convinced that the galaxy would be consumed by war. At the time of the Battle of Geonosis, the Galactic Republic activated tens of thousands of clone troopers to fight the Separatist Droid Army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. The Grand Army of the Republic ( GAR), also known as the Great Army of the Republic, the Republic Army, the Grand Army, the Galactic Army, or simply the clone army, was the army branch of the Republic Military throughout the duration of the Clone Wars. " As my first act with this new authority, I will create a Grand Army of the Republic to counter the increasing threats of the Separatists." ―Sheev Palpatine
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