Imperial Heavy Weapons Squads

Heavy Weapons Squads provide the organic, Company-level fire-support to the Imperial Army's infantry units. Trained in the use of both individual and crew served weapons, these men are common targets for enemy gunners and starfighters, so they must be strong not just of mind but of spirit.

These squads are organised along the same lines of a regular line squad, but they also carry two to three heavy weapons. In some units, these include missle and rocket launchers, light artillery peices, marksmen's rifles and other weapons. More typically, they consist of two, some times three, medium or heavy repeating blasters, with two medium repeaters being the most common. In some equipment-strapped sectors, heavy weapons squads are equipped with three or four light repeating blasters (by stripping these weapons from line squads), with the rest of the team carrying either a marksman's rifle or a grenade launcher.

While on paper they are usually organized into heavy weapons or heavy repulsor platoons, these squads are often directly attached to platoons in line, drop, or scout companies for firepower.

type:
DEX 3D
Blaster 4D+1: repeating 5D, Dodge 4D, Grenade 3D+1, Vehicle Blasters 3D+2, either Blaster Artillery or Missle Weapons 3D+2
KNOW 1D+1
Survival 2D+1
MECH 1D+1
Repulsorlift Operation 2D
PERC 2D
STR 3D+1
Brawling 4D
TECH 1D
Character Points 0-3
Move 10
Equipment
field armour and helmet (+1D phys/+2 en), utility belt, survival gear, helmet comlink, either a blaster rifle (5D) or a heavy weapon (if a crew served or missle weapon, trooper is issued a blaster pistol [4D])


When a heavy weapon's specialist reaches the top 2% in his field, he is often transfeered to special missions command. These squads are still suppling heavy firepower, but in conjunction with elite sharpshooter and engineer details. While they are listed as a heavy weapons squad, it is not unusual for at least some of the personnel to be sharpshooters. At this level, instead of heaving two weapons, it is not at all uncommon to find a third medium repeating blaster.

type:
DEX 3D
Blaster 5D: repeating 6D, Blaster Artillery 5D, Brawling Parry 3D+2, Dodge 4D+1, Grenade 3D+2, Melee Parry 3D+1, Missle Weapons 5D, Vehicle Blasters 4D+1
KNOW 2D
Survival 3D
MECH 2D+1
Repulsorlift Operation 3D
PERC 2D
Hide 4D, Search 4D
STR 3D+1
Brawling 4D
TECH 2D
Blaster Repair 3D
Character Points 5-7
Move 10
Equipment
Blaster pistol (4D), 2 concussion grenades (5D), utility belt, survival kit, blast plate and helmet (+1D phys/+2 en; helmet includes comlink), either a blaster rifle (5D) or heavy weapon (crew served weapons, such as repeating blasters, are usually topped with a night vision or macro sight).