Equipment Bundles

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Introduction

When a squad gears up for action, they should pull equipment from their squad arsenal, then gain mission-specific gear along with specialty items, all before they consider bringing personal equipment. This system works out a “Bundle” system where troopers can put together what they desire to bring on a mission. Some missions will allow so many bundles to be carried, some will prohibit certain bundles, and others might simply make choices for the character, or send them in with practically nothing.

Bundles are broken up into five types:

• Standard Squad Bundles – All members of a squad are assigned a bundle standard to their unit, representing materials they all carry in regards to their squad specialization.
• Mission Bundles – These basic gear packages are gathered by the Corps to match their most common mission assignments, profiles, and details.
• Terrain Bundles - For instances where the environment is hostile or simply exotic, the troopers may require specialized gear, as provided by these bundles.
• Duty Bundles – These gear packages are best suited to the various roles a character may perform for his squad.
• Weapon Bundles – These gear packages augment the weapons provided by the basic squad bundle, and are intended primarily for dangerous missions and military hardware specialists.

When gearing up for a mission, the standard procedure is to assign the standard squad bundle, a mission bundle and terrain bundle both chosen by the squad leader, a duty bundle (or weapon bundle for heavy weapon specialists) chosen by the trooper and approved by the squad leader. The trooper may then make a choice of a personal small arm, usually a blaster pistol, to take in addition to the above. Some missions may call for more or less choices, as determined by the squad leader and platoon commander.

Examples of Bundles

Squad Bundles

These bundles are usually similar to as follows:

• Unmarked weatherproof “sea bag” to store bundle
• Stormtrooper "SCOPE" Armor
• E-45 "SCOPE" Blaster Rifle with 5 blaster packs
• Vibro-Blade
• 3x Frag Grenades or 5x Flashbangs
• Comm Link Model XX
• Utility Belt (high-tension wire, grappling hooks, ion flares, etc)

Terrain Bundles

Cold Weather Gear

• Snowtrooper Armor
• Backpack
  • 2x Emergency Heat Pads (30 minutes of intense heat each)
  • Survival Kit
  • Food and Water Packs

Weapon Bundles

Sniper

• I77 "SCOPE" Plasma Sniper Rifle with 3 power packs
• Laser Rangefinder
• Macrobinoculars

Heavy Weapons Specialist (Grenade Weapons Certified)

• P88 "SCOPE" "Soulseeker" Heavy Rocket Launcher with 8 rockets
• Electronics and wiring kit
• Small tool kit
• Weapons diagnostic interface datapad
• Weapons repair kit

Combat Engineer

• DT-57 "Annihilator" Heavy Blaster Pistol
• 3 fragmentation grenades
• 3 explosive charges
• Large backpack
• Demolitions gear
• Light hand tools
• Wiring and sensor kits

Slicer

• Slicing Computer
• Military-grade datapad
• Planetary communications rig
• Droid repair kit
• Computer repair kit
• Diagnostics kit
• Lightweight tool kit

Scout

• Lightweight scout armor
• DT-57 "Annihilator" Heavy Blaster Pistol
• Light demolitions gear
• Survival kit
• Electronics tools

Vehicle Crewman

• Imperial Munitions HardRide helmet interface system
• Imperial Munitions Vehicle Inciter ignition cylinder
• Basic tool kit
• Personal access and control vehicle operator’s cylinder

Special Forces

• Storm Commando armor
• Stormtrooper II carbines
• Silenced projectile pistol
• Hieb & Stich knife
• Grenades
• Special Forces kit