House Trooper

The House Trooper was the common houseguard soldier in the Imperium.Every Major House had it's own army, formally independent from the Emperor's own military forces.

Trooper Types
Regular troop types included the common Infantry footman, armored squads, Technicians, personal guard and elite guard (or Pretorians) as well as shock troops and Support Troops.House Harkonnen also deployed specialized Hunters.In the Age of Shield-fighting the infantry were swordmen, armed with blades, and, for support, dartguns or needle projectors.Gunners operated armored groundcars, Cannons, Launchers and large heavy duty Lasguns.


 * Assassins
 * Crack Troops (colloquial for Elite or special OPS)
 * Detectors
 * Guardians
 * House Guard (Any armed House defense force)
 * Hunters
 * Patrol (Watch and police forces)
 * Scouts
 * Searchers
 * Ship guards (Deployed to defend Spacecraft and other large Aircraft or Boats)
 * soldier spies
 * suburban patrol (used as outer-city police forces)
 * Suspensor elite
 * Swordmen
 * Vanguard

Common Elements of the House Trooper Uniform
The House Troopers wore a uniform consisting of cap, tunic, Jacket, robe, trousers or shorts and boots or a one-piece working uniform in the color of their house or sometimes camouflage.A Trooper would also often wear a com-helmet.Com-helmets could be provided with helmet amplifiers,communicator, sun-glasses and night-lenses and emergency transmitter and occasionally with crests, filters, gas masks or visors.Armored Squads could also wear a heavier  Battle garb, Suit of Armor of Alloyglas or metal armor made of Plasteel.