Changes: House Trooper

Revision as of 11:54, 28 September 2015

Duneii-troopers — Heavy Troopers as depicted in the Computergame Dune 2

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.

Troop 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.

Other Troop Types mentioned:

Assassins
Bene Gesserit Guard
Crack Troops
Cymeks
Detectors
Face Dancer Guard
Fedaykin Guard
fishspeakers
Fremen Legions
Futars
Guardians
Guardian Sisters
Guild Mercenaries
Imperial Bodyguard
Ixian Guard
Handlers
House Guard
Litter-carriers
Muad'dib Guards
Patrol
Priest Guardians of Tleilax
Royal Guard
Sardaukar Troopers
Scouts
Searchers
Ship guards
soldier spies
suburban patrol
Suspensor elite
swordmen
Vanguard

Common Elements of the House Trooper Uniform

The House Troopers wore a uniform consisting of watchcap, 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 and night-lenses and emergency transmitter and occasionally with crests, filters, gas masks or visors.Armored Squads could also wear a heavier Battle garb of Plasteel armor.

Uniforms of the Empire

Faction	Colors	Symbol and emblems
House Atreides	Black, Green and White later: Black, Green, White and Gold	Red Hawk, Crossed Swords later: Moon /Fist
House Corrino	Black-grey/Bronze and gold	Golden Lion/Lion Claws
House Ginaz	Khaki/white	Crossed Swords
House Harkonnen	Blue/Orange	Gryphon/Ram
House Metulli	Red, White and Brown	Rose
House Moritani	White and Blue/Yellow	Platinum Horsehead
House Ordos	White/Green	Crossed Bones and Ivy/Serpent on a Book
House Vernius	Silver/White	purple-and-copper helix
Bene Gesserit Guard	light grey	Library Key Symbol/Three Waves
Bene Tleilax Guard	White/yellow	Scarabaeus
Fish Speakers	White/Blue/Black and Gold/ Black and Green	Moon and Fist/Red Hawk

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 == Troop Types ==
-Regular troop types included the common footman, armored squads, 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 [[sword]]men, armed with [[blades]], and, for support, [[dartgun]]s or [[needle projector]]s.Gunners operated armored [[groundcar]]s, Cannons, Launchers and large heavy duty [[Lasgun]]s.
+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 [[sword]]men, armed with [[blades]], and, for support, [[dartgun]]s or [[needle projector]]s.Gunners operated armored [[groundcar]]s, Cannons, Launchers and large heavy duty [[Lasgun]]s.
 Other Troop Types mentioned:
 *[[Assassin]]s
+*Bene Gesserit Guard
+*Crack Troops
+*[[Cymek]]s
 *Detectors
+*[[Face Dancer]] Guard
+*Fedaykin Guard
+*[[fishspeakers]]
+*[[Fremen]] Legions
+*[[Futar]]s
+*Guardians
+*Guardian Sisters
+*Guild Mercenaries
+*Imperial Bodyguard
+*Ixian Guard
+*[[Handlers]]
 *House Guard
+*[[Litter-carriers]]
+*Muad'dib Guards
 *Patrol
+*Priest Guardians of [[Tleilax]]
+*Royal Guard
+*[[Sardaukar]] Troopers
 *Scouts
+*Searchers
 *Ship guards
+*soldier spies
 *suburban patrol
 *Suspensor elite
+*swordmen
 *Vanguard