Targeting computer linkup helmet
A targeting computer linkup helmet,[3] also known as a targeting and tracking computer linkup helmet[4] and a computerized gunnery helmet[5] was a combat helmet used by Imperial gunners.[4] The helmets assigned in weapons targeting,[3] and were worn by gunners assigned to the first Death Star[4] and gunners serving onboard torpedo spheres.[5]
The helmet was cast from neutral alloy armor,[6] and offered protection for the gunner during combat operations.[1] The clamshell design included a polarized filter to protect the gunner's eyes from blinding flashes caused by weapons discharges, and the eye slit was used to display tracking data for the wearer.[7] The helmets were also equipped with macrobinocular viewplates and sensor arrays to assist in the gunner in tracking fast-moving targets.[1]
Behind the scenes
During production of Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the nickname for the Death Star gunners' helmets was "beetle helmets."[6]
Appearances
- Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi
Sources
- Imperial Sourcebook
- Death Star Technical Companion
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- The Movie Trilogy Sourcebook
- Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Death Star Technical Companion, Second Edition
- Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope, Second Edition
- Lords of the Expanse (as computerized gunnery helmet)
Imperial gunner in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Imperial Sourcebook
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Galaxy Guide 1: A New Hope
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Death Star Technical Companion
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Lords of the Expanse
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Imperial gunner in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide