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The term '''troop''' was used to denote relatively small military formations of [[Platoon/Legends|platoon]] or [[Company/Legends|company]] size, usually being used as an alternative to these terms with mobile or elite forces.

In the [[Grand Army of the Republic/Legends|Grand Army of the Republic]], it denoted a [[Platoon/Legends|platoon]]-strength unit in the [[Special Operations Brigade/Legends|Special Operations Brigade]], a group of 20 [[Clone commando/Legends|clone commandos]] organized in five [[Squad/Legends|squads]], with five such 20-man troops forming a [[Company/Legends|company]].

In the [[Imperial Army/Legends|Imperial Army]], however, the term troop was applied instead to a [[Company/Legends|company]]-strength scout unit, consisting of four platoons, with a total of and 116 infantry and forty [[Scout trooper/Legends|scout troopers]].

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==Behind the scenes==
In the real world, a [[Wikipedia:troop|troop]] is historically a unit of mounted soldiers, a subdivision of a cavalry [[Wikipedia:squadron|squadron]]. Today, it is used in various ways to denote units of troops who are not conventional infantry, but in general terms, a troop in the British armed forces is the equivalent of a platoon, with the squadron being a company-level formation, while in U.S. cavalry regiments, the troop is analogous to an infantry company, with the squadron being the battalion-level unit.

This difference in part accounts for the differing uses of "troop" in the ''[[Imperial Sourcebook]]'', the authors of which would seem to have all been American, and ''[[Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic]]'', where co-writer [[Karen Traviss]] is British, and has a military background. However, neither the [[Clone commando/Legends|clone commando]] troop nor the Imperial scout troop represents a subdivision of a squadron as is usual in the real world, with the standard terms "company" and "battalion" being used instead. The term "squadron" is found in Imperial scout formations, but it is used to denote much smaller units, the two-[[Squad/Legends|squad]] groups of biker scouts within each of a scout troop's four platoons.

==Appearances==
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*''[[Star Wars: The Old Republic]]''
*{{Film|I}}
*''[[Rogue Planet]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Way of the Apprentice]]''
*[[Outbound Flight (novel)|''Outbound Flight'']]
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Master of Disguise]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Shadow Trap]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Moment of Truth]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Changing of the Guard]]''
*''[[Jedi Quest: The Final Showdown]]''
*{{Film|II}}
*{{TCW|Supply Lines}}
*{{TCW|Ambush}}
*{{TCW|Duel of the Droids}}
*{{TCW|Bombad Jedi}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Lair of Grievous}}
*{{TCW|Defenders of Peace}}
*{{TCW|Blue Shadow Virus (episode)|Blue Shadow Virus}}
*{{TCW|Innocents of Ryloth}}
*{{TCW|Landing at Point Rain}}
*{{TCW|Weapons Factory}}
*{{TCW|Grievous Intrigue}}
*{{TCW|Voyage of Temptation}}
*{{TCW|ARC Troopers}}
*{{TCW|Heroes on Both Sides}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Pursuit of Peace}}
*{{TCW|Senate Murders}} {{Mo}}
*{{TCW|Counterattack}}
*{{TCW|Water War}}
*{{TCW|Shadow Warrior}}
*{{TCW|Darkness on Umbara}}
*{{TCW|The General (episode)|The General}}
*{{TCW|Carnage of Krell}}
*{{TCW|Shades of Reason}}
*{{TCW|The Unknown}}
*{{Film|III}}
*{{Film|IV}} {{1st}}
*{{Film|V}}
*{{Film|VI}}
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==Sources==
*''[[The Star Wars Sourcebook]]''
*''[[Galladinium's Fantastic Technology]]''
*''[[Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide]]''
*''[[Gundark's Fantastic Technology: Personal Gear]]''
*''[[Star Wars: Rebellion: Prima's Official Strategy Guide]]''
*''[[Guide to the Grand Army of the Republic]]'' {{1stm}}
*<!-- 2002/04/23 -->{{TCG|set=Attack of the Clones (TCG)|sformatted=''Attack of the Clones''|link=https://swtcg.com/Content/Images/Cards/AOTC/Republic_Assault_Ship.webp?v=2|cardname=Republic Assault Ship}}
*''[[Imperial Sourcebook]]''
*''[[The Clone Wars Campaign Guide]]''
*{{WizardsCite|url=default.asp?x=starwars/article/FringeStatPack|text=Fringe Stat Pack|int=Fringe Stat Pack|archivedate=20100228185551}}
*[[Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Edge of the Empire'' Core Rulebook]]
*{{SWE|characters|ackbar|Ackbar}}
*{{SWE|technology|atatwalker|All Terrain Armored Transport}}
*{{SWE|technology|attewalker|AT-TE walker}}
*{{SWE|characters|clonecommandercody|Clone Commander Cody}}
*{{SWE|technology|defoliatortank|DDT tank}}
*{{SWE|technology|gauntlet-fighter|Gauntlet fighter}}
*{{SWE|technology|hydroidmedusa|Hydroid Medusa}}
*{{SWE|technology|mtt|MTT}}
*{{SWE|technology|republiccruiser|Republic attack cruiser}}
*{{SWE|technology|republicgunship|Republic attack gunship}}
*{{SWE|technology|republicattackshuttle|Republic attack shuttle}}
*{{SWE|technology|republic-police-gunship|Republic police gunship}}
*{{SWE|groups|stormtroopers|Stormtroopers}}
*{{SWE|technology|trident|Trident drill assault craft}}
*{{SWE|technology|umbaranhovertank|Umbaran hover tank}}
*[[Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook|''Star Wars: Age of Rebellion'' Core Rulebook]]
*''[[Fly Casual]]''
*''[[Strongholds of Resistance]]''

==Notes and references==
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==External links==
*{{WP|Troop}}

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