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Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide
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Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide is a 2014 Legends guidebook written by Daniel Wallace and published by becker&mayer!. The book is in the style of an in-universe book on the procedures and tactical guidelines for the Imperial Military. It is bundled with a motorized case with lights and sounds, an introductory note from Luke Skywalker, and a specially designed die-cast Imperial military medal. The book is also available by itself.
Pre-orders were supposed to start on July 1, 2014. However, a customer-service message from becker&mayer! later implied that the book would be available for pre-order on their website around September 1. It was released on October 14, 2014.
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Facts
- Title
- Star Wars: Imperial Handbook:
- A Commander's Guide
- Author
- Daniel Wallace
- Illustrator
- Chris Reiff
- Chris Trevas
- Joe Corroney
- John Van Fleet
- Maciej Rebisz
- Russell Walks
- Velvet Engine Studio
- Publisher
- becker&mayer!
- Released
- October 14, 2014
- Pages
- 160
- Dimensions
- 30.48 × 33.78 × 10.16 cm (Box)
- 15.56 × 21.59 cm (Book)
- Isbn
- 9781603803403
Who turns up here
Characters: 46
- Gial Ackbar
- Wedge Antilles
- Martio Batch
- Garm Bel Iblis
- Chewbacca
- Airen Cracken
- Cradossk
- Cronal
- Bren Derlin
- Jan Dodonna
- Hiram Drayson
- Soontir Fel
- Boba Fett (first identified)
- Jango Fett
- Borsk Fey'lya
- Grievous (mentioned only)
- Bevel Lemelisk
- Xamuel Lennox
- Umak Leth
- Crix Madine
- Rom Mohc
- Kasan Moor
- Mon Mothma
- Conan Antonio Motti
- Arhul Narra
- Nyrox
- Bail Prestor Organa
- Oxenbrigg (first mentioned)
- Enos Ozzel (first mentioned)
- Kendal Ozzel
- Ruthbert Ozzel (first mentioned)
- Judder Page
- Palpatine
- Firmus Piett
- Carlist Rieekan
- Nala Se
- Raith Sienar
- Luke Skywalker
- Han Solo
- Leia Organa Solo
- Cassio Tagge
- Wilhuff Tarkin
- Mak Tennar (first mentioned)
- TX-5532 (first mentioned)
- Darth Vader
- Maximilian Veers
Species: 24
Planets: 81
- Ailon
- Balmorra
- Carida
- Chardaan
- Commenor
- Alderaan
- Atrisia
- Brentaal IV
- Chandrila
- Corellia
- Corulag
- Coruscant
- Dentaal
- Kuat
- Ralltiir
- Dankayo
- Tython
- Dorin
- Edan II
- Fondor
- Nal Hutta
- Nar Shaddaa
- Sriluur
- Toydaria
- Immalia
- Kamino
- Lasan
- Contruum
- Kaal
- Kashyyyk
- Kothlis
- Naboo
- Ord Mantell
- Talay
- Tomark II
- Vogel 7
- Mittoblade
- Barkhesh
- Bespin
- Christophsis
- Concord Dawn
- Dac
- Dagobah
- Dantooine
- Doshan (first mentioned)
- Drongar
- Endor
- Fangol
- Felucia
- Geonosis
- Golrath
- Hoth
- Isis
- Jabiim
- Jaemus
- Javin
- Kabaira
- Kessel
- Korphir
- Malachor V
- Mandalore
- Mustafar
- Nishr
- Ootoola
- Ord Torrenze
- Orto Plutonia
- Turkana
- Polis Massa
- Prefsbelt IV
- Ryloth
- Shaum Hii
- Spuma
- Sullust
- Tatooine
- Brigia
- Vergesso Asteroids
- Raithal
- Yavin 4
- Ringo Vinda
- Tierfon
- Yinchorr
Places: 25
- Carida Academy
- Salline (first mentioned)
- Guildhead's Way (first mentioned)
- Corulag Academy
- Coruscani Pilot Institute
- Imperial Palace
- ISB Central Office
- Jedi Temple
- Tipoca City
- Kepitenochan
- Tak Base
- Dantooine base
- Golrath Station
- Echo Base
- Imperial Naval Academy
- Raithal Academy (first pictured)
- Tierfon Rebel Outpost
- Imperial Royal Guard Academy
- The Squall
- IM-455 modular garrison (first identified)
- IM-8005 shield projector garrison (first mentioned)
- IM-A-761 oceanic garrison (first mentioned)
- IM-S-653 orbital garrison (first mentioned)
- IM-X-981 hostile-environment garrison (first mentioned)
- Medical bay
Galaxy: 37
- The galaxy
- Core Worlds
- Praxlis system
- Deep Core
- Odik system
- Hutt Space
- Mid Rim
- Outer Rim Territories
- Corporate Sector
- Dreighton Nebula
- Feswe Corridor
- Gaulus sector
- Pakuuni sector
- Qeimet system
- Tion Cluster
- Unknown Regions
- Imperial Center Oversector
- Corellian Oversector
- Sector 3
- Sector 4
- Sector 5
- Sector 6
- Immalia Oversector
- Bright Jewel Oversector
- Relgim Oversector
- Quelii Oversector
- Gordian Reach Oversector
- Maldrood Oversector
- Trans-Nebular Oversector
- Tolonda Oversector
- Sarin Oversector
- Pallis Oversector
- Dustig Oversector
- Greater Seswenna
- Javin Oversector
- Tapani Oversector
- Oversector Outer
Starships: 56
- Kuat Drive Yards Orbital Array
- Fondor Shipyards
- Imdaar Alpha research station
- Vergesso Base
- Acclamator-class assault ship
- CR90 corvette
- Strike-class medium cruiser
- Gozanti-class cruiser
- EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate
- Immobilizer 418 cruiser
- Mon Calamari Star Cruiser
- MC80 Home One type Star Cruiser
- Independence
- Sentinel-class landing craft
- Gamma-class assault shuttle
- Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
- Viscount (first mentioned)
- Imperial-class Star Destroyer
- Imperial I-class Star Destroyer
- Accuser
- Flanchard
- Inferno
- Tyrant
- Superlaser Star Destroyer
- Conqueror
- Interdictor-class Star Destroyer
- Venator-class Star Destroyer
- Victory I-class Star Destroyer
- Victory II-class Star Destroyer
- BTL Y-wing starfighter
- BTL-A4 Y-wing starfighter
- V38 assault fighter
- T-65 X-wing starfighter
- Super Star Destroyer
- Arc Hammer
- Eclipse-class dreadnought
- Executor-class Star Dreadnought
- Executor
- Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer
- TIE Advanced prototype (first mentioned)
- TIE Advanced x1
- TIE/ag "Aggressor" Starfighter
- TIE Hunter
- TIE/ph "Phantom" Multi-Role Stealth Starfighter
- TIE/br boarding shuttle
- TIE/d "Defender" Multi-Role Starfighter
- TIE/IN interceptor
- TIE/ln space superiority starfighter
- TIE/sa bomber
- TIE/sh VIP shuttle
- Torpedo Sphere
- GR-75 medium transport
- Y-85 Titan dropship
- Death Star II
- DS-1 Orbital Battle Station
- World Devastator
Vehicles: 22
- T-47 airspeeder
- Snowspeeder
- TIE crawler
- HAVw A6 Juggernaut
- Imperial troop transport
- Imperial-class 1-H repulsortank (first identified)
- 74-Z speeder bike
- BARC speeder
- Aquatic Terrain Armored Transport
- All Terrain Anti Aircraft
- All Terrain Armored Transport
- All Terrain Construction Transport
- All Terrain Defense Pod (first appearance)
- All Terrain Missile Platform
- All Terrain Personal Transport
- All Terrain Recon Transport
- All Terrain Scout Transport
- All Terrain Tactical Enforcer
- Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery
- Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery
- SPHA-F (first mentioned)
- Waveskimmer
Organizations: 203
- Jaemus shipyards
- Ailon Nova Guard
- Alliance to Restore the Republic
- Alliance Intelligence
- Alliance Military
- Alliance High Command
- Page's Commandos
- Alliance Starfighter Corps
- Starfighter Command
- Red Squadron
- Rogue Squadron
- Arakyd Industries
- BlasTech Industries
- Borstel Galactic Defense
- Bothan Spynet
- Bounty Hunters' Guild
- Confederacy of Independent Systems
- Eksoan
- Galactic Empire
- Bureau of Ships and Services (first identified)
- Commission for the Preservation of the New Order
- CompForce
- Art (COMPNOR) (indirect mention)
- Office of the Emperor
- Imperial Intelligence
- Adjustments
- Analysis Bureau
- Cryptanalysis
- Interrogation
- Media
- Signal
- Tech
- Bureau of Operations
- Assassination
- Destabilization
- Diplomatic Services
- Infiltration
- Renik
- Surveillance
- Inquisitorius
- Intelligence
- External Communications
- Sedition
- Internal Organization Bureau
- Sector Plexus
- Ubiqtorate
- Imperial Military
- Imperial Army
- Army Command
- Engineering squad
- Heavy weapons squad
- Heavy weapons repulsorlift squad
- Line squad
- Repulsorlift squad
- Scout lance
- Armor platoon
- Artillery line (first identified)
- Assault platoon
- Heavy weapons repulsorlift platoon
- Line platoon
- Repulsorlift platoon
- Scout platoon
- Special missions platoon
- Attack armor company
- Breakthrough armor company
- Artillery battery
- Assault company
- Drop company
- Line company
- Scout troop (first identified)
- Armor battalion
- Artillery battalion
- Assault battalion
- Line battalion
- Repulsorlift battalion
- Special missions battalion
- Armor regiment
- Artillery regiment
- Assault regiment
- Line regiment
- Repulsorlift regiment
- Armored battlegroup (first identified)
- Line battlegroup
- Mobile battlegroup
- Reinforced battlegroup (first identified)
- Armor corps
- Atrisian corps
- Line corps
- Mobile corps
- Army
- Sector army
- Systems army
- Assault Armor Division
- Ground support wing
- Imperial Maritime Division (first identified)
- Imperial Army trooper
- Vehicle Command Crewer (first identified)
- 1st Tapani Assault Battlegroup
- 71st Elite Mechanized Assault Group
- 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps (first identified)
- Lightning Squadron
- Imperial Hammers Elite Armor Unit (first identified)
- Thundering Herd
- Imperial Department of Military Research
- Imperial Engineering Corps
- Imperial High Command
- Imperial Navy
- Naval Command
- Fleet Support Branch
- Engineering Division
- Technical Services Division (first identified)
- Flight Branch
- Imperial gunner
- Line Branch
- Support Service Branch
- Assault fleet
- Bombard fleet
- Deepdock fleet
- Superiority fleet
- Support fleet
- Attack line
- Heavy attack line
- Pursuit line
- Recon line
- Skirmish line
- Troop line
- Battle squadron
- Bombard squadron
- Heavy squadron
- Light squadron
- Force escort (first identified)
- Force superiority (first identified)
- Force support (first identified)
- Force technical services
- System bombard
- Transport force
- Imperial Navy Trooper
- Imperial Survey Corps
- TIE pilot
- 128th TIE Interceptor Squadron
- Imperial Military Police
- Imperial Surgical Corps
- Stormtrooper Corps
- Stormtrooper Command
- Stormtrooper
- Aquatic assault stormtrooper
- Bomb squad stormtrooper
- Coruscant Guard
- Emperor's Royal Guard
- Hazard stormtrooper (first identified)
- Imperial Marines
- Jumptrooper
- Incinerator stormtrooper (first identified)
- Novatrooper
- Radiation zone assault trooper
- Scout trooper
- Shadow stormtrooper
- Snowtrooper
- Storm commandos
- Wetland assault stormtrooper (first identified)
- Zero-G assault stormtrooper
- 501st Legion
- Negastrike platoon (first mentioned)
- Tango Company
- Imperial Security Bureau
- Enforcement
- Internal Affairs
- Interrogation
- Investigations
- Re-Education
- Surveillance
- Imperial Senate
- Galactic Republic
- Galactic Senate
- Delegation of 2000
- Loyalist Committee
- Grand Army of the Republic
- Clone trooper
- Clone jet trooper
- Judicial Department
- Republic Intelligence
- Republic Navy
- Rocket-Jumper Elite Advance Unit
- Incom Corporation
- Industrial Automaton
- Isu-Sim
- Jedi Order
- Jedi
- Koensayr Manufacturing
- Kuat Drive Yards
- Mon Calamari Knights
- Phylon Transport
- Rebaxan Columni
- Rothana Heavy Engineering
- Santhe/Sienar Technologies
- Sienar Fleet Systems
- Sith Empire
- Speizoc Arms
- Tagge Company
- Taim & Bak
- Core News Digest
- Imperial HoloVision
- TriNebulon News
Events: 31
- Mandalorian Wars
- Battle of Malachor V
- Battle of Malachor
- Cold War
- Clone Wars (mentioned only)
- First Battle of Geonosis (mentioned only)
- Battle of Christophsis (mentioned only)
- Battle of Ringo Vinda
- Showdown on Coruscant
- Operation: Knightfall
- Declaration of a New Order
- Order 66
- Reconquest of the Rim
- Humiliation of Barkhesh (first mentioned)
- Sundering of Slession
- Battle of Nar Shaddaa
- Battle on Doshan (first mentioned)
- Pacification of Salline (first mentioned)
- Galactic Civil War
- Fighting on Immalia
- Fresian campaign
- Battle of Turkana
- Operation Strike Fear
- Dissolution of the Imperial Senate
- Battle of Yavin
- Battle of the Corridor
- Mission to the Arc Hammer
- Mission to Mustafar
- Battle of Hoth
- Battle of Endor
- Starfighter combat
Technology: 66
- Phase I dark trooper
- Phase II Dark Trooper
- Phase III dark trooper
- MSE-6 series repair droid
- Viper probe droid
- RA-7 protocol droid
- R-4 recon droid
- Terror Trooper
- ARC caster
- Assault cannon
- Binders
- Blaster pistol
- Blaster rifle
- E-11 blaster rifle
- R-88 Suppressor riot rifle
- E-Web heavy repeating blaster
- Blaster cannon
- Class-4T3 power generator
- Cloaking device
- Code cylinder
- C1 personal comlink (first identified)
- Concussion rifle
- Deflector shield generator
- SLD-26 planetary shield generator
- Flamethrower
- Oppressor flamethrower
- Force pike
- G-003 Tri-Tracker
- Grappling hook
- Concussion grenade
- Flash grenade
- Grenade launcher
- Harpoon and tow cable
- Hyperdrive
- C-136
- Jetpack
- Hush-About AJP-400 (first identified)
- SB-920 laser cannon
- Lightsaber
- Medpac
- Missile
- Concussion missile
- Missile launcher
- MiniMag shoulder-launched proton torpedo launcher
- Mortar
- Power cell
- Repeating blaster
- Sensor globe
- Superlaser
- Concave Dish Composite Beam Superlaser
- Omega Frost
- Conductor tower
- Orbital nightcloak
- Shock Drum
- Star Forge
- Visual electromagnetic intensifier
- Thermal detonator
- XX-9 heavy turbolaser
- v-188 Penetrator
- Vibroblade
- Phase I clone trooper armor
- Stormtrooper armor
- Epaulet
- Imperial officer's uniform
- Medal of Valor
- Rank insignia plaque
Lore: 13
Media: 5
Everything else: 231
- Beetle
- Astromech droid
- R-series
- Battle droid
- Dark Trooper
- Probe droid
- Protocol droid
- Rout of Spuma (first mentioned)
- Lasan Suppression (first mentioned)
- Ash Ruination of New Plympto (first mentioned)
- Pliada di am Imperium
- Metellos Ring (first mentioned)
- Edan Base
- Imperial Classified Flight Yards (first mentioned)
- Sector M777
- Chiron Base
- Arakka (first mentioned)
- Chief of Intelligence
- Commander-in-Chief
- Bounty hunter
- Cold Coil (first mentioned)
- Commander
- Dark side adept
- Engineer
- Coalition for Progress
- Imperial Academy
- Sector Naval Academy
- Imperial CompLink
- Captain
- Sergeant
- General
- Major General
- Colonel
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Major
- Lieutenant
- Squad
- Platoon
- Company
- Armor company
- Battalion
- Regiment
- Battlegroup
- Corps
- Imperial Army Special Missions trooper
- Imperial commando
- Black Banthas (first mentioned)
- Whelmer Stampede (first mentioned)
- Imperial Diplomatic Corps
- Sector Group
- Fleet
- Line
- Squadron
- Systems force
- Imperial Exploration Corps
- Fleet Admiral
- Admiral
- Commodore
- Systems admiral
- Senior Commander
- Junior Commander
- Senior Lieutenant
- Junior Lieutenant
- Midshipman
- Legion
- Magma stormtrooper (first identified)
- Riot stormtrooper (first identified)
- Sandtrooper
- Sergeant Major
- High Colonel
- 501st Central Garrison (first mentioned)
- Senator
- Moff
- New Order
- Merchant Galactic
- King
- Kitel Phard Dynasty
- Law enforcement agency
- Ozzel family
- Pilot
- Pirate
- Privateer
- Sepma
- Smuggler
- Technician
- Warlord
- Airspeeder
- Bomber
- Capital ship
- Corvette
- Cruiser
- Freighter
- Frigate
- Golan Ribbon tanker (first mentioned)
- Landspeeder
- Repulsortank
- Imperial-class repulsortank
- Shuttle
- Star Destroyer
- Ajax (first identified)
- Formidable (first identified)
- Victory-class Star Destroyer
- Speeder bike
- Starfighter
- Submarine
- TIE series
- Transport
- Walker
- Hammer 6 (first mentioned)
- Hammer 8 (first mentioned)
- Warship
- Battle station
- Expeditionary Battle Planetoid
- Blaster
- Bunker-buster
- Cockpit
- Comlink
- Deflector shield
- Droid
- Electromagnetic pulse
- SS-Mobile-tech flamethrower (first mentioned)
- Flare
- Flechette
- Floodlight
- Gravity well projector
- Grenade
- Concussion grenade launcher
- HoloNet
- Hypercomm
- SSP06 hyperdrive generator
- Interdiction field
- Ion cannon
- MS-1 ion cannon
- Laser cannon
- Laser cutter
- Mass-driver cannon
- Concussion missile launcher
- Moisture vaporator
- MobileMortar-3
- NewsNet
- Brentaal Trade News
- Particle shield
- Personal energy shield
- Plasma disruptor
- Proton rocket
- Proton torpedo
- Rail charge
- Ray shield
- Ray shield generator
- Reactor
- SFS-CR27200 hypermatter reactor
- Solar ionization reactor
- Rebreather
- Repulsorlift
- S-foils
- Satellite
- Scope
- SD-48 survival backpack (first identified)
- Sensor
- Sensor suite
- Space mine
- Sublight engine
- 30-5 sublight engine
- Superweapon
- Mass Shadow Generator
- Metal-Crystal Phase Shifter
- Shawken Device
- Taser stave
- Tractor beam
- Tractor beam projector
- Turbolaser
- D6 turbolaser
- Twin ion engine
- Vibroknife
- Vocoder
- Alien
- Armor
- Armory
- Asteroid
- Atmosphere
- Attack Pattern Abbadon (first mentioned)
- Attack Pattern Tartarus (first mentioned)
- Baradium
- Body glove
- Candorian plague
- Cloning
- Crystal
- Stygium
- Cyborg
- Detention area
- Durasteel
- Duravlex
- Fete Week
- Flash-learning
- Formation Aleph (first mentioned)
- Formation Besh (first mentioned)
- Fungus
- Mushroom
- Ground warfare
- Guerilla warfare
- Holothriller
- Humanoid
- Hypermatter
- Immunity sphere (indirect mention)
- Imperial Execution Logs (first mentioned)
- Imperial Naval Code
- Imperial military uniforms
- Meter
- IMQ-54544-XX-07 Security Clearance Black DS-1 Orbital Battle Station (first appearance)
- Innovations in Imperial Naval Tactics (first appearance)
- Kilometer
- Marrev testing (first mentioned)
- Moon
- Order of Battle
- Oversector
- Pauldron
- Phrik
- Plasteel
- Plastoid
- Propaganda
- Sector
- Scala score (first mentioned)
- Scoopball
- Space warfare
- Stygian-triprismatic polymer
- Swamp
- Tarkin Doctrine
- Thermal exhaust port
- Time
- Decade
- Standard week
Not in the archive: 5
- Mission to Vryssa (indirect mention)
- Army Officer Academy
- Stormtrooper Academy
- Cinderstaff (first mentioned)
- HX7 antipersonnel mine (first mentioned)
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