Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide

Star Wars: Imperial Handbook:A Commander's Guide
Attribution information
Author(s)	Daniel Wallace
Illustrator(s)	Chris Reiff Chris Trevas Joe Corroney John Van Fleet Maciej Rebisz Russell Walks Velvet Engine Studio
Publication information
Publisher	becker&mayer!
Release date	October 14, 2014
Type	Hardcover
Pages	160
Dimensions	30.48 × 33.78 × 10.16 cm (Box) 15.56 × 21.59 cm (Book)
ISBN	9781603803403

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.

Publisher's summary

As the Galactic Empire expands, high-ranking officials from each branch of the Imperial Military have set down tactical guidelines and procedures for all newly ascending commanders. Set in-universe, this compendium of ordinance, mission reports, and Imperial philosophy was intercepted by members of the Rebel Alliance, some of whom also left commentary scribbled in the margins. Housed in a deluxe case that opens with lights and sounds, this never-before-seen Imperial Handbook is perfect for Star Wars fans—no matter which side of the Civil War they're on.

Development

In 2019, 3D artist Ansel Hsiao, known for his work in The Essential Guide to Warfare, complained that some of the artworks published on his website were reused without his consent by the illustrator Joe Corroney in Star Wars: Imperial Handbook: A Commander's Guide.

Continuity

Although it was released after April 2014's split of the canon/Legends continuities and the creation of the rule that any works released after that date are to be designated canon, becker&mayer! has confirmed that the Imperial Handbook is branded as Star Wars Legends, meaning it is not part of the current canon. Despite this, it does have references to canon material, such as the Lasan Suppression, the AT-DP and the TIE Advanced prototype. The propaganda posters Strength & Obedience, COMPNOR Recruitment, and Expose, Pursue, Destroy were also later reused in the 2016 canon reference book Star Wars Propaganda: A History of Persuasive Art in the Galaxy (although the last one was slightly modified when it later appeared in canon).

Media

Editions

• ISBN 9781603803403; October 14, 2014; becker&mayer!; US hardcover, deluxe box set edition
• ISBN 9781452145280; August 11, 2015; Chronicle Books; US hardcover

Cover gallery

Cover

Book Cover

Appearances

By type

Characters	Organisms	Droid models	Events	Locations
Organizations and titles	Sentient species	Vehicles and vessels	Weapons and technology	Miscellanea

Characters

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 as Unit A0050) 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

Organisms

Aiwha Arctic horny whelmer Beetle Blurrg Cracian thumper Dewback Exogorth Gelagrub Krakana Mynock Tauntaun

Droid models

Astromech droid R-series Battle droid Dark Trooper Phase I dark trooper Phase II Dark Trooper Phase III dark trooper MSE-6 series repair droid Probe droid Viper probe droid Protocol droid RA-7 protocol droid R-4 recon droid

Events

Manderon Period 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 Rout of Spuma (First mentioned) Humiliation of Barkhesh (First mentioned) Lasan Suppression (First mentioned) Sundering of Slession Ash Ruination of New Plympto (First mentioned) Battle of Nar Shaddaa Battle on Doshan (First mentioned) Pacification of Salline (First mentioned) Mission to Vryssa (Indirect mention only) 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

Locations

The galaxy Ailon Balmorra Carida Carida Academy Chardaan Commenor Core Worlds Alderaan Atrisia Brentaal IV Chandrila Salline (First mentioned) Guildhead's Way (First mentioned) Corellia Corulag Corulag Academy Coruscant Coruscani Pilot Institute Imperial Palace ISB Central Office Jedi Temple Pliada di am Imperium Dentaal Kuat Kuat Drive Yards Orbital Array Metellos Ring (First mentioned) Praxlis system (As Praxis) Ralltiir Dankayo Deep Core Odik system Tython Dorin Edan II Edan Base Fondor Fondor Shipyards Hutt Space Nal Hutta Nar Shaddaa Sriluur Toydaria Immalia Imperial Classified Flight Yards (First mentioned) Kamino Tipoca City Lasan Mid Rim Contruum Kaal Kashyyyk Kepitenochan Kothlis Naboo Ord Mantell Sector M777 Talay Tak Base Tomark II Chiron Base Vogel 7 Mittoblade Outer Rim Territories Barkhesh Bespin Christophsis Concord Dawn Corporate Sector Dac Dagobah Dantooine Dantooine base Doshan (First mentioned) Arakka (First mentioned) Dreighton Nebula Imdaar Alpha research station Drongar Endor Fangol Felucia Feswe Corridor Gaulus sector Geonosis Golrath Golrath Station Hoth Echo Base Isis Jabiim Jaemus Jaemus shipyards Javin Kabaira Kessel Korphir Malachor V Mandalore Mustafar Nishr Ootoola Ord Torrenze Orto Plutonia Pakuuni sector Turkana Polis Massa Prefsbelt IV Imperial Naval Academy Qeimet system Ryloth Shaum Hii Spuma Sullust Tatooine Tion Cluster Brigia Vergesso Asteroids Vergesso Base Raithal Raithal Academy (First pictured) Yavin 4 Ringo Vinda Tierfon Tierfon Rebel Outpost Unknown Regions Yinchorr Imperial Royal Guard Academy The Squall

Organizations and titles

Ailon Nova Guard Alliance to Restore the Republic Alliance Intelligence Chief of Intelligence Alliance Military Alliance High Command Commander-in-Chief Page's Commandos Alliance Starfighter Corps Starfighter Command Red Squadron Rogue Squadron Arakyd Industries BlasTech Industries Borstel Galactic Defense Bothan Spynet Bounty hunter Bounty Hunters' Guild Cold Coil (First mentioned) Commander Confederacy of Independent Systems Dark Lord of the Sith Dark side adept Eksoan Engineer Galactic Empire Commission for the Preservation of the New Order CompForce Coalition for Progress Art (COMPNOR) (Indirect mention only) Office of the Emperor Galactic Emperor Grand Moff Imperial Academy Sector Naval Academy Prefsbelt IV Naval Academy Coruscani Pilot Institute Army Officer Academy Raithal Academy Corulag Imperial Military Academy Stormtrooper Academy Caridan Military Academy Royal Guard Academy of Yinchorr Imperial Intelligence Adjustments Analysis Bureau Cryptanalysis Interrogation Media Signal Tech Bureau of Operations Assassination Destabilization Diplomatic Services Infiltration Renik Surveillance Imperial CompLink Inquisitorius Intelligence External Communications Sedition Internal Organization Bureau Sector Plexus Ubiqtorate Imperial Military Captain Commander Sergeant Imperial Army Army Command Army officer General Major General Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Major Captain Lieutenant Organization: Squad Engineering squad Heavy weapons squad Heavy weapons repulsorlift squad Line squad Repulsorlift squad Scout lance Platoon Armor platoon Artillery line (First identified as artillery platoon) Assault platoon Heavy weapons repulsorlift platoon Line platoon Repulsorlift platoon Scout platoon Special missions platoon Company Armor company Attack armor company Breakthrough armor company Artillery battery Assault company Drop company Line company Scout troop (First identified as scout company) Battalion Armor battalion Artillery battalion Assault battalion Line battalion Repulsorlift battalion Special missions battalion Regiment Armor regiment Artillery regiment Assault regiment Line regiment Repulsorlift regiment Battlegroup Armored battlegroup (First identified as armor battlegroup) Line battlegroup Mobile battlegroup Reinforced battlegroup (First identified as assault battlegroup) Corps Armor corps Atrisian corps Line corps Mobile corps Army Sector army Systems army Assault Armor Division Ground support wing Imperial Maritime Division (First identified as Imperial Maritime Division) Imperial Army Special Missions trooper Imperial Army trooper Imperial commando Vehicle Command Crewer (First identified as Vehicle Command Crewer) 1st Tapani Assault Battlegroup 71st Elite Mechanized Assault Group 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps (First identified as 91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps) Lightning Squadron Black Banthas (First mentioned) Imperial Hammers Elite Armor Unit (First identified as 112th Repulsorlift Armor Regiment) Thundering Herd Whelmer Stampede (First mentioned) Imperial Department of Military Research Imperial Diplomatic Corps Ambassador Imperial Engineering Corps Imperial High Command Imperial Navy Naval Command Fleet Support Branch Engineering Division Technical Services Division (First identified as Technical Services Division) Flight Branch Imperial gunner Line Branch Support Service Branch Organization: Sector Group Fleet Assault fleet Bombard fleet Deepdock fleet Superiority fleet Support fleet Line Attack line Heavy attack line Pursuit line Recon line Skirmish line Troop line Squadron Battle squadron Bombard squadron Heavy squadron Light squadron Systems force Force escort (First identified as Escort force) Force superiority (First identified as Superiority force) Force support (First identified as Support force) Force technical services System bombard Transport force Imperial Exploration Corps Imperial Navy Trooper Imperial Survey Corps Naval officer Grand Admiral High Admiral Fleet Admiral Admiral Commodore Systems admiral Captain Senior Commander Lieutenant Junior Commander Senior Lieutenant Junior Lieutenant Midshipman TIE pilot 128th TIE Interceptor Squadron Imperial Military Police Imperial Surgical Corps Stormtrooper Corps Stormtrooper Command Organization: Squad Platoon Company Battalion Regiment Legion Stormtrooper Aquatic assault stormtrooper Bomb squad stormtrooper Coruscant Guard Emperor's Royal Guard Hazard stormtrooper (First identified as hazard stormtrooper) Imperial Marines Jumptrooper Incinerator stormtrooper (First identified as incinerator stormtrooper) Magma stormtrooper (First identified as magma stormtrooper) Novatrooper Radiation zone assault trooper Riot stormtrooper (First identified as riot stormtrooper) Sandtrooper Scout trooper Shadow stormtrooper Snowtrooper Storm commandos Terror Trooper Wetland assault stormtrooper (First identified as wetland assault stormtrooper) Zero-G assault stormtrooper Stormtrooper officer Sergeant Lieutenant Sergeant Major Captain Major Lieutenant Colonel High Colonel 501st Legion 501st Central Garrison (First mentioned) Negastrike platoon (First mentioned) Tango Company Imperial Security Bureau Enforcement Internal Affairs Interrogation Investigations Re-Education Surveillance Imperial Senate Senator Imperial Ships & Services (First mentioned) Moff New Order Galactic Republic Galactic Senate Delegation of 2000 Loyalist Committee Senator Supreme Chancellor Grand Army of the Republic Clone trooper Clone jet trooper Judicial Department Merchant Galactic Republic Intelligence Republic Navy Rocket-Jumper Elite Advance Unit Incom Corporation Industrial Automaton Isu-Sim Jedi Order Jedi Jedi Knight King Kitel Phard Dynasty Koensayr Manufacturing Kuat Drive Yards Law enforcement agency Mon Calamari Knights Ozzel family Phylon Transport Pilot Pirate Privateer Rebaxan Columni Rothana Heavy Engineering Santhe/Sienar Technologies Sienar Fleet Systems Sepma Sith Empire Smuggler Speizoc Arms Tagge Company Taim & Bak Technician Warlord

Sentient species

Ailon Bothan Drall Echani Geonosian Human Hutt Kaminoan Mon Calamari Rakata Trandoshan Weequay Wookiee Zhell

Vehicles and vessels

Acclamator-class assault ship Airspeeder T-47 airspeeder Snowspeeder Bomber Capital ship TIE crawler Corvette CR90 corvette Cruiser Strike-class medium cruiser Freighter Gozanti-class cruiser Frigate EF76 Nebulon-B escort frigate Golan Ribbon tanker (First mentioned) HAVw A6 Juggernaut Immobilizer 418 cruiser Imperial troop transport Landspeeder Mon Calamari Star Cruiser MC80 Home One type Star Cruiser Independence Repulsortank Imperial-class repulsortank Imperial-class 1-H repulsortank (First identified as Imperial-class 1-H repulsortank) Sentinel-class landing craft Shuttle Gamma-class assault shuttle Lambda-class T-4a shuttle Star Destroyer Viscount (First mentioned) Imperial-class Star Destroyer Conqueror Imperial I-class Star Destroyer Accuser Ajax (First identified as Ajax) Flanchard Formidable (First identified as Formidable) Tyrant Interdictor-class Star Destroyer Venator-class Star Destroyer Victory-class Star Destroyer Victory I-class Star Destroyer Victory II-class Star Destroyer Speeder bike 74-Z speeder bike BARC speeder Starfighter BTL Y-wing starfighter BTL-A4 Y-wing starfighter V38 assault fighter T-65 X-wing starfighter Submarine Aquatic Terrain Armored Transport Super Star Destroyer Arc Hammer Eclipse-class dreadnought Executor-class Star Dreadnought Executor Sovereign-class Super Star Destroyer TIE series 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 Transport GR-75 medium transport Walker All Terrain Anti Aircraft All Terrain Armored Transport Hammer 6 (First mentioned) Hammer 8 (First mentioned) 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 Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery Turbolaser SPHA-F (First mentioned) Warship Waveskimmer Y-85 Titan dropship

Weapons and technology

ARC caster Assault cannon Battle station Expeditionary Battle Planetoid Binders Blaster Blaster pistol Blaster rifle E-11 blaster rifle R-88 Suppressor riot rifle E-Web heavy repeating blaster Blaster cannon Bunker-buster Cinderstaff (First mentioned) Class-4T3 power generator Cloaking device Cockpit Code cylinder Comlink C1 personal comlink (First identified as C1 military comlink) Concussion rifle Deflector shield Deflector shield generator SLD-26 planetary shield generator Droid Electromagnetic pulse Flamethrower Oppressor flamethrower SS-Mobile-tech flamethrower (First mentioned) Flare Flechette Floodlight Force pike G-003 Tri-Tracker Grappling hook Gravity well projector Grenade Concussion grenade Flash grenade Grenade launcher Concussion grenade launcher Harpoon and tow cable HoloNet HX7 antipersonnel mine (First mentioned) Hypercomm Hyperdrive SSP06 hyperdrive generator IM-455 modular garrison (First identified as IM-455 modular garrison) 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) Interdiction field Ion cannon C-136 MS-1 ion cannon Jetpack Hush-About AJP-400 (First identified as AJP-400 Hush-About jetpack) Laser cannon SB-920 laser cannon Laser cutter (as cutting laser) Lightsaber Mass-driver cannon Medpac Missile Concussion missile Missile launcher Concussion missile launcher MiniMag shoulder-launched proton torpedo launcher Moisture vaporator Mortar MobileMortar-3 NewsNet Brentaal Trade News Core News Digest Imperial HoloVision TriNebulon News Particle shield Personal energy shield Plasma disruptor Power cell Proton rocket Proton torpedo Rail charge Ray shield Ray shield generator Reactor SFS-CR27200 hypermatter reactor Solar ionization reactor Rebreather Repeating blaster Repulsorlift S-foils Satellite Scope SD-48 survival backpack (First identified as SD-48 survival backpack) Sensor Sensor globe Sensor suite Space mine Sublight engine 30-5 sublight engine Superlaser Concave Dish Composite Beam Superlaser (as Composite Beam Superlaser) Superweapon Death Star II DS-1 Orbital Battle Station Mass Shadow Generator Metal-Crystal Phase Shifter Omega Frost Conductor tower Orbital nightcloak Shawken Device Shock Drum Star Forge Visual electromagnetic intensifier World Devastator Taser stave Thermal detonator Tractor beam Tractor beam projector Turbolaser D6 turbolaser XX-9 heavy turbolaser Twin ion engine v-188 Penetrator Vibroblade Vibroknife Vocoder

Miscellanea

Alien Armor Phase I clone trooper armor Stormtrooper armor Armory Asteroid Atmosphere Attack Pattern Abbadon (First mentioned) Attack Pattern Tartarus (First mentioned) Aurebesh Baradium Body glove Candorian plague Cloning Crystal Stygium Cyborg Detention area Durasteel Duravlex Epaulet 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 only) Imperial Execution Logs (First mentioned) Imperial Naval Code Imperial military uniforms Imperial officer's uniform Meter Imperial Stormtrooper Corps Field Manual (First mentioned) 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) Medal of Valor Moon Order of Battle Oversector 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 Pauldron Phrik Plasteel Plastoid Propaganda We Fight, We Win Expose, Pursue, Destroy Loyal? Prove It! Security in Strength & Order in Obedience Rank insignia plaque Sector Sector Naval Academy Scala score (First mentioned) Scoopball Medical bay Space warfare Starfighter combat Stygian-triprismatic polymer Swamp Tarkin Doctrine Thermal exhaust port Time Decade Standard week 19 BBY 0 BBY

Sources

• Star Wars: The Imperial Handbook Brings You Inside the Empire on StarWars.com (backup link)
• "Blaster" — Star Wars Insider 153
• Star Wars Books Holiday Gift Guide on StarWars.com (original link is obsolete)

External links

• Star Wars®: Imperial Handbook Deluxe Edition: A Commander's Guide at becker&mayer! on beckermayer.com (backup link archived on January 4, 2017)
• Two New becker&mayer! Star Wars Books Announced on TheForce.net (backup link archived on April 17, 2019)

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