Clone Lancer troopers were a specialized group
of Clone Troopers who were experts in speeder
bike combat, and surging their way through
droid front lines with the use of a lance.
These troopers reported exclusively to Master
Obi-Wan Kenobi and were only ever seen once
during the Clone Wars.
So I’m going to break down who the Clone
Lancer Troopers are and why they were so important
at the battle of Muunilinst.
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The Clone Lancer troopers were Clones who
specialized in speeder bike combat and were
called upon when enemy front lines were difficult
to break through using standard military tactics.
These troopers wore standard Phase I clone
armour, but were given a very unique weapon.
Each clone lancer trooper was equipped with
a weapon known as the Verpine power-lance,
which operated very similarly to normal metal
lance weapons, but was specifically designed
to penetrate the thick armour plating of the
Separatist droids armies.
On top of this, each Clone Lancer trooper
was given their own 105-K Lancer bike, produced
by the Aratech Repulsor Company.
These bikes were designed to meet the very
rigorous needs of Clone Lancers and could
carry 1 person.
The 105-k bikes had a blistering top speed
of 435 kilometres an hour, and were able to
climb extremely steep cliffs, without too
much speed reduction.
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see these guys make an appearance in the Bad
Batch series which we know is coming next
year.
Clone Lancer troopers were organized into
Lancer battalions, of which only one was ever
created that we know of.
The leader of the 1st Republic lancer battalion
was Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi.
The 1st battalion gained significant fame
around the galaxy after the Battle of Muunilinst,
where they were deployed by Obi-Wan Kenobi.
During the fierce battle, Kenobi was able
to spot the renowned bounty hunter, Durge
on the planet during reconnaissance.
After making this discovery, he ordered the
1st Lancer battalion to mount up and prepare
for combat with the bounty hunter.
The Clone Lancer troopers immediately lined
up in their tactical formation and began to
surge towards the enemy droid forces with
their lances pointed outwards.
The separatists also had their own lancer
droids to combat this threat.
As the droid and the Clone Lance Troopers
met, many on both sides were deeply impaled
by the power-lances, but the Clone Forces
eventually came out on top.
After defeating the majority of the droid
lance users, the leader of the 1st battalion
came up against Durge himself.
The two sped towards each other, until their
weapons eventually collided and appeared to
have killed the clone leader.
It’s not fully clear if he did die, but
based on the footage, it does not look good
for him.
Following this, Obi-Wan gets onto one of the
speeder bikes himself, but instead of using
a lance, he uses his lightsaber for the same
function.
He is quickly able to hunt down Durge and
destroy his bike with his lightsaber, leaving
the two to come face to face in combat.
Kenobi is able to stab durge through the chest
with his blue lightsaber, but ultimately,
because he can regenerate, durge lives to
fight another day and cause a lot more problems
for the Jedi down the line.
So that is the story of the Clone Lancer troopers,
probably one of the most unique units ever
used in the clone wars.
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