It was made up of 18 individual, overlapping plastoid composite plates and synth-leather boots which allowed for mobility, while also dispersing energy, protecting the wearer from glancing blaster bolts. A reinforced alloy plate ridge assisted the user's upper thigh, and a sniper position knee protector plate over a wearer's left knee helped improve accuracy when crouching. While most armor was fitted for humans, other forms were manufactured to fit other body types. A soft click would inform the wearer of whether or not they had correctly attached the armor. The armor was also resistant to projectile weapons and blast shrapnel. However, the plating made running difficult, and was vulnerable to hits at the non armored parts, even against arrows. If the trooper was shot on the shoulder, it was possible he still went down. This meant that it was possible for a trooper to survive direct hits, and after a quick bath in bacta, he was ready for service again. However even this advanced armor often couldn't always save its wearer from direct blaster shots and troopers were still often killed by enemy fire. The armor offered relatively little protection against blunt weapons. Some blows to the head with a club, or stones could lead to unconsciousness, or even death due to brain trauma and damage.
