Actually Dark Troopers were in fact released, just in Dark Forces, Katarn whooped all their asses. That however, isn't canon. Canon states that:
"Squadrons of the Dark Troopers have also been characteristically deployed along side the standard Imperial Troopers and the imperial army in battles to add their distinctive advantage. They use their advanced training techniques and jetpacks to go behind enemy lines or outflank enemy positions, contributing to the overall effectiveness of battle maneuvers by creating havoc for their foes. They are equipped with the standard E-11 rifle or a variation of such with a wider blast range creating a shotgun like effect. They are also issued additional fragmentation/thermal detonation and concussion grenades. They sport increased armor in the boots to ease landing, as well as additional vertical rods and plate layering armor on the back to prevent damage erosion from the jet propulsion, and back injury from the pull of the jet and intense landings."
Source: WIKI
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Even against impossible odds? The second death star alone could take them all out.. well unless they would take out the shield generator, but Palpy's best man are there and they would probably be equal to Clone troopers.
Now I agree that clone troopers do give me a better impression but against so much superior technology and so much more troops? Nah they can't pull it off. Not unless they have a really smart commander
Imperials have way more forces and win in most aspects except troop fighting and the man to man ship fighting. I mean come on, those stormtroopers can't hit the broad side of a Star Destroyer. There's about 5 or 6 shooting in a small hall toward two people for about 8 seconds and they don't hit ANYTHING! Out of all the shooting those stormtroopers did, the only time they hit anyone (except for the start of a new hope) was when one of them STEALTHILY hit R2 and then just grazed Leia's shoulder before dying. Clone troopers on the other hand could kill Jedi masters so yeah, they win this round.
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Well yeah but Stormtroopers had to fight hero's and they have a +10 bonus to avoiding enemy fire.
Anyways, Clonetroopers are superior fighters but the OT troopers have technology thats a step ahead of what the PT troopers had. AT-AT's are actually big tanks now. AT-ST's have armor on all sides..
The technology advantage and the superior troop size makes them win
Well yeah, I just think it's funny that George Lucas apparently thinks that stormtroopers are the clones of Jango even though they have different voices, have funny conversations with each other, can't shoot to save their lives, and for some reason got different armor and weapons. But no Imperials win unless it's a simple fight of stormtroopers vs. Clone troopers.
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