285th Stormtrooper Division

"Sir, Resistance fighters. We need more troops.''" "''Pull the division out. Forget the droid. We have what we need."

- Stormtrooper captain TK-0407 and Kylo Ren

During the First Order's invasion of known galaxy. The First Order Stormtrooper Corps deployed a infantry division under the dark-side warrior Kylo Ren, whose unique status allowed him to command stormtroopers despite existing outside of the military chain of command. In the year 34 ABY, the division followed Ren to the planets Jakku and Takodana where they, in turn, exterminated a village and laid siege to Maz Kanata's castle.

On both occasions, they tried to acquire the map to Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. Although the map they sought had fallen into the possession of the Resistance droid BB-8, Ren ultimately abandoned his troops' efforts to capture it, having learned that the map's contents were also in the mind of Rey&mdash;a Jakku scavenger whom he apprehended shortly after the arrival of Resistance T-70 X-wing fighters on Takodana.

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Riot control squad structure

 * 1 x Megablaster heavy assault trooper
 * 2 x Riot control stormtroopers
 * 5 x Standard stormtroopers
 * 1 x Stormtrooper sergeant

Weapons

 * 1 FWMB-10 repeating blaster cannon
 * 2 Z6 riot control batons
 * 2 Riot shields
 * 6 F-11D blaster rifles
 * 9 SE-44C blaster pistol

Incendiary weapons squad

 * Incendiary weapons squad
 * 2 x flametrooper
 * 6 x Standard stormtroopers
 * 1 x Stormtrooper sergeant
 * Incendiary weapons squad
 * (Same as the other I.H.W.S.)
 * Infantry squad
 * (Same as other infantry squad)


 * Weapons pr flamethrower squad
 * 2 D-93 Incinerator flamethrower
 * 7 F-11D blaster rifles
 * 9 SE-44C blaster pistol

Infantry squad

 * Infantry squad
 * 7 x Standard stormtroopers
 * 1 x Megablaster heavy assault trooper
 * 1 x Stormtrooper sergeant
 * Weapons pr infantry squad
 * 1 FWMB-10 repeating blaster cannon
 * 8 F-11D blaster rifles
 * 9 SE-44C blaster pistol

Platoon command group

 * Platoon command group
 * 1 x Platoon leader (lieutenant)
 * 1 x Platoon guide (assistant platoon sergeant)
 * 1 x Platoon assistance officer (second-in-command and platoon sergeant)
 * 1 x Signal officer (assistant platoon sergeant)
 * 2 x Standard stormtroopers


 * Weapons pr command unit
 * 6 F-11D blaster rifles
 * 6 SE-44C blaster pistol
 * 2 Elector laser ax (for honorary purposes and execution)
 * 1 F-Z0 antipersonnel blaster cannon (In reserve)

Air defense and assistance battalion structure
An A.D.A. battalion had two main roles: The Heavy weapons company was notable for been the main defending operation-start-point unit and the only one to combat aerial and surface infantry.
 * Heavy weapons company
 * Anti-tank company
 * Anti-aircraft company
 * Information company
 * Signal platoon
 * Recon platoon
 * Speeder bike platoon
 * Engineer platoon
 * 1. To defend against aerial and surface hostiles like tanks, infantry, air speeder and even light cruisers.
 * 2. To support allied forces with fire support and providing information for both frontline combat units and rear support and command units.

Order of battle for the attack on Tuanul

 * Attack force
 * 31st stormtrooper battalion
 * 3465 incendiary heavy weapons platoon
 * 233 infantry platoon
 * 234 infantry platoon
 * 235 infantry platoon
 * Kalabi fighter group
 * Tuanul task force
 * 2 strike fighter squadrons (22 TIE/fo space superiority fighter and 2 TIE/sf space superiority fighter)
 * 1 assault landing flight (4 AAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transport)
 * 1 commander escort flight (4 TIE/sf space superiority fighter)
 * Divisional command flight (1 Upsilon-class command shuttle and 2 AAL-1971/9.1 Troop Transports that didn't deploy)

Behind the scenes
Kylo Ren's stormtrooper division first appeared in the 2015 sequel trilogy film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
 * Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
 * A divided order