A Company was a form of military unit utilised by various factions and organisations throughout the Galaxy.
Grand Army Companies[]
In the Grand Army of the Galactic Republic, companies consisted of 144 personnel divided into four platoons and led by a captain. Companies could operate separately from larger forces, such as when Torrent Company led several planetary invasions while completely separated from the rest of the 501st Legion. However, most companies remained in the same theatre of war. Four companies formed a battalion.
Special Operations Brigade[]
The Republic's Special Operations Brigade had commando companies that consisted of 100 commandos who were organised in 5 units referred to as "troops".
Imperial Army[]
When the rise of the Galactic Empire occurred and the Grand Army was transformed into the Imperial Army, four platoons per company and four companies per battalion remained the standard, aside from specialised companies which contained different numbers and equipment.
The Imperial Army's companies were the smallest unit type that was permitted to operate autonomously of it's parent formation for any extended period of time, and each Imperial company was considered sufficiently sized and prepared to capture an entire city.
Company Command Structure[]
Each Imperial company was commanded by a designated company commander, which was almost always a captain, who was provided assistance by a command element made up of four lieutenants designated SC1 through SC4, along with 23 support personnel and an average of 118 droids. When sent on missions that were expected to last for longer duration, the support staff were augmented with additional droid support.
The SC1 lieutenant acted as second-in-command and could control additional units if the company was augmented with them per their standard order of battle. The SC2 lieutenant was in-charge of logistics, which contained at least 8 support personnel and 88 droids. The SC3 commanded the medical element, consisting of at least 4 support personnel and 8 droids, and the SC4 was responsible for leading the technical element, comprised of at least 11 support personnel and 22 droids.
Line Company[]
The average Imperial Army company was a line company, which had four platoons and totaled 152 troopers and 180 other personnel. Line companies could be augmented with up to two additional line platoons and two heavy weapons platoons.
Drop Company[]
Drop companies were line companies that received additional support staff and were set to operate independently of larger army formations on missions of up to six weeks, with two weeks being the standard. Support staff received additional training for survival in hazardous environments and then taught this information to the troopers under their command.
In ideal circumstances the support staff kept the company going until they exhausted their ammunition, but realistically many officers considered that the support staff did a fine job if the drop company remained functional after a month on a planet's surface.
The order of battle for drop companies deviated from that of the line companies in that they could be augmented with a heavy weapons platoon, two additional line platoons and an armor platoon.
Scout Company / Scout Troop[]
Scout troops each contained four scout platoons plus a support and command element, totaling 116 troopers and 40 speeder bikes. The entire command element was mobile and used high-powered speeders instead of speederbikes. The support element operated similarly, and their numbers were smaller than the other company types and they contained fewer droids.
Scout troops could be augmented with four additional scout platoons, doubling the unit's size. The scout companies had fewer support staff so that they could maximize the usage of their storage space, and because the formation was expected to operate with an independent nature.
Attack Armour Company[]
The standard armored company in the Imperial Army, attack armor companies contained three armor platoons and a heavy repulsorlift platoon. The size of attack armor companies varied from 200 personnel, 16 heavy tanks and 9 heavy repulsorlifts to 232 men, 28 light or medium tanks and 9 heavy weapons repulsorlifts. The company's captain operated out of a modified heavy tank that served as a command vehicle, which featured extra heat extractors so that it was capable of performing command functions and combat functions simultaneously.
Attack armor companies could be augmented with an additional armor platoon, a line platoon and two repulsorlift platoons.
Artillery Company / Artillery Battery[]
Each artillery company contained four artillery platoons that totaled 16 medium or heavy artillery pieces or 32 light artillery pieces. Smaller than most other companies, artillery batteries had 152 troopers, 23 support personnel and 70 droids.
Requests for fire support were normally routed through the battalion headquarters, however it was possible for a battery to be assigned to support several designated platoons in a process referred to as "grafting". Requests from those designated platoons went directly to the artillery battery's captain, who could respond at his own discretion.
Artillery batteries could each be augmented with two additional artillery platoons and two heavy weapons platoons.
Special Missions Company[]
Each special missions company contained three special mission platoons and an augmented scout platoon totaling 136 troops led by a command element of 28 personnel, numbering 160 personnel in total. The support staff were usually absent from missions that were expected to be of short duration.
The augmented scout platoons were smaller than standard scout platoons but completely consisted of scout lances and totaled 22 scouts and 22 speeder bikes. Each speeder bike was modified to carry additional munitions and spare parts. These scout platoons usually entered into combat more often than ordinary scout platoons.
Special missions companies could each be augmented with two additional special mission platoons and two repulsorlift platoons. These companies were deployed on planets considered hostile to the Empire and were expected to operate with limited support. When it was needed, there was a protocol in which a naval support formation of line size or greater would appear from hyperspace and launch scores of containers of various sizes. The containers landed at various points on the planet's surface. Normally only five of them contained actual supplies and the rest were decoys.
Once they had provided that support, the naval support formation either left or stayed to provide additional support from orbit.
Stormtrooper Corps[]
In the Empire's Stormtrooper Corps, companies consisted of four platoons and totaled 200 stormtroopers. Four companies formed a battalion, similar to the Grand Army's structure. However, the Stormtrooper Corps also employed companies of 45 to 225 stormtroopers, meaning that different platoons had four or five squads. Most of these formations held to the structure of four platoons per company and four companies per battalion, regardless.
Alliance to Restore the Republic[]
Judging by Twilight Company's size, it seems Alliance companies contained over 200 soldiers.
List of Known Companies[]
9th Siege Company
6th Light Infantry Corps[]
7th Sky Corps[]
Dune Company [Mechanized infantry]
Phantom Company [Priority assault]
Devil Company
Hound Company
Ghoul Company
77th Security Force[]
Iron Company
Guard Company
Blood Company
Incident Task Company
91st Mobile Reconnaissance Corps[]
Lightning Company
BARC Company
199th Corps[]
Fury Company
214th Corps[]
Spearhead Company
Hurricane Company
Sand Company
277th Battalion[]
10th Special Operative Company
327th Star Corps[]
Gold Company
Volt Company
Brass Company
Special Operations Brigade[]
Doctor Company
Phantom Company
Gunner Company
4th Legion[]
Twilight Company
52nd Legion[]
Sand Company
Forest Company
143rd Division[]
203rd Ion Company
187th Legion[]
Shade Company
Wraith Company
Pathfinder Company
Twilight Company
Blitz Company
Lucid Company
Airborne Company
Purple Company
Nomad Company
Underworld Company
Imprisonment Company
Coruscant Guard[]
999th Doom Company
Hunter Company
Acklay Company
Vague Company
Wing Company
339th Rio Division[]
Riot Company
Research Company
501st Legion[]
332nd Torrent Company
Glass Company
Banshee "Blue Devils" Company
621st Legion[]
Medic Company
1st Regiment[]
Demon Company
Rumble Company
Recon Sigilo Company
Konig Company
Diable Rogues Company
37th Regiment[]
Easy Company
Hell Company
Hex Company
Avia Company
Helos Company
Survival Regiment[]
854th Mechanised Company
Rancor Company
Green Company
43rd Regiment[]
Perception Company
Debris Company
Smudge Company
8th Battalion[]
Vulture Company
Rec Company
Hawk Company
3rd Battalion[]
Drop Company
Blood Company
17th Battalion[]
Parjai Company
Orar Company
Ka'rta Company
Kad Company
Haran Company
Clanker Company
Prudii Company
24th Airborne Battalion[]
Thunder Company
Boom Company
Hellfire Company
Rain Company
31st Battalion[]
Coal Company
39th Armoured Hawk Battalion[]
Heavy Company
Alpha Company
Axe Company
69th Battalion[]
Vein Company
Phoenix Company
Mine Company
77th Battalion[]
Fuse Company
Shrapnel Company
Comet Company
Spectre Company
79th Sandmins Battalion[]
Female Company
Devil Company
Twin Sun Company
81st Defense Battalion[]
Gray Company (Infiltration)
Sparkle Company (Explosives and Gunnery)
Cross Company (Medics)
Arrow Company
Valient Company
88th Shock Battalion[]
1st Sniper Company [Marksmen]
7th Company [Pyrotechnics]
104th Battalion[]
Timber Company
Gray Company
Shrapnel Company
127th Wrecker Battalion[]
Buzzer Company [Fighter tanks
Sledge Company [Juggernaut Tanks]
Runner Company [Speeders and light walkers]
Stomper Company [Heavy walkers]
135th Battalion[]
Dusk Company
Shade Company
156th Megalodon Battalion[]
Tiger Shark Company
White Shark Company
212th Attack Battalion[]
12th Yellow Vipers Company [Airborne and specialists]
Dune Company [Mechanized infantry]
Onyx Company [Specialists]
Phantom Company [Priority assault]
213th Attack Battalion[]
Covert Company
Strike Company
414th Tactical Battalion[]
Green Company
Stinger Company
Stone Company
505th Jump Battalion[]
Thunder Company [Bomb Experts]
Lightning Company
Shock Company
602nd Assault Regiment[]
Aurora Company
Hellfire Company
Inferno Company
645th Attack Battalion[]
Equinox Company
Solstice Company
698th Battalion[]
Tango Company
Stealth Company
707th Seeker Battalion[]
Blackout Company
Dawn Company
710th Attack Battalion[]
Doctor Company
Phantom Company
Gunner Company
712th Attack Battalion[]
Striker Company
Havoc Company
Scavenger Company
Hunter Company
795th Infantry Battalion[]
Alcatraz Company
829th Advanced Recon Commando Battalion[]
Nighthawk Company
Shadow Company
Eagle Company
832nd Infiltration Battalion[]
Storm Company
Ghost Company
981st Shock Battalion[]
Seeker Company
Special Operations Brigade[]
201st Shadow ARC Company
Palpatine's Personals[]
1st Black Operations Company
Zillo Battalion[]
1st Reaper Company
101st Airborne Company