


Due to the sheer firepower of blasters, however, the protection that any armor can offer is limited the armor cannot fully protect its wearer from a direct hit, although it may mitigate the damage. In addition to acting as a full NBC suit (as seen in ANH when two stormtroopers were seen surviving the vacuum of space), it protects against physical threats such as shrapnel and blaster bolts. Stormtrooper armor protects its wearer from many hostile environmental conditions: extreme heat, extreme cold, toxic gases, and even short periods of exposure to the vacuum of space.
