What are these cartridges that many characters have in the Star Wars movies?
Admiral Ozzel has them on both sides of his uniform (upper chest). Most Imperial officers seem to have them.
Han, pictured also here, has three such cartridges on his jacket. I'd like to make such a jacket and use anything that looks like them. I figure they are most closely related to cartridges for guns. (which is what I imagine they are in the films).
But does anyone know the real scoop on them? What is their purpose in the Star Wars universe?
Admiral Ozzel:
And Han Solo:
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Imperial forces
The Star Wars Visual Dictionary identifies them as Code Cylinders. They're used to allow Imperial officers to identify themselves to the computer terminals and to carry memos, plans and orders.
Han Solo
Interestingly, it would appear that the ones strapped to Han's front aren't code cylinders, but are in fact detonators for the explosives that he habitually carries.
I've put an image of the detonator (from the Force Awakens Visual Dictionary) alongside a close-up of the cylinders on Han's jacket.
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