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'''Jumptroop Platoon''' played a crucial role in liberating the Homeworlds but until then, it wasn't shown in action very often in the series. The main purpose of the [[Platoon]] was securing the surface areas side by side with exosquads (e.g. the Able Squad), so it can be considered a sort of space [[infantry]]. Jumptroops were equipped with [[E-frame#Ultralight E-frames|ultralight E-frames]] (more agile than the heavy units, but also more vulnerable, as they were incapable of carrying heavy weapons, armor or flight systems) and primarily deployed from orbital [[dropship]]s via ''jump-pods'' (hence their title).

Early in the Neosapien War, tensions could be observed between the E-frame pilots and Jumptroops (similar to conflicts between the [[Mobile Infantry (Starship Troopers)|Mobile Infantry]] and Fleet personnel in ''[[Starship Troopers]]'', and rivalries between real U.S. military branches such as [[United States ArmyMarine Corps|ArmyMarine Corps]] and [[United States Navy|Navy]]). Some E-frame pilots referred to them as "chump troops", viewing them as poor knockoffs unable to accomplish anything significant without E-frames backing them up. In turn, many Jumptroopers resented E-frame pilots, viewing them as arrogant fighter-jockeys with easier jobs and lower casualty rates. Many Jumptroopers had the opinion that the shortcomings of E-frame pilots were responsible for the high [[casualty (person)|turnover rate]] of Jumptrooper battalions.

In the series, the main focus is on the '''Charlie-Five (C5) Squadron''' led by ''Avery F. Butler'' and stationed on the jumpship ''Arnhem''.<ref name="arnhem">See also [[Arnhem (disambiguation)]].</ref>