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There was a short story in From a Certain Point of View about that.

The sensors detected no life-forms aboard. I thoughtumwe wouldnt have been scored with a killso Of course; now his actions made perfect sense. Annoyed with rebel propaganda that showed Imperials to be poor shotsfrankly, the stormtroopers could do with more targeting drillsfleet bureaucrats had issued a new policy that tied gunnery officers promotions to their kill ratios. Shots fired at unoccupied escape pods would indeed be considered wasted.

It was a comedically-toned story, all about the many forms the officer and gunner would need to fill out to cover their asses.