With the destruction of Carida by the Sun Crusher, the only known MT-AT manufacturing facility was destroyed, but it is safe to assume that Imperial warships evacuating the planet managed to bring the design plans with them.
The final two were destroyed when the Mon Calamari named Terpfen used one of the walkers to push Furgan's walker over the edge of a cliff, Furgan died, but Terpfen was rescued by Admiral Ackbar. The Anoth sanctuary's defenses destroyed half the walkers, while two more were destroyed through the efforts of New Republic operatives who arrived on the scene shortly after the invasion had been launched. Once the impact energy had been bled away, the cocoon breaks open, enabling the MT-AT walker to move into battle.Ĭaridan Ambassador Furgan used eight MT-AT walkers for the attack on Anoth. Upon impact, the cocoon's bistate gel hardens and absorbs the kinetic energy from the outside surface of the cocoon, all the while protecting the walker inside. A droid brain controls the cocoon's direction and speed, activating emergency braking thrusters shortly before impact. Each such cocoon encases a single walker in a fluid gel that secures the walker for the fiery descent to the planet. For the mission to Anoth, MT-ATs used an experimental thermal-resistant cocoon. MT-AT's can be deployed to a planetary surface through standard transports, landing barges, and drop ships. The MT-AT's driver has two laser cannons that can be used to shoot down attacking starfighters. Each leg has an independently rotating double laser cannon with an advanced computer interface to assist the gunnery officer. The aft pod is elevated during movement but lowers to the ground and retracts its protective shell in order to unload cargo. The forward command pod has sufficient operating space for a pilot and a gunner, while the aft cargo pod is used to carry repeating blasters and supplies for use by ground troops. This platform can spin 180 degrees, allowing instantaneous changes of direction. A platform attached to the bottom of the drive pod holds both the forward pilot compartment and a rear cargo pod. The MT-AT consists of a central drive pod housing the engine and drive motors that run the eight legs. The transports were first used when CaridanĪmbassador Furgan ordered on attack on a New Republic facility on the world of Anoth. It was derived from a smaller vehicle known as the MT-ST. These eight-legged machines were designed specifically for sheer inclines, with independently articulated legs and clawed footpads to allow the walkers to secure themselves to sheer rock faces. The Mountain Terrain Armored Transport (MT-AT) was a late-model Imperial walker designed at the Empire's testing and manufacturing grounds on Carida.
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