This Tank’s Design is More Realistic Than You Think…

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Today we breakdown the Baktoid Armor Workshop Armored Assault Tank, the main battle tank for the Confederacy of Independent Systems. This hover tank has some surprisingly familiar design features.
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[@HHSprisoner]

Wow, I never noticed that during that ambush on Ryloth (6:30), the AATs were specifically targeting spots without plating on the AT-TE. That's a neat little detail.

[@shcdemolisher]

I think I did notice that in rewatching. It does show that they are formidable when used right.

[@0_Dallas_0]

The fact it just ate 3 to 4 shots at unplated areas too

[@Hankbob_Hillpants]

The AAT is what you get when you combine a tank with an attack helicopter, and ironically it has less glass than the at-te

[@penelopegreene]

Why choose just one???

[@t3hmindl3ss31]

L bj 😢😢 me😂 de fer i ksssati🎉😢😢I got super

[@Dakarai_Knight]

@@user-ox3mj2sr8n Although the seppies would have won controlling a the entire galaxy by force would have been nearly impossible. Taking over the galaxy politically was the way to go. Palpating was just too harsh given his sith ideology when it came to governance for it to last.

[@mshin291]

@@Dakarai_Knight Not to mention that CIS planets and factions often had conflicting views on pretty much everything - tolerance on slavery, ideas of democracy, cultural things, and even economics. The anti-Republic war was the only thing CIS members had in common. As much as I sympathize with the CIS, a victorious CIS would have quickly fallen apart - even get into a civil war at worst with all the planets and corporations having massive military left over after the war, but little common ground.

[@ORLY911]

@@mshin291 It would've become a sort of galactic feudal conflict

[@rexlumontad5644]

Any weapons and vehicles of Republic and CIS: *exists* Rebel Alliance: "It's a free real estate."

[@Straswa]

I love the idea of the Alliance using LAATs.

[@AccurateThings]

⁠@@Straswathe alliance had the u-wing which was their version of a transport gunship. The alliance couldn’t really use the LAAT due to its lack of a hyperdrive and dependence on a mothership. AATs and AT-RTs however were exactly what the rebels needed. AT-RTs were agile which reflected the rebel’s strategy and the heavy weapons of an AAT could rival the imperial war machine. Hit and run attacks aren’t as important to rebel ground forces as space forces so I would imagine surplus AATs were used extensively during the Outer Rim retreat.

[@jackykwan3241]

​@straswa we got wookies using LAAT in star wars jedi fallen order

[@501stappo8]

@@AccurateThings in a number of cases, hit and run tactics were important. The rebels still needed to attack production centers like factories which could be done by fighters but that’s extremely dangerous in many areas of the Empire. The AAT is still a decent choice however but they stick out like a sore thumb. They also are viewed negatively because of the recent Galactic War.

[@enoughothis]

It has a variety of weapons, able to handle a wide range of mission profiles. It's main gun is accurate enough to hit N-1 fighters as they left the Theed hanger, impressive for a MBT.

[@corbintodd9339]

A variety of weapons that we never see being used… like literally almost never. It’s always the main cannon making the rest of the weapons just useless and a waste.

[@---jx3ql]

​@@corbintodd9339themain gun and the Torpedos are seen in battle of naboo and i would bet in clonewars Show there many Times seen use of the side armor

[@volatile_gaming9475]

Mace Windu's assault on the AATs gives me the Battle of Aouzou during the Toyota War vibes, where a group of Toyota pick-up trucks ambushed a convoy of T55s and managed to capture them.

[@Irish37]

I crewed an M1 Abrams tank in the Army. But that doesn't stop me from fantasizing about crewing the AAT. Since one of the most dreaded maintenance tasks among tankers is keeping the tracks in operational trim, having a repulsor lift instead would be a dream. I'm not sure I agree that four AAT crewmen is less desirable than three; I'm sure the AAT comes with its own field maintenance challenges. And having another pair of hands for that is worth the decreased room inside the tank. Which is why, IMO, Western tanks with a standard four crew members are better than Russian-built tanks with three; more crew members means less crew fatigue. I'm always amused at films and TV shows that depict enemy fighters casually opening the tank hatches from the outside and tossing in explosives. It is precisely to avoid that that tank hatches are nearly impossible to open from the outside when secured by the crew from the inside.

[@GenerationTech]

some really good points here thanks for the input

[@endymionselene165]

@@GenerationTech This is just too make sure I informed you of what an MBT is. A Main Battle Tank or MBT is the primary tank you have. It's possible for different nations to have distinct MBT (Main Battle Tank) models, with one nation having a 25-ton tank and another nation having a 60-ton tank. Some nations would have multiple MBTs depending on what is called for, would you want a 70-ton tank in a heavily forested jungle area or a 30-ton tank. One will get stuck and thus easier to hit and the other one will be able to move around easier and maybe get killed.

[@dekaw9138]

Of course in Star Wars they open the hatches with lightsabers lol

[@year111]

AAT feels more like a medium tank, similar to a Sherman or T-34 tank..

[@dekaw9138]

@@year111 wouldn’t those be more like the TX 130?

[@whackingtadpole8972]

I wouldn't be shocked if a few planets that remained in the republic during the war had ATTs they bought before the war, probably attracting some looks from any clone units passing through.

[@BugRib]

Haha, that's true.

[@shcdemolisher]

True! Though I would've painted them to distinguish them from enemy tanks to prevent friendly fire.

[@kuhluhOG]

@@shcdemolisher pretty much what the Italian Navy did during ww2 with their decks because of air forces the Luftwaffe on the other hand took out an entire german destroyer flotilla

[@arfyego0682]

In a Star Wars RP group I'm in that's exactly what one of my characters has done, he bought an OOM-series droid army with several wings of vulture droids and a batch of AATs, with some C-9979s to haul them around to complement his small PDF. Literally a year later after the Naboo crisis he regrets his purchase because of the bad publicity that droids get so he marks them with the cultural markings of the planet's indigenous species and uses his droids to help clone troops train before being sent to the front, to practice dogfighting against *real* vulture droids and setting ambushes for *real* AATs, etc etc

[@shcdemolisher]

@@arfyego0682 Sounds awesome!

[@RYUZAKILL117]

I read once that the AAT was originally going to be some kind of starfighter (in the creation of the movies in real life, not in Star Wars universe), but then was made into the tank we all know and love. That’s why it has some features that resemble more of a helicopter than a tank.

[@lenoralee9553]

I can't help it, my favourite thing about this tank is that it is shaped like a horseshoe crab. I freaking love how all the droids and tanks the separatists use are shaped like insects, arachnids and crustaceans. Because of course they are.

[@ghostpiratelechuck2259]

If you want something to be designed well… Except the battle droids. Bipedal is a terrible design. Which suggests they’re made to be modular and useful in biped environments/architecture and able to use their weapons.

[@loganswalk8621]

I'm surprised that we haven't heard of the Rebel Alliance using AAT the repulsor design gives it a great amount of movement ability the tank could work fantastically in ambush situations sure it's not the fastest but the Rebels were not above modifying old equipment to suit their hit and run battle tactics.

[@craigharrison2090]

I don't know exactly, but I think some stories have the Rebels deciding to forgo using old CW equipment so as to avoid being branded as a sort of Separtist movement 2.0

[@mshin291]

AATs do make a great MBT but not really suitable for the rebels. AATs are designed for massive frontal assault. It is powerful but loud, mobile but not fast - which makes them pretty bad for Rebel usage. Also them needing to swap their underplatforms after depleting ammo would mean that AATs will also need dedicated and heavy support logistics that can quickly do the work - Something the rebels also lacked.

[@astrozork321]

Love this tank! Not sure if its the actual source of inspiration, but it strongly resembles a real tank from the French called the AMX 13-75, and some other similar oscillating turret designs such as the AMX 50-120.

[@JackTPach]

That was my main in World of Tanks Blitz.

[@alessiodecarolis]

Exactly, and as the tank that was its inspiration it's very vulnerable on the lower hull

[@Blue-mr7fe]

Well if it looks like a duck its probably french, for peace is never an option

[@penguintaco9038]

Hands down one of my most favorite tanks in Star Wars

[@mitchelltravis1187]

I don't believe it's covered in any of the Star Wars content, at least what I am aware of, but this sounds an awful lot like the weird stuff we get with the UN like "giant boats that have a bunch of armor, carry an air wing of attack helicopters and have missile support" but are technically allowed because they aren't "aircraft carriersc. It would be kind of cool to consider the kind of bureaucratic things that led to this vehicle having the shortcomings it has period EMP defense is considered a militant upgrade, and this is a police vehicle so it's not allowed to have those . Armor on the sides and backs above a certain thickness is considered too militant for civilian engagements, therefore it's required to have sub par armor in those locations to still qualify as a police vehicle. Droids are largely not favored as police entities, so the vehicles must be designed with clear intent of use by organics. Etc.

[@Straswa]

Great work GenTech, I liked the real world examples you gave of tank vulnerabilities. Reminds me of the Winter War where Finnish ski troops waged hit and run skirmishes against Soviet tanks.

[@GenerationTech]

Suomi mainittu, torilla tavataan!

[@Silverritter]

@@GenerationTech I shall be there!

[@johtajakansio]

Having anti-grav engines makes these things impervious to shoving tree logs in the tracks, unfortunately

[@lightspeedvictory]

One major design flaw of the AAT is that the ordnance launchers are located in the “shovel” and are in a fixed position, limiting their usage to maybe a handful of scenarios

[@zacharyrollick6169]

It's was was certainly a pain in Battlefront ll (PS2). The missles would occasionally hit low obstacles.

[@SovietReunionYT]

@@zacharyrollick6169 I'm curious, what's the reason for specifying that you mean the PS2 port of the game? Is there anything about that version that made the issue worse? (I mean, other than being a shooter on a console)

[@SovietReunionYT]

From my own Battlefront II experience, the main issue with the rocket tubes is how far off-center the outer ones are. In close quarters, they routinely fly around the sides of the target, or hit parts of the landscape between you and the target. For maximum effect all 6 tubes need to have a clear path to the target, and that's hard to achieve in a chaotic battlefield. Being forward-facing isnt really that much of an issue, since the repulsorlift allows the entire vehicle to turn quickly and precisely, and to freely strafe.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

@@SovietReunionYT It's the one I had. Never touched the Xbox port. Also, to prevent confusion with the new Battlefront ll.

[@SovietReunionYT]

@@zacharyrollick6169 Oh, right, I forgot the new one existed. But it's also kinda confusing to specify a console generation when talking about a primarily PC game. The "official" name that the various storefronts use is "Battlefront 2 (Classic, 2005)".

[@stephenwood6663]

Regarding landmines, do we know if a repulsorlift is like the ground-effect units we have today, or if it uses true anti-gravity? This is relevant because ground-effect devices work by exerting a force against the ground, so they *do* set off landmines, but an anti-grav unit shouldn't... though perhaps a bouncing betty-type mine with a proximity sensor might solve this problem.

[@501stappo8]

It’s a ground effect unit as the droid super tank, a repulsorlift, fell after the bridge below it blew up. That’s why the land mines do destroy these types of tanks and why repulsorlifts have trouble in swampy areas.

[@user_name_redacted]

@@501stappo8 my understanding was that it's antigravity, but not strong enough to lift it beyond a foot or two

[@501stappo8]

@@user_name_redacted nah it mentions on the page about repulsorlift while that it is called “antigravity technology”, it requires mass to push up against. So it really isn’t true antigravity.

[@TheTrueAdept]

It's not that surprising that the Trade Fed created the AAT. From Legends (and implied by Disney Canon), pirates were able to get their own AFVs and in enough numbers that you'll need tanks in your arsenal.

[@cptTK421]

Hell don't even need an "implication" in Canon; thanks to TCW, we _know_ a wealthy enough pirate crew can have tanks with Hondo.

[@kuhluhOG]

When talking about a tanks survivability, the survivability onion is always helpful: Don't be there. If you are there, don't be seen. If you are seen, don't be engaged. If you are engaged, don't be targeted. If you are targeted, don't be hit. If you are hit, don't be penetrated. If you are penetrated, don't be killed. About not being there: Why send in tanks, when you have Close Air Support (it's actually weird that we don't see that more often, isn't it?). About not being seen: stealth (camo etc.), hiding (e.g. behind a rock), signature (e.g. heat), distract the enemies etc. Being small can help here. About not being engaged: Is the enemy even capable of shooting at you? That can mean gun range, or having a hill in between you and the enemy etc. Being small can help here. About not being targeted: If you are hard to hit (again, size can help with that, but also speed) or there is a greater threat to the enemy (e.g. an ally closer to the enemy), the enemy may choose to shoot at somebody else. About not being hit: Evasion is better than armour for avoiding to be killed. Same goes for being smaller. Active Protection Systems can obviously prevent hits of certain things too. About not being penetrated: Have a thicker armour or other means of disabling an enemy's shot. ERA and modern Active Protection Systems come to mind. About not getting killed: Being partially disabled is better than being completely disabled. Having a dead crew is even worse (training a crew is expensive after all and a good crew can deal a lot more damage to an enemy than a fresh one). For that reason the engine of the Merkava is in the front of the tank (sure, being penetrated is not ideal, but it can save the crew which is harder to replace).

[@dreadwing01]

This and the saber tank are my favorite tanks.

[@isaackim7675]

224, “We’re too big to fit in there.” B1 pilot droid, “No we’re not. Watch this! You were right.” 224, “Next time, listen to orders!”

[@SushiVolcano]

Droid: *Falls off cliff* Commander: "Get back up here!"

[@daleford8621]

The most glaring weaknesses of the AAT is not having any kind of swivel mount anti infantry weapons. Those nearly useless side mounted blasters would have been much more useful on top of the turret and controlled from within.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

You're definitely right about the AAT being originally intended for organics. I remember an old visual guide that said something similar about the ATT. The area with the droid racks was originally a plain troop bay.

[@knox3870]

the aat has actually a different design from the normal tanks. but when i saw the aat the first time, i instantly understood what it is and it was kinda similar to something from our world. and im interested from which reallife vehicle was it inspired.

[@nathanbowers1284]

The amount of detail and real world applications as references in this video is amazing! Great work!

[@superdivemaster]

"Just bought my full-body Adidas Track Suit" You're crackin me up Allan !!!

[@wrathsinful6389]

Perhaps if the Separatist needed to win the war, Palpatine/Dooku would've wanted to change up certain features of the AAT.

[@undraftedboomer5055]

Love the AAT, has a lot of firepower, but its slow and the only turret is the main cannon. Its very vulnerable to infantry in urban and forrested environments, despite its many anti-infantry focused rockets and blasters. I think something like the 2M saber is way better. Doesn't have as heavy armor but does have sheilds. Has a turreted blaster turret and main gun. Plus it has missle pods underneath. Its slow, but likely faster and way more menuverable than the AAT. 2M would be best tank in star wars if it wasn't for the mechanical issues, like the panther tank. It also didn't see too much service. Another option is the Imperial 1H heavy repulsortank or the S1 firehawke. These tanks are light and fast (faster than a TX130) while still packing armor and impressive fire power. They have a turreted heavy laser cannon and a turreted blaster cannon, though the blaster cannon is somewhat blocked by the main turret. Their main guns have a range of 5 km which is 3 more than the ATTEs mass driver, very impressive. And its accurate enough to shoot down starfighters and airspeeders, as done by the infamous Hammers Elite. The rebels had the freerunner, which was a quite impressive vehicle. Its not really a tank, as it had moderate armor and light sheilds, but it could pack some heavy fire power in 3 modular turrets. The rebels used this vehicle very effectively. They had the T-B series of tanks and the ACC tanks. These vehicles don't get enough love and likely never will, especially on this channel, as this guy focuses on either clone wars content or why everything and anything imperial apparently sucks lol

[@Eliphaser]

the AAT, just like the 2-M, also has rockets underneath (the six holes in the half-disk lower hull section, specifically are the launchers) they are... well they exist, I guess being fixed fire with no capacity to elevate, you get a pretty sad experience at trying to hit anything but a slight bump in the terrain, or if you miss entirely and notice that the rocket instead hit some random wall behind the target

[@undraftedboomer5055]

@@Eliphaser I would imagine that the AAT and 2M, and other repulsorcrafts to an extent, have the ability to pitch their hulls up or down. Sort of like the Swedish S tank. I would assume repulsorlifts have some ability to manage the output on one side or the other, if you know what I mean. While i can't remember maximum height an AAT can hover, I know for most imperial and rebel repulsor tanks, its 2 meters above the ground, which is honestly a decent bit. Not sure about the height of the 2M either, don't think it has ever been specified. But yeah its still a dumb decision to put them on the very bottom of your tank. Really limits its potential

[@Grz349]

Didn’t the AAT have missile launcher in the base, we see this during the phantom menace.

[@wolfgangervin2582]

Yes, but I don't think they were ever actually used in the films or shows. I think Pandemic and DICE were the only ones who remembered that the tubes existed.

[@Grz349]

@@wolfgangervin2582I remember seeing them I the phantom menace, it’s when the shield goes down and the tanks start to move down the hill

[@jeffreytelomen1402]

I would love to see a video like this about the Saber tank. I love it and it doesn't seem to get as much love or coverage because it wasn't as prominently featured in media

[@aarons.8161]

I have an fun story about an AAT that was used in a one-shot mock battle I played in Star Wars 5e (D&D 5e but with numerous changes for the Star Wars setting). I was playing as a Jedi Sentinel and hid out in a small building as the party and I waited for the next wave of separatists. DM had an AAT come by the place I was hiding, and with some fancy Force empowered acrobatics, I managed to hop onto it, cut open the hatch and hop inside. Sadly it took a few rounds for me to deal with the droid inside as we both kept rolling so bad, almost embarrassingly so. But after dealing with the droid, I effectively hi-jacked the AAT and used it to take out another AAT and a few droid formations in this Mass Battle. Ended up helping the party last longer than the DM thought we would in this supposedly no win situation. In fact, whole party did so well, DM eventually gave up and just went into narration about how this was supposed to be a no win situation. 🤣 Another interesting part about this, The game didn't have any vehicle stats for the AAT at the time, so no one knew it really required a crew, but even so, got waved off due to Force wielding shenanigans. Also, with no vehicle stats, DM just gave me the NPC character sheet to use for weapons, armor, movement and such.

[@sundragon7703]

In an era with blasters and energy guns, the AAT is not an appropriate weapon system. That periscoping turret is a piñata for an opponent's directed energy weapons. Ballistic weapons on low profile very mobile platforms have a greater advantage against line of sight weapons like blasters. Terrain is generally benefical for ballistic weapons especially when smart (i.e. droid) munitions or cluster munitions are in play. The downside is non-line of sight engagements are not very exciting for the screen.

[@zelot113]

I love this channel! I have moments of sadness for star wars due to episode 8 But i find your videos always give that love again. I play star wars legion and its one of those games i love very much, I would greatly appreciate a video on the GR75 and explain what it is what upgrades can be put on it all kinds of wizard stuff Anyway Humanity first

[@demetrinight5924]

From the footage you used of Jedi, clones, or other soldiers opening the tank hatches, it appears that simple door locks could have made them more effective.

[@warmox1215]

I think that the CIS military was designed to be cheap to produce but easily coordinated, so that way tacticians have a much easier time commanding the droid armies.

[@rubber3dduck252]

With all the knowledge the republic had at the start of the Clone Wars with the type of items being used in the war; why didn’t the Clone Army build a Malevolence type ship like the separatists made? Just seams the Malevolence just needs to point the ion at the planet to deactivate all electronics and void all the killing. Could flip sides and why didn’t the separatists make more Malevolence ships and take out all ships before the republic could even place one trop on the ground.

[@mrexists5400]

1:31 they work great! very good at launching turrets 100s of feet in the air!

[@wolfgangervin2582]

Behold, the only "tank" in Star Wars that would qualify as a tank IRL (the AT-TE defies classification). I've always found the lack of proper tanks and artillery in SW baffling. I will say the Clone Wars had modern and well rounded armies in SW by a longshot.

[@alendonvaldor5808]

I mean, the saber tank.

[@calebbarnhouse496]

​@@alendonvaldor5808the saber tank would be hard to classify as a tank due to the main gun doesn't exist, ironically the falchin would be a better candidate for it

[@anthonyhargis6855]

Nice analysis. 🍻

[@guts60]

Imagine you’re just manually loading a tank, and then the droid down the way just reloads his tank with a new from hull like it’s a magazine

[@RealCodreX]

"The only problem with the AAT is that it's a hover tank." spookston

[@the7observer]

"(...) That thing handles like a drunk rhino" "more like a bull that can climb and climb for days" "(...) No speed, no lateral movement" "hey with a cannon like that who needs to move?" dialogue from Mass Effect 3, James and Steve argueing about Hammerhead (light hovertank) vs Mako (wheeled armored tank). Kinda fits when comparing ATTE vs AAT

[@tk-6967]

12:30 by the GCW the main turrets for most AATs and their Imperial versions appear to be more automated than in the Clone War, so that issue is addressed. The same went for Rebel ATTEs, the rebels removed the need for a top gunner to sit on main cannon.

[@tombeer9]

The incident with the merkava tank you are referring to at 15:50 happened while the tank was stationed at an observation point and was sitting there for a long time so the crew opened the rear hatch to make it easier to get in and out instead of going thru the turret. That night a group of terrorists climbed out of a tunnel they had dug and came out behind the tank and launched an rpg right into the hatch. It was later reported that opening the hatch was against regulations while on that observation duty.

[@tonysladky8925]

It occurs to me that a repulsor tank could probably relatively freely rotate its hull without impairing the aim of the main gun, so those fixed, lateral anti-personnel turrets on the wings are probably less useless than they would be on a treaded or wheeled vehicle or a walker. I don't think we ever see it maneuver that way, and it does present the problem of exposing more poorly armored portions of the tank to heavier fire. It seems like a clunky solution to a problem that shouldn't have existed, but it could mitigate this flaw somewhat, even if it's probably more risk than reward.

[@ikkimi7745]

8:43 I once suffered a sharp mobility hit to my repulsorlifts and let me tell you I wasn't able to operate any sort of defense for half an our, I was just rolling and coughing on the ground.

[@johnangel8361]

I've always wanted my own droid and AAT I've always loved the designs for some reason

[@endymionselene165]

A Main Battle Tank or MBT is the primary tank you have. It's possible for different nations to have distinct MBT (Main Battle Tank) models, with one nation having a 25-ton tank and another nation having a 60-ton tank. Some nations would have multiple MBTs depending on what is called for, would you want a 70-ton tank in a heavily forested jungle area or a 30-ton tank. One will get stuck and thus easier to hit and the other one will be able to move around easier and maybe get killed.

[@gavinkemp7920]

The shell showed at the bottom are more likely some kind of torpedo fire through the holes in the lower hull as we see in the fantom lenace.

[@parallel-knight]

I don’t suppose you could do a video on the different types of launchers from the clowns and droids then going to the rebels and stormtroopers. Where they just rocket launchers , grenade launchers, recoilless rifles ? How many were used and when?

[@user_name_redacted]

Clowns lol

[@tk-6967]

2:50 the vulture droid, hailfire and most other droid models were created before the war. The trifighter is the exception to that rule.

[@lerneanlion]

So Crosshair and his team during the Battle of Desix only won because of plot armor. And yes, I know that it's a common knowledge at this point. But I cannot helped but still keep repeating it.

[@darthbloodborn]

I've always really liked this tank it would work great as a fire support platform

[@flintrockytoe4947]

Ty

[@noogi-un1ik]

Can you make a video about the 10 most powerful non force weilding characters?

[@GGBlaster]

Given what I’ve seen of the droid gunships, an AAT with a droid brain instead of a droid crew would be pure nightmare fuel

[@Meravokas]

One thing that also has to be remembered is that when the Trade Federation originally fielded the AAT, B1's were slaved to control ships on top of tank commanders all actually being OOM series B1's. Meaning that while perhaps not as strictly effective in reaction ability due to extra sets of hands being needed, the actual operation of the tank was on a conscious level, more singular. Pre war and early war OOM series droids were as if not more successful (If only because of a lack of arrogance as well as increased assistance from a central computer) than tactical droids were. Once you started putting stock B1's with the programming on simply how to work the tank... That's where the real problems started to come in on how well it really worked outside of formation or battery style combat.

[@shcdemolisher]

Agreed. Then you need actual human pilots to adapt far more effectivly in combat, and make those decisions that would be more efficent like retreating and so on.

[@TheRyujinLP]

Fun fact, the reason it looks like the love child of a HIND and tank is because originally it was going to be more attack chopper like... which would of been terrifying! The first story boards show them flying over the horizon and there are behind the scenes videos where this is talked about. Sadly for reasons that, in so far as I know, have never really been addressed; they decided to have them act like normal tanks which took all the things that worked as a attack chopper and made it kinda dumb as an actual tank.

[@Phantom6.6.6]

The AATs biggest flaw was in how it was deployed and used. Its design is much better suited for artillery style combat that a foward operation battle tank

[@frogmann9540]

The problem with the tank design is the lack of gun depression (how far down the gun can aim) on the main gun. This is especially bad considering the profile of the tank being tall and the gun being high up. This would make the primary firepower useless on hilly terrain.

[@tomraineofmagigor3499]

Couldn't the tank itself tilt down by adjusting the repulser?

[@frogmann9540]

​@tomraineofmagigor3499 possibly, but it would still struggle to shoot from behind hills. That is why in the footage it is positioned down the slope. This is why they were exposed when mace attack.

[@roberth8254]

Tbf the b1’s in the og battlefront 1 & games were pretty damn tough when in that tank

[@dylancaldwell6870]

The older I get the cooler the CIS becomes

[@zeratul____1228]

Honestly I agree with the sentiment to make the AAT should have been desgined exclusively for droids. Not only could it be more space effeicent but you could reduce the thermal shielding from the engines and strip outlife support since these are things droids don't really need to function. This would also function as a way to deny the enemy firepower since the AAT's are dangerous to organics with how hot it would get and without life support they would be forced to keep an area open so they can breath.

[@Vamparicsaiyan]

I sometimes use the AAT in StarWars Demolition PS1 game, it has good armor and special weapon, but it’s slow.

[@zacharyrollick6169]

To counter that point about AATs being unnecessary for their private army, large pirate groups sometimes hads had fortresses.

[@sxrani]

Plus the AAT is just a favorite

[@t8z5h3]

The Russian auto loader tends to want to stuff any body part into the common that fits (arms for example)

[@Eliphaser]

yeah, there's far safer and more modern autoloaders to use as example - hell, many of the recent MBTs use much more practical autoloaders (Leclerc, Type 90, Type 10, K2 Black Panther, etc)

[@18videowatcher41]

The AAT is amazing! Even as fantastic as it is, it has a whole lot of untapped potential, in my opinion. Spend more money to make it faster and more maneuverable, with better armor (particularly around the comparatively lightly armored rear), and a dedicated droid brain. These are the most basic improvements I can think of that can be done without breaking the bank.

[@FieryCheeze]

Can you do an analysis video on the TX-130 and the 2-M? I believe they are in the same design family

[@robertagu5533]

Yeah except that track suit Allen can't block incoming weapons fire. Or at the mercies of Plot gods or Darth Gungan...

[@generalseal6948]

the tank has one critical issue it uses hover tech and since i dont see thrusters im assuming its electronic so if it runs out of power or gets disabled via EMP it is just stuck there and would be a nightmare to recover its flat underside may seem good but it has a slight wedge shape which would cause it to dig into the ground making it harder to tow it unliked wheeled/tracked vehicles where if disabled you can put it in neutral and roll it wherever you need

[@Grebogoborp]

My annoyance with it is the fact that somehow droidekas get shields and the TANKS DONT also the fact that the funny wing guns are mounted in such a strange way and there is no coaxial armament

[@TheTrojanRaider]

What would be really awesome, future videos like this breaking down armored vehicles, include @TheChieftainsHatch !

[@motherteresa8418]

Next episode was the episode When slick betrayed the clones .in this episode a guy broke out Nute but into a one trolled him about his life of servitude

[@nicolaspeigne1429]

reduce the height of the overall profile, get rid of the side antennas and place the secondary armament on a 360 mount on top of the turret push the center of gravity forward because this would just fall on its back without its propulsion system. the front hatch is useless and just a liability if you're gonna keep the back crew ramp, keep the commander one for vantage point and evacuation and since the hull is modular and regularly mounted by infantry, you can put weapon platforms for the infantry to use, with some rudimentary protections

[@MrJakeros]

You know there's something I've always wondered: could AATs not seal their hatches after they were started? Is that the case for every tank around the world? Because you would think, for a rolling box of thunder, it would be pressurized wouldn't it? Someone correct me if I'm wrong but considering the fact the AT-TE could operate in space, these tanks should've been able to seal their hatches. If they had, a lot of the shit we see in the show would never have happened.

[@minicle426]

OOM-9 travelled in style.

[@NatorGreen7000]

I imagine the guns on the wings could allow the tank to fire directly backwards.

[@osmacar5331]

They came up with the carrousel autoloader.

[@NareshSinghOctagon]

I wonder what the dockmaster at Sacred Cow Shipyards would think about this video?...

[@punisher0717]

I want to hear more about this adidas track suit

[@sgtNACHO]

Totally agree about the AAT. Great idea that could really be a Star Wars MBT. Just totally flubbed in so many ways.

[@Venator631]

It's name is redundant by definition a tank is an armored assault vehicle.

[@blankistblankophobe9078]

I'm surprised that Rebel Alliance forces never caught on to the potential of this platform. Imagine how the Battle of Hoth may have played out had there been a battalion or two of upgraded or revised AATs to oppose the Empire's AT-AT walkers.

[@christopherboo6797]

It is a surreal design, the reason is that you need an axis in real life in the shape of a cross to keep it standing, no Lego model is exact or precise with the movies or series!

[@kirtcobijn6200]

"I was just a young, old man.."

[@xShifty38x]

to be fair most of the weaknesses of the AAT are not Specfic to it. Most tanks have weak side and rear armour as well as hatches, viewports etc being vulnerabilities

[@CloneScavengerVulpin8389]

And the empire gave some to trandoshan hunters and they put flamethrowers on them.

[@EvilEye0]

The T2B has a repulsorlift and shields, but it's also newer than the AAT, so maybe somebody figured out the problem.

[@eddiegodinez3940]

What’s hilarious is that, as much as the Russian had a neat idea for the auto loader saving man power…if you look…where they are sitting…you can see how the neat idea turns into a heated idea😅😅

[@eddiegodinez3940]

Now for the AAT, just like the T-70 and up. They are easy and cheap to produce but it’s easy to have 1,000 guns firing at one to scare your opponent. But watch your 1,000 turn into 100 because of easy and quick design become costly and questionable. Now to have the advantage on paper is different to having the advantage in reality

[@peco0012]

Especially when that autoloader turns the tank into I high explosive bomb when hit, and sometimes just manually loading the gun is more efficient and even faster! (Especially with experienced crews. And you’re not gonna get many of those of you put your people in a cheap, mass produced tank)

[@---jx3ql]

2 points 1. Its no benefid to sit onntop of an mbt 2. Those shell in the bottom are not for the gun there vor the bottom launcher

[@tk-6967]

10:18 Yeah but TCW portrayed AATs disingenuously by never allowing them to use their homing missiles seen in Episode 1. Furthermore, the idea that they could be destroyed by simple thermal dets was disproven even in later seasons, where the hatches of the tank must be targeted for that to work. The AATs didn't have any weaknesses in that scenario, like with most Filoniverse battles multiple features are omitted to keep the plot working.

[@chrisreilly1290]

If I was liking for a main battle tank for my star wars army I would use the AAT. The ATTE is slow and cumbersome

[@mandox_5297]

holy shit that intor caught me off guard

[@QuintusAntonious]

If the Separatists weren't gimped by Palpatine, I feel like they'd have hosed the Republic.

[@gabesisneros136]

Tbh it makes perfect sense to me that a trade empire /fed would build these even if for use as security or not. Even for trade someone would like these tanks eventually

[@GundamMeister357]

Tanks will dominate the battle field until we figure out Mobile Suits. Then it’s game over for the tank

[@Spectacular_Insanity]

Actually, IRL, tanks are already obsolete. IFVs are much more effective at modern urban warfare combat roles and don’t require the immense logistical assets that MBTs do.

[@HomercidalOne]

Yes it is.

[@kuhluhOG]

15:58 Sure, but quite frankly, if you get attack from behind, you are dead anyway since tanks normally have next to no armour there because of weight.

[@Unknown-hm7qx]

when you realise a hovertank moves at 55 km/h while an m1a1 travels at over 80 mph

[@87GNX]

Max speed on road for the M1A1 is 45. An the current Abrams is 42mph.