Which Star Wars Faction has the WORST VEHICLE? | Star Wars Compared Ft. EckhartsLadder

[@Bombastic]

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[@notkenobi2843]

Hey I have that LEGO set

[@nickdageek3083]

The actual walker for the first order has no weels, it is only on the Lego model so it can move. It's legs are supposed to work like a spider.

[@tonk3712]

Bombastic the ski speader is meant to fly but they were just broken down

[@DonaldWWitt]

Uh guys, the All Terrain Heavy Scout didn't actually have wheels and wasn't an All Terrain Heavy Hauler like we saw towing the Super Laser Battering Ram. It was actually suppose to be an escort TO said AT-HHs, and it probably wasn't cut because it was bad so much as the two massive AT-HHs were already hard to make out on the horizon, meaning you could barely even see the AT-ST sized AT-HSs. As +NickDaGeek points out, the AT-HS is suppose to move more like a spider, and that wider stance would make it far more stable than it's predecessor the AT-ST. The only thing I can really dock the AT-HS for is that, from both the Lego Model and one of the FEW images of it we have from the artbook, it doesn't have any head/neck articulation, meaning it might be forced to directly face anything it wants to shoot at. i.stack.imgur.com/ov0Uy.png

[@mobslayer211]

Bombastic my name is also Andrew

[@THawkMedia]

"This isn t based on looks" Literally first one: "it looks like a spider, and I don't like spiders"

[@TheDSK0]

Thawk Gaming lol

[@sombramemer1230]

Spiders, I don't like spiders they are scary, creepy, crawly, and they get everywhere.

[@GhaniKeSawah]

@@sombramemer1230 that works way too well

[@daisaki25]

The at-hs doesn't have wheels. The original has only eight legs. The wheels are only for the lego set.

[@ignatiuspauta5612]

Yeah

[@thespath1139]

True

[@BrickGuardian]

Isn't the "TIE Tank" actually called TIE Crawler?

[@kingandcountry1242]

Brick Guardian There’s also the TIE Mauler from Empire at war

[@Ryan-he6vm]

Yes it is

[@Duncecap64]

Yeah the Tie Mauler, atleast that one is pratical. It kind of fills the role of "Scout/Light tank" in its game since its fast, has good mobility, turns on a dime, has powerful rapid fire cannons, is small despite being a TIE design (the thing is quite small), can run over opponents or be used as a suicide bomber. The fixed gun is kind of annoying but its something we have worked around IRL if you look at the Swedish STRV tank (Yes its a tank). Its only downside is how fragile it is to heavy weaponry and other tanks but it can atleast manuver around. This Tie tank however, uses MK 4 tank style treads for no reason since you dont need the track to go around the vheicle to make it work, it makes the tracks vunurable, has too large a target profile from the side when it doesn't need to be that big, despite its size it has no turret, the tracks are barely held together and serve no purpose at that size, Its slow, easy to flank, has no shields, no armor, why did they make this thing?

[@kahnfamily9467]

It's actually called the Century tank.

[@sturmtruppen4160]

Brick Guardian They made a lego set for the tie crawler, and I used to have it.

[@Arashmickey]

Luke Skywalker is a rubbish mount! Just ask Yoda...

[@mobslayer211]

Arashmickey lol

[@infinitesheldon5710]

I dunno, he got around rough terrain pretty well. I'd say he's quite maneuverable

[@Arashmickey]

Fair enough, but only when he's concentrating.

[@unduelist5688]

Arashmickey close your eyes and read this out loud. Slowly.

[@GhaniKeSawah]

No wonder he never got a girlfriend Look ok you called him a mount i had to

[@ThatOneGuy46696]

AT-HS doesn't have wheels. They existed as a cheap way for LEGO to move the legs.

[@machexx1494]

Erndem Sterff Prederctions Not cheap way. Only way

[@PerovNigma]

I'm guessing that the picture is someone's attempt to do a realistic picture of it based off the LEGO set.

[@ScottaHemi440]

no actually not the cheapest way, or the only way to do that. this is lego afterall i'm sure there's 3-4 maybe as many as 12 different way to do the legs on that machine, BUT as this is a toy and not a display model it needs to have a good play value and this wheel setup is the easiest way to make the legs do the creepy scuttling motion while not sacrificing play value! if only the head could rotate and angle around...

[@machexx1494]

ScottaHemi Motorized legs could also work but they would not scuttle they would walk normally and also motorized means it costs more

[@TheShadowOfZama]

Wheels would actually be pretty usefull, because then the thing could achieve high speed using wheels on paved roads and use it's legs for rough terrain. Would probably be better as a droid though.

[@darthkenobi2399]

Yes but wasn’t the AT-OT meant to transport troops across already claimed territory, hence why we see it at Grievous’s ‘base’ where he died AFTER the battle was won...

[@MobiusLeader007]

Cat Guy That still doesn't make them good. They're still bad. I'd rather take a ride on an AT-TE, a hover veichle, or a LAAT. The AT-OT moving troops through battles ALREADY WON serves no purpose. Other vehicles can do that just fine. Battlefields can also still have booby traps or leftover stragglers that could snipe your troops on an OPEN transport. AT-OTs are just a waste of manpower and Republic credits.

[@oracleofspace3931]

Eh, it comes down to how cheaply they can be built. If they cost half as much as an AT-TE, then it makes sense to deploy these where they won't see combat so you don't have to delegate an AT-TE to cargo transport.

[@kingandcountry1242]

Also there are arguments that the open top allows for easier placement of large cargo instead of troops and that the walker could be used where ships are not available/possible.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

the AT-OT is actually a good transport, think about it-it tall so most enmemies don't have the angle to shoot the gies inside. its tall so you can't lob a grenade inside, its tall so the troops inside can fire out(because no roof) and shoot over friendlies and enemy cover. i'd like to see a booby trap that can kill an AT-OT's crew that couldn't kill an AT-TE.its also defenately cheaper because armour is expensive and so is a big gun and it can carry a whole lot of troops.the clones inside have armour to protect them from the elements so it doesn't need a roof. besides anyone here heard of ww2 and vietnam-in ww2 all transports had an open top and they were fine and in vietnam the M113 useually had its back hatchs pen for visability and more firepower. the only reason this is bad is grenades (which is mitigated by hight in AT-OT) and enemies in higher places which is mitigated except in super cities by the hight of the AT-OT)i would rather be in an AT-OT then an LAAT/i because the LAAT has less armour and can't hide in cover and i can't provide accurate fire with out being completly exposed in a stationary open target. AT-TEs are preferable but too expensive to have all the men in them and turbo tanks are too big for most operations and suffer from the 'elephant syndrome' a wargamers term for something that draws alot of fire when ist on the table top becauseof how deadly it is. all tanks suffer from this but the more powerful the tank and the bigger it is the more things are shooting at it. an open toped transport is less of a target and thus more likely to servive long enough to deploy its troops. remember in the clone wars TV show a turbo tank was destroyed by a mix of B1 and B2s with out AT weapons it was just over heated by sheer numbers. an AT-OT also has more of a focused design-carry troops and provide cover while doing this and its limited weapons and armour means its not galavanting aroud like a tank but is limited to support role. an AT-Te or a turbo tank is an BT that can carry troops this means the vehicle is a primary combat vehicle and cn't afford to aby sit infantry all the time the infantry it carries are to support and protect it like in the Merkava MBT

[@frostwyrm333]

This. It's a jungle transport. Having no roof is better against ambushes and survivability I guess.

[@Whoisgonzen]

The ski speeder is technically a rebellion ship. They were made by the rebel alliance and the resistance used them at the battle.

[@Soundwave190]

Technically the rebellion just bought them used from a mining company and slapped a gun on them. That being said the only ski speeders we are aware of were abandoned by the rebellion in their extremely short stint on Crait.

[@kirknay]

Yes, but have you even seen a resistance land vehicle otherwise?

[@bricechugg214]

They actually were from when the rebellion started out and that was the best they could afford so when they did use them it was outdated and rusted in practically every place

[@hodor9851]

They suck at manoeuvring...

[@vts0361]

I was gonna say that

[@RaeSyngKane]

Gotta say, the OG-9 had a killer gun, that "homing" laser is one of the only "lasers" in Star Wars that actually behave like a laser. It could actually sweep the laser across whole regiments or slice aircraft from the sky. If it had the ray shielding that the CIS super tank had the clones would've been screwed. Maybe just some plot armor.

[@axjkalsok1058]

RaeSyngKane well part of the reason for blasters and laser cannons not behaving like lasers is because theyre not. Despite the name, laser cannons and blasters fire what are essentially balls of plasma/superheated gas. While that isnt necessarily the way plasma behaves either, it does explain why some weapons have a constant beam and some fire “shots”.

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

Those aren't the only ones, the LAAT gunship's composite beam cannons were another.

[@RaeSyngKane]

Isaac Delgass that's why I put them in quotes. The OG-9 actually does have speed of light velocity shots with no drop off and maintains it for a considerable time. A pretty nasty combo to deal with. xX Valtiel Xx Yup, and having seen the devastation that those inflicted through sweeping across droids just imagine what one upgraded to a vehicle main armament could do.

[@HalfDemonInuyasha]

+Isaac Delgass Yeah, I remember seeing that in the Star Wars Tech documentary. Also used to explain why the Death Star super lasers combined into a single stronger beam rather than passing through each other or why lightsabers are able to maintain a certain length rather than just shooting out infinitely, or are able to make contact with each other and other objects rather than, again, simply passing through each other.

[@Jay-ln8cn]

RaeSyngKane Republic Gunships also have the same kind of laser

[@Cuteseals2]

The AT-OT has an open top which allows it to carry odd shaped cargo and larger cargo since it doesn't have to fit in a certain space.

[@brakdanych4329]

Resistance speeders were no real military weapons, their main purpouse was to create this red clouds to make harvesting the salt easier (or something like that)

[@Janoha17]

They were used in an extreme sport that involved racing on asteroids. The sport quickly went out of style and the Rebels got their hands on a large number of the speeders, which they added weapons to.

[@ScottaHemi440]

they're race vehicles repurposed by the rebels as scout vehicles. kinda like a scifi equivalent of the Polaris M-RZR

[@VainerCactus0]

Should have just asked me to harvest the salt.

[@austinhobbesandjustin]

Naw mate I think I heard it was built specifically for dangerous racing during Craits mining planet days

[@SorenNido]

Hey! The AT-OT serves it's purpose, its a cargo hauler, not a troop transport, the reason it had seats in ROTS was due to the lack of other walkers at Aylas's disposal + Felucia's jungles provide sufficient cover. I like the AT-OT. 😤 (Edit: 3 years after posting this comment, I noticed my typo...)

[@kabob0077]

I wonder if Felucia was as bad as Vietnam...

[@darwinxavier3516]

Oh much much worse. In the original Battlefront 2, acklays are native to Felucia. Vietnam didn't have giant predators.

[@kabob0077]

Darwin Xavier It had leaches though, that has to count for something.

[@MrHalonoob117]

I don’t dee why they didn’t use the AT-UT. The thing got one-shotted.

[@L._.A-06]

But the AT-OT is so impractical..... like he said I would rather get out and walk at least I am not so far off the ground and sitting in an open area

[@nataliepolglase]

You know taun tauns are animals, not vehicles.

[@Duncecap64]

they didnt have much for the Rebels outside Legends and most of it is actually useful. From the tanks in BF2 (Original) to EAWs tanks and transports not much on the rebels side outside of this can be considered "Bad" in any way, which is surprising.

[@bromthymolblue5153]

technically they are because they have mounts.

[@commode7x]

What's a taun taun, and what's a veicheles? At least there aren't any veicheles in this video, either.

[@c4flame]

Vehicles* you illiterate child

[@onalddayrumptay3473]

flamedramon If he's a child then leave him the fuck alone.

[@tpq297]

Holy crap I just realized the ski speeders were bastardized b wings. Also, nice video!

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

As much as I hate the Rebels, I admire their creativity.

[@MobiusLeader007]

TheLoyalImperial It's all good. As a rebel fan, I really like Imperial vehicle designs. Star Destroyers look way cooler than Mon Cala Cruisers, and fighters like the TIE Interceptor and TIE Hunter look sleek, lethal, and menacing.

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

Indeed they look menacing, but they lack firepower or shielding, something the rebels have. A perfect fighter would be the Grand Admiral's TIE Defender. If only the Emperor, wasn't obsessed with big weapons.

[@kahnfamily9467]

Nice to see Rebels and Imperials getting along.

[@thatoneradicalizedprussian225]

Indeed, I don't only admire them, unlike other Imperials, I respect them as well. I follow the Grand Admiral's teachings, as I see him as a more competent leader than our current Emperor.

[@jasonrobinson5223]

The at-ot has an open top so the clones can shoot out of it. I still agree that it was a bit much, I mean they could have just put windows in. Also the ski speeders were not resistance vehicles. They were REBEL vehicles that they found in the rebel base on Crete

[@kabob0077]

The AT-OT seems like what would happen if someone converted a Half-track into a Tank and then removed the top armor...

[@Sturmischer]

You mean they are better than the M16? O_O

[@kabob0077]

Jaxer Ionbooster Skirata I ain't saying the AT-OT is better, I'm jut saying that it's similar to the M16 and the Sdkzf 251 in the fact that they all sacrificed weapons for troop transport. But the M16 and Sdkzf can have different things strapped to them like big guns and ,in the Sdkzf's case, Nebelwerfers.

[@GRANOLA77]

The Rebels were in Greece?

[@kabob0077]

Granola77 Yeah, didn't you know? They were fighting the German and Italian armies in a desperate last stand.

[@psychosalad6653]

What about the Wookie attack on the Droids

[@hahalol1648]

you mean "What about the droid attack on the wookies?"

[@memeboij5656]

My boy loves koenigsegg

[@psychosalad6653]

Yes I do

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

well thee wookies shot 1st

[@zebmontgomery]

WAT

[@bubblesofthecoast6393]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="211">3:31</a> ah, the TIE Mauler. I remember those. I had fun running over people in Empire at War

[@Anditeshordo]

BubbleRocket Animations the Tie Mauler is different from the Tie Crawler/Tie Tank

[@bubblesofthecoast6393]

Yea, after looking again, the two vehicles are completely different. How about that.

[@Tiberium10332]

I think the TIE Mauler is an upgraded version of that. And I hatet it at Empire at War, 'cause it run over all my troops!

[@bubblesofthecoast6393]

Well, it's fun for the user... and Chewbacca...

[@bubblesofthecoast6393]

Kevin The Platypus ripperoni. Honestly, as long as you got a bunch of vehicles with ya, you should be fine, but I get what you mean. It’s always fun to lose your entire force on the ground

[@-mcpie-6802]

In Empire at War you have TIE Mauler, which is the exact same thing as TIE Tank (or Century) but with smaller threads. They become useless once you get to Tech 3 and their hover tanks. But maulers can self-destruct so they can be used as a neato kamikaze units before they get wrecked by anything regardless.

[@brickbybrick7432]

-McPie- yeah but their so weak

[@kahnfamily9467]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="514">8:34</a> *Gets in ski speeder and goes on a Kamikaze attack against a huge battering ram cannon thing * "Now this is Pod racing!"

[@tribdux8831]

Man, i LOVED that spider droid when i was a kid. Sadly that it’s not the best droid...

[@wargodsix]

Tie tank gotta love budget cuts those death stars aren’t cheap

[@christiankirkenes5922]

X-Wings don't work because its so cold....... "Hoth, colder than space"

[@maxpower3990]

Christiån Kirkenes space is cold but you don't lose much heat because it is a vacuum. There is almost nothing to lose heat into. You will lose some from infrared radiation and when you are struck by space dust or random atoms but you will lose more on Hoth were you are surrounded by subzero water and air at all times.

[@hairlesscat6458]

From watching my fair share of Star Wars lore videos, I know that the AT-OT wasn’t a frontline combat vehicle. It was to ferry soldiers from the rear lines to close to the frontlines. Reasons why it wasn’t replaced by the juggernaut is (I assume) price.

[@User-je7gf]

Lol Same picture at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="61">1:01</a>, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="374">6:14</a>, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="397">6:37</a>, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="450">7:30</a>, <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="630">10:30</a> 15 minutes of my life was spent

[@cyrusrhoad78]

bebeli555 you missed 6:37

[@User-je7gf]

JinYi Rhoad true

[@k-hut9344]

AT-OT:*Transporting stuff* Every Seperatist Bomber in the Galaxy: "Swiggity swooty!"

[@jacktheflash8478]

It’s supposed to transport on safe territory

[@ECharlesSSnow]

I like that both these list have a “weird but great for its role” item. The taun taun and the K-Wing are awesome! Star Wars ground vehicles are insane. Real life armored vehicles tend to look kind of samey - as low and flat as possible so it’s hard to spot, treads or wheels, and most importantly TURRETS so they can shoot in any direction. Star Wars ground vehicles are very tall - if the Rebels had given their big ion cannon on Hoth a better range of fire it could have taken the AT-ATs out easily. They’re usually legged, which makes them easy to trip up and doesn’t help with the “too tall” thing. And they almost never have turrets! Given how cheap and reliable whatever technology the speeders use is, you’d expect to see more of those. The scout speeders on Endor are probably the best ground vehicles in the movies. Any faction that made a sweet hovertank based on speeder technology would probably clean up in battle.

[@learningwithlevario8761]

I think the worst empire ship is the y-tie (or as I like to call it the why-tie)

[@ScottaHemi440]

I thought that was an unaligned pirate shape? but yes the Y-Tie is a terrible idea XD

[@ExcaliburHeavyBattlecruiser]

The tie-wing is worse.

[@bluemilk66]

I felt Eckart's presence even before clicking on the video....

[@dwarv.I]

Yeah that’s because the title says it

[@user-Jay178]

Hi Your videos seem great and came from esckarksladder(I think)

[@user-Jay178]

I have been notice.

[@jonlocke1624]

I love this and the EckhartsLadder channels but c'mon, the X-wing won't work on Hoth because it's cold? Space is pretty dang cold.

[@mangoman2128]

Lego made wheeles to make ot move the legs in lego

[@dragigo123]

Tauntauns aren't Vechicles

[@hichamdadi3506]

Dragigo der Freak yes youre right tauntauns are camel like creatures

[@lostchild77063]

He said so to speak vehicle

[@b1u3wo1f7]

In battlefront they are

[@GhaniKeSawah]

I was gonna say that

[@voctur]

The wheels are only there so the LEGO set can moves its legs. The wheels are even made with transparent plastic to represent that there is nothing there

[@recon3ngineer526]

Andrew, how much money would you pay to actually laugh like lando

[@Doom_State]

C4 in Star Wars is called a thermal detonator

[@AlaskanBallistics]

Great video... Love your channel

[@urgi7703]

I was waiting for this! So nice to see these awesome youtubers work together!

[@galling2052]

Actually in theory a walker is more effective the more legs it has, the number and durability of legs only gets more important the bigger the walker gets. But yes there is no reason the why ATOT should not have a roof, this is just stupid for so manny reasons.

[@leviathansalvtore8888]

Ravener in its defense the description of it is to transport both troops and supplies through their own lines and not be used for direct combat

[@lancer737]

Bombastic and Eckhart got a lot wrong. TIE Centry Tanks are light tanks, they don't need to fight vehicles like a medium or heavy tank, they have A LIGHT TURBO LASER, its printed on the blueprints on the screen and you guys said "it barely has any weapons..." That Light Turbo Laser is turreted and because it has a Light Turbo Laser its better armed than most the ground vehicles in SW. TIEs don't really have blind spots considering the scanning equipment they have that is imposed in the helmet mounted display, the only thing they are blind to is things that can't be detected and features of giant objects maybe, or if theirs scanning composite system is dead or disabled. I doubt The Heavy Scout has wheels, you are looking at a toy made to have its legs move and thats how the toy was made. Lastly they use open top transports outside of combat, they were not in combat in that scene that you showed at least yet. That was wrong to criticize it and some of the other vehicles here, for things they are not designed to do and or neglecting to bring up features they have, and also not knowing how some weapons or vehicles are used.

[@TK-sh7vl]

lancer737 WTF this ain’t about the TIE this about the ATOT gtfo

[@lancer737]

Imperial Mapper, read everything I wrote.

[@FTWIHA]

I am also thinking about the Taun-Tauns and X-Wings. He said X-Wings cant be used on Hoth because its to cold. But why can they Fly in Space then and why did you see them in the Battle of Hoth?

[@thimovijfschaft3271]

I saw the title and thought to myself "That sounds like an Eck video." "Feat. EckhartsLadder." aaaaa

[@EderStudiosHD]

I think we see a AT-HS on Starkiller Base in Epsiode 7

[@EderStudiosHD]

Search: Star Wars: The Force Awakens -- The Falcon Lands On Starkiller Base Go to: 1:35 You will see 2 AT-HS walking around ;)

[@reaktroyt7989]

EderStudiosHD I saw them

[@davidatomas971]

I'll be honest, I'm surprised the resistance bomber didn't make the list. That things a death trap.

[@Xifihas]

This list is for ground vehicles.

[@TRACKD0WN]

the TIE crawler has always served me well im empire at war

[@clairebo777]

That's odd...X-wings couldn't perform on both because of the extreme cold yet function perfectly in the even colder vacuum of space...

[@Ryan-he6vm]

Andrew it's called a tie crawler not a tie tank. Good vid though

[@jlokison]

I think the idea behind the AT-OT is that it carries more passengers than the other walkers in the Republic army at the time. It does provide some protection from blaster small arms fire and land mines, while allowing most of its passengers to fire out of it, it's basically a portable trench. Not the best infantry fighting vehicle, but similar to the half tracks used during WWII.

[@maxpower3990]

Not only to TIE tanks have crap visibility but they have worse fields of fire. Fixed forward firing guns that are below the driver. So you can't hide most of your vehicle form enemy fire nor can you shoot in any other direction but straight forward. There isn't even any hydraulics to make minute changes. The driver will miss any enemy that is not sitting directly in front of them and ranges longer the a few hundred metres.

[@lancer737]

Bombastic and Eckhart got a lot wrong. TIE Centry Tanks are light tanks, they don't need to fight vehicles like a medium or heavy tank, they have A LIGHT TURBO LASER, its printed on the blueprints on the screen and you guys said "it barely has any weapons..." That Light Turbo Laser is turreted and because it has a Light Turbo Laser its better armed than most the ground vehicles in SW. TIEs don't really have blind spots considering the scanning equipment they have that is imposed in the helmet mounted display, the only thing they are blind to is things that can't be detected and features of giant objects maybe, or if theirs scanning composite system is dead or disabled. I doubt The Heavy Scout has wheels, you are looking at a toy made to have its legs move and thats how the toy was made. Lastly they use open top transports outside of combat, they were not in combat in that scene that you showed at least yet. That was wrong to criticize it and some of the other vehicles here, for things they are not designed to do and or neglecting to bring up features they have, and also not knowing how some weapons or vehicles are used.

[@maxpower3990]

lancer737 although the one of the laser cannons on the Tie tank is turreted it is even lower than the standard laser cannons of a Tie. To use it effectively you would have to be, as my old tank commander would say, "balls up to the world". A light vehicle like that would be a scouting or anti-infantry vehicle and that coupled with its weak armour means you would want as much cover like walls, hills or vegatation between you and whatever's shooting at you. If they put the turreted laser cannon on the top it would make it much better as the vehicle could shoot and hide and the same time. The open topped clone Walker is definitely a bad idea as you can't always know what is and isn't a combat zone. A small detachment of droids with shoulder fired anti-tank rockets could destroy them as they have no upper armour. Even without rockets a small group ambushing them could cause critical casualties to the clones with only small arms. While the clones have armour you can concentrate fire as they as stuck so close together in the Walker. That is why we stopped using them after WW2.

[@lancer737]

Quote although the one of the laser cannons on the Tie tank is turreted it is even lower than the standard laser cannons of a Tie. To use it effectively you would have to be, as my old tank commander would say, "balls up to the world". Quote Not necessarily, its an anti-captial ship gun, it will blast right through whatever it is behind and hit what was beyond the object blocking it as long as its not a full blown ship. Quote A light vehicle like that would be a scouting or anti-infantry vehicle and that coupled with its weak armour means you would want as much cover like walls, hills or vegetation between you and whatever's shooting at you. Quote Not in this case, they gave it a ant-capital ship gun. Also excluding different types of tactical jammers, hidding behind kills, vegetation, and Quote If they put the turreted laser cannon on the top it would make it much better as the vehicle could shoot and hide and the same time. Quote Not with SW sensrs. Quote The open topped clone Walker is definitely a bad idea as you can't always know what is and isn't a combat zone. A small detachment of droids with shoulder fired anti-tank rockets could destroy them as they have no upper Armour. Quote Fixating on one weapon type wont help. Quote Even without rockets a small group ambushing them could cause critical casualties to the clones with only small arms. While the clones have armour you can concentrate fire as they as stuck so close together in the Walker. That is why we stopped using them after WW2. Quote, That is not true, we still use them now.

[@maxpower3990]

lancer737 the turreted weapon may be able to shoot through walls and trees but the driver can't see through them, unless he blind fires it is useless. What I meant by hiding and firing is if the weapon was on top the vehicle could hide most of its hull behind a hill or wall and still fire. In the military it was the difference between cover and concealment. One stops the enemy seeing you, the other stops the enemy hitting you. The only open topped vehicles still in use are unarmoured recon vehicles like Hummers or Land Rovers. The walker is roughly the same size, same weight as the AT-TE yet it has half the firepower and no protection for its embarked troops. This will be like taking a tank and turning it into an open topped personnel carrier. What vehicle are you talking about. We stopped using SDKFZ 251's, BTR 50's or Bren Gun carriers because they didn't provide enough cover. Modern APC's like the M2 Bradley, Warrior, BMP-3 or BTR are all enclosed to provide protection against small arms, artillery fragments, and the weather.

[@lancer737]

@Max Power Quote the turreted weapon may be able to shoot through walls and trees but the driver can't see through them, unless he blind fires it is useless. Quote Considering their sensors on TIES pierce the hulls and decks of massive 40 million ton ships and they tell them how many people are on those ships, what race their are, who they are, and many other attributes of the Ship, as long as ECM isn't disrupting their systems. A Tree or Wall will mean nothing. The Sensors in the 10 Class special Forces NAVY Commando droid are extremely small and it can pierce the bulkheads and walls of said capital ships so the Commandos can see enemies through said things. Said sensor is like maybe a 10th of the size of the sensors on Regular TIE Fighters and TIE Centry Tanks. Quote What I meant by hiding and firing is if the weapon was on top the vehicle could hide most of its hull behind a hill or wall and still fire. Quote Not from enemies, or at the most enemies that have noticed a TIE Tanks with its ECM active hiding behind obstacles they can see through with their own sensors. Even if its powered down it runs the high risk of being spotted by sensors used by the enemies. Quote The only open topped vehicles still in use are unarmored recon vehicles like Hummers or Land Rovers. Quote There are more than that they are a sub type of IFV used by multiple Countries. Quote The walker is roughly the same size, same weight as the AT-TE yet it has half the firepower and no protection for its embarked troops. Quote Since its not meant to be used in actual combat, at least carrying people, thats not that big of deal unless you are gonna chastise every vehicle designer that has made a vehicle like it in real life that is still in use for not being paranoid enough to assume they are gonna be attacked anywhere they are even in non-combat areas. Quote This will be like taking a tank and turning it into an open topped personnel carrier. Quote Not really as they are not even related except for sharing the same type of propulsion system. Quote What vehicle are you talking about. We stopped using SDKFZ 251's, BTR 50's or Bren Gun carriers because they didn't provide enough cover. Modern APC's like the M2 Bradley, Warrior, BMP-3 or BTR are all enclosed to provide protection against small arms, artillery fragments, and the weather. Quote Again you are mistaking the type of job that walker has for an APC now, the APC is the AT-TE out of all the vehicles used in the Republic. I may have accidentally erased it, but I think you mentioned risk of arty strike, well open topped or not, an arty round will kill pretty much any vehicle, and despite the accuracy of weapons in SW, as far as I have seen we still don't have weapons accurate enough, espically arty, that can bulls eye openings in open top vehicles.

[@flyingviking2149]

The cold on Hoth being a problem never made sense. You’re telling me that the planet is colder than the vacuum of space?

[@TheRodentMastermind]

Vaccums are not hot or cold, they are an absence of particles to be hot or cold. In fact the main issue in space is overheating not cold, there is no atmosphere so heat can not be transferred away from someone. Also in a moisture rich enviroment you get ice crystals forming on machinery which you don't get in space.

[@flyingviking2149]

@@TheRodentMastermind if shielded from solar radiation ie in the shadow of a planet or other body the temperature of space is -445F. No way Hoth is colder than that with a breathable atmosphere

[@TheRodentMastermind]

@@flyingviking2149 That's not how it works. You need a medium for heat to transfer between. Space is a vacuum so no heat can transfer (similar to double glassing). Which is why the real issue in space for Astronauts is overheating.

[@flyingviking2149]

@@TheRodentMastermind that is exactly how it works. There may be no conduction or convection, but there is still radiation. Everything gives off infrared radiation the hotter the more it gives off. The problem with over heating is that lapse rate is slower than the radiation from the sun heats. That’s why the shadow part is important. In the shadow so no solar radiation is absorbed an object eventually cools to -455F. Even if it is it’s own shadow. The side facing the sun will heat up and the side away will be cold. Depending on the orbit is the max temperature. Our distance things heat up to ~250F near Venus that would be ~800F

[@noobsaibot6482]

"Vechiles and tanks" Tanks are vechiles, Andrew. So you said vechiles and vechiles.

[@thexplodenator3007]

did you mean vehicles? No offense

[@noobsaibot6482]

S*it well spoted.

[@Diamondstar9878]

Is it just me or does the tie tank/crawler look like it has a 1x4 LEGO brick on it lmao

[@notkenobi2843]

But I like the spider droid

[@notkenobi2843]

12 likes thx guys

[@fifo5553]

I liked this video immediatly seeing the 'ft. EckhartsLadder'. A video with you and Bombastic sounds amazing, and I'm subscribed to you both.

[@Jack-ck4vi]

Mr bombastic sir, are you in the northern or Southern Hemisphere

[@thexplodenator3007]

I believe he is Australian. (correct me if I'm wrong)

[@Jack-ck4vi]

I’m Aussie to

[@legojangofett1088]

He's down under.

[@thexplodenator3007]

Cool. Have you seen any kangaroos?

[@Jack-ck4vi]

I live in a city suburb but when I go out into the Adelaide hills I see lots of them

[@scottthewaterwarrior]

I assume it must have been the moisture+cold that made the X-Wing hard to use on Hoth, because space is probably colder than Hoth.

[@barrybend7189]

AT-HS nuff said.

[@thijmenhermelink1874]

Barry Bend technicly is doesn't even exist but it made for a fun video.

[@Transit753]

Should have put the AT-DP on the list

[@gemyniraptor8626]

hey guys, great content as always. I must express I feel you guys are missing the idea behind the AT-OT. See first lemme remind peeps that many of Lucases designs are based on real world designs, namely things like WWII vehicles. we can see a few examples of this: the P-38 fighter (utapau) literally looks just like the P-38 Lightning fighter in RW and the LAAT-I is based on modern attack helicopters like the Hind. The AT-OT is basically the SW equivalent to an APC (armored Personnel carrier) and more notably, like that of a halftrack. See, recon and APC units were always lightly armored and typically open topped in WWII due to saving weight for speed and so that the passengers can disembark in a real hurry if there was an emergency (ie oh shit its on fire). also many APC designed were opened top with the idea so that the passengers could engage ground troops with personal weapons. APCs were typically half tracked in WWII as a means to get better travel on both roads and cross country, so I feel the walker design is meant to reflect that. more legs means its harder to immobilize and rides smoother over terrain. Anyway, still great stuff, just wanted to share. have a great one!

[@justinascent697]

Moo

[@mr.overlord6720]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="88">1:28</a> that spider droid on the right just popped in half like opening those toy poke balls

[@angeloluna529]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="87">1:27</a> you don't have to hear him over-explain about "oh it doesn't have to be the ugliest ship or vehicle" continuously non-stop for over a minute.

[@kadebelanger6419]

I like it when KZbinrs team up like this. Introduced me to a new good channel

[@ToaArcan]

Fun fact, the TIE Crawler is one of the only EU-exclusive vehicles to get turned into a Lego set. The others were the TIE-Droid drone fighter (exclusively in a collection with two regular TIEs and the TIE Advanced), the _Rogue Shadow,_ the TX-130 (which didn't turn up in post-Disney canon until EAfront II), the _Azure Angel,_ and the TIE Defender (Which also got a set long before it was recanonised in Rebels). Everything else is from stuff that remained in Disney Canon without interruption, or stuff Lego made up entirely.

[@tygovisser5626]

The wheels from the first order one don't exist, it was just to help playability

[@jx592]

Thats why Sabine Wren loves imperial armor and vehicles, they are so plain and opaque that they make perfect art canvases

[@andyklumb4446]

I just gotta say the ski speeder was a old rebel vehicle that the resistance used when they had nothing else but a few turrets. But I do love those funny Battlefront videos, keep it up.

[@jar8240]

As far as the AT-OT: 1, open transports are used regularly, although further from front lines. Rain happens, and "I'd rather walk" is from someone who has never gone on a 20 mile hump with full gear (or 5 miles with 125+ pounds)

[@joaquindubini3681]

In star wars empire at war, there is a vehicle called "Tie Mauler" which is a kind of TIE tank. Its super weak and lachs heavy armament, it only is useful because it can selfdestruct.

[@rapidpigz8238]

The tie tank has literally zero suspension. The single most painfully bumpy ride to death ever

[@Latenightbaker24]

About the AT-HS: “why are there eight pedals and four directions!”

[@TheWoodboss]

AT-OT=who needs a roof

[@isimiel3405]

Changing the drive shaft of a tauntaun is a pain in the ass

[@CrispyMuffin2]

now that i think about it. aren't ski speeders just half a B-Wing that's modded for ground stuff?

[@thomasrdiehl]

AT-HS: When you look at street-track-vehicles used by train track maintenance workers, you will see something similar,just with two different kinds of wheels. What I think this vehicle does is it can switch between using the wheels and using the legs depending on terrain. This makes a lot of sense when trying to develop a fast vehicle still capable of crossing terrain only a walker can.

[@dreadnought-ai]

Yeah the Wheels on the FO Walker are for the toy, it's a common trick LEGO does (primarily to improve efficiency of scooting toys on carpets). It's locomotion is like those two tow vehicles that were pulling the Siege weapon.

[@lenkagamine4145]

How dare you insult my glorious homing spider droid- Its the perfect cost-effective anti-infantry platform.

[@neontalream6208]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="380">6:20</a> Gotta get that sweet sweet merchandising money

[@nordicberserk]

Another flaw with the Tie Tank; the weapons are still on the bottom of the cockpit, meaning it can never use terrain as cover. The whole vehicle has to be exposed in order to fire.

[@cenceto]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="196">3:16</a> the juggernaut tank kill count would be about 1k droids and 10mil ran over clones

[@tobinelad3286]

The C4 in Star Wars is called the proximity bomb, or called a charge. The AT-OT is used sometimes rather than the Turbo Tank is because it won't damage the homes or other local objects, for example, the clones used shock grenades instead of thermal detonators so they won't ruin the houses on Ryloth. The AT-OT is used so it won't ruin the trees. The turbo tank was used because the terrain was already destroyed by the Sepies. But, I still agree in why the AT is opened and is useless in weather. Secondly, if you read the Star Wars comics about the Ski Speeder, the ski speeder was faster, smoother, and more agile than the last jedi's. Over time, the ski speeder was meant for mining and getting across the vast salt field quicker. Over time when Leia has killed the Owner of the mines Crate, it mines have been abandoned for some time. When the Resistance came back, the ski speeders aged. If the resistance were there, the ski speeders would have been taken care of and would be better functional and less fragile. Anyway, this was a good video and I agreed the with it.

[@CaltheDeadMan]

The Tie Tank my first experience with it was Empire at War where it was called the Tie Mauler, called that because of the fact that it was designed to run of rebel soilders.

[@bulldozer8950]

You have a good point... Anakin was able to afford to make a pod racer to race so they can’t be expensive, and they are probably better than the ski speeder that the resistance used. They should have been making pod racers

[@clone9159]

The Homing Spider is Op

[@brambo3011]

Appreciated thunderbirds reference in Eckharts's vid

[@TheTrueMr.Chicken]

The At Ot is meant to transport cargo in safe zones, not attack. But still, it's pretty weird.

[@dani.zambomagno]

I think the worst is the Luke's landspeeder

[@Falchion1984]

You know how, in the game Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, that the Rebel Mounted Troopers used Tauntauns? Throwing in a critique on that, and/or using them in Rebel Strike and Jedi Academy might've been a nice touch. We probably would've gotten a laugh out of you picking apart why they'd risk their loving mounts by using a point-blank-range flamethrower in Battlegrounds or why mounting a Tauntaun inexplicably gives you unlimited blaster rifle ammo in Rebel Strike.

[@Noah-ru3jx]

The “Resistance” Ski Soeeder not only predates the Resistance, it was made before the Rebellion, which explains why such a fast vehicle (really the only thing that rivals it in the pretrilogy is the pod racer, which has its own set of problems) requires a stabilizing strut rather than some nice airspeedee tech. And it’s cheap as well as originating as a mining vehicle, so that explains more.

[@TheSecondVersion]

At least in early Battlefront, the spider droids were sort of intimidating because, depite their seemingly flimsy design, the game granted them really high HP. It took ages to bring those things down

[@zachplummer625]

The best part of the resistance speeder is how they affect visibility. They saved many resistance soldiers from my sniper fire in Battlefront 2.

[@matthewmohri9990]

Hey Andrew, checking out your page b/c of the vid you did with Eckhart. Thanks for teaming up with Eckhart.

[@enbyapple3597]

The example of ties being weak was it literally one getting hit by an asteroid. So weak

[@CoolBird420]

the reason the AT-OT has no roof is that it's not just meant to carry troops it can also carry cargo. the open roof makes it so that irregularly sized cargo can fit.

[@HK-pq7pe]

The spider droid is really good actually

[@sallystandish7105]

The spider droid was originally was used in some mines and defended by small spider droids and was used against small lightly armed targets

[@sleepingbagmanstudios489]

Came here after eckarts ladder’s upload

[@theevildrummingsithlord1492]

YES! TWO OF MY MOST FAVORITE CHANNELS!!

[@basabromander2778]

Ah yes, the x wing couldn't work in the coldness of hoth, only the famously nice and warm vacuum of space.

[@Dr.Chibbins]

The TIE tank was chosen for cost saving purposes, as well as easy and fast construction.

[@austinhobbesandjustin]

For the Resitances speeder thingy It wasnt designed for fighting, it was supposed to be for dangerous racing back during Craits mining days

[@uclearwhale]

There are benefits to transport vehicles being open topped, way cheaper, more comfortable in suitable temperatures and quicker to deploy from

[@tsarfox3462]

AT-PT deserves an honorable mention. Sure it's quick and nimble, but it's driver is completely unprotected. You could neutralize it with one laser bolt.