Do you buy the fight with the AT-AT's, because I don't It's like the makers of the show didn't know the lore of mass driver cannon and treted it like a lazer shooter. Come on man. The armor, now that is what would stop the bullets, except these are energy coated shooters, meaning there would penetrate a bit since the lazers would get past the sheild as it would eminate from the shell. either that or use it uop and then the shell hits. i get the armor though. I do. The idea is that the rebels simply didn't have mass drivers, and armor was still a thing anyway. That and that the AT_AT's would be new. I don't see why they had to be present right after the emprie got started. I mean, make millions of them, don't let people addapt, then take them out of the warehouse. right after the clone wars, the empries still had to fight and use corvets and have stardestroyers that could shoot down fighters. it wasn't until the imperial age that the emprie didn't care anymore. If you did this crap too early, you would have created a market for making mass drivers and shells,a nd aconcussive missile launchers. If hoever, you weren't retarded, and you had lots of small tank like vehicles and smaller walkers, everyone would go lazer canons, as the supply chains issues would have pushed people towards just buying gas instead. In fact, you can see thecanon industry being so improved that you had speeders that could cause an at-at to blow up in a single salvo. in fact, a double shot was probably enough. This makes more sense. allot of unsheilded walkers, the industry pumps out powerfull canonos, then there are no mass drivers anywhere and you add sheilds. Done. The whole industry allready hardpressed and underground would have to retool and get created from scratch, and you woulnd't be able to hide massdrving production as the only reason you would make massdrivers tis to get passed sheilding, and no one in the imperial side would use mass drivers to get passed sheilding, so you would not be able to get away with suply chaining the most suspicious products that no longer have an industry and have to be made from scratch. case in point, the rebels had single shot AT-AT busters and rope for pulling things, as rope and gas is not trackable, and no mass drivers that could penetrate sheilds. No slugs, now bows and arrows, no crossbows. Meaning the AT0AT's were introduced on hoth with out much doubt, as anyone with any level of intelligence would do. If I was the emeperor, I would have been building these things in absoulute secret for decades and exposed them after hoth, as that is the only sensable strategic choice for a non strategic walker (fear producer)

feel more like an spg so could still be used in the empire

You said balcony hand rails twice

no cannons.

What are the books that appear in the video? Like the Page on 1:30

They are in this universe as well

And it's even better because some of the best engineers in the SW universe are bugs!

@@SpamtaroFTW lmao right 🤣 what's the company that's ran by like preying mantis called again¿

@@unhumanized I want to say Collicoid Creation Nest? I'm not sure if I'm right

@@unhumanized not to mention the Geonosians who made a lot of the droids and even designed the death star

You're right, though I do image a more realistic version with elements of Abram tanks and Bradley IFVs. Like the main gun being some design template of the Abrams.

​@@WolfeSaber9933 AT-RT Are realistic Recon walkers.

Yes and no. Is it a Tank? No. But does it serve a similar purpose as a tank? Yes. Majority of tanks only carry the crew, tank supplies, and took supplies not troops or other vehicles. AT-TE is more alike a Bradley, Abrams, and a cargo plane of somekind. Is it a Walker? Yes. I hope I don't have to explain this to anyone.?

@@Obiwan7100 We're talking about the AT-TE?

You are correct, however your pfp is the inferior Atago

I guess that Clone who shot Missile was a *_VERY_* compentent Gunner lol

“Tank 2 portside” *immediately pivots and snipes the rocket like a boss*

I always called the Cannons at the rear the butt cheek cannons

@@jeremycolon7337 "Great shot!"

​@@princeofpokemon2934 i always called them butt guns

I mean, it worked for the Egyptians and British that one time.

The jedi were foolish generals

Sheeeeiiiit

@@daanvos194 Yeah, it's exactly why so many clones died.

You have to remember most of the jedi generals were never trained in that role. Before the Clone wars, they were mostly pseudo-politicians special forces type combatants. Their entire training focused on single and small scale combat

Wearing body armor in the abrams?

I must ask: Could the AT-TE walker actually be built and function like a tank in real life? Of course, swap out the laser ammo for actual ammunition (like 50 cal rounds). Is it possible?

@@ZackarySchejbalCODBO2RGM2 If it existed, it would have to be used as artillery or something way in the backlines. Theres no way something that tall and slow wouldnt be getting hit left and right

@@persuisixh4804 yes, like a flak vest it will stop shrapnel if there was damage that caused the interior plates to shatter inwards

@@Callofdutymaster22 Isnt abrams the one with a literally flawless kd ratio

It's no Charger, but like a Pokemon that HAS bases covered, it's pretty damned good.

Where are mah Black Pants guys at?

I agree, I feel that if star wars films were made in the order that they technically go in, you'd see them used by the empire. Although the empire was more interested in building machines that had a lot of the intimidating factor.

The empire wouldn’t need it, it’d be a waste of credits

@@angelic_disappointment7889 as if the entire imperial army wasn’t a waste of money

Unlike the lumbering elephant that is the AT-AT.

@@merafirewing6591 yeah. Tbh I feel like the AT-AT would be way better as an command post and artillery walker, staying outside the battlefield. Because of the simple reason it has too much of a huge profile

​@tachanka lord Fernanco not to mention anyone leaving one is highly exposed as well as the fact that it's legs are also a much worse week spot if you manage to take them out Also in a fight against an actual Military that has the means to take them out It's much worse then the ATTE for a variety of reasons

​@MeraFirewing Don't underestimate an ATAT... they may lumber, but they take considerable more firepower to take down when you can not target the neck. An ATTE comparatively seems to swap armor for speed when compared to an ATAT. The roles do differ when comparing the two, but still fun to compare nonetheless...

@@TheRealFernancoTachanka That's exactly how it was used in the Empire Strikes Back, You had between four to six attack Echo base. General Veers was inside one directing the assault on the shield generator while the others closed in and engaged Rebel targets.

A lot of them seem to be dropped off by LAAT-Cs. I think that's why. But shouldn't there be a way for the Clones inside to get up to the turret? I doubt you'd have to exit the vehicle to then climb on top of it and climb in the gunner's seat. There has to be a ladder or lift from the inside to the turret.

​@@TheFirstCurse1 Exactly. It would be unfeasible for a clone gunner to step outside the vehicle without any cover and head straight for the turret. But the clone gunner should have been sitting in the turret seat from the beginning as soon as the walker was transported by LAAT/C and then dropped

There's a lader inside the AT-TE that leads up to the hatch where the guns at

5:35

He said that in the video.

Modern Tank Doctrine here on Earth are as follows: Don't be detected If Detected, don't be acquired If Acquired, don't be hit If hit, don't be killed One of the best ways for your tank to survive engagements is to not be where your enemy is firing if at all possible. Tanks have to balance survivability, mobility and firepower to create the best platform possible. Focusing too much in one area will sacrifice in the others. The Empire took the opposite direction. Blaster Master Zero probably has the best tanks possible in any sci-fi with the Metal Attacker line, especially MA-01 Sophia III, MA-00 Sophia Zero, GA-01 Gaia Sophia and GA-01(SV) Gaia Sophia Sophia Supreme Vehicle.

@@Cody_L._Brock he also said the opposite

@@generaljimmies3429 that's generally why you need something to defend yourself when seen.

No, it isn't. It is almost 6 meters tall, meaning it can be seen with the naked eye from almost 9 kilometers away, while a shorter platform could only be seen at just over 6 kilometers (assuming no terrain features in the way). The position of its weapons, with most of them on the hull, also prevents it from taking full advantage of the most basic tank fighting position: hull down positions. To make full use of its armament, it has to full expose itself to enemy fire, rather than only exposing an armored turret. Such a design option could be justified if it were faster or a smaller target but it is slow (we never see it move faster than a walking pace of 2.5 to 4 miles per hour), lumbering, and huge, standing three or four times the height of the soldiers it supports. Finally, it is not a tank. It is a Frankenstein's Monster of contradictory battlefield roles. It is used as a tank/infantry fighting vehicle, supporting an infantry assault while also being a carrier to two entire squads of infantry, a command post for company and higher staffs, and a self-propelled indirect fire artillery piece. All of those battlefield roles have different requirements. An infantry carrier needs sufficient internal space for infantry dismounts and will usually sacrifice armor and firepower for that. A tank needs to maximize firepower and protection. An artillery piece needs to be able to put as much firepower as possible onto targets well outside its line of sight. And a command post needs to contain all the necessary comms gear for the staff to coordinate the battle. There's a reason no one has tried to combine these roles into one platform. The fact that it can climb a vertical cliff does not make it good. That is a niche (and very BAD) tactical scenario that is more a damning critique of the incompetence of the Jedi as battlefield commanders than it is an endorsement of the platform.

Cuz they go 37, not 60.

Now I’m trying to picture them scuttling along like some sort of crab, just as fast as we drive down a non-residential road. I just can’t see them going that fast.

@@orangegalen I imagine that its somewhat like saying an average car can get up to 250km/h or somesuch. Technically yes, that's its maximum speed, but you're going to destroy the vehicle doing so, and you lose a ton of stability/control. I can see the walkers going far faster then shown if pushed but I would loath to see the damage done.

Cuz it's scifi? Hell even the crews of any capital ship could have turn into a pool of blood because the capital ship exerts hundreds(if not thousands) of G forces

​@OH HAI14 They have an acceleration compensator. He actually talks about it in the beginning of this episode.

They learned that from the Finns during the Winter War.

It also just makes sense, especially on a narrow path. If they can only move forwards and backwards, and you block the way forwards and backwards, then they literally cannot leave your line of fire.

@@swegboy0238 realistically yes, but when you apply this to the AT TE which can climb walls then it becomes a bit iffy, why not just climb down the cliff face and back up the other side?

@@aye_its_sparky7164 sure, but on that specific ambush scene from the show it seemed like the CIS could have kept shooting both if they climbed up or down. Plus the walkers are not quick with switching axis like that, and it would expose more of the weak middle segment if they went down over the cliff. And, they would probably have to be able to fit the long way on the top of the ledge in order to even climb over the edge, as I don’t think they are maneuverable enough to cross over like that diagonally.

​@@aye_its_sparky7164the reason they could justify not climbing the cliff could have been mace wanting to keep the assault moving quickly while they have the momentum, or the CIS tanks could have pulled ahead of there lines when they saw the armored convoy coming and did what they could about them

Amen. I've got all the LEGO sets of it (excluding the 2002 one)

I'm a bit jealous. I just now was able to pick up the most recent edition

Same. Love the AT-TE.

Far from the best walker ever, that’s the AT-AT

@@angelic_disappointment7889 you must be high or don’t even know about the walkers

Thanks! But I'll be honest sometimes there just isn't much detail to work with so you might see that on some breakdowns. But I do try my best to flesh these out

Although for Palpatine's goal it was good enough

Idk, I think it’s pretty modular and versatile. It’s an all-terrain troop transport that can be carried or repositioned via LAAT-C. It’s got storage space for troops, walkers, speeders, or mobile command. It has lots of munition types. It seems like there are many ways to configure it to fit the mission. The biggest downside is the speed of it.

Unlike the Venator, the AT-TE could actually fulfill both of those roles perfectly depending of the situation

@@apesonwheels696 having a your MBT also be your trooptransport makes it way bigger than it needs to be, and means its either really heavy or has bad armor and given that a singular hailfire droid missile to the front can knock it out, bad armor is probably what they went with the main gunner is also entirely exposed on the outside of the hull

​​@@kris220bOther than the issue of the exposed gunner, the AT-TE was armored enough so it could protect the troops it carried, as for the hailfire droid, it is only logical that a rocket on the front could take the walker down, but the walker could, also take down the Hailfire first with the mass-driver cannon or even by shooting the missile launchers with it's laser cannons, otherwise, the AT-TE was heavily armored and could withstand plenty of damage before going down, since the front cockpit was made with transparisteel and not glass like many assume it is

Important to note that your armor is much different from Star Wars armor. The Clone crews we see are wearing full body suits of rigid armor plates, which is likely much more of a bitch to move around in than a single vest that only covers the torso plus a helmet. You know what I mean?

@@bluntcabbage6042 there is also the fact that, despite not being shown often, clone and stormtrooper armor is entirely bulletproof- so it would do a much better job at protecting against shrapnel. And clones are pretty much raised in their armor so I don’t think they care much.

Now to be fair there are tanks today that do have an exposed machine gunner on top of the turret, but that’s for the secondary weaponry on a modern tank. However since the exposed clone is on the main gun, it should really be as you said, enclosed or remote controlled

@@ryanelliott71698 I did see something about the at te being inspired by ww2 open top tanks so maybe thats why

@@reecechapman7286Even then, as far as tanks go the gunner is really exposed. Open topped tanks were made either to allow for a bigger gun, or to save on costs. Seeing as how the AT-TE has 4 gunners inside, I don’t see why they couldn’t make room inside it.

same

ur not alone

Ah, a fellow clone enthusiast

@@rebelsoldier6133 yes

Except crab droid legs were thinner at the feet- and that would have removed it’s magnetic ability to climb 90 degrees or stick to capital ships.

@@Cody_L._Brock oh yeah, that would be a problem given the tank is suppose to be able to go in areas like that, well, it was an idea

*adore

thanks love when people catch these

Issue with that is that clone wars doesn’t care about trooper casualties. Every solider is a commodity purchased in bulk. The casualties are so high that it doesn’t matter. If the tank can get the troops to the battle then it can use the cannon as a supporting fire. Once its troops have been deployed it can move to the front to soak up hits while the soldiers take ground. It isn’t meant to be invincible, it’s meant to be expendable and to be valuable for as long as it is alive. It’s a consumable unit able to be sent around the galaxy with no major refittings therefore making supply lines simple. It can be used to kill tanks, troops, and even allow for soldiers to be sent wherever they are needed. The weaknesses are that anti armor weapons are relatively good at their jobs and that the front canopy is too large and exposed

They went to do that in the episode, but Mace Windu being the chad he is pushed the front walker off the ledge and got 'em going again. Right after that they deployed AT-RTs to take out the AATs pinning them down.

@@derkaiser9881 I mean ideally both the front and rear vehicles are down within seconds of each other and the Clones have no idea what just happened, I get what they were doing but I feel the droids could have done better at executing this ambush.

I was saying we don't see it scaling a building like a skyscrapers or crawling upside down

@@MetaNerdzLore ah I understand. You’re right

I show it and mention it, just used the clip again for the at-ot vid even, that was epic and showed off the accuracy

@@MetaNerdzLore I agree it was more than just a good shot, it was a great shot!!

More like add ray and particle shielding coz the driver is one of the most vulnerable crew of the at-te. Also the at-te's main weakness coz a single precise rocket to the driver will destroy it. I bet the glass can't even withstand blaster fire.

The two most important crew members literally don't have any Armor lmao. It's an awful vehicle from a realism perspective

Would be cool