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KDY All-Terrain Armored Transport In designing its primary ground assault vehicles, the Empire knew that fear and superstition would play a big part in destroying the morale of those who might oppose its ground forces. To this end, the Emperor approved a series of vehicles that resembled, more than anything else, massive beasts that dwarfed any repulsorlifts or crawlers in use by the worlds of the Old Republic. Awesome when on the move, shaking the ground with each step, these walkers instilled fear into even the most hardened enemy troops. The All Terrain Armoured Transport (AT-AT) is a formidable battlefield vehicle. Assembled at the Kuat Drive Yards to exacting specifications, the AT-AT is the largest of walker designs, and can preform equally well in desert, forest or snow conditions. Controlled by pilots in the forward "head" section of the vehicle, this impressive metal monster moves along at a rapid and unstoppable rate towards its target, crushing anything and everything in its path beneath its massive durasteel feet. The great height from which it is controlled allows the AT-AT crew to see over obstacles that might hamper other vehicles, such as trees or the low buildings that would be encountered during urban battle situations. The AT-AT's head section is connected to the main body by a flexible armored tunnel resembling a neck, and this flexibility permits the control cockpit to swing from side to side and up and down as if the beast were peering around for its victims The standard crew consists of an AT-AT Commander, a pilot and a co-pilot, who is primarily responsible for weapons. Two fixed heavy laser cannons, targeted via head movement, are mounted beneath the "chin" area of the control head. On the cockpit's sides are mounted steerable medium blasters that can be brought to bear by computer-aided targeting. This allows the AT-AT to fire in multiple directions, at multiple targets, at once. AT-AT walkers load and drop the troops they carry by "kneeling" to allow the use of a ramp in the main body. In this way, battle ready stormtroopers "hit the ground running, weapons drawn, initially shielded from enemy fire by the massive bulk of the walker above and around them. Side-mounted hatches allow personnel to enter or exit the vehicle via the boarding ramps of imperial landing platforms. - Manufacturer: Kuat Drive Yards All-Terrain Armored Transport
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