Here's why the AT-OT is Genius! (Open Transport Complete Breakdown)
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The AT-OT, or All Terrain Open Transport, fought alongside the AT-TE, AT-AP, AT-RT and other Republic ships and vehicles in the Clone Wars.
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Can you do a video designing a new mandalorian gun ship similar to the lancer class pursuit ship please
One thing, the AT-OT appeared in an Empire at War mod called Fall of the Republic
This vehicle can't climb walls because it can't flex its long body to bend upward. The ATTE can flex the middle so the front legs can get up the wall while the four middle legs of the ATOT would be dangling until the bottom legs got on the wall and it wouldn't fare well if the side of the cliff wasn't similar to ground terrain.
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Honestly if the AT-OT had a fast firing AA cannon on the back then it'd be unstoppable.
yeah and wish we saw more of a dedicated AA gun, and the AT-AP was probably a beast just not shown off
More like a space Gustav Cannon
@@MetaNerdzLore yeah that would work and have a ray shielded top on the walker. Also, the Rebel Alliance got these walkers too.
@@vindictivegrind9370 why
@@MetaNerdzLore and the fact that it had no type of overhead roof to protect the troops it's just not cool. You may as well paint a Target on the back of your armor and call out to any snipers in the area to shoot the target on your back
So many one off vehicles appeared in Revenge of the Sith. Another one was the UT-AT and the Republic dropship/speeder on Utapau.
That's why the prequels are so amazing. All 3 introduced so much worldbuilding, characters, vehicles, planets, etc.
I think you overlooked the fact that one of the reasons the AT-TE could climb a vertical face is *because* of it's flexible mid section. Which the AT-OT lacked as a result it can only climb difficult terrain.
i thought of this watching it too
Never realized the Empire sent ATATs to Hoth because they were one of the few things that could walk through the shield. The empire mentions requiring the shield down, but it isn't as obvious as the Phantom Menance where the MTTs and AATs stop, allowing battle droids to continue while they remain halted.
That’s one of the big reason for the continued existence of walkers in Star wars. The coolest thing is that I don’t think it was ever explicitly mentioned, but as you said that theory ended up being clearly proven right by the battle of Naboo 15 years after Empire came out.
I always imagined putting artillery guns and/or flak guns in the open top sections, similar to halftracks from WW2.
My first thought regarding all that space below the troop bay was MRAP. They learned their lessons from losing many AT-TEs to mines, so they put a deep V-shaped hull on their new dedicated transport.
i just dont think there even is anything down there
Shame we don't get to see more of these lesser seen/obscure vehicles in more Star Wars media. The AT-OT is a really amazing design for its troop transport role and fits really well in Star Wars. If only we could see more of it in games and other media.
It’s interesting to see how vastly different imperial design philosophies are from republic ones, with the Tarkin doctrine pushing for overwhelming shows of force they kinda wrecked a lot of what made the republic and CIS effective fighting forces. Smaller but effective vehicles and space craft vs giant hulks of metal that while powerful were so massive they could be outmaneuvered and destroyed by things thousands of times smaller than them.
I’m glad mods and channels like yours keep these obscure Star Wars vehicles alive. I hope to see videos about the Trade Federation GAT and HAG real soon.
I wish we seen more of the at-ot walker in clone wars
Same
I believe Aayla Secura was so "Over-killed" by her clone troopers is that they actually liked her and did not want her to suffer. Can't remember the source on this though.
I do believe that was an EU thing.
dont think that's canon anymore but it was a cool explanation at the time
Sadly that isn't "canon" anymore, but it was in the novelization of the movie and in a comic called "Reversal of Fortune" I believe. Bly and his men may as well have been crying underneath their helmets when they did the deed. They were very fond of her.
Don't stop firing now! It would be inhumane to make her suffer further!
It originates from several different places actually. But I believe it was stated in the revenge of sith novel and they also touch on it a little in the original battlefront 2 video game. During the 501st voice diaries.
I remember this walker from the expensive Lego set. I never actually got it, but I drooled over it in the Lego catalog.
8:47 The AT-OT has a small appearance on The Force Unleashed's Nintendo DS port in the Felicia level, where Star killer finds one blocking his way and crushes it; we then later see remnants of other AT-OTs and I think AT-TEs as we move though the level
Perhaps the Republic wouldn't have been so strapped for credits if the invested in the superior Juggernaut and TX-130 tanks from the start, instead of the slow moving AT series. 300 troops in 1 Juggernaut would require 8 AT -OT/AT-TE walkers. Plus, you can always make varients of the Juggernaut that are dedicated to firepower instead of troop transport. Just imagine seeing multiple mass driver cannons racing towards you at 160 km/hr
Yeah I agree had a thought like this in the direction of rolling vehicles can go through shields just fine too, might make a short on it
Sure that sounds nice, but it leaves you really brittle, juggernaunts are to brittle to be overrelied on, they also can't handle nearly as many types of terrain, and it also ignores deployment of them, the juggernaunt was only really able to be deployed from acclimators, while the ATOT was definitely small enough a cargo LAAT could handle it, allowing them to actually reach multiple theaters of fighting
Clone tanks can defeat Imperial tanks any day of the week
love to see more of these battles
@@MetaNerdzLore me too
I do believe the empire has a technological edge and it would depend on who's using them. Clones? Definitely, they are trained from birth to be soldiers and were exceedingly good at it ...rebels who just pick it up? No hope. The AT-AT alone, while bad in a heavy conflict would spot and fire on them before they even got close.
The AT-AT can defeat anything, the walkerlet AT-TE stands (get it) no chance
@@00yiggdrasill00 Meanwhile, the AT-TEs that spotted it from miles away assault it with their main guns in defilade, tearing it apart because that towering intimidation weapon designed to cow civilians into submission is worthless in a real war.
The only other advantage is that the OT comes with couple of dozens of point-defense in the form of clone troopers getting up from their seats and start blasting away.
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Thanks I hope to keep it up
Even though it was only on screen for a brief second, it immediately captured my interest. The mix of classic Republic design with the "archaic" open-top troop transport really stood out. I thought it fit perfectly with the campaign on Felucia. With dense vegetation, being able to quickly dismount infantry during an ambush or engagement makes sense. Its supported by infantry and other armoured vehicles in the column, which accounts for the difficulties and disadvantages. The comparison to the WWII halftrack is apt in how it weighs armour and speed, and how the vehicle itself is meant for transportation and infantry support rather than direct action.
A favorite Lego Set (10195) of mine because it also came with the Republic LAAT heavy lift transporter and can pick up the AT-OT. The LAAT was also compatible with the AT-TE too as it had the needed part that lets you connect it to the underside of the LAAT.
Too bad the set is ridiculously expensive these days
On another note the LAAT/c was also compatible with the Juggernaut sets.
Wish I could rebuild mine yet it seems I misplaced my construction books a few years ago so RIP me.
@@lordwintertown8284 you can see the PDF versions of almost all of lego sets, including some rare ones.
or just ask lego support for it. might cost you but you could get a physical version
@@lordwintertown8284 All instructions are typically free on the internet. Just type in "Lego instructions" and the set number 10195. Have fun building!
It is a good transport, and it's the slightly bigger brother of the AT-TE, while not being as big as the AT-AT. When using the right tactic, you can win any battle with the AT line of walkers.
I can honestly see AT-OTs being purchased by civilians to use as these massive supply transports or even public transport and tours
i still think it should have side mounted blasters for anti-infantry, like the vietnam guntrucks
In my opinion it is based off transport trucks where it’s light and usually supported by heavier vehicles in a convoy while also holding a relatively big amount of troops
a great thing about the AT-OT is that its also basically mobile cover platform for a full platoon. all troops inside could shoot out of it from anywhere inside, meaning you cant be suppressed by focused fire on the exit points, something that cannot be said for the fully covered transports like the AT-TE
3:54 I don't know about western armies, but here in Ukraine soldiers often prefer to ride armored vehicles like BTR on top instead of inside. And the logic is pretty much the same - such vehicles are usually destroyed by mines or rockets and in both cases you have more chances to survive being on top of the transport.
We have effective armor in the West, and understand that not only are bullets much easier to come by than anti-tank munitions, that rocket that incapacitates the tank is going to straight-up kill the people riding it.
Riding on top of the tank, APC, or IFV is asking to get whacked.
I think the AT-OT is particularly great in dense or urban environment, like in fact felucia, where ambushes are relatively easy to pull of and an enclosed vehicle can quickly become a deathtrap. The AT-OT can be emergency evacuated much quicker and the mounted troops can easily fight from the top in a pinch (like Panzer Grenadiers in WW2). Also there's the improved situational awareness due to the infantry at the back.
Those sorts of environments make it very easy to sneak up close and toss in a Molotov cocktail - which are much easier to make than anti-tank munitions.
@@stevenschnepp576 Sure, but that's were the situational awareness of the mounted troops come into play. It may be easier to attack in a way, but it's also better able to respond. Also the CIS clearly has the necessary AT weaponry.
Overall it reminds me of open topped half-tracks and Panzergrenadiers in its role.
Urban environments is exactly where some grunt with a grenade and an "I wish a mfer would" attitude can wipe out most of the troops inside in one swoop.
We put roofs on combat vehicles for a reason.
it seemed odd to me when i 1st saw it too. but cinsidering the troopers and stand up and fire from within the walker makes it basically a mobile pill box, while the other walkers only has the mounted weapons, this thing can have rifle, and rocket troopers and even flame troopers, it can walk in and set up as a gun wall in a town, blocking a road or city entrance as heavy defenses.
I liked its scaling ability a pity they didn't see fit to armour it better. They'd have been even more badass. Another great welcomed update MN!!
The AT OT is featured in a few empire at war mods, if I recall they even have a fan conversion that has a modular armored roof, the idea being when its being used for cargo or rear line transport that's removed but it could be bolted on when going into battle as basicly a larger APC counterpart to the AT TE which would carry less troops but with better armament like a modern day IFV
You should have mentioned the lego version which is one of the most expensive after market priced sets
So I started playing starwarsbattlefront2 and then I start watching the movies again and I realize you have any idea how many ships that appear in the movies that also do not appear in the Clone Wars series? How many times did we see Homing Spider Droids in the Clone Wars series? The Hailfire Droid? The AT-OP would have been perfect to use a lot in the series.
Honestly I haven't watched the video yet because I am at work right now BUT
I have been waiting for a video like this for years!!
I am so passionate about this vehicle and all it's possible applications and roles!
I really hope this video will do this underrated GOAT some justice and look forward to it so much!
Thanks in Advance for making it in the first place!!
I like how most of Star Wars tech and vehicle's is a mix between cool, badass, and inda goofy looking. Like how many of the Republics walkers have almost ridiculously small legs in comparison to their main bodies and feet, such as the AT-APs with their thin limbs and absolutely ginormous feet.
With Clone Trooper armor being protected against shrapnel, the biggest possible fear of the mounted infantry (mortars or airburst munitions) is negated. When you want to kill the infantry on top you have to use ordinance powerful enough to kill the tank, so the open top really doesn't matter that much
@MetaNerdzLore Great video❤👌
I truly love the AT-OT and to explain WHY....
Here are some additions I'd like to point out
as to why this walker must have been the absolute GOAT of the Battlefield👇
To Adress the elephant in the room first.🐘
Here is why the OPEN TOP Design is actually GENIUS:
1.
As was rightly pointed out,
an enclosed armored top does not protect against targeted straving runs or bombs from enemy aircraft.
But an open top DOES give all troops inside additional situational awareness
and
room to react
in case an enemy aircraft is approaching.
And here comes the thing everyone forgets : MANPADS
MANPADS are a thing in star wars as shown in several episodes!
The open top allows troopers to quickly pull out a rocket launcher to repell any approaching fighter!
It could be pointed out that a closed armored top gives protection against light/medium blasterfire, against the elements and against shrapnel...
But here I may remind you that the troopers themselves ARE heavily armored and protected against all of those things.
And regarding to direct blaster fire:
There are 30+ armed men inside with lookouts and sensors to detect incoming fire.
And 360 degrees
of fortified positions or cannons on this walker that will open fire at you the moment you reveal your position!
The resulting firepower can't be understated!
Add some clones carrying Anti Tank weapons (rocket launchers) and suddenly you have an absolute fortress of a walker!
The only achilles heel of the open Top design would be a DIRECT artillery hit!
But may I remind you that:
a) landing direct artillery hit on a moving tank is very hard
b) an AT-TE will also be compromised by a direct artillery hit but tbf would suffer less casualties
c) Armies aren't stupid. They don't drive unarmoured open trucks or open top AT-OTs into an assault under enemy artillery fire
d) you could also argue that the accompanying AT-TE & later AT-AP would immediately counter enemy artillery fire by immediately returning fire on their positions.
And HERE COMES YET ANOTHER benefit of the open top design (apart from cost and weight savings):
Flexibility!!!!
Wanna cramp twice the amount of troops in there during a hectic retreat or offensive?
No Problem! There is room! Troops will manage! (As seen in countless wars here on earth)
Try the same thing with an AT-TE/AP/AT and you will find the limits real quick!!
This possibility alone
can decide battles and wars!!!
And now imagine the same things with cargo!!
(Just remove the seats and throw them out or put them in the cargo hold)
Have to reposition a whole base?
No Problem!
Just stack everything up as high as possible!
Have to carry a bulky/unwieldy cargo?
Like say... a damaged AV-7 Artillery Canon?
No Problem either!
Just load it up somehow and
👏stack👏 it👏up👏
And here comes yet 🎼"ANOTHERONE"
The AT-OT wouldn't even have problems carrying those heavy loads either
because it has TWO MORE LEGS!
Which ALSO MEANS
better weight distribution!!
So it even can cross muddier terrain and more fragile bridges than any AT-TE !
THE AT-OT IS A LOGISTICAL DREAM COME TRUE.
And LOGISTICS is what wins wars!!
Especially when you face an enemy with extremely advanced logistics like a DROID army.
The AT-OT's
INSANE flexibility
makes this thing an absolute OG
and backbone of the Grand Army of the Republic!
One of the most slept on vehicles in Star Wars History!
(If you read until here you are INDEED a true Nerd of Star wars Meta lore. Kudos and thank you!)
If it was truly that great,then why do we almost never see it in action? Also,while Manpads and Rocket launchers are a thing in Star wars,they are never used in big numbers,same goes for SAWs,mortars,mines,hand grenades and grenade launchers. This thing (or rather the crew) would immedeately be killed by guerellias using a rocket launcher or a machine gun and retreating directly after. Also it is not suited for urban combat. As for logistics,aircraft can do the same thing but better( atleast in Star Wars). Im not saying that they are complete Dogshit,they are far from it,but people here tend to praise the weapons of the GAR as if they were some godlike superweapons,which they are not. This vehicle would be good for certain missions and terrain always in combination with other vehicles. You raise some good points here and it certainly looks like you know alot about Star Wars and real life combat,but i think that you are overestimating this vehicle. I still wish you a nice day and i hope that you do not take this as an offense.
@@paulmertens5103 Hey man I'm on the go but I just wanted to say I absolutely love your comment.
It's been a long time since I've seen such a decent well argued reply and banter.
And you do raise some good points.
@@amarured Thanks alot. You are right,its been a really long time since i had the last civilised discuusion on this platform. So i gonna have to thank you for that.
Secura's troops most likely kept shooting her because of her alleged relationship with commander Bly and he wanted to make sure it was a quick death or like how Rex was going to kill Ahsoka.
I’ve always heard they want to give her quick and easy death because they respected her, but it looks pretty brutal in the movie. They just keep firing. How is that a “quick death”?
@@13legomania ensure one of the bolts hits something immediately vital vs her eventual ally dying to wounds or infection
@@13legomania They kept firing in order to kill her faster
@@13legomania more bullets= more chances of insta death or = more wounds= faster death
@@scrollexdestinyJust put a Blasterbolt to her head. Simple as that. Clones have almost godlike aim anyway according to many fans.
Great vid MetaNerdz! A fascinating walker for sure, so glad I have the Titanium version of the AT-OT on my shelf.
I've always just said that these vehicles were closer to utility trucks for transporting cargo with troop transport being secondary so it wasn't that important to have armor
Really enjoy your videos. Thank you!
Thank you for your work. It is incredibly done 🎉
Wow thank you so much this is really appreciated. I have a ton more like this planned this year
I've said this at nauseum but I seriously think the AT-OT is intended to be a cargo transport much like the HEMTT truck actively used by the US Army. Right down to the shape of the cabin and the amount of wheels/legs. These sort of trucks are intended to be used behind friendly lines and would never really be used in active battlefields. They could be outfitted with seats for troop carrying, keep the flatbed for cargo, and maybe possibly be outfitted with special equipment and weaponry. Imagine an AT-OT with an AV-7 gun mounted on the back, or an AT-OT with a shield generator on its back marching at the center of a walker formation providing a mobile shield for the convoy.
My guess for why Aayla's troopers were using an AT-OT in that area is that maybe they didn't have enough AT-TE's to carry all their troopers since ideally you wouldn't want to exhaust your troopers by walking on foot through the hostile ground of Felucia on their way to a heavily fortified enemy position, hence why some where even riding giant caterpillars too.
To sum it all up: AT-OT is a cargo truck first and foremost, NOT A TROOP TRANSPORT. It can **be** a troop transport in the same way that a Ford F-150 Pickup truck and be a school bus.
Another enjoyable video, thanks Metanerdz
Do you have a source on that note about repulsorlift vehicles being unable to go through shields? I am really curious and interested on that
The phantom menace movie. The AAT tanks can't enter through the deflector shields that the gungans set up and when it's clear they can't take the shields down through barrages from the AATs they send in the B1 battledroids to disable the shields so that the repulsor tanks and MTTs can advanced and join the battle.
It's why after them attacking the shield initially you never see the AATs engage the gungans until the shields get taken down.
It's been a thing in both canon and legends that repsulsor craft can't get through deflector shields.
5:39 well if you're going to put repulsor lifts in all their legs you might as well just have a repulsor pad on the bottom and have it hover off the ground like the droid battle tanks. That way you avoid any issues with rough terrain entirely including water.
Would be cool to see what the clones in the back of it talk about.
1:37 this is adorable I can't believe I've never seen it before
I'd like to see an AT-AT move at 37mph 😅
You should make a video on the complete history of Kuat or KDY
I always loved the idea of turning this thing into a mobile artillery piece like the AV-7 but bigger.
That so much detail was given to viechles seen for only seconds in Revenge of the Sith vs. a whole movie centered around an up scaled ship with overpowered weapons shows the difference between Star Wars now and then... in another world, we are discussing the points of the new AtSatt from the latest movie and comparing new variants of blasters...😅
Love the Dalytactics clip 0:10
Yeah should be linked in description I feel like everybody here will like their stuff
Love to see some mass effect ship breakdowns at some point
Yeah ME, Halo and Half Life I want to incorporate more this year
It's an all terrain logistics vehicle. The longer legs help it cross most terrain without issue and may even be amphibious and the open top removed most reasonable limits on cargo size. You wouldn't let this to near the front line. If you need battlefield transport you use the at-te.
Great video can you make a video someday about the Tholothian species?
For sure one day
Will you do a breakdown on the AT-DP?
Imagine the troopers shooting their blasters over the edge in an insane drive by.
Full Auto too
Love this content
Great video.
If you haven't already, could you do a vid about the Ugly Starfighters, the ones that were built using various parts from other ships, Please and Thank You
This has always been my second favourite SW armoured vehicle after the UTAT
I honestly think a hybrid between the AT-TE and AT-OT would be awesome. The greater troop capacity of the OT, with the mass driver cannon of the TE, and maybe even a small command "deck" on the bottom(almost like a double decker bus, with the troops in the upper area and the command deck in the lower area). Although I 6 larger legs like the TE would be less of a hassle and look better than the 8 on the OT.
"a child jawa shorter than an at-te but about an ewok longer" thanks for making me spit. thats hilarious wording.
I NEED to see an entire space battle with the Mandalorians going against Thrawn with Boba helping and it being one of the bigger events in a post empire world before the first order emerges
Had that post Notification on standby🤘🏿
squad
It’s like a walking 7-ton transport
Ive seen that mow as2 gameplay before
Nice breakdown as always, thanks for the video. Btw, what game where you playing at 05:17?
Genius indeed!
3:41 made me crack up
Hey whait a min. The first sceen Was from daleytactics😂 nice vids
Imagine if they armored it and included a larger armored varent of the mass driver cannon but armored and turrented
It can have a armored shell put over the troop compartment
@@freedomefighterbrony9053 then add a turrented version of the main gun from the at-ap
Hello there, could you perhaps make a video on tyber zann? He's pretty cool
There was a lego AT-OT from back in the day.
What’s the game shown right at the beginning of the video ? With that one atot blowing up
Sorry to bother. But I have a suggestion, could you make a video of the Mandalorian Starfighters like the Kom'rk and Fang-class since we are in season of The Mandalorian?
for sure did them before but they need an update, am waiting to see if we get more shots of them
It can have a armored top put over the troop compartment although that's in the fall of the republic mod for empire at war
The at sp would be a great riot suppresion vechiles
0:55 wait, isnt the mass driver the larger one?
Thanks .
Lego made a set of the AtOt that came with a dropship and a bunch of clones in 2009 as a Lego store exclusive
It is my most sought after Lego set
a good strategy would be: 2 AT-TE's 3 170 arc fighters to give cover and one AT-OT in the middle and the fighters would give cover from the top for good and safe troop transport
If the clones put a bubble shield generator like the gungans used in the back of an OT, it would completely eliminate its biggest weakness
A roof with a ant-air gun with plenty of doors on the side would be a improvement.
I still refuse to believe that an AT-AT can walk 60 km/m
Lego made the AT-OT in a set once, but sadly it's insanely expensive by now. It's certainly a fan favorite model tho
Ya know what I was wrong about this walker it is pretty good
Do a video on the jawa species of the star wars galaxy.
Hey guys just wanted to ask but would say an AT ST, equipped with twin rotary cannons be of any use? Vs the blaster cannons normally mounted onto them instead, allowing for a much higher rate of fire, since most enemies at the time would be civilians or converted civilian vehicles, the firepower of the armaments dont have to be that powerful
Yes.
Well yeah, until the airburst artillery comes in.
Open Top transports were fazed out for a reason after WW2
I mean, open top did have their advantages. Sure, you'd get strafed, bombed, or jumped in by a psycho-sith and just slice everybody, but with danger also comes safety as you can easily hop out in the case of an aerial or bomb attack
Open top doesn't deny the possibility of energy an shield top. Down to save power.
Very cool idea
Anything that would be used to kill the exposed clones would either be spotted and shot by them or is something that would destroy the walker and kill them all anyway.
Do a video on the aquarish species of the star wars galaxy.
You also forgot one possible use: jetpack troopers.
For sure
Open-topped troop carriers became obsolete deathtraps after airburst artillery shells were invented. If one of those detonates overhead, everyone in a large radius not under armored protection is going to get shredded. On the other hand, a fully-enclosed troop carrier is unlikely to be damaged. There's a good reason why all modern troop carriers in the real world are fully enclosed with armor.
First off most troop carriers are still vulnerable to shrapnel from bombs and artillery and two the at-ot can have a armored shell over the troop compartment
Bruh, unarmored troop carriers are still a thing, they do the logistical work and non combat moving, and there's been countless cases in history where equipment not meant for front line warfare is pressed into frontline fighting due to necessity
I would love to see the AT-OT being salvaged by pirates or raiders either during the imperial era or new republic era.
Or just traders.
@@stevenschnepp576 that would work too.
What is that strategy game running in background? can't be EAW
I miss my lego at ot