2-M Saber-class repulsor tank
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2-M Saber-class repulsor tank |
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10 meters[2] |
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Heavy cavalry |
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- "The big targets are ours."
- ―Anonymous 2-M unit commander[src]
The 2-M Saber-class repulsor tank was a ground-based fighter tank produced by Rothana Heavy Engineering and used by the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War to combat Rebel armor and infantry.
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[edit] Characteristics
Like the earlier TX-130S and TX-130T tank models, the 2-M tank was outfitted with deflector shields and a repulsorlift drive often augmented by the additional power boosters carried onboard as backup to the main repulsorlift battery. It was armed with a powerful rotating medium laser cannon, an anti-infantry cannon, and dual missile launchers.[2]
[edit] History
Based on the design of the TX-130T fighter tank, itself an upgraded version of the TX-130 Saber-class fighter tank, the 2-M was designed to counteract Rebel deployment of the T2-B repulsor tank. Initial field tests proved the 2-M was superior to that earlier model.[2]
Despite the 2-M's tactical advantage over the Rebel T2-B, their expense and periods of long maintenance led to limited use of the 2-M tank during the Galactic Civil War.[2]
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Empire at War (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
