Assault battle droid
Production information
Manufacturer	Baktoid Combat Automata[1]
Product line	B-series battle droid[1]
Model	Assault battle droid[2]
Class	Battle droid[2]
Technical specifications
Height	1.91 meters[1]
Gender	Masculine programming[2]
Sensor color	Black[2]
Armament	E-60R missile launcher[2] SE-14 blaster pistol[2] V-1 thermal detonators[2] HX2 antipersonnel mines[2]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era[2]
Affiliation	Confederacy of Independent Systems[2] Separatist holdouts[2]

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The assault battle droid or assault droid was a variation of the B1 battle droid used by the Trade Federation during the Clone Wars and The Separatist Crisis. Their assigned targets were enemy vehicles, as they were equipped with E-60R missile launcher, HX2 antipersonnel mines, and V-1 thermal detonators, as well as an SE-14 blaster pistol for taking out close-range, individual targets.

CharacteristicsEdit

During the Clone Wars, the heavy assault droids stood out from the standard battle droids, with their dark red or blue torso, with occasionally other red markings, like and not to be confused with OOM security battle droids. They had masculine programming^[2] They were B1 battle droid variants, and stood 1.91 meters tall, with black sensors and tan plating and were constructed by Baktoid Armor Workshop.^[1]

HistoryEdit

Assault droids were produced by the CIS during the Clone Wars as anti-aircraft and anti-artillery units, used to destroy Republic turrets and vehicles on the battlefield using their primary weapon, the E-60R missile launcher. Supplementing the launcher was an SE-14 blaster pistol and 3 V-1 thermal detonators. Assault droids were used to punch a hole in enemy armor, such as heavily grouped infantry, barricades, and most of all, vehicles. They also deployed HX2 antipersonnel mines mines to guard important positions. They were seen on many battles, such as Geonosis, Kashyyyk, Rhen Var, and Muunilinst. Following the end of the Clone Wars, they saw action with Separatist holdouts.^[2]

Behind the scenesEdit

Assault droids first appeared in Clone Wars Chapter 2, and served as the Separatist heavy-weapons unit in the Battlefront series.

AppearancesEdit

• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Star Wars: Battlefront II
• Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 2" (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

• Battlefront: Prima Official Game Guide
• Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide
•  E-60R missile launcher in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link on Archive.org)

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