Hovertank
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A hovertank was a type of tank that ran on repulsorlifts, and was usually more heavily armed and armored than a combat landspeeder, such as the Flash speeder used by the Naboo Royal Security Force.
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[edit] History
[edit] Clone Wars
Some models of hovertank were relatively fast and agile, such as the TX-130S fighter tank employed by the Grand Army of the Republic and the Ground Armored Tank used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems[1], while others were much larger and sluggish, but very powerful, such as the Dreadnought battle tank and the Protodeka.
[edit] Galactic Civil War
Other models included the HAVr A9 Floating Fortress that was utilized by the Galactic Empire.[2]
Colonel Zel Johans was the Commanding officer of the 112th Repulsorlift Armor Regiment known as the Hell's Hammers and was also instrumental in the development of the repulsortank and its deployment tactics in the Imperial Army.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- "Always count your clones before take-off" (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novelization
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
[edit] Sources
"Special Military Unit Intelligence Update" - Star Wars Adventure Journal 15
- Imperial Sourcebook
- The Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Miniatures Battles: Imperial Entanglements
Saber-class fighter tank in the Databank
Republic Fighter Tank on Wizards.com (article)
- The Battle of Turak IV
