Mountain Terrain Armored Transport
Production information
Manufacturer	Carida Engines[1]
Model	MT-AT spider walker[1]
Class	Walker[1]
Cost	80,000 credits (new)[2] 48,000 credits (used)[2]
Technical specifications
Length	15.6 meters[1]
Width	12 meters[2]
Height/depth	12 meters[2]
Maximum speed	90[2] to 130 km/h[1]
Armament	Twin blaster cannons (8)[1] Laser cannons (2)[1]
Crew	Pilot (1)[1] Gunners (2)[1]
Passengers	None[2]
Cargo capacity	300 kg[1]
Usage
Role(s)	Mechanized infantry Heavy cavalry
Era(s)	Rebellion era New Republic era
Affiliation	Galactic Empire

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The Mountain Terrain Armored Transport (MT-AT) was an arachnid-like eight-legged walker, apparently designed on the Imperial fortress world of Carida.

CharacteristicsEdit

Each walker-unit was deployed on-planet by a cocoon pod, similar to the deployment of Arakyd Viper probe droids, and emerged from the impact crater fully operational. These cocoon pods encased the walker in a fluid gel that protected its descent to a planet's surface.

A droid brain in the pod controlled the speed and direction and activated decelerating thrusters shortly before impact. When the pod impacted on the surface the bistate gel hardened, absorbing the kinetic energy and protecting the walker from damage. The MT-AT could also be deployed by more standard transports or landing barges.

HistoryEdit

The MT-AT was based on the design of the CIS LM-432 crab droid used at Imperial academies following the end of the Clone Wars.

MT-ATs saw action during the attempted kidnapping of Anakin Solo while he was still a baby, even though half of the force was destroyed by Admiral Gial Ackbar's FIDO unit. All but one of the vehicles were destroyed during the kidnapping attempt, thanks to sturdy Alliance defenses. Combined with the destruction of the Carida system, the plans for the design may have been lost.

AppearancesEdit

• Dark Apprentice (First mentioned)
• Champions of the Force (First appearance)

SourcesEdit

• The Essential Guide to Characters
• The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels
• The Jedi Academy Sourcebook
• The Essential Guide to Planets and Moons
• The New Essential Guide to Droids
• Arms & Equipment Guide
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 74 (MTA1-2, Mountain Terrain Armored Transport (MT-AT))
• The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia

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