OOM pilot battle droid
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The OOM pilot battle droid was a OOM-series battle droid in the Trade Federation Droid Army and, later, the Separatist Droid Army for the purpose of piloting vehicles of various kinds.
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[edit] Characteristics
These droids were programmed to pilot all vehicles and vessels used by the droid forces. They were also deployed in space battles to man turrets, carry ammunition, and monitor the decks and hangars for breaches and boarding parties. In order to accommodate their piloting and engineering tasks, these droids had advanced specialization programming that allowed them to easily understand the control systems of any vehicle.
They were distinguished by blue markings on their torsos. As non-infantry units, pilot droids did not have the same combat programming as other OOM units, and were thus far easier to destroy. They operated anything from Providence-class carrier/destroyers and Lucrehulk-class battleships to Armored Assault Tanks and Trade Federation troop carriers. Some of these droids were assigned to carriers and as such wore power backpacks, while most did not.
[edit] History
Originally part of the Trade Defense Force, OOM pilot droids functioned mostly as the ships' crews of the defense fleet. They weren't widely used in the army.
Pilot droids were increasingly deployed as the Clone Wars drew to a close, playing pivotal roles as pilots, saboteurs, and mechanics in tightly contested skirmishes of major battles such as the Battle of Kashyyyk, the Battle of Coruscant, as well as lesser known space battles such as the space battle over Mustafar and the Battle of Terra Sool. Overall, they weren't part of a separate branch but instead shared by the army and navy.
[edit] Equipment
Despite not being essentially infantry units, some OOM pilot droids were deployed on battlefields and equipped with weaponry. These droids mostly utilized RD-4 grenade launchers or carried SE-14C blaster pistols. Serving as mainly support units, they often brought with them extra ammunition canisters for fellow allies.
Most pilot droids were, however, used onboard capital ships and cruisers. Some of them were armed with commando pistol variants of the standard SE-14 blaster, which fires more rapidly and carries greater firepower. On rare occasions, they may have used TB-47 time bombs to sabotage enemy starships. Usually, though, the pilots were not armed and were completely vulnerable.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode I Jedi Power Battles
- Star Wars: Obi-Wan
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
- Star Wars Battlefront
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Battlefront II
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Downfall of a Droid"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Mystery of a Thousand Moons"
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
"Skywalkers" - Clone Wars Adventures: Volume 2 (Appears in flashback(s))
