Plo's Bros
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| Plo's Bros | |
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| Manufacturer | |
| Product line | |
| Model |
Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry repulsorlift gunship |
| Class | |
| Length |
17.4 meters[2] |
| Width |
17 meters (wingspan)[2] |
| Height/depth |
6.1 meters[1] |
| MGLT |
50[3] |
| Maximum speed (atmosphere) |
620 km/h[2] |
| Armament |
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| Complement | |
| Escape craft |
1 (cockpit capsule)[4] |
| Crew | |
| Passengers |
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| Cargo capacity |
17 m³[1] |
| Consumables |
Fuel for 8 hours[1] |
| Usage | |
| Role(s) |
Troop Transport |
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| Earliest sighting | |
| Present for battles/events | |
| Affiliation | |
Plo's Bros was the name of a Republic LAAT/i gunship used during the The Clone Wars.
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[edit] Characteristics
The gunship was decorated with customized nose art depicting the face of Jedi Master Plo Koon between two clone troopers underneath the the words "Plo's Bros" written in aurebesh.
[edit] History
During the First Battle of Felucia, Republic forces under the command of High Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi General Anakin Skywalker and Jedi Commander Ahsoka Tano were engaged in battle with the forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems. They were being overwhelmed by the droid army and without support due to a Separatist blockade around the planet. Jedi Master Plo Koon was dispatched to bring break the blockade and evacuate the surviving Republic forces.
As Koon's ships engaged the separatist blockade force in orbit, several starfighters and gunships managed to reach the surface. They first evacuated Kenobi and Skywalker team, the two generals boarding Plo's Bros. They then proceeded to where Commander Tano's team appeared to be driving the droid army back, though they were actually drawing Tano's troops into a trap. It was a ruse that fooled young commander and she refused a direct order from General Kenobi to withdraw. Skywalker commanded the pilot to land Plo's Bros and the other gunships between Tano's A6 Juggernaut and the battle droids forcing the Togruta Padawan to cease firing and evacuate her troops. As Plo's Bros and the other gunships lifted into the sky, Tano watched the Juggernaut she had just vacated destroyed by overwhelming enemy fire.
[edit] Appearances
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Holocron Heist" (First appearance)
[edit] Sources
The Clone Wars Episode Guide: Holocron Heist on StarWars.com (backup link on Archive.org) (First identified as Plo's Bros)
