Pummel
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Pummels, as many soldiers dubbed them, were large tank-like siege engines in use by various factions during the Clone Wars and Galactic Civil War. Utilizing powerful short-range lasers, pummels were used to grind down enemy defensive fortifications, including walls, antipersonnel turrets, and even localized ground-based shields, allowing lighter units and infantry to breach strong points and engage entrenched enemy forces. Though heavily armored, pummels were also very slow and vulnerable to land and air-based attacks; to compensate for this, pummels were often sent into battle either heavily escorted, or once the enemy's mobile opposition had been dealt with and/or distracted.
They were very similar to Aquatic Destroyers seen on the high seas, which used similar laser panels to literally dissolve enemy ships at very close range.
[edit] Types of Pummels
- Rebel pummel
- Imperial pummel
- Wookiee pummel
- Corporate Alliance Energy Pummel
- Trade Federation pummel
