IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tank/Legends

"We've come to repossess the planet."

- InterGalactic Banking Clan commander Horgo Shive

The IG-227 Hailfire-class droid tank, also known as the wheel droid, was a war vehicle and a droid tank constructed by Haor Chall Engineering for the InterGalactic Banking Clan prior to and during the Clone Wars.

Details
The Hailfire-class droid tank was a self-aware mobile missile platform capable of destroying entire platoons of enemy soldiers. It was well equipped, with missile launchers fitted on each side of its head; each missile rack carrying 15 guided rocket warheads powerful enough to cause terrible damage to enemy targets. A well-placed shot with one of these missiles was enough to destroy a Republic AT-TE walker. Each Hailfire droid also had a retractable double blaster for use against infantry and other "soft" targets.



The Hailfire droid ran on large hoop-like wheels on either side of the main armored command module, which enable it to operate on almost any terrain. Before the Clone Wars, the Hailfire droid was used by the Banking Clan's euphemistically named "Collections and Security Division" to punish customers who had declined to pay their debts on time.

Hailfire droids first appeared as part of the army of the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Battle of Geonosis, where they disabled or destroyed numerous AT-TEs and injured or killed countless clone troopers before being destroyed by LAAT gunships. During the war, many Hailfires of various models and types continued to fight in battles against the Galactic Republic's forces.

Following the execution of the Separatist Council by Darth Sidious's new apprentice, Darth Vader, these units were deactivated.

Behind the scenes

 * In Attack of the Clones, Confederate rockets, including those of Hailfire droids, were keyed to leave black smoke in contrast to the white trails left by Republic missiles.

Appearances



 * Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Boba Fett: A New Threat
 * Duel
 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars
 * Star Wars: Clone Wars
 * Chapter 1
 * Chapter 2
 * Chapter 8
 * Chapter 22
 * Chapter 23
 * Jedi Trial
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
 * Labyrinth of Evil
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader