1.4 FD P-Tower/Legends

"When the P-Tower gets ready to fire, you can feel the charge, hear the hum, see the dish light up&hellip;it's a moment of hope. And then the blast just bounces off an AT-AT and you realize that the situation is hopeless&hellip;"

- Lak Sivrak



The Atgar 1.4 FD P-Tower, manufactured by Atgar SpaceDefense, was a 2.8-meter tall dish-shaped laser cannon dating back to the Clone Wars. The Galactic Empire had largely abandoned it in favor of newer and more effective models, leaving the Rebel Alliance to take it as their own. It was not a particularly trustworthy weapon, for if even one of its 16 micro-power routers were to short circuit or otherwise malfunction, the entire cannon would be rendered useless. It also was not very conservative, expending its batteries after a mere 8 shots.

Offsetting this however is the fact that, if it does work, the P-Tower was capable of disabling an Imperial AT-ST with a single shot. It also was very cost-effective, compensating for its poor reliability, and allowing smaller groups such as the Rebellion to get their hands on it. The Atgar P-Tower saw use by the Alliance during the Battle of Hoth. They were also installed on Amphibions.

Behind the scenes

 * A likeness of the Atgar 1.4 FD P-Tower was released as an action figure accessory under the name "Radar Laser Cannon" as part of Kenner's The Empire Strikes Back mini-rig toy line. Smaller than vehicles or playsets, the mini-rigs were fairly inexpensive and provided more play value at a lower cost to consumers than many of the larger accessories. As with many Kenner toys, a secret button caused the cannon to "explode."

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Empire at War
 * Star Wars Rebellion 1: My Brother, My Enemy, Part 1
 * River of Chaos
 * Entrenched
 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * X-wing: Isard's Revenge
 * Dark Empire II