Ground Armored Tank

The Ground Armored Tank (GAT) was a light tank used in the Clone Wars by the Confederacy of Independent Systems as an answer to the Republic TX-130 Saber-class fighter tank.

Characteristics
The vehicle's armament consisted of two medium laser cannons and two missile launchers. It was built by Baktoid Armor Workshop and, like many Separatist vehicles, the GAT was piloted by an integrated droid brain. While it was capable of performing a variety of tasks, the GAT excelled as a reconnaissance and fast-attack craft, due to its light armor.

History
The GAT received heavy use early on in the Clone Wars, especially in the Dark Reaper Crisis, serving alongside the larger Armored Assault Tank. It had light armor, and its high speed made it excellent for hit and run attacks. It was often used in conjunction with the Single Trooper Aerial Platform.

However, as the Clone Wars dragged on, the GAT fell prey to newer Republic vehicles. Individually, it was too lightly-armored to stand up to later AT-XTs and Saber-class tanks, and was not heavily armed enough to destroy them. Also, the GAT became unneccessary as the LM-432 crab droid and tri-droid became widely used, rendering the light tank droid obsolete. They were presumably being phased out of service by the time of the Mission to Mustafar.

Following the execution of the Separatist Council by Darth Sidious's new apprentice, Darth Vader, these units were de-activated. However, some were re-activated on planets of little or no strategic value.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game
 * Boba Fett: Crossfire