Unstable Terrain Artillery Transport

The Unstable Terrain Artillery Transport (or UT-AT) had a cockpit similar to the AT-TE and AT-OT, and was armed with three laser cannons (one on each side of the vehicle and a third on top). In addition, it could carry four smaller cannons for defence against enemy troops, as well as other types of armament, such as bomblet generators.

The UT-AT was supported by 16 low-power repulsorlift skis, which evenly negated the weight of the vehicle as it traversed unstable and dangerous terrain that would otherwise endanger heavy, armored vehicles. The repulsor-skids could also be made to reverse the effect, creating gription fields which held the vehicle in place during long-range firing or travels over sheer terrain.

While the front space could accommedate up to 20 clonetroopers, the storage space in the back allowed for transport of various types of artillery.

A large force of UT-ATs supported Jedi General Ki-Adi Mundi and his clone trooper forces during the Battle of Mygeeto. They engaged Tri-droids in vicious combat, but took heavy losses due to the effectiveness of the droids' belt-fed ordnance. Due to the vulnerability of walking/rolling vehicles on Cato Neimoidia´s bridge cities, UT-AT units were also used on this planet to good effect.

Some UT-AT models used the rearward storage space to carry a bridgelayer assembly, which could blaze a safe trail for other armored units further down the line.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

Trivia

 * The backstory for the UT-AT was created by Hyperspace members The2ndquest and The Dark Moose (real names unknown) for What's The Story?.