R-4 recon droid

The R-4 recon droid was a reconnaissance droid manufactured by Arakyd Industries. It was used mostly during the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War by Rebel marksmen and scout troopers.

All R-4 recon droids were equipped with a standard blaster. In addition to this, these units were also equipped with an orbital strike beacon that could be activated remotely by the droid's owner. It could call upon a small orbital strike from any allying starships in orbit of the planet or moon. This device required a few seconds to power up, but it was completely mobile even when it was activated, allowing it to evade incoming blaster shots from enemies during the time it is activated. The orbital strike beacon called upon devastating blasts from allying ships in orbit, but the shots were not always accurate and did not find its target everytime.

It should be noted that the R-4 recon droid was identical to the R-1 recon droid, as well as the Mark IV recon droid, reconniassance droids also produced by Arakyd Industries during the Clone Wars. It's design was similar to that of a DRK-1 probe droid, implying that it was based off of the Dark Eye probe.

Behind the Scenes
In the game, Star Wars: Battlefront, clone sharpshooters, droid snipers, scout troopers, and Rebel marksmen all carried recon droids to the battlefield. Although, all the recon droids were identical, they were different models of each other. The clone sharpshooters' recon droids were called the R-1 recon droids, the droid snipers had Mark IV recon droids, and the Rebel marksmen and scout troopers both had R-4 recon droids. However, in Star Wars: Battlefront II, the sniper class no longer carried recon droids, but instead they all had an auto turret that they could use to defend certain areas of the battlefield. Instead, the "clone commanders", the IG-100 magnaguards, the Wookiee warriors, and the "Imperial officers" all had Arakyd Mark IV recon droids. All the recon droids from the first game used the orbital strike beacons while the recon droids in the second game used a self-destruct mechanism.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront
 * Star Wars: Battlefront II