HMP droid gunship/Legends

"Uh-oh."

- Vilmarh Grahrk upon seeing a HMP

The Heavy Missile Platform (HMP) was a droid gunship deployed by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars. It was based off the design of the older Mechanized Assault Flyer.

Characteristics
Manufactured by Baktoid Fleet Ordnance, the HMP droid gunship was an ominous-looking, heavily-shielded aerial missile platform. Designed for air strikes in planetary atmospheres, the droid gunship compensated for its sluggish airspeed with a powerful arsenal of weaponry. An HMP gunship's standard weapons configuration consisted of two laser cannon turrets, one medium laser cannon, two light laser cannons, and 14 missiles.

The gunship's modular wings allowed the HMP to carry a wide variety of ordnance, from concussion bombs and torpedoes to electromagnetic pulse missiles. Seven missile launchers were located on either side of the gunship's main body, below the large aft-mounted disc housing the reactor core. The HMP's repulsorlift would steadily drive the gunship in flight, allowing for stable shooting in battle.

History


Heavy Missile Platform gunships were deployed during many battles in the Clone Wars including the Battle of Kashyyyk.

There were several variants of the platform, including a model that carried droids and one that was a space transport.

Local dictators like Ado Eemon were often used to add to the production of the HMP. They invariably cheated the Confederacy out of several batches, which were used to supplement their personal forces and help enforce their own rule.

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

Behind the scenes

 * The Heavy Missile Platform resembles an early concept of the Republic gunship unused for Attack of the Clones.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Battlefront II
 * Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
 * LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
 * Star Wars Republic: The Hidden Enemy
 * Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader