All Terrain Personal Transport

The All Terrain Personal Transport (AT-PT) was a single-seat, light anti-infantry walker used towards the later years of the Old Republic era, manufactured by Rothana Heavy Engineering, a subsidiary of Kuat Drive Yards.

It came into being during the Clone Wars, when the Republic found need for a small walker, a purpose that the AT-PT served well, standing only 3 meters tall. It was lightly armoured, and had twin laser cannons and a concussion grenade launcher that were only effective against infantry. However, its superior agility made up for its light armor.

The AT-PT was a limited production model, the majority of which were stationed aboard the Dreadnaughts of the legendary Katana fleet, and were lost when the fleet itself vanished; they, along with the fleet, were rediscovered by the New Republic, and were used in the Republic's war with Grand Admiral Thrawn.

Many of the concepts pioneered in the AT-PT were used in the AT-AP, AT-ST and the AT-AT. The Galactic Empire still utilized a limited number of these walkers, as did the Rebel Alliance.

A number of AT-PTs served as part of Blizzard Force during the Battle of Hoth, presumably in a rear-guard role.

Behind the Scenes
Many of the most notable appearances of the AT-PT have been in video games. Its video game debut was in the 3rd level of Star Wars: Rogue Squadron for the Nintendo 64. The AT-PT later appeared in the sequels Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader and Star Wars Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike for the Nintendo GameCube, as well as the PC strategy games Force Commander and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds.

The AT-PT's appearances in video games set during the Original Trilogy seemingly contradicted its description in The Essential Guide to Vehicles and Vessels. According to The Essential Guide, the AT-PT was only a prototype vehicle that never received thorough battlefield testing, and the project was canceled after the majority of these walkers were lost aboard the Katana Fleet. However, it should be noted that despite its description, the subtitle for the AT-PT entry in The Essential Guide reads "Imperial All Terrain Personal Transport."

The AT-ST databank entry at Starwars.com rationalized these contradictions by stating that the AT-PT "still sees some limited use in outlying Imperial units." This explanation still fails to cover the retroactive addition of AT-PTs to Blizzard Force in the book Inside the Worlds of the Star Wars Trilogy. It is highly unlikely that the elite forces assigned to Darth Vader's personal command would make use of obsolete, out-of-production vehicles.

Appearances

 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
 * Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
 * Star Wars: Force Commander
 * Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds
 * Dark Force Rising