The All Terrain Armored Cannon (AT-AC) was a bipedal walker used by the ground forces of the Galactic Empire during the early Imperial Era. The walker was a part of the all-terrain vehicle line and an early model in urban suppression walker production, and would pave the way towards the eventual production of the All Terrain Scout Transport.
Description[]
The All Terrain Armored Cannon, or AT-AC, was a model of all-terrain vehicle walker[3] produced by Kuat Drive Yards[1] and used in the early days of the Imperial Era by the reigning Galactic Empire.[4] Further, the walker was an early entry into the urban suppression walker line[3] and acted as a step in the evolution towards the All Terrain Scout Transport[6] of the all-terrain line.[1] The AT-AC contained one set of chin-mounted dual cannons,[4] a large cabin surrounded by armor plating, and a forward view slit along with two large windows equipped with dual-barreled blasters.[2]
History[]
AT-ACs were deployed on Ord Mantell.
Around 18 BBY,[7] several AT-ACs[2] were deployed by the Imperial Advanced Science Division on the planet Ord Mantell during a raid to capture the rogue clone Omega of Clone Force 99. As Imperial forces filled the streets of Ord Mantell City,[4] AT-ACs helped establish Imperial rule over the city by marching through its streets.[2] As the AT-ACs patrolled the streets near Cid's Parlor, where Imperial clone commandos were conducting the raid, one of the walkers was hijacked by Echo and AZI-3. Echo used the walker to ambush a Low Altitude Assault Transport that was being prepped to ship his captured squad members off-world. In response, a second AT-AC destroyed the hijacked walker by shooting at its reversed knee brace, causing it to topple over. The AT-AC continued to fire at the Bad Batch as the rogue clones fled the scene.[4]
Behind the scenes[]
The AT-AC walker is described as the "next evolution" towards the AT-ST.[6]
Appearances[]
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Plan 99" (First appearance)
Sources[]
- "Plan 99" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link)
- Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- AT-AC walker in the Databank (backup link)
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4
AT-AC walker in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Star Wars: Dawn of Rebellion: The Visual Guide
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9
Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Plan 99"
- ↑ Star Wars Encyclopedia: The Comprehensive Guide to the Star Wars Galaxy
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Plan 99" Episode Guide | The Bad Batch on StarWars.com (backup link) (Trivia Gallery, slide 1)
- ↑ Per the reasoning here, the seventh and eighth episodes of The Bad Batch Season 2, "The Clone Conspiracy" and "Truth and Consequences," can be placed in 18 BBY. Therefore, all Season 2 episodes proceeding "The Clone Conspiracy" occur between 19 BBY, which features the end of The Bad Batch Season 1 according to Star Wars: Timelines, and 18 BBY. The Galactic Empire, the formation of which Star Wars: Timelines dates to 19 BBY, sent Mayday's squad to Barton IV over a year prior to the events of the twelfth episode, "The Outpost." As it occurs over a year into the Imperial Era and is set shortly after the events of "Truth and Consequences," the events of "The Outpost" occur around 18 BBY. Following that logic, the ninth through eleventh episodes ("The Crossing" through "Metamorphosis") are also set around 18 BBY because they occur between the events of "Truth and Consequences" and "The Outpost." Finally, all season 2 episodes set after "The Outpost" occur shortly after its events, thereby placing those episodes around 18 BBY as well.