Republic Generals FAILED this amazing walker | AT-AP Complete Breakdown
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The AT-AP is one of the greatest and specialized walkers ever made, for both the Republic and Empire, and yet is so misunderstood and under utilized. See what role it plays in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars, comparing it to other Star Wars walkers like the AT-TE, AT-RT and AT-ST.
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Basically the AT-AP is the Star Wars equivalent of a self propelled Tank Destroyers.
Basically a tank destroyer, self propelled artillery, and somewhat an infantry assault artillery all combined into one. It’s a smart design, and reminds me a lot of the Stug 3 from wwII
please its OBVIOUSLY an assault gun just ask master yoda!
Yes, but with the extra cool factor😂
Exactly what I was going to say.
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Another underrated walker utilized by the Rebel Alliance. Which gave the Empire a run for their money.
It was also used by the Hutts a lot too…
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I had no idea this thing was so big or interesting. I always thought it was just half an AT-TE.
Same, I'm shocked to see that it's bigger and so huge.
I always saw this as a sniper tank, able to fire from great distances as a support tank
Their is a word for that its called artillery
@@demonic_myst4503 nah snipers deal high damage to a single target
artillery does massive aoe damage.
@@taylorgarrett793 nope not all artillery is aoe at lo artillery means large caliber weapon
@@taylorgarrett793 most artillery isnt even bombardment only high exsplossive rounds are which even tanks can use a artillery is defined as a large caliber heavy weapon with longer range than infantry no such thing as a sniper tank its mobile artillery if it shoots long enough range
MetaNerdz : *Says the AT-AP is close in speed to the M1 Abrams.*
At 0:56 *Shows footage of the Leclerc.*
Reminds me of a Tank Destroyer. Hard to use on the move, but very effective on the defence or when quickly set up in a convenient position like a hill. Pop those droid tanks with ease before they can mob the infantry.
I think they could have shown the walkers shooting from the top of a hill or maybe even on a platform in the giant Kayshyyk trees. That would have looked really cool in the movie.
Glad you made a breakdown of this walker. Def didn’t get enough screen time and attention. Thx for another banger vid MetaNerdz!
Agreed and thanks glad u liked it!
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i am sorry, but i am just laughing at the fact they mixed up the Abrams with the Leclerc
I saw that Leclerc and it hurt me, I know western tanks look similar but there's clear differences between them and also where do you find Leclerc footage labeled as Abrams?
@@thescotishclonetrooperecho7773 firstly you shouldn't exactly get hurt by it, not everyone's a tank enthusiast that can look at a vehicle and designate it almost immediately. secondly they didn't find Leclerc footage labeled as the Abrams, they just searched after "main battle tank driving" or "tank driving" or smth like that
Reading too deeply into it
@@Torgenator It still doesn't excuse given the Leclerc and Abrams have different specs.
So yeah whilst western tanks have general and similar layouts they often share little in common outside of maybe the gun and ammunition used.
Regarding the Felucia clip from episode 3. The AT-APs weren't at the rear of the column, as we can see the front of another AT-OP behind them at the very start of the camera pan. Given the order of the column I'd argue they were actually positioned in the dead center. AT-TE in front, followed by AT-OP, the pair of AT-APs, another AT-OP, and presumably an AT-TE bringing up the rear. Armored columns typically don't end with an infantry vehicle, instead you put a fighting vehicle on the ends. Having the AT-APs in the center means they can support the entire column if needed. They stand above the rest of the vehicles they can provide fire support against any frontal attacks, and if the rear is attacked, they can turn around and do the same.
0:57 - Ah yes - the famous french designed Abrams tank - or as the french called it - the Leclerc
I was about to write to say the same XD
Was looking for this comment after i saw it
0:57 Leclerc not Abrams.
One of the most underrated and underutilized Walkers in Star Wars, like the UT-AT and AT-OT I wish it got more screen-time or exposure
I always love the rarer Republic walkers like the AT-AP and SPHA-T. Such cool looking tanks and artillery.
Never understood why the republic didn't use these a lot, it's basically a mobile artillery, able to function as anti-tank, artillery and anti-infantry, its pretty useful
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Lucas: "For this new movie, let's make a whole lot of entirely new ships, tanks and animals."
Disney: "For this new movie, let's make one new ship and then copy-paste Lucas' stuff for the rest."
If the rebels had a few of these at Hoth I could see the battle going very differently.
Not even lol.
I like how it's 6 Dexters tall, really puts into perspective how big dexter is.
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In your AV-7 Cannon video, what was the gameplay used during the intro?
🤔 . . . I honestly don’t believe Yoda did that bad of a job. They remind me a bit about WW2’s Germany’s Hetzer, in that it had more than one main gun. I noticed that they were technically behind the infantry, but when the battle commenced, they too to their deployment positions & fired accordingly…
I can't believe I missed this in ROTS. I wish it had been used more. Great video! I appreciate all the work you do to publish these overviews for us.
I feel like the overpressure from firing over the top of those AT-OTs would NOT be fun for the troops in them.
The republic VA is working overtime on claims as is....mess up a single serial number and their calling troopers from different battalions
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Since we are all nerds I'mma throw it here :
The clip of the real life tank and the top speed you mentionned (70km/h) with it are those of the French Main Battle Tank : the Leclerc.
The American Abrams you mentionned is much slower. It is in fact the Leclerc that is exceptionnaly fast for a tank 👌
Imagine sitting behind a hill with the walker crouched down (I know the atrt can do that so surely they didnt make new legs just for that walker) and then quickly standing it up and taking a shot at an armoured vehicle or 2 then crouching back down. That would be devestating.
This walker always reminded me of the Jag-panther tank destroyer from WW2
Omg so true! It reminds me of the Stug 3
I would love to see a video on the Republic LAAT/i Gunship and its variants next time. The most iconic Republic attack vehicle next to the AT-TE.
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I think he already did that video
@@nightwolfnordberg9476 But not in this current series.
@@FastTquick no i dont think so
7:44 the AT-AP is in the background of certain shots in Clone Wars. Most notably and kinda oddly when the Republic is leaving Naboo after the chancellor is almost assassinated.
Probably my favorite Republic walker and vehicle in general. Loved using them in Fall of the Republic
That was updated a few weeks ago. I must say I prefer the av7 but I definitely see where you are coming from. I lost a heavily fortified planet last week because some staps or something got behind my lines and wiped out my artillery
@@00yiggdrasill00 I fought about 20 battles for Mon Calamari since it was isolated and the CIS kept attacking. On that narrow bridge I had 2 or 3 AV-7's and 2 or 3 AT-AP's protected by infiantry etc, and they decimated everything the CIS could throw at me.
ATAP is one of the best walkers, and chronically underated. Far better than the frankly mediocre ATTE.
Don't get me wrong, the ATTE is a cool design and served the clones well enough, but its role should not be heavy armor for frontal assualts. The ATTE is a armored transport effective against infantry and light vehicles.
While it has thick composite armor, the ATTE is too susceptible to even dwarf spider droids. This is because of that obnoxious cockpit and mid section. Not to mention the gunner to the mass driver is super exposed. The ATTE is a glorified APC/IFV that can kinda serve as an artillery piece.
The ATAP on the other hand is a great design. While its not meant to be in the thick of it, it is a great defensive walker. For its role, it really has no real obnoxious design flaws.
Its tall, maximizing that mass drivers direct fire range (much like the ATAT), its got no glass cockpit, has a blaster cannon effective against light infantry, and a medium laser cannon for faster moving vehicles or air speeders, but the gunner is exposed...if the ATAP is getting flanked, its not being used right.
What always gets me is the cost of these things, like you could get this excellent artillery piece for 90k or get 45 b1s for the same price.
Ha ha 😂 which I prefer the Stryker Mobile Gun System over this hunk of junk😂
I like how dexter is a unit of measurement Lol 😂
To be fair to Yoda and the other jedi generals I don't really think that beach was wide enough and open enough to really have the AT-APs be used as artillery pieces as it was pretty congested with trench lines, defensive positions four A6 Juggernauts, wookies and the like in that particular instance it might have had more sense to use the AT-APs up front so that they actually could shoot their targets. As opposed to having their firing lines blocked by friendly vehicles and infantry.
I think above all else this thing would be perfect for convoy security.
1:45 you said heavy repeating laser cannon, but the thing say medium.
These vehicles are awesome
Man I miss star wars commander. Gone too soon. Have always wanted to see more the At-Ap.
What game is showcased from the timestamp 1:25 to 3:06?
I love this walker
Loving the recent uploads. Always keeps me guessing on what's gonna get covered next
This walker is by far my favorite walker in Star Wars. I imagine how it would've been handled in the Rebel Alliance, the Galactic Empire, the Resistance or the First Order.
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1:39-1:49
I think you switched heavy and medium
For 90k I’d rather by the tie fighter
What is the name of the game at 2:56
Idk why i always thought the AT-AP was basically an AT-TE cut in half. Didnt realize it was so tall.
Every time I look at a Battletech 'mech and think, "fuck me, this thing's goofy," I peek over at Star Wars and immediately stop caring. But, hey- that's part of the charm.
So you dock the artillery piece, which should be several miles behind the front, for not having self-defense capability, which is a general trait of artillery in the first place? Given its size, the AV-7 would probably have a range of around 42 to 47 kilometers, meaning that under no circumstances should it be in a position where it would need some form of self defense weapon.
As far as the AT-AP goes, it is unnecessarily tall, a common flaw with walkers. At almost 11 meters in height, concealment isn't a thing for it, making it highly vulnerable to dismounted infantry anti-tank teams as well as to enemy armor in hull-down positions or enemy aircraft.
If there is a need for a vehicle to be able to traverse shields, then wheeled or tracked locomotion will be more reliable and faster as well as maintaining a more stable firing platform on the move. If simple speed is necessary, a repulsorlift is better, especially with its ability to cross water obstacles with ease.
It's almost like you shouldn't put weird magic monk/diplomats in direct command of your armed forces...
Another fantastic Clone Wars era walker
it looks a Republic version of a juggernaut from command and conquer tiberium wars.
Wow I never noticed the Venator on Kashyyyk!
i have lego version and its really good 👍
One of my favorite Star Wars vehicles. I was always annoyed that this one never got featured in much Star Wars media outside the movies. They were always my favorite artillery piece to use in empire at war, too!
To be fairrrr its a lego set ☠️
Personally this is one of my top 3 fav walkers in sw its speed isn't half bad for its size it boasts a ton of firepower and has some pretty durable armror all together allowing it to work in a variety of different roles.
It's been a good idea to include the toy versions of the topic at the end. I love my Lego! :)
Had that og atap and that new one in 2019 for 20th anniversary was always my favourite design just never knew why it didn’t appear in clone wars not even for season 7 when it was closer to ep 3
You had me until you mentioned the First Order. That is not, and never should be, considered canon Star Wars. The Legends universe is the only thing good enough to hold that title.
yes u must care about the lore more than me
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Outstanding work, and for anyone else who sees this comment the link is in the description and it was so cool to check out
Im not sure i agree yoda misused them. They were based off the front of the at-te which had significant armour and it has guns for close in fighting. Was it optimal? No not at all, but its made very clear this is a beach landing where speed is key and the republic GAR clearly rushed to arrive on time. Would have been better to put them at the back but when you don't have enough tanks you throw in assault guns/tank destroyers.
Where do you put your Long range snipers at , on a flat beach at the front . Or on concealable high ground at maximum range of sniping capability or behind enemy lines , Also Juggernauts can take the fire easily and wookies are basically hairy tanks with thier op weapons , I wonder why they didn't just guerilla warfare between trees
@@sumukhvmrsat6347 except the actual sharpshooters were put in the trees as infantry. This thing is a heavy vehicle so I can't think that would work or be quick to set up. The juggernauts would indeed take frontline duty well, but I only remember seeing 1 maybe 2 in the scene which given the armour we see from the CIS isn't enough. I do completely agree falling back into the trees would have been a better idea but we also see a village is rather close, so while personally I and likely you would order an immediate evacuation given how good the Wookies would be at forest fighting I'm wondering if it couldn't be done for some reason. The old battlefront 2 had a critical fuel plant in the village, so while Lucas clearly thought more of the spectacle of it there is outside lore saying fallback was a poor option. Mostly I'm seeing a battle on a large open beach with little immediate cover and a vehicle that would have solid armour as well as support guns, so it may as well fight where it could offer shelter to some infantry. More juggernauts or some at-te tanks would have been much better but you use what you have when it comes crunch time.
They maybe good as artillery but I will always choose tracks and wheels over walking legs.
In the battle of Axum in the fan story called Star Wars vs Warhammer 40k by AFanWithTooMuchTime the Imperium's limited garrison and special forces have been trashing thousands of them within the 15 hours of the fierce fighting and thousands of Jedi knights and over a hundred thousand clones are dead even when they stunned their logistics in the beginning by assassinating the High Command.
I think the problem is that ln the most planets in star wars legs are more effectiv then tracks and wheels
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Aim a high explosive anti material round at a bulky walker's leg and earn a direct hit on the walker is going to fall unto it's side from the weight.
@@thorshammer7883 Aim a high explosive anti material round to a vehicles wheel and the thing will looste the wheel or be tracked either way the vehicle has to be abandoned. Walkers have the benefit of working in most terrains while still retaining a fair bit of speed. Tho hover tanks are still best imo
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Wheels and tracks are harder to hit and provide better mobile speed and advantages that mutli leg vehicles suck at. It's why in real life no nation has ever bother making such things.
And what if the engine powering your hover tank shuts down because of a emp or if the forces using a hover tank go against you? You have no mobility or protection.
The Bolo Tank is better then those and it's a sci fi tank with tracks.
I still wonder why a mass driver needs to worry about recoil since a Mass Driver uses Magnets to propel the shell not a propellant charge.
Every action has a reaction or so they say
If Shell is pushed away from coil then coil is pushed away from shell too , so hold the Coil (recoil)then it pushed the shell away (double push , Push of coil and push of shell applied only onto shell)and yes I know it's called repel
it's pretty funny that these things are basically just the front end of an AT-TE with a giant cannon instead of a cockpit.
The Tank in the Clip is a french Leclerc MBT😅
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At the ranges it is shown firing its "hyper sonic" mass driver would be INSTANTLY hiting the target with ZERO arc of the round.
I'm sorry but theres no chance that a walker can be faster than a hover tank. Canon or no canon it's just silly and world breaking. Like the AT-AT listed top speed of over 40mph.
Just saying I've heard of Abrams and leopards going well 100 km/h (downhill runs of course)
I am the dev to the EaW mod Alliance at War on Steam. I plan to buff this walker for the Rebel Alliance. They have access to it in my mod. ':^)
An absolutely amazing walker. If only the Rebels had these more, they could do some serious damage with these bad boys. The Rebels would certainly use these artillery sniper tanks much better than the Republic.
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It’s truly ridiculous how the Empire tossed aside many of these Clone war vehicles. So many of them are far better instead of flimsy TIE Fighters or too heavy AT-ATs and so on.
That's too front heavy. Like most walkers, this could have been done better as a tracked, wheeled, or repulsorlift vehicle.
Yes Europeans America will literally use anything rather than metric wookies people starfighters yodas and so forth
What was the first game that show up on this video?
Should be linked in the description
Out of all the things I was expecting from this, I was not expecting the clip of the giraffe tripping LMAO
some star wars weapons would be going through redesign if earth generals saw their travesty, this one, this one is fine, you walk up, you set up, you aim, you blast, paint it matching the surroundings and do something about the clinking glass noise when walking and there'd be no complaints.
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AT-AP top speed is a massive advantage for an artillery unit, it can move to a firing position lock its legs fire a few volleys of shells and be off out of harms way long before any retaliation is sent its way and because of its speed both in motion and in setting up it means a commander dosnt have to waste any manpower defending it something most artillery needs.
Considering they are a standard army the republic forces are really good at gorilla tactics with lots of units that perfectly fit the role of fast attack and harassing the enemy forces from unexpected angles but that’s probably more to do with the mandalorian training programs.
>Talks about Abrams tank speed*
>Shows a French Leclerc tank*
I just noticed after watching the New All Quiet on the western front that the clones and Wookiees all climbed out of the trenches and bunkers to expose themselves 😂 like I am beginning to hate Star Wars with it’s nonsense battle tactics. I understand a plasma blade armed knight that has to get with in 4 feet of someone to attack their enemies but the other troops have long range weapons and tanks
You know what needs to be respected by military forces?
The GR75!😊
Don’t know why it was never seen in the Clone Wars. Same thing with the V-Wing. Guess Filoni forgot.
They should have made the height of the AT-TE as tall as the AT-AP
Love my Lego AT-AP
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Kuat designers literally just straight up looked up at the Frog walker and said: Let's mount a massive gun on this thing
You sound like you're trying to keep little ones asleep while reading and then sure enough, she needs her cup. Ha. Adorable!
When you brought up the Abrams you show a French lecrec tank instead. Just wanted to let you know
Sitting on the exposed chair on top of the vehicle might actually be the worst job ever. Why even bother putting that there? 🤣
That wasn't misuse by Jedi leadership though, that was the clone operators being morons.
I like the idea of it but the exposed gunner is a big design flaw. The crew should be fully protected and able to operate the guns inside the vehicle.
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I’m 90% certain the author is American; Americans will use anything but the metric system as a reference
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One of the most concentrated artillery pieces in star wars lore meant to punch through armor rather than shell a general area. Would probably result in less collateral damage than most modern day artillery pieces.
Honestly the republic should have used more artillery as napoleon once said god is on the side with the best artillery you even see how effective it is in the clone wars movie