"Sir, we're making an armored infantry transport, what should we do?" "Make it as tall as possible, give it massive guns, but only forward facing, give it legs so it can step over things, make the cockpit separate from the rest of the body, and give it really strong armor, except for underneath" "Yes, sir! We'll call it the Bradley IFV"
Eh This joke doesn’t really work for me when the Bradley has a 360 turret, has treads, has armor only really strong enough to face a 14.5mm without being punched through and is still smaller than anything we see and won’t cause crew casualties when one of the legs are shot
@@th3nightlion624 pick ups aren't called little lorries.. the only thing I could think is called a " little lorry" is a lorry that's not articulated. But tbh most just call them by weight E.g a 7.5 ton lorry. But a pickup truck is the same thing both sides of ocean.
First Order: LOOK AT OUR TERRIFYING GORILLA WALKER Resistance: ahhhhh oh no its another big thing that's supposed to be scary did you at least fix the major flaw can we still make it trip
@@datlilnigga1876 which is notably hard to do when two separate speeders have to fly together at the same pace but risk both crashing if just one of them flies a bit faster, a bit slower, or gets shot down. Not to mention the at-m6 might end up being too heavy and the cable would either snap or the two speeders would end up getting pulled abruptly back and end up crashing. Say the back legs of the at-m6 do get tripped, the walker might just end up falling back a bit and tilt up but not actually become immobile. I mean heck, those front legs might be strong enough to actually move that thing back up on its feet. I really doubt the at-m6 can be tripped in the same way and its neck is a lot more shielded so the only way to probably take it down is to ram its side and tip it over to fall sideways.
@@ciphymasterofmedia9104 You know if they go with the idea of two speeders tripping it from behind they wouldn't address this difficulty and calculation at all, it would just be another 'look at us were smarter than the big tough baddies even though were smaller so we win' moment.
I think the Spider-Walker from legends was the best walker. It had the stability of the AT-TE, the ground clearance of the AT-AT, troop carrying capacity in its back section, respectable weapons, and it was pretty fast. The idea of a giant metal spider covered in blasters scurrying across the horizon is certainly a blow to morale as well.
Despite the AT-AT's flaws, I love its design. It's also extremely fun to play in most Star Wars video games, especially if it lets you stomp on rebels!
I like the AT-M6, it feels like the First Order acknowledging what the AT-AT design was actually good at and then fixing the flaws it has in that role.
AT-M6 seems to have a huge design flaw. It has the power or laser cells exposed in the back. Some missiles that could penetrate the armor of those cells could destroy the walker entirely.
The Manka actually doesn't seem half bad. It's what I would imagine as a proper walker. It's the right size, it has the proper amount of legs, it's too short to be tripped, and it isn't overkill. It also looks like something that would be safe to ride in.
i remember mr plinket once said everything in the star wars prequels has to be "bigger and better-er". but tbh, the first order is just recycling the same ships, but making them black or red for intimidation, and twice the size
Idk what the hell he is talking about. Most of the Republic equipment is actually smaller and no shit the ground battles are bigger as it's two conventional armies instead of a rebel force vs an empire.
Not really, it's too obvious. Counter battery fire would be an almost trivial matter. Also it's direct fire only. Finally, it's large and expensive, therefore scarce. Something disadvantageous in a role where fire saturation is very important.
@@CallanElliott I would say that depends on use, as specialization must be taken into account. The AT-TE works as a general assault unit, while both the AT-M6 and SPHA are specialized as artillery units. An AT-TE functions well enough on its own due to its multi-purpose weaponry and low profile, but that doesn't mean the AT-M6 and SPHA are inherently bad because they are large and specialized. The difference is both would require an escort to fend off attackers while the artillery takes out heavy or far off targets. Personally, I still prefer the AT-TE since it can perform light artillery duties with its mass driver cannon, but sometimes heavier firepower is needed.
Except, any modern artillery _doesn't_ use line of sight because it sucks. The rebels fled behind a hill? Oh shucks, now my large expensive artillery walker can't hit them. If only you had something with arching shots that could fire well outside of visual range, like a howitzer for instance.
I've never been able to wrap my head around why some of these walkers got used so much. I get that it's a fantasy/sci-fi setting and not everything's going to make logical sense but why use all these slow moving walkers when in many of the instances they were deployed entering atmosphere with one of their capital ships and just blasting everything away with superior weapons would be far more efficient. The use of walkers in dense environments makes sense and they showed that off a lot better in the Clone Wars tv show than they ever did in the movies.
Awesome video GT! I like it a lot! :D One of my favorite walkers from the series is the AT-AT, although the AT-Te and the AT-M6 is also one of my favorites as well. :) Although just a little correction, the time when Rex, Wolfe, and Gregor were living aboard that modified AT-TE during Star Wars Rebels, the Galactic Civil War actually didn't happen yet as Rebels takes place in the Early Rebellion conflict that happened before then and the Galactic Civil War wouldn't officially begin until four years later at the Battle of Scarif.
The AT-TE is still my favorite war beetle, but I will admit the Megacaliber 6 is a great design from the sequel trilogy. Reminds me of the description of Elcor soldiers from Mass Effect 3.
Great video as usual! Can you make a video about the evolution of the Star Wars galaxy? If it started from the center core or pop up in the mid rim or else, how the civilization grew in the Star wars universe. Have a good Sunday!
I hate when people say the height of the AT-AT makes it stupid for grip transport. We have people wh rappel down from helicopters in real life and they hover quite a ways above the ground. The AT-AT is just a lot more armored, and a lot more stable as it has 4 legs keeping it grounded as where a helicopter isn't quite as stable. So no, they won't just "fall to their deaths" that's quite a dumb statement to be honest. It has other flaws such as how goddamn slow it is but I think it's just fun for everyone to shit on the empire because.
I note that the shoulder-fired missile that engaged the AT-AT produced a symmetric, smoky fireball that would indicate a thermobaric or high-explosive head, rather than the bright, standoff-flash of a shaped charge or explosively-formed penetrator more optimized to engage armor. Additionally, the strike was a very poor one, landing down the side of the cockpit at an extreme angle, as opposed to striking square against an armored plate where a penetrator warhead would work its best.
With all the trouble that the jedi seemed to cause almost everywhere they went both sith and jedi , I think it bears the question of , Does the SW universe really need them around anyway ? Look at the constant trouble they caused .
Great video sir, the walkers were my favorite thing in the battle of Hoth in empire strikes back and they sort of brought them back in the last Jedi, but I don't think that they would really work here in real life lol
Another problem with the AT-AT is that you're putting all that weight on 4 small points of contact with the ground. Tracked vehicles have the advantage of dispersing their weight across a larger area of ground contact. This allows them to traverse mud, snow and other unstable terrain far better than AT-AT. Additionally, the less pressure on the ground, the less likely you'll set off pressure mines. So the taller AT-AT is still vulnerable to mines.
Why does no-one ever talk about Hierarchy Walkers from Universe at War? They were mobile bases that could summon units wherever they were, brought stomping death, and were ridiculously difficult to kill. Best walkers I've seen to date that isn't 40k
I think the writers of the sequel trilogy use 'siege weapons' as a pretext to put big guns everywhere : big guns on spaceships ,big guns on walkers and not to forget big guns on planets .
This is unit 1 reporting in. The Dolphin invasion has been pushed back in the southern quadrant but we are low on artillery and ammo. Requesting resupply Commander Alan.
This is unit 7 sending supplies to southern quadrant. Records show dolphin crewed defenses in the central quadrant. Reinforcements are requested. Anti-prismarine weaponry advised. Informing unit 5
Now I imagine like, an over-eager, inexperienced imperial/new order-officer deploying his men out of the AT-AT. The hatch opens, the men are ready, the officer is standing by the hatch ready to send his men through and shouts "Go go go!" The stormtroopers just look at him and is like "Uh sir, shouldn't we use cables to abseil safely down to the ground...?" The officer grabs the closest trooper and is like "NO! JUST GO!!" and throws him out. The rest of the stormtroopers just reluctantly jumps to their deaths out of loyalty to the empire
If you think about it what's not to like about walkers? - The height gives range and greater LOS - The (right) height makes it harder to get to you - Legs can be effectively armored and only really need to move up - You can still have big guns on them - More and/or bigger legs means more and/or bigger armor and guns - Why drive over something when you can crush it? - You look intimidating AF - Soundz of stomping death - We might get Metal Gear In conclusion: ARMORED WARFARE OF THE FUTURE BABY!!
The height also makes you easier to see. There is a reason why the russians tried to build their tanks as flat as possible during the cold war and besides the big advantage of a tank is that it can move quickly from one place to another. A walker just goes as fast as the rest of the infantry giving you no further tactical options and then the opposing infantry can just carry a big canon platform with them and will easily destroy your precious walker.
@@Stego1819 if we talk about post-WWII Russian tanks, then on one hand, yes, they are smaller compared to western counterpart, but on the other - they loose some of their "stealth" by being extremely noisy and being very easy to spot when using thermal camera. And every vehicle has different max speed on and off road - and tanks are not that fast when traversing terrain - especially if they have to shoot effectively
They are still faster then walkers on terrain and way faster on the streets. And I only used the russians as the most extreme example. All modern tanks have a low profile compared to the original tanks because that is the most effective.
I love that you use both Metric and Imperial units when talking about vehicles. But whenever you convert something goes HILARIOUSLY wrong. PS Merry Christmas
They basically had it with the AT-TE. Six legs, plenty of terrain capability and redundancy in case of damage to one or more legs, low center of gravity and good stability. Removing two legs and raising the body on the AT-AT made it vulnerable and instable and served absolutely no purpose and it's safe to say that those vehicles were designed that way in 70s purely for aesthetic reasons. Or has anyone ever seen an AT-AT walk with a missing leg or walk up any sort of incline?
On the ATM-6 they also learned from the AT-AT by including cutters for any fighters that were equipped with Harpoon/Tow Cables so that wouldn’t trip the walker.
I can't help but feel a sense of deja vu, like I saw this topic covered before weeks ago, but it might have been a different channel, possibly Eckuarts ladder but I might need to double check. Even had the same exact thumbnail.
let's be honest, if the AT-TE was given an AT-M6 head with rotating duel Anti-infantry turret's on the head that's built on the tank with no neck, with shield's and heavier armor and differently designed leg's like a crab droid's leg's to increase speed (60 MPH) and manuverability, and add some anti-infantry turret's on the side of the tank and I'd be perfect as a main-line battle tank
I'd argue the "walker armored tank"s all share a similar form factor, but they do not share a single platform. Sharing a platform would suggest they all have a common base frame. The term form factor can be used more loosely, referring to them all walking on legs for locomotion, similar to land animals. Ex: The Toyota Supra and BMW Z4 share the same platform, but they are not the same form factor because one is a hatchback and the other a convertible.
Manka-Its okay cause its the first walker AT-TE-Best vehicle ever At-At-wth its like an animal not like its small brother and just get a rope then run around it At-M6-I love gorrilas but it's OP just cut it's leg or destroy its reactor
Well yes, the AT-TE was the most versatile and all-around best walker, the AT-AT and AT-M6 also were very good with their own purposes. For example the AT-AT was used for intimidation and fear tactics, but was also used for a mobile high ground artillery, with a slow but steady advance on the battlefield; effectively leveling what it came across. While still having a very broad view of the field. With the AT-M6, it was used for the same reasons and more, with the addition of the Mega caliber six cannon for devastating destruction of any durable opponents in it’s path, and the more heavily armored cockpit and reinforced legs with built in cable cutters. Essentially solving some of the AT-AT’s problems. While I believe the AT-TE is very good, the other walkers do better in other scenarios and purposes.
Always wanted an ATAT as a kid when empire first came out ...many years later got to mess around with one ,and I was over with wanting one lol. It was an awkward toy to play with to say the least...still cool though. Still remember a toy called the "gobots command center" being a DERPY cousin of the ATAT.
An AT-TE's armor is too weak, and they are easily taken out with missiles. AT-AT's had flaws, but were still not nearly as vulnerable. I'll put it this way, if you want to fell an AT-AT, you will probably have to trip it with tow cables. This requires you to circle it several times while being right next to a lot of enemy forces. You've got good odds of just getting shot down instead of actually downing the walker. But you can shoot a missile at an AT-TE from a distance away, and then flee.
Do you have a video on turbolasers? I never really gave them any thought before and just thought of them as a new name for laser beams..niw that fuel is mentioned though..I am curious.
Personally i like to think there WAS technical progress, but they kept using the old chassis as they could carry the new tech. So while the same from the outside, inside they are a lot more modern. If you develope a more efficient, compact and stronger shield device, you can mount it on an older ship, increasing its protection even though the armor still is the same. Just as one example.
It's been a year and no one's responded to you so I'll do my best to give a quick explanation/theory if you still care. #1: It's a movie/tv show and only serves as a convenience to the audience with no logical explanation. (It just looks good). #2: It's my theory that the artificial gravity producers within a ship are the cause of it appearing to go "down" from wherever it was disabled.
Scary thing is we have our own "walkers" operating in Afghanistan. They are used to carry all the equipment for a SF team while they do what they do best and that is kill the bad guys.
The Virgin AT-AT vs the Chad zaku 2 Virgin AT-AT: can't be used in space, slow as shit, weak to trip wire, can't jump, can't kick, needs more than one pilot to crew, no axe. Chad zaku 2: can be used in space and in planets, can kick, can jump, can jump very high, more variety of weapons that are more powerful, cheaper, mono eye for intimidation, easy to repair, fast, has an axe, needs only one pilot, piloted by char.
@@stormspotter67 **proceeds to zaku kick it in one of the legs which resulted in the AT-AT collapsing almost instantly** AT-AT crewmen: "sir what the hell is that thing, is that some sort of naw weapon the rebels built!?" AT-AT commander: "I don't know, but I know is that we need to get out of-" **Char then destroys the cockpit of the AT-AT with a single single swing of his heathawk** Char: "hmmp, it would have been a waste of ammunition to take you down."
Always struck me as stupid how something as big as an AT-AT has NO DEFENSES against someone running up under it with a bomb. All you'd need is a graple launcher, a large magnetic mine and a hidden bunker you can hide inside until the walkers get close enough that they can't see or shoot at you when you emerge. Run out, graple upto its belly, stick the mine to it and arm the chage, then rapell down and detach. The most dangerous part would just be getting away from the scene after it explodes.
Mandalorians arent running the galaxy cuz eps 4-6 were already written and shown on tv; otherwise a SWTOR based movie of mandalorians raiding the republic with their basilisk and canderous tanks would have been the most insane way to bring star wars to us!
@@heathward8826 it take a lot less than 'many' Mary Sue's to ruin a franchise. However, John comment is really out of place seeing the context of this video.
To me it's strange that the AT-TE has more guns. But if you remember in Rebels when it faced against the AT-AT, the only gun the AT-TE used was the big main cannon. I don't get why the others were not used tho. Plus the cannon firing didn't sound the same like in The Clone Wars or in Episode 3.
yes i love traveling at 7000 kilograms / minute. its my favourite speed
Yep gotta get that kilogramige
I bought the full scale, I’m going to use it
My new car goes 9000 kilograms / minute! it is soooooooooooooooo much fun.
Lol
Wow my favourite speed is actually 69420 kilogrammes / minute
"Sir, we're making an armored infantry transport, what should we do?"
"Make it as tall as possible, give it massive guns, but only forward facing, give it legs so it can step over things, make the cockpit separate from the rest of the body, and give it really strong armor, except for underneath"
"Yes, sir! We'll call it the Bradley IFV"
I understood this reference.jpg
Hey at least the infantry can quickly and safely deploy from the Bradley.
Dudes had to rappell 7 stories to get out of a AT-AT
Eh
This joke doesn’t really work for me when the Bradley has a 360 turret, has treads, has armor only really strong enough to face a 14.5mm without being punched through and is still smaller than anything we see and won’t cause crew casualties when one of the legs are shot
@@Predator20357 do not mind the james burton posters
@@sofieknive7382 I mean it’s weird someone will have James Burton Posters like he was SuperMan but hey, I can’t judge too badly.
“... or in American, 150 pickup trucks...”
You really gotta call us out like that 😂
Is that 150 half ton or one ton trucks?
@@jrhoades9569 assume one ton. Specifically a 1985 crew cab Chevy 3500 Cheyenne
@@haramacre What time are you living in? Most pickups today, for example a New F150 or F250 are two tons, or a Chevy 3500 is 3 tons.
Your metric conversions are on point!
Right 😂😂 that's totally how you do it
austin Newell its just over 48km/hr but that look on his face is precious
Kilograms per minute? Seriously?
As an American, I'm glad he gave weight in pickup trucks
Metric? Never heard of it.
Allen: "or, in American, 150 pickup trucks"
US: *understands perfectly and is not at all confused*
Rest of world: "wtf is a pickup truck?"
Th3 Night Lion we know what pickup trucks are
@@og.hazaza well I know in the UK they're called little lorries, and I know a British person who was quite confused to hear them called pickup trucks.
Th3 Night Lion Well in australia we know what pickup trucks are, we don’t always say it but I someone did we wouldn’t question jt
@@th3nightlion624 pick ups aren't called little lorries.. the only thing I could think is called a " little lorry" is a lorry that's not articulated. But tbh most just call them by weight E.g a 7.5 ton lorry.
But a pickup truck is the same thing both sides of ocean.
Okay then, I guess I was wrong.
First Order: LOOK AT OUR TERRIFYING GORILLA WALKER
Resistance: ahhhhh oh no its another big thing that's supposed to be scary did you at least fix the major flaw can we still make it trip
It did.
Around the front legs were anti-cable cutters.
@@neurocell159 on all its legs can still trip up the rear legs
@@undercovervisiter5881 well only if 2 speeders with conected cables trip it from the back
@@datlilnigga1876 which is notably hard to do when two separate speeders have to fly together at the same pace but risk both crashing if just one of them flies a bit faster, a bit slower, or gets shot down. Not to mention the at-m6 might end up being too heavy and the cable would either snap or the two speeders would end up getting pulled abruptly back and end up crashing. Say the back legs of the at-m6 do get tripped, the walker might just end up falling back a bit and tilt up but not actually become immobile. I mean heck, those front legs might be strong enough to actually move that thing back up on its feet. I really doubt the at-m6 can be tripped in the same way and its neck is a lot more shielded so the only way to probably take it down is to ram its side and tip it over to fall sideways.
@@ciphymasterofmedia9104 You know if they go with the idea of two speeders tripping it from behind they wouldn't address this difficulty and calculation at all, it would just be another 'look at us were smarter than the big tough baddies even though were smaller so we win' moment.
I think the Spider-Walker from legends was the best walker. It had the stability of the AT-TE, the ground clearance of the AT-AT, troop carrying capacity in its back section, respectable weapons, and it was pretty fast. The idea of a giant metal spider covered in blasters scurrying across the horizon is certainly a blow to morale as well.
I couldn’t be very heavily armoured though
@@tracytron7162 who needs armor in a universer where starfighters have shielding?
Despite the AT-AT's flaws, I love its design. It's also extremely fun to play in most Star Wars video games, especially if it lets you stomp on rebels!
I like the AT-M6, it feels like the First Order acknowledging what the AT-AT design was actually good at and then fixing the flaws it has in that role.
AT-M6 seems to have a huge design flaw. It has the power or laser cells exposed in the back. Some missiles that could penetrate the armor of those cells could destroy the walker entirely.
@@lordkronos5470 Kind of depends on IF they can get around the firing range of the AT-M6. Starfighters could help here, but they did not have any.
Imagine using minute per hectare as unit instead of kilogram per hour...
I prefer rods to the hogshead...
Pff yeah what normie uses minutes per hectare
The Manka actually doesn't seem half bad. It's what I would imagine as a proper walker. It's the right size, it has the proper amount of legs, it's too short to be tripped, and it isn't overkill. It also looks like something that would be safe to ride in.
You ever gonna take down that Christmas tree?
Nope
You're assuming these videos are not all made about six months in advance
No never. Everyday is Christmas when allen is in it
Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that.
It's not still there, it's already there
700 kilograms a minute? Am I the only that is confused? Lol
Super Sam I’m not sure either, maybe he was joking?
It's not funny though
He did a dramatic pause at the end, so I assume an attempt at humour.
Dont be he said centimeters earlier
@@jondeoliveira8248 It worked for me, because the Metric system is in fact a joke.
i remember mr plinket once said everything in the star wars prequels has to be "bigger and better-er". but tbh, the first order is just recycling the same ships, but making them black or red for intimidation, and twice the size
But you forget that they improve them and make them a lot better than there predecessors.
Gamer King but they also have the same weaknesses and structure, making the ship’s reactions VERY predictable
Idk what the hell he is talking about. Most of the Republic equipment is actually smaller and no shit the ground battles are bigger as it's two conventional armies instead of a rebel force vs an empire.
"Converted to metric is 3000 cm"
Me: Hmm, sounds about right
I think he's joking 😆
@@jammy6104 lmao yea earlier in the vid he said it converts to kilograms
@@jammy6104 I know, I laughed at it
Yeah not very metric friendly around here
AT-AT: Tripped with a cable by a jedi pilot in an open snowfeild once.
Everyone: "AT-AT is easy to trip"
Aesthetically, technology aged backwards, while technologically, ships and walkers got bigger and deadlier.
What walker would you say is the best?
For all around combat, AT-TE is the king, but the AT-M6 is excellent at being an artillery platform
Not really, it's too obvious. Counter battery fire would be an almost trivial matter. Also it's direct fire only. Finally, it's large and expensive, therefore scarce. Something disadvantageous in a role where fire saturation is very important.
@@jonumine6250 Still, those are large and easy to see. Though powerful they kinda run in to the same problem as the AT-M6
@@CallanElliott yeah but it could be at a longer distance away
@@CallanElliott I would say that depends on use, as specialization must be taken into account. The AT-TE works as a general assault unit, while both the AT-M6 and SPHA are specialized as artillery units. An AT-TE functions well enough on its own due to its multi-purpose weaponry and low profile, but that doesn't mean the AT-M6 and SPHA are inherently bad because they are large and specialized. The difference is both would require an escort to fend off attackers while the artillery takes out heavy or far off targets. Personally, I still prefer the AT-TE since it can perform light artillery duties with its mass driver cannon, but sometimes heavier firepower is needed.
Except, any modern artillery _doesn't_ use line of sight because it sucks. The rebels fled behind a hill? Oh shucks, now my large expensive artillery walker can't hit them. If only you had something with arching shots that could fire well outside of visual range, like a howitzer for instance.
I've never been able to wrap my head around why some of these walkers got used so much. I get that it's a fantasy/sci-fi setting and not everything's going to make logical sense but why use all these slow moving walkers when in many of the instances they were deployed entering atmosphere with one of their capital ships and just blasting everything away with superior weapons would be far more efficient. The use of walkers in dense environments makes sense and they showed that off a lot better in the Clone Wars tv show than they ever did in the movies.
Awesome video GT! I like it a lot! :D One of my favorite walkers from the series is the AT-AT, although the AT-Te and the AT-M6 is also one of my favorites as well. :)
Although just a little correction, the time when Rex, Wolfe, and Gregor were living aboard that modified AT-TE during Star Wars Rebels, the Galactic Civil War actually didn't happen yet as Rebels takes place in the Early Rebellion conflict that happened before then and the Galactic Civil War wouldn't officially begin until four years later at the Battle of Scarif.
The AT-TE is still my favorite war beetle, but I will admit the Megacaliber 6 is a great design from the sequel trilogy. Reminds me of the description of Elcor soldiers from Mass Effect 3.
1:09 That city must be freezing considering it will be in shade most of the time
TheMightyKinkle some species prefer a cold climate.
Hoth rebel: Nah unless they got any giant robot camels we should be fine
Hoth rebel 2: ah Jim. Robot camels
I thought the M6's "Bracelets" on the front legs were cable cutters lol, to prevent Snowspeeders from wrapping cables around their legs like on Hoth
Great video as usual!
Can you make a video about the evolution of the Star Wars galaxy?
If it started from the center core or pop up in the mid rim or else, how the civilization grew in the Star wars universe.
Have a good Sunday!
I love Generation Tech because they speak for the proletariat and aren’t afraid to challenge the Lucas narrative
so... as time went on, walkers, and the people designing them just got fatter and dumber...
yeah it peaked at the AT-TE
In that one that the clones lived in, had
Captain Rex, Wolfee and someone else I forgot who
Last one’s Gregor
Ok, the pickup truck joke was hilarious.
I hate when people say the height of the AT-AT makes it stupid for grip transport. We have people wh rappel down from helicopters in real life and they hover quite a ways above the ground. The AT-AT is just a lot more armored, and a lot more stable as it has 4 legs keeping it grounded as where a helicopter isn't quite as stable. So no, they won't just "fall to their deaths" that's quite a dumb statement to be honest. It has other flaws such as how goddamn slow it is but I think it's just fun for everyone to shit on the empire because.
I note that the shoulder-fired missile that engaged the AT-AT produced a symmetric, smoky fireball that would indicate a thermobaric or high-explosive head, rather than the bright, standoff-flash of a shaped charge or explosively-formed penetrator more optimized to engage armor. Additionally, the strike was a very poor one, landing down the side of the cockpit at an extreme angle, as opposed to striking square against an armored plate where a penetrator warhead would work its best.
With all the trouble that the jedi seemed to cause almost everywhere they went both sith and jedi , I think it bears the question of , Does the SW universe really need them around anyway ? Look at the constant trouble they caused .
Great video sir, the walkers were my favorite thing in the battle of Hoth in empire strikes back and they sort of brought them back in the last Jedi, but I don't think that they would really work here in real life lol
Another problem with the AT-AT is that you're putting all that weight on 4 small points of contact with the ground. Tracked vehicles have the advantage of dispersing their weight across a larger area of ground contact. This allows them to traverse mud, snow and other unstable terrain far better than AT-AT. Additionally, the less pressure on the ground, the less likely you'll set off pressure mines. So the taller AT-AT is still vulnerable to mines.
My man still has a Christmas tree in may🤣
Loltf i thought this was an old video made months ago
I just came from watching another video and then saw this in up next videos
Why does no-one ever talk about Hierarchy Walkers from Universe at War? They were mobile bases that could summon units wherever they were, brought stomping death, and were ridiculously difficult to kill. Best walkers I've seen to date that isn't 40k
I think the writers of the sequel trilogy use 'siege weapons' as a pretext to put big guns everywhere : big guns on spaceships ,big guns on walkers and not to forget big guns on planets .
Most likely to compensate shortcomings in some departments, including lore/script writers and *laughter* you know where else
108 tonnes seems extremely light for an armored vehicle of that size.
Especially if you compare it to the Maus (heaviest tank ever built), which was around 180 Tons heavy, but size-wise just a big tank.
Lighter but more durable alloys and lighter advanced power reactors will lower overall weight
It's because they converted it to metric
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Now I imagine like, an over-eager, inexperienced imperial/new order-officer deploying his men out of the AT-AT. The hatch opens, the men are ready, the officer is standing by the hatch ready to send his men through and shouts "Go go go!" The stormtroopers just look at him and is like "Uh sir, shouldn't we use cables to abseil safely down to the ground...?" The officer grabs the closest trooper and is like "NO! JUST GO!!" and throws him out. The rest of the stormtroopers just reluctantly jumps to their deaths out of loyalty to the empire
If you think about it what's not to like about walkers?
- The height gives range and greater LOS
- The (right) height makes it harder to get to you
- Legs can be effectively armored and only really need to move up
- You can still have big guns on them
- More and/or bigger legs means more and/or bigger armor and guns
- Why drive over something when you can crush it?
- You look intimidating AF
- Soundz of stomping death
- We might get Metal Gear
In conclusion: ARMORED WARFARE OF THE FUTURE BABY!!
The height also makes you easier to see. There is a reason why the russians tried to build their tanks as flat as possible during the cold war and besides the big advantage of a tank is that it can move quickly from one place to another. A walker just goes as fast as the rest of the infantry giving you no further tactical options and then the opposing infantry can just carry a big canon platform with them and will easily destroy your precious walker.
@@Stego1819 if we talk about post-WWII Russian tanks, then on one hand, yes, they are smaller compared to western counterpart, but on the other - they loose some of their "stealth" by being extremely noisy and being very easy to spot when using thermal camera.
And every vehicle has different max speed on and off road - and tanks are not that fast when traversing terrain - especially if they have to shoot effectively
They are still faster then walkers on terrain and way faster on the streets. And I only used the russians as the most extreme example. All modern tanks have a low profile compared to the original tanks because that is the most effective.
Military vehicle: (exists)
Every Star Wars faction: *give it leg*
7000 kg in a Minute ....
Oh alright I didnt knew that was lied to all of my life about measurements
The concept arts was interested since there is a inside view of these walkers
I love that you use both Metric and Imperial units when talking about vehicles. But whenever you convert something goes HILARIOUSLY wrong. PS Merry Christmas
They basically had it with the AT-TE. Six legs, plenty of terrain capability and redundancy in case of damage to one or more legs, low center of gravity and good stability. Removing two legs and raising the body on the AT-AT made it vulnerable and instable and served absolutely no purpose and it's safe to say that those vehicles were designed that way in 70s purely for aesthetic reasons. Or has anyone ever seen an AT-AT walk with a missing leg or walk up any sort of incline?
I always loved the Armored Walkers! 💕
9:21 you can see a couple of AT-AT walkers
On the ATM-6 they also learned from the AT-AT by including cutters for any fighters that were equipped with Harpoon/Tow Cables so that wouldn’t trip the walker.
You forgot to mention that the Gorilla walker, had cable cutters, which fixed the cable problem of the og Walker.
Aside from some small flaws and a weird design, the new walker looks pretty cool.
I can't help but feel a sense of deja vu, like I saw this topic covered before weeks ago, but it might have been a different channel, possibly Eckuarts ladder but I might need to double check. Even had the same exact thumbnail.
That conversion of mph to kg made me blink, like really hard. That deadpan delivery was stellar.
let's be honest, if the AT-TE was given an AT-M6 head with rotating duel Anti-infantry turret's on the head that's built on the tank with no neck, with shield's and heavier armor and differently designed leg's like a crab droid's leg's to increase speed (60 MPH) and manuverability, and add some anti-infantry turret's on the side of the tank and I'd be perfect as a main-line battle tank
So... basically a complete rework
So it be an ugly walker, like the y-tie and the x-ceptor.
I have never felt this lost...
I'd argue the "walker armored tank"s all share a similar form factor, but they do not share a single platform. Sharing a platform would suggest they all have a common base frame. The term form factor can be used more loosely, referring to them all walking on legs for locomotion, similar to land animals. Ex: The Toyota Supra and BMW Z4 share the same platform, but they are not the same form factor because one is a hatchback and the other a convertible.
Evolution? More like degradation
AT-TE was the best of the bunch
Manka-Its okay cause its the first walker
AT-TE-Best vehicle ever
At-At-wth its like an animal not like its small brother and just get a rope then run around it
At-M6-I love gorrilas but it's OP just cut it's leg or destroy its reactor
@@NovaChief manka was cool. Wery reasonable design
@@celestialknight8565 yeah i wished it carried more troops
Well yes, the AT-TE was the most versatile and all-around best walker, the AT-AT and AT-M6 also were very good with their own purposes. For example the AT-AT was used for intimidation and fear tactics, but was also used for a mobile high ground artillery, with a slow but steady advance on the battlefield; effectively leveling what it came across. While still having a very broad view of the field. With the AT-M6, it was used for the same reasons and more, with the addition of the Mega caliber six cannon for devastating destruction of any durable opponents in it’s path, and the more heavily armored cockpit and reinforced legs with built in cable cutters. Essentially solving some of the AT-AT’s problems. While I believe the AT-TE is very good, the other walkers do better in other scenarios and purposes.
The Tarkin Doctrine folks, The Empire's way of sabotaging itself at every turn since 19BBY
At first I thought I misheard your conversions, but then I realise I've been doing maths wrong all my life.
Conversions r amazing 10/10
I would incorporate the advances in walker technology into the AT-TE. The resulting vehicle would be the one I would take.
I would love to see a video about mini Death Star laser they had on crait. Finn said it was Death Star tech, so does that mean it uses kyber crystals?
Probably used Tibana, and Finn was high off his rocker from inhaling too much salt.
THE SONG IS TIME TO WAKE UP BY CACTI
THANK YOU! :D
Always wanted an ATAT as a kid when empire first came out ...many years later got to mess around with one ,and I was over with wanting one lol. It was an awkward toy to play with to say the least...still cool though. Still remember a toy called the "gobots command center" being a DERPY cousin of the ATAT.
ATTE is the best star wars walker. Change my mind.
tarkin doctrine
AT AT all the way (until the 1st 5ft pothole that is)
Drop a good sized bomb and you might get a crater 5ft deep.
@@petrsukenik9266 you mean that idiotic doctrine of "big, over designed and strategically useless vs practical and efficient"? No thanks
An AT-TE's armor is too weak, and they are easily taken out with missiles.
AT-AT's had flaws, but were still not nearly as vulnerable.
I'll put it this way, if you want to fell an AT-AT, you will probably have to trip it with tow cables. This requires you to circle it several times while being right next to a lot of enemy forces. You've got good odds of just getting shot down instead of actually downing the walker.
But you can shoot a missile at an AT-TE from a distance away, and then flee.
Great vid GenTech! I like the Manka and AT-TE.
I love you Allen
I see what you did there :)
empire: our walker is giant and terrifying to our opponent.
first order: hold my beer.
Your conversions are spot on
Do you have a video on turbolasers? I never really gave them any thought before and just thought of them as a new name for laser beams..niw that fuel is mentioned though..I am curious.
Great video as always keep up the good work
Personally i like to think there WAS technical progress, but they kept using the old chassis as they could carry the new tech.
So while the same from the outside, inside they are a lot more modern. If you develope a more efficient, compact and stronger shield device, you can mount it on an older ship, increasing its protection even though the armor still is the same. Just as one example.
I want an old Republic series
AT was first seen in the Scientific American The issue was the lack of sensor of that era, It was designed to replace the mule.
Do the evelousion of the generation tech?
Do a video on why star ships go down when destroyed in space
It's been a year and no one's responded to you so I'll do my best to give a quick explanation/theory if you still care.
#1: It's a movie/tv show and only serves as a convenience to the audience with no logical explanation. (It just looks good).
#2: It's my theory that the artificial gravity producers within a ship are the cause of it appearing to go "down" from wherever it was disabled.
The Manka- class looks like a cross between an AT-TE and an AT-AT
was always looking at the different walkers in that felucia scene, I never noticed the troopers riding the creatures
Scary thing is we have our own "walkers" operating in Afghanistan. They are used to carry all the equipment for a SF team while they do what they do best and that is kill the bad guys.
What if Anakin failled to find Ventress during the Wrong Jedi arc?
Anakin would still turn to the dark side but it might have happened quicker
Lol, throwing that shade at Tarkin.
The Virgin AT-AT vs the Chad zaku 2
Virgin AT-AT: can't be used in space, slow as shit, weak to trip wire, can't jump, can't kick, needs more than one pilot to crew, no axe.
Chad zaku 2: can be used in space and in planets, can kick, can jump, can jump very high, more variety of weapons that are more powerful, cheaper, mono eye for intimidation, easy to repair, fast, has an axe, needs only one pilot, piloted by char.
Let’s test the reaction time of that ATAT.
@@stormspotter67 **proceeds to zaku kick it in one of the legs which resulted in the AT-AT collapsing almost instantly**
AT-AT crewmen: "sir what the hell is that thing, is that some sort of naw weapon the rebels built!?"
AT-AT commander: "I don't know, but I know is that we need to get out of-"
**Char then destroys the cockpit of the AT-AT with a single single swing of his heathawk**
Char: "hmmp, it would have been a waste of ammunition to take you down."
Always struck me as stupid how something as big as an AT-AT has NO DEFENSES against someone running up under it with a bomb. All you'd need is a graple launcher, a large magnetic mine and a hidden bunker you can hide inside until the walkers get close enough that they can't see or shoot at you when you emerge. Run out, graple upto its belly, stick the mine to it and arm the chage, then rapell down and detach. The most dangerous part would just be getting away from the scene after it explodes.
Mandalorians arent running the galaxy cuz eps 4-6 were already written and shown on tv; otherwise a SWTOR based movie of mandalorians raiding the republic with their basilisk and canderous tanks would have been the most insane way to bring star wars to us!
The AT-AT is 22.5 meters high. Which when translated to metric comes out to about 928 liters per mile.
love your metric conversions
What about the droid attack on the wookies?
“And for you Americans 150 pickup trucks”
Me a pure blooded Texan: That’s heavy
That metric conversion hurt my brain...lol
top speed of 37 mph:
WTF THAT THING IS MOVING LIKE ONE.... ONE FREAKIN MILE PER HOUR!
That’s probably when they use all there power to the legs
Could we make the UNSC’s ODST armor and its tech with today’s technology?
Perhaps not the visor but everything else YES.
love the metric conversions
The braces on the atm6 had raisers to stop the snow speeders on Hoth from tripping them because it would cut the cords
To people who say tanks are better I've got three words:
*ARMORED MOBILE HIGHGROUND* Emphasis on the highground
I rest my case
finally a video about walkers, thank you
I prefer a tracked tank!
How many Mary Sues does it take to ruin a franchise? Can you answer in American units please?
I don't know the American equivalent of one.
@@ExcaliburHeavyBattlecruiser many
@@heathward8826 it take a lot less than 'many' Mary Sue's to ruin a franchise. However, John comment is really out of place seeing the context of this video.
Did you notice as an easter egg the first order still used the original AT ATs
To me it's strange that the AT-TE has more guns. But if you remember in Rebels when it faced against the AT-AT, the only gun the AT-TE used was the big main cannon. I don't get why the others were not used tho. Plus the cannon firing didn't sound the same like in The Clone Wars or in Episode 3.
7:40 He should have said, “Or in American, 669,669 Big Macs”