WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?

They were thinking, "This wouldn't have happened if the designers used tracks like the sandpeople".

>robots are cool

>>14916400
SAND PEOPLE RODE BANTHAS YOU FUCKING TURBOPLEB!
AND THEY RODE THEM SINGLE-FILE TO HIDE THEIR NUMBERS. JUST LIKE YOUR MOM SHOULD HAVE RIDDEN THOSE DICKS SINGLE FILE AND MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T BE POISONING US WITH YOUR PRESENCE.

>>14916405
I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out OH SNAP SON

>>14916397
man that pork-barrel Seinar spending....

Apparently they were thinking smart because the rebels were crushed at Hoth and had to make a full retreat

>>14916440
>allowing them to escape
Not so smart

>>14916397
they were ahead of their time, look at the pivot joints.

>>14916440
https://www.wired.com/2013/02/battle-of-hoth/

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>>14916397
SAVE THE REBELLION!
save the dream...

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>Going from the okay AT-TE to 4 legged monstrosities
Going further back in time really is stupid when you plan to make the technology better

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Fortunately there were no Ewoks on Hoth.

>>14916440
The rebel retreat was planned before the empire even got there, though. The empire's objective was to wipe them out, which they weren't very successful at.

>>14916400
I think you're talking about the Jawas not the Sand People.

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>>14916509
I mean it's harder to balance 4 legs than 6. So it's better tech, it's just a question of why the fuck would you want this

answer: delicious defense dept. buxxx + Imp Peen

>>14916478
>>14916442
>>14916647
Blame Ozzel

Well that and if the Empire 100% won, the movie would be over, so obviously that can't happen.

>>14916623
>>14916849
>>14916509

Remember, there was a guy who noticed the critical flaw in the AT-AT in its testing phase. When he pointed it out to Veers, he had the man sent off-world to some backwater station so he didn't have anyone around that criticized his precious camels.

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>>14916623
>That episode of Rebels with the shitty, run-down AT-TE taking on a trio of AT-ATs

>>14916869
>>14916956
And then another guy did the same thing and got promoted, maybe Vader was present or something?
And yeah it was Three AT-ATs

>>14916397
Their armour's too strong for our blasters?

>>14917333
But it only works while it's moving!

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>>14916405

>>14916397
I don't know probably the same thing that resulted in Samurai in cardboard armor painted metallic that you so fervently worship.

>>14916397
Those were just proto House Steiner scout mechs, that's all.

These things are only effective on flat terrain, did they even use them a lot?

>>14916397
That they wouldn't encounter ultra-low altitude fighters with extremely specific cable equiptment with little to no use on an airborn vehicle beyond tripping walkers like that.
And that even if they did encounter them, they should be able to shoot them down.
And that, worse comes to worst, if they did get their legs wrapped in wires, their walkers' operators would just stand still instead of destroying their walker trying to break free of the cable.

>>14916647
>The empire's objective was to wipe them out,

Vader's objective was to capture Luke and overthrow the Emperor and he was the commander of the fleet. Scattering and wiping out the Rebels was only a secondary objective.

>>14917759
>and overthrow the Emperor
Cute revisionist fan-fic.

>Scattering and wiping out the Rebels was only a secondary objective.
And also his job.

>>14917519
But anon, AT-AT stands for All Terrain Armored Transport. That means it works on any terrain.

>>14917769
He literally proposes that to Luke in ESB.

>>14916505
Source? Can't remember where this pic was from

>>14917775
Kuat's marketing pushed for the name because it made for a good acronym.

That said, they managed Endor's quite rugged terrain just fine and in fact came away from the Battle of Endor undestroyed by Ewoks which is more than the Death Star II can say.

>>14919174
Rogue One

>>14919184
Are you from the future?

How was Rogue One.

"Yes, Lord Vader. I've reached the main power generators. The shield will be down in moments. You may start your landing."

They were thinking VICTORY?!

Why the fuck would you make a troop transport with the troop compartment 50 feet off the ground?

>>14919272
Because it looks cool.

Also the TE was too stubby to work most efficiently.

>>14919272
If your troops cant handle a 50 foot drop they cant handle being your troops.

>>14916397
Gotta build up dat toy line.

>>14917775
Does that thing really look like it could climb mountains, or step on a rock?

>>14916440
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/columns/criticalintel/10201-Hoth-The-Failure-of-Imperial-Military-Doctrine

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>>14919272
Why the fuck would you make a troop transport with the troop compartment hundreds of feet off the ground?

>>14920296
Well yes, but that thing can FUCKING FLY. What's the AT-AT's excuse?

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>>14920313
Stomping through obstructions to get into rebel bases and pooping out 40 troops behind defense barricades to shit on whoever wasn't getting squished by the AT-AT.

Also so people can get into the "cool kids only" shuttle platforms.

>>14917769

>and overthrow the Emperor
>Cute revisionist fan-fic.

Vader literally tells Luke to join him so they could rule the galaxy together as father and son.

Which movie was you watching?

>>14916397
They were thinking that they would crush the rebels under their steel feet. They were right.

>>14916400
>2016
>confusing Jawas and Sand People

Do you enjoy being a piece of shit

>>14916397
they were thinking "lets let the weapons contractors design their own products and set their own prices so they dont freak out about us creating a series of super weapons that completely outmode their existence, bankrupting them for imperial takeover and nationalisation"

>>14920290
>linking garbage like the escapist
Anon wins the argument by default on the grounds his opponent is a tasteless faggot.

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>>14916397
Lucas, hack that he is, stole the idea from an older piece of work. Just like everything else in Star Wars.

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>>14916405
>>14916409

Scout walkers identify key enemy positions, AT-ATs wipe them out from long range with massive firepower. Tie fighter swarms cover them from enemy air. Once the walkers reach the smashed enemy defences, troops are deployed to mop up. The end.

>>14920348
I always saw that as ruling it as part of the Empire, not overthrowing Sheevy McPruneface.

>>14916509
Stagnation and loss of technology are a very common theme in sci-fi, especially where empires are concerned.

>>14926313
Why does nobody ever seem to draw the fighting machine properly? Wells' descriptions are actually quite detailed so there's really no excuse. All appendages should flow in an organic manner with finely segmented armour and no exposed hinges or rotating joints. The heat ray's beam should be invisible and it should be very obviously optical like a camera.

>>14925182

StoplikingwhatIdontlike.jpg

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>>14927154
>Tie fighter swarms cover them from enemy air.

Since when can the TIEs fly under gravity/within atmosphere? They got no wings and they're not repulsor-craft.

>>14928169
Wookiepedia says otherwise. They have a stated maximum atmospheric speed and the article says they can hover or fly sideways.

>>14919180
The Death Star II was destroyed by Ewoks?

>>14927270
Vader said verbatim, "We can destroy the Emperor!"

>>14927519
>he heat ray's beam should be invisible
Yeah, no. That is something that obviously needs spicing up for a visual medium.

>>14928169
>they're not repulsor-craft.

um

I like how Luke blows one up easily with a grenade.

>>14928169
>Since when can the TIEs fly under gravity/within atmosphere?
Since Episode V. The Falcon is pursued by TIEs while still in the atmosphere.

>>14916397
Imperial military command was retarded. They could bring hyperdrive distrupter cruiser, use commando squad to blow their shield generator, attack from different sides, use speeders as well.
And I dont belive that shield could endure any bombardment.

>>14929590
He's the hero, it doesn't count.

>>14916397
Gotta admit that's a pretty shitty design, but the Empire isn't supposed to be concerned with aesthetics so much as with raw power

I think AT-AT is more for intimidation, i mean wouldn't you be scared if that thing came stomping towards you, regardless of how effective it is. It's psychological warfare

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>>14930466
People tend to forget that the height, large armored feet and body does somewhat help prevent them anti-tank mines that were so effective in the clone wars from taking out the armored transport like they were bugs.
Of course, if you have something that can penetrate that armor like photon torpedoes that counts for nuts, but it's the thought that counts.

Having the height advantage also means you can fire over the horizon sooner too. And if I'm not wrong the ATATs are meant to carry troops with speeder bikes for rapid deployment.

Also other variants in the EU includes ones with shields, which are a whole new terror class of its own.

>>14930466
Then why does it look so cute?

>>14927270
As fair I know - final test for the sith is to kill the master

>>14916509
>open topped turret
>pointlessly short legs
>weak points everywhere
>slow as shit

Literally one of the most retarded designs in the history of sci-fi.

>>14916397
>WHAT WERE THEY THINKING?
SHOCK AND AWE, MOTHERFUCKER.

It's real stompy and has PEW PEW.
Plus they're blaster-proof until you knock them over.

>>14917434
don't you have some walking dead spoilers to post, you big, mature adult you?

>>14930466

Can confirm.

In BF2 it was always scary when one starts staring at you.

>>14916897
when and where the fuck is this?

>>14916869

But none of that happened.

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>>14916405

>>14934513
>open topped turret
Great egress.
Also 1/7 turrets were open.

>pointlessly short legs
Long legs cause more problems

>weak points everywhere
Comes with being a lighter vehicle.

>slow as shit
So was the AT-AT at least the AT-TE could ride on a gunship.

>>14919186
terrible
fully of feminist SJW shit nonsense and they are planning sequels
star wars is finished by the time I come from, 2021

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Hey guys, can I play too?

>>14926313
Lucas freely admits that he took all the ideas in Star Wars from other sources.

>>14938605
No

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>>14938605
To heck you with you

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>>14941206
I finally have a reason to post this.

It reminds me of a dream of Zeon mobile suits flying into an incomplete federation Death Star to destroy it.

>>14916869
No longer Canon.

>>14916869
>there was a guy who noticed the critical flaw in the AT-AT in its testing phase. When he pointed it out to Veers, he had the man sent off-world to some backwater station so he didn't have anyone around that criticized his precious camels.
Just to add on to the backstory, before that, same guy was on the design staff of the Death Star, and when he pointed out the critical design flaw in the heat venting system, and as a result Tarkin reassigned him to the Imperial Personnel Transport Design Team where he was expected to create a taxi or something in hopes that he would disappear. He designed the Imperial Speeder Bike instead. This lead to his reassignment to Veers.

>>14916397
Something like "hell yeah camels are awesome"

>>14920333
Old star wars art is so comfy

>>14936800

Short legs are literally pointless. They throw away all advantages legs give. Especially in a setting where repulsors exist.

>>14941903
Legs are pointless

>>14929590
He had to cut it open with his lightsaber first to toss in the grenade. Most soldiers don't have cut-through-anything laser swords.

>>14942099
Wrong thread, Char.

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>>14939911
FUN FACT:
The first person to wield a "laser sword" in science fiction was actually Bob "Gilligan" Denver. It was on an episode of Far Out Space Nuts where Bob's character accidentally waved around a laser cutter (you couldn't see the beam, though) and started swinging it like a sword. It has been suggested that his orange coveralls are even the reason for the rebellion's flight suits.

Legend has it that George Lucas once walked accidentally walked in on the cast of the show taking a lunch break while still in costume/make-up and the sight of a group of random aliens sitting and eating lunch together is supposedly the inspiration for the Mos Eisley Cantina scene.

>>14942653
Maybe they would be useful if they had painted them red.