Did this make the LAAT obsolete? Nu-class Shuttle COMPLETE Breakdown
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Discover the Nu-class Shuttle, a pivotal starship in the expansive Star Wars universe. In this video, we delve into the intricate design and versatile capabilities of the Nu-class Shuttle, also known as the Republic Assault Shuttle. Learn about its role during the Clone Wars, serving as a tactical transport for troops, vehicles, and supplies to the frontlines. Explore its state-of-the-art features, including its deflector shields, heavy blaster cannons, and adaptable interior for various missions. Join us as we explore the lore and legacy of the Nu-class Shuttle, highlighting its appearances in both canon and Legends materials. Comparing to other shuttles like the Lambda and Rho-class. Subscribe for more in-depth Star Wars insights and discussions, as we journey through the galaxy far, far away.
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Honestly the Nu-class Shuttle would be a better ship for Din Djaren than the N-1 Starfighter, because the Nu-class shuttle besides being fast and armed to face a starfighter still has room for useful things like weapons or things like beds or bathrooms.
I would think the Rho class would be best for him. He could even bring the N1 with one of those by building a tail docking port for the N1 into the container, which would also make a more spacious home he could build inside of.
I think it would be a great bounty hunter ship
@@brandtsnakenberg7327 it would! But they clearly seem to want Din to have a fighter hero ship because reasons, even if that doesn't make a ton of sense. The Nu would be better than the N1, absolutely. But the Rho, while not as good as the Nu, could more easily be adapted to lug the N1 around as a parasite fighter, has (potentially) more interior space to use with the spinal compartments and the container being subdivided into a tiny home in space, and would also allow them to sell an additional toy because then they could have an N1 toy that docks with a larger modified Rho toy.
I have said the same thing previously but yes it would be a great ship for din.
@@brandtsnakenberg7327 The Nu and Rho shuttles would be excellent ships for those in the bounty hunting profession.
The most incredible thing is that the Nu-class shuttle only costs 85,000 credits, now imagine an Attack Shuttle that costs between 320,000-490,000 credits.
Thats just 25k more than a standard tie.
@@nefanyo5788and 5k more Expensive than LAAT Gunship
Not only do they not understand vehicle speeds they don't understand money either.
What made the Attack Shuttle so expensive?
@@fernandozavaletabustos205it’s a Military grade gunship made to work literally everywhere
If I lived in the star wars universe and had to pick a ship to fly around largely unmodified, the Nu-class is one of my top 3
And what is your top 1?
@@angantyrarmageddon2559 I'd pick this and the Ghost/Phantom Combo.
@@steelresilience I am taking a Gozanti Frieght ship! Those things are awesome and a U-wing as my backup ship.
CR90
Acclumator for me
I love the design of the Nu-class and Rho-class shuttle
The strange thing about the Nu that took me forever to realize was that sometimes the wings fold in at the halfway point and sometimes not. I'm pretty sure it's an animation error that became canon but you can see it in the Clone Wars movie when Ahsoka arrives and in the Series Finale on the Venator
I think it can just do that regardless so it can fit in cramped hangars. It must just be a standard feature
Could be that the ones that don´t /do fold all the way are a V2, because they were given the order to build the shuttle to furfill the wing folding or not.
I guess one way to look at it, is the the LAAT is roughly analogues to the MI-24 hind Gunships, while the Nu-Class and its successors are more akin to the MH-53 Pave low or the V-22 Osprey, albeit more heavily armed.
While there are overlaps in roles, but ultimately there are fairly distinct from one another.
Imo the Nu Class Shuttle didn’t make the LAAT obsolete. Both ships are great with niches they fill very well. Also if someone in the Star Wars galaxy did manage to find this ship, I don’t think they’d be disappointed in having it in their possession. Since they could probably easily modify it to fit their needs.
Agreed, the LAATi is a very short range space to ground vehicle, its probably way cheaper to run and buy and very handy for delivering walkers.
Since the LAAT was largely inspired by the Mi-24 hind, you could liken it's relation to the Nu with the relation between the Hind and something like the Mi-6 Hook. That or the Super Huey and the Osprey.
I really do love the LAAT, it's brimming with firepower, it's agile, and it's versatile. I think they should have skipped the shuttle and instead given the LAAT shields, thicker armour, and seats. I'd even go for a larger LAAT model that had hyperdrive capability.
there's a reason why in our own history really only the Russian Hind is both a gunship and trooptransport (the LAAT took its inspiration directly from the Mi-24), essentially what makes a good troop transport (being able to qickly and efficiently deliver a useful amount of soldiers to a given target) and what makes a good gunship (heavy firepower, aggressive application to deal with major hostile threats, ability to maneuver freely around the battlespace as needed etc.) are polar opposites. Gunships are pretty much designed to get stuck into heavy fights and probably draw lots of fire, which is just not what a troop transport is supposed to do. Loosing a gunship sucks, but loosing an entire troop load of infantry plus a gunship REALLY sucks. Hind crews in Afghanistan reported to actively dislike carrying troops because it hindered them from being able to do what they considered their primary job, not only did they have to worry about the safety of the infantry in the back but it also meant the Hind couldn't use that space either for more ammunition or keep the troop bay empty and make the helicopter much lighter and more agile/faster. Combining the two roles sounds great on paper but in reality it doesn't work
Every faction needs a shuttle
The problem with making those changes to the LAAT is that, to keep the ship as well armed and to be capable of anything more than very short range space to ground travel you'd need to fit in a whole engine block and fuel cells (the LAAT is a thrusters only craft) and space for life support, the hyperdrive, water storage, consumable storage, etc. You'd either have to massively increase its size, thus making it a totally different class of ship, or remove a lot of its weapons, making it basically a Nu shuttle anyway.
@@VitaminsB1212 the way I see it is that your only using our history, our history has stingers. The LAAT itself has three point defence, four laser turrets(what's the chance of missing with that) and 4 specific air to air. This thing in the star wars universe can fight entire squadrons of Starfighters and as it so did the only thing it feared was direct fire(because star wars). Again, clones follow orders and aren't Russian egos and obviously be it transport or gunship, both will be targeted. The droids always had extra of everything, so the troops coming with its fire support was the best option for landing anywhere.
This is my favorite ship, I love how similar it is to the rho class and eventually the lambda
I wanted one of these lego sets as a kid soooo bad. It’s still my favorite
Can't wait to see you cover the similar model of the Rho-class shuttle
Could you consider doing a video on the Tribubble Bongo please?
Man I have really been enjoying your videos! They are great.
Would you be willing to do a run down of your favorite Star Wars ships somewhere in the future.
Or which ships in Star Wars are the most worth owning.
Let’s gooo! Another breakdown, and one on my favorite shuttle from Star Wars! Keep up the awesome work
I believe the 24.34m measurement listed as the "height" is actually the intended length - especially when comparing the size compared to an LAAT. It definitely appears much larger than the LAAT you can see this clearly during the Bad Batch scenes on Kamino where both are landed. Because of this, I think the 18.9m measurement is actually supposed to be the height.
Using orthographic views of the ship also shows that using the 18.9 measurement as length makes the height only about 14m - even with the wings fully extended. This is nearly 10m shorter than the 24.34m listed height. In contrast, resizing the orthographic view to 24.34m length makes the height about 18.5m.
Just wanted to mention this in case anyone is trying to make scale models or similar projects :)
Great video! Have you considered doing a video on lesser known transports? I really like the Multi-Altitude Assault Transport and the BR-23 Courier
That is such a dope ship. Thanks for the breakdown.
One of my favorite ships introduced in the clone wars series. getting a titanium of one of them was like 75+ usd.
Thank you for making another interesting video about ships!
Its a good ship but I prefer the Rho-class variant because the Rho-class is bigger. And I would use it as my personal home.
Great shuttle, but I still prefer the LAAT as a gunship. Love the design and how they inspired the designs of the Imperial Lambda and Sentinel shuttles.
It's a good ship then what the Empire now uses. The Nu-class does have better shields and more room for troops and supplies.
No wonder the Nu-class got phased out by the empire, 50% survival rating is a bit extravagant for stormtroopers 3:22
I thought the LAAT was converted to Police/Military carriers like we saw in the To Catch a Jedi S5:E19 and Rebels Call to Action S1:E13.
Seeing that The Bad Batch just ended and the show made great use of the Rho-class transport shuttle now would be a great time to breakdown of the Rho-class transport shuttle
Imagine sitting in one of these, getting shot at, and then seeing your cockpit flying off without you through one of the windows
One of the best scenes in Clone Wars, Jar Jar gets a Senator and part of the escort killed
One other issue with the Nu is that it's clearly very space inefficient, the troop bay is very wide but troops only have seats attached to the walls, meaning there's a big open space in the middle that serves no purpose at all. They could have easily either made it smaller and therefore cheaper while also indirectly increasing survivability by just being smaller in general, or increased the amount of troops that could be seated by creating rows of seats in the center therefore increasing it's cost efficiency - both of which would have made it more attractive as a replacement for the LAAT.
Great video Metanerdz! I love the Nu's design.
Great Video!! Too bad we didn't get to see these in Episode 3.
The Empire didn't forget about dropships. They had the DX9 stormtroopers transport. This this was almost a gunship with the amount of firepower it packed and was incredibly sturdy. But it used more for boarding operations.
The gamma class was another very well shielded transport used mainly for boarding operations via its complement of space troopers.
The sentinel class, the lambda's bigger brother, also packed a punch while being heavily protected. Plus, it could carry a ton of troops and/or light vehicles.
All these aren't really gunships, and the LAAT is better in that regard. But both the DX9 and sentinel are more versatile, more heavily protected, much more independent, and still pack just as much firepower
I would have used the Nu as a star wars version of the Higgins boat. Having troops pour out the back while the guns cover them.
When it showed the compilation of the LAAT being shot down, it reminded me of those videos of the same thing but with the Monsters Inc. theme song 😂
Tbh, the Nu-class could have maybe worked in a gunship role as well. Just attach the mass driver cannons on the LAAT to the wings. And the ball beam laser turrets we see in the wingtips of the LAAT.
Only problem is just that the Nu-class folds its wings on landing, which is kinda giving the enemy a window of opportunity to blast the shuttle out of the sky before the troops can even reach the ground safely yet.
Yeah, I LOVE the Nu.
Sure it gives up some assault features but getting those troops to the ground safely I would find MUCH more important.
Besides, you can tell it has innumerable modding possibilities so you could beef the weapons load-out if you had desire/means to do so.
That mod for the cockpit separation is also ingenious, should the need to do so ever arise.
Also, not only shields but also a hyper drive? I'll take two, thank-you! :)
One thing is the laat has those beam cannons and missile launchers plus the target computer for those missiles would be expensive I can see the price of that and a hyperdrive being not far off from each other
The only issue I could see with the Nu over the LAATi is that the troops all have a disembark from a front-facing narrow hatch, creating a choke point for enemy troops to pick off your clones as they emerge. The LAATi could drop off all its clones via large side hatches that were naturally protected by the sloped wings.
I love this shuttle
My favorite one is the one Palpatine uses at the end of Revenge of the Sith, it looked so slick.
you know, considering how the laat was part of the initial clone army equipment before the jedi first found out about the clones existing, i wonder if the sith plan had them unshielded intentionally to help increase jedi casualties at the start of the war?
Yoda Species, the BOSS' galactic standard for units of freight.
*slaps hood of lambda*
“You can fit two whole dewbacks in this thing…”
Given the fact that the Nu-class retains the same troop capacity as the LAAT/i and the very similar Rho-class has magnetic clamps that could allow it to deploy armored vehicles and supply canisters, it honestly should have fully replaced the LAAT. It didn't really need all the firepower of the LAAT, especially since the Venators carry over 400 strikecraft.
My favorite shuttle!!
It always seems no matter how good the ship is the pilot never lives
Can you do the High Altitude entry transport next
This Nu-Class Shuttle isn't just for show!
If you modify shields onto an LAAT it'd be much more survivable.
I’ll do you one better try a R/D-77 Assault Shield from the 2020 Star Wars: Squadrons video game (turret style) on the Nu-class attack shuttle and 💥 shielding for two to four LAAT gunships and on the ground hook up three of their deflector shields in the gunship to walker formation Cody did during the second battle of geonosis (point rain) and double 💥 a instant front line operation base better protected from air assaults to boost😏. What do you think
The only reason they survived the Desix crash cause of the Plot Armor, no way personnel can survive a crash at that angle
I feel like comparing the NU and LAAT is like comparing the US Heuy or Blackhawk to the C130
I have a several questions. But first can i ask if the Nu class can be a mix with shuttle and gunship then can the Lambda shuttle can ?
I loved this shuttle
It's a fine ship, if a bit expensive. Only the militaries would even want a Nu-class though, and maybe the rich if they find one useful
Nice vehic.. wait.. did that thing just save Jar Jar? I'm docking cool points for that.
They really like hitting the base of that one wing dont they
Aren’t they also capable of carrying mobile hab units as well
Mundi deserved order 66. how are you on the jedi council, start a riot with a speech while losing your lightsaber and getting someone killed in the process.
I had the Lego for this.
It's a robust Republic Trasport that's a bit safer than the LAAT gunship.
The 6th guy who died only died because Jar Jar was being an idiot and he had to get up
Why didn't they give the laat shields?
ahhb yes, Nu attack shuttle the MPV in star wars universe.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY FINALLY
What i don't get is, why if they have cloaking tech they don't place cloaking tech on their troop transport ahips like that?
No it didn’t make the LAAT/i obsolete because the gunship 1) looks cool as hell 2) sounds cool as hell and 3) when you are climbing on or off it like some sort of Vietnam helicopter extraction, your aura is unparalleled
Eta Class shuttle ?
Sitting down doesn’t really improve surviving a crash landing in Star Wars, since the pilots always die while sitting.
Yay
If the ship can fly it works no matter the damage to the body or the wings. And if it cant fly welp you're a laat survivalship example
Rip all the LAATS
GOOD THING THOSE BUGS CANT AIM
Haslab project Pleeeeeeeaase
Thank you, finally you're doing a video on this ship. And you should also include more information if the ship pairs in season 3 a bad batch The final time it will appear Probably after season 3 bad batch events sometime later will be replaced by the lamboo class shuttle 5 years after revenge, it is safe😊❤
Who else had this LEGO set?
First
"the pilots are dead" eh screw the pilots I guess.......
why the pilots always gotta die
Yet another proof that ships which make sense just don't look as cool. Sigh
I wish we coulda seen at least one scenario where the pilot survives and has to just tag along with the infantry, even if he’s just a background character with a sidearm. I like their helmets throughout the war
One of my favorite ships in star wars
Yeees
Yes
Same
Honestly after the Nu-Class Shuttle introduction I would have converted all of the LAAT into vehicle carriers.
When they have loaded off their cargo they would have lost so much weight, in theory at least, that it would make zhem a fast armorment gunboat and truly be usefull in assault missions.
It would be reasonabe to assume that the costs being saved on the LAATs loosing sone parts could go into the production of the Nu
So make them all into LAAT/c’s?
Ya know, I bet that in a pinch the Nu could still pack at lease 1 speederbike by parking it in the center of the passenger bay. It'd need to be well secured and would impede unloading somewhat, but it would most likely fit. With the forward door, you could probably even do a combat deployment of that bike by just having the rider mount up and drive out the front door. Tricky to do, but possible.
That’d be cool to see one just speed out the ramp
@@jacktheflash8478 exactly!
Next could you please do the mc-75 cruiser?
I think with Mon Calimari ships there was no standard design as each was seen as a work of art and you don’t copy art so it might be a bit hard if each one is different
I do wonder how good an Ugly-class ship combining the base and engines of a Nu-class shuttle and the weapons hard points of the LAAT/i would be. Obviously, the typical Ugly-class flaws, but a shielded gunship shuttle sounds amazing
I think the only things you could add easily would be the Mass Driver Launchers
Missiles on the wings could cause other issues as a good thing to hit given they would most likely be exposed, prime targets for a sniper
@@omega13whitelucario95 I was think more along the lines of putting the missile launchers in where the wings fold, replacing those cannons with missile launcher, and using the gunship wings to create lift in the same position they would on the gunship. So around the shield generator
@dragonblaster-vu8wz oh I see
The "you see that? I don't want to anymore" solution XD
Tbh that could work but would need some modifications for sure
Definitely make a very nice boom though
Great Vid. I just want to point out that while a class 12 hyperdrive is a very slow. Most back-up are class 15-20. The biggest factor of a back-up is the slower the rating the smaller and and more efficient the back-up is. If a ship has a class 1.0 hyperdrive and a better then a 10.0 for a back-up that is unusually fast.
the Nu Shuttle was very capable. The LAAT was simply better as it was designed for the sole purpose of transport and combat. Able to perform both jobs. While the Nu could not as its sole purpose was transportation which it strived at.
mmmhmm. nu cost more, and had no missiles, but it had the escape pod function so atleast pilots could survive, as well as a hyperdrive. like a blackhawk vs a hind.
Love this Ship! A personal Fav of mine!
It's a shame that Clones and Jedi never tried to retrofit a shield onto the LAAT. It had to be scary to see these things get bodied with one hit. The Nu should have been the mass-produced unit.
the missiles and crew aimed lasers on the model that had them proved to be too big a factor for close air support to get rid of i guess. a 50/50 mix woulda been great, nus in front to soak aa fire for laats to launch missiles from behind. not that it would work against flak fields but atlesat against fighter interceptors
Doesn’t the nu also get taken down with one hit as well? Or am I wrong?
@@jacktheflash8478 Nu has shielding, laat/i doesnt. which is fucking stupid considering its a heavy gunship / troop transport meant to fly through fighter walls and flak screens, while dropping off troops and hitting targets of opportunity / importance with MASSIVE POWERFUL EXPOSED missile launchers that DOUBLE AS THE ENGINE BLOCKS.
@@EternalDawnThe LAAT doesn't have proper engines, it's a repulsor craft with thrusters. The vent between the missile launchers is the propulsion.
@@thepurpleapple ok, so instead of the method of not falling being next to the missile LAUNCHERs its nexxt to the missile AMMO RACKS. perfect, amazingly fantastic, 10/10 design choice.
Honestly the Imperial Nu and Rho Class Shuttles are my new favorite shuttle designs in Star Wars. They look so sleek in all grey paintjobs. Please cover the Rho!
Dang you’ve been pumping these out! Make sure you’re not overworking yourself with these!
For whatever reason, this is my favorite heavy shuttle design (LAAT is a whole different class as an assault dropship/gunship). In my personal Sequel Era fanfiction, it's the basis for the New Republic's Omicron-class shuttle, which is preferred by the NR's special forces units for rapid deployment and ship-boarding actions.
Special forces insertions are probably an area where the Nu-class is superior to the LAAT - LAATy is many things, but subtle is not one of them, especially since it has to be launched from a carrier in orbit.
an underrated shuttle, i love its design and the lego set (even though i dont have it), though the sad part is that the only thing I remember of seeing this ship is always getting blasted from the sky or blown up by rocket launchers (darn you clankas). Still a cool ship
Why so many uploads all of a sudden?
Maybe 🤔, though I prefer other sci-fi shuttles😂
I mean shuttles and gunships served two completely different purposes, so it wasn’t a replacement to the LAAT
Another excellent video. I'd love to see a video on the Rho-class.
They’re technically the same shuttle though. Since the Rho is part of the Nu Class Shuttle line.
@@FireheartSamurai it's related, but is shown to be a separate class.
Yeah true but the thing is there’s not many major differences between the Nu & Rho that would warrant a separate video though.
Love it
I have the transformer Nu class toy that turns into a big Yoda lol
i almost thought i saw the war thunder hud
I think another issue with the nu as a gunship would have been the single small door, get a couple of droids covering it an no clone would be able to get out, so another reason why the laat with its massive side doors was a better gunship for dropping troops into heavy battles
I’ve noticed the empire likes that design. The Lamda has it and they replaced the LAAT with the Nu which has it. I was gonna comment this exact same thing which is why I think it’s better as a behind allied lines transport or for diplomatic missions and or covert missions.
The LAAT also has a back ramp as well
@@adamallen7070when was the LAAT replaced with the nu? Was it in a comic or book or the bad batch?
Some thoughts 1) perhaps they added survivability with crumple zones? The folded down wings and neck make more sense that way. 2) Perhaps the price of the LAAT included things like missiles or the medical droid? 3) I didn't realize how much empty space is in the thing until now. Perhaps the hyperdrive is in the top fin as well? Or is one of those deals where many small hyperdrives are linked, perhaps on the sides? 4) poor pilots on their chairs.
Cheers!
Both the Nu and Rho shuttles are my favorite shuttles