I just love that the MTT looks like a robotic Brain Bug from Starship Troopers to me. The droid army is actually pretty terrifying when presented as such.
The MTT has always been underrated, I think it would be very difficult for a small group of clones to destroy without proper equipment like TX-130 or AT-TE.
@@_KaiTheGamer_ even that wouldn't destroy it, and even if you disabled the tank itself, you'd have an entire squad of B1/B2 droids pouring out from inside. (They don't need to deploy the entire rack to send out droids)
@theencolony5595 *Could you imagine one of these loaded the brim with Commando Droids? NIGHTMARE...* (I still think that if Palpatine hadn't limited Commando and Super Commander Droids production, they could have gained self-awareness and singlehandedly won the Droid Uprising. And now I'm imagining Terminator taking place in Star Wars...)
@@VerdeMorte fun fact, commando droids were designed to be able to blend in with b1's (I remember seeing an image of commandos painted to look like regular droids, can't seem to find it), so they could 100% stack into the MTT racks
One vehicle I’ve always felt that is so prominent yet is super underrated at the same time is the C-9979 Landing Ship used by the CIS, we always see it yet we don’t get to know much abt it, I’d love to see it covered in a future vid
I like the way it opens up at the front - reminds me of the Me 321 "Gigant" glider from WW2. I was surprised to find that most of the vehicles are stowed in the wings.
Weirdly enough, that Episode 1 tie-in game was the best introduction for how terrifying the droid army could actually be. There was one specific sequence where just a single AAT was sitting in a section of the Theed square holding off the entire Royal Guard detachment with the bodies of those unfortunate enough to attack it strewn about. Yeah, once they fought something with the strength of the clone army they were much more vulnerable, but when the droid army was used as a weapon of terror per their original intention, they would be a nightmare to behold.
It's amazing how the AAT and MTT look so Star Wars even though they're a complete departure from the OT design aesthetic. Almost everything in the OT was pointy and angular while these are round and smooth.
Almost everything in the PT is a departure from the OT, but unless compared directly like the Eta Actis and V-Wing to the TIE/LN or Venator to Imperial it's hard to see a common design lineage given how they retconned everything to "make sense"
@@andrewmalinowski6673 it's deliberate to show how under the republic everything was lavish and people had the luxury to care about aesthetics and such, while under the Empire everything was more industrialised. It's even analogous to the real world with cars for example, look at 50s cars (wich actually inspired some of the prequels designs) and then 80s cars. Where stuff developed from flowing shapes and such, to basically boxes on wheels
The biggest thing that never made sense to me is deploying the droids in front. It's designed to take a lot of direct fire in the front, so it can deploy its droids right into the battle field. If that's the case, why deploy your droids between the enemy and your armor? Deploying them from behind would give the droids much more protection as they boot up.
Being hover tanks, doing a 180 degree turn probably isn't a difficult maneuver. It probably can't deploy out the back because that's where the more sensitive components are located, and they'd get in the way of the deployment mechanism.
My thoughts exactly. It's like russian BTRs, they deploy troops from the side without cover, and as they're deploying they're getting picked apart by enemy fire. Western IFVs deploy from the back, so you have the entire vehicle providing cover. Not sure if doctrine or just a massive oversight.
@Antidragon-nl7by True, but they don't want to turn the less armored side to enemy fire either. So really best option is deploying behind a hillside, the top hatch going up actually provides some cover against indirect fire.
I always loved the hailfire tanks used by the confederacy of independent systems in the first battle of geonosis. They have such a cool design but apart from that battle they doesn’t get a lot of attention. In my eyes they are perfect glass cannons to pair with mtts and atts seeing how well it counters the republic heavy armor tanks. I don’t know why isn’t it used more. Maybe I’m wrong and if so I’d love if you’d made a video about.. Love your channel and keep up with the amazing work.
I grew fond of these in the RTS game Star Wars Battlegrounds. Very tough, pretty good long range blasters and the perfect place to stash wounded troops and those important but delicate repair bots. Classic game btw, I got past the dated graphics and I was hooked.
The SPHA (Self Propelled Heavy Artillery) would be a nice subject. Yes, I know, MetaNerdz Lore just released their video on it. I think it could be converted into an /awesome/ recreational vehicle, especially if you add repulsorlift engines to turn it into an air speeder or land speeder for better terrain handling.
The droid army if it was ran properly and Sidious wasn’t playing puppet master, could have been one of the most powerful forces the galaxy had ever known
The MTT was modelled after elephants so its large complement of droids make sense. It was originally 64 but changed to over a 100. Its massive design allows it to bulldoze as seen in Naboo, and the twin turrets are dangerous. An impressive piece of Tech from Baktoid. It could benefit from an ATTE style top turret and an LAAT rear turret to give it more defensive and offensive capabilities.
All the vehicles in the prequels were pretty good. One of my favourites, which also debuted in the Phantom Menace was the STAP - This is honestly one of my favourite designs for a speeder-bike type vehicle. I wish we saw more of them.
Probably because they were Umbaran issue and Umbara joined late in the war, after their Senator was assassinated in one episode. They probably weren’t designed for mass production anyway.
Nicely done, thank you! The front of the MTT with its bulbous and strange threatening protrusions always reminded me of the Harkonnen Frigate seen in Dune (1984). Thank You.
I had the exact same response! Saw the trailer at the movies at about 9 years old, saw the grass field and thought… “OMG this is Star Wars” I have a feeling it was the sound effects initially or something that made me think immediately of Star Wars…
An MTT is basically the final boss in one of the early Jedi Quest books. It took 4 padawans including Anakin and Ferus Olin to take one down. First time I ever thought of how scary the MTT really is.
I just got a huge nostalgia burst when you showed that page from one of the Star Wars vehicle books. I absolutely adored those things when I was younger 😊
When Phantom Menace came out, I got the MTT Lego set. It came with B1 droids, a cool mechanism to open the front door, and a sliding system for the troop rack. The rear was hollow so you could load up the s,maller rack transport. I always wondered why the smaller vehicle was included until I rewatched the films and noticed the same vehicle in the forest of Naboo. Still one of the coolest sets I owned growing up
I was very scared of the MTT scene when I first saw it. The eerie way they pop up from behind the hill and the oddly realistic battle droids all coming to life.
I remember a line from the phantom mencae which said “theres a thousand terrible things coming this way” which really made me feel the terror of these things
I have to say, the trade federation and early CIS themed droid army where things were still mostly brown and tan themed is still my favorite era of the droid army.
Never thought about it until now, but the MTT reminds me quite a bit of the 40k Space Marine Mastadon transport. Both are heavily armored and designed for frontal assaults (though the Mastadon does have an anti air turret on top as a plus) and make for terrific siege tanks (the Mastadon has a massive front hatch that opens up as well as one in the back, which makes it real useful for breaching since it will usually drive through a wall and act as a access point for friendly troops).
I remember having the lego MTT when I was younger and the best part of it was that it came with so many droid minifigs to use when playing with the sets.
Repulsors still need energy, if you hit the power generator or power coupler, the power lines or energy storage, you can take the repulsors out without them itself failing. But given that those parts all all well hidden inside the MTT it´s probably easier to attack the repulsors directly, unless you have a proton torpedo-equipped fighter at hand.
“I’d be so proud of where I am today.” Fuck yeah, bro. Like no joke, being someone your child self would look up to and be proud of is the ultimate test of manhood. Hell yeah man, keep at it 👏🏻 Even better since I’m not super involved with much social stuffs but I’ve watched and been a subscriber (whether this account or others) of yours since this was just a hobby channel back when you were a single lad, so it’s been hella cool to see you grow.
You'd think that the Republic would've used anti-repulsorlift jamming all the time, they already relied on walker's so they could've blanket jammed every battlefield with it and not be affected at all
Tons of republic vehicles are hover vehicles, from bark speeders to fighter tanks to even there legged cannon, I'm sure the equipment to jam repulser lifts would be very expensive to keep in big numbers, let alone standard issue
What about the tax collector of the droid army which are the futuristic versions of the Katyusha rocket vehicle but it has two giant wheels and is impractical as heck lol
One of the things I noticed when the Battle of Naboo first hit the screens, you don’t see a Gungan ever get shot or killed. Plenty of droids die, but the scene is so one sided and toned down that you don’t see hardly any dead Gungans. Even at the end when they win you barely see any gungan bodies. It always struck me as Lucas catering to kids too much, and I felt the movie suffered from it.
It's quite unfortunate that he didn't have the same mindset as he has for RotS. A one sided slaughter would have really driven home the power of the droid army.
Definitely would love to see you cover more Droid and CIS hardware, havent gotten to watch much Clone Wars yet so had no idea that the Dropships operated by just hanging the droids underneath the back.
That would really help, my biggest problem with the MTT is that the droids are unprotected while being deployed which basically means that anyone equipped with a blaster can take out almost as many as there firerate allows, having droidekas use there shields to cover for them would really help
This droid unloading scene is my personal favorite moment in Star Wars. The ships look great, the soundtrack is wonderful (Battle of the Droids is my favorite part of the entire Star Wars score) and the whole moment is amazingly terrifying (my first thought was: the Gungans are toast).
The tendency to make overly tall ground vehicles is a part of Star Wars' aesthetic that i really like. They feel more sci-fi and alien than just some efficiently designed earth-like vehicles. If i were to offer an upgrade, though, it would be more anti-personnel turrets/firing positions on the tops, for shooting saboteurs; that would also help add to the image of the forces looking down on you.
@EckhartsLadder Ive played Arma 3 Clone wars mod as a Zeus and I will say the MTT holds an impressive amount of troops. Using it along with some small arms alongside it made my players actually struggle against it. I would drive it up to the clones front lines, the canons would blast away at the cover and troops causing disarray as the droids are deployed.
I'd enjoy seeing the evolution of battle droids throughout the timeline, from old Republic to post-imperial era, from the HK model to whatever terminator abomination the New Republic made against the Vong.
I thought it would make a great versatile vehicle that could carry any number of heavy equipment in the front bay that it could carry into combat and keep protected until it needed to be deployed quickly. Stuff like mortars, turrets, fortifications, etc. It reminds me of Thunderbird 2, as the big bulk carrier with specialized equipment
That shot of the Trade Federation army marching on Theed is one of the best shots of the Prequel Trilogy imo, and the battle against the Gungans later is just so good. Shame the rest of the movie couldn't match it.
I like the large backside that I assume can deploy a few STAP units that would be able to cover a few of the flanks and being a droid army all you need is one droid to see someone on the flank and now the entire force knows something is up
@@DIEGhostfish Thats True. They always had toys that would feature a small compartment but nothing big enough for anything past a few destroyers in a cool little stack lol
The Trade Federation/CIS have some awesome vehicle designs. Even if the B1s are often used for comic relief, the droid army overall is pretty intimidating.
Hey Eckart; How easily could those vehicles turn (and how smooth is SW hover tech in general)? Someone brought up the good point that you normally want to deploy your troops behind cover (not directly into the line of fire), but being able to turn 180 degrees on a dime could possibly mitigate that... assuming it could handle such a maneuver.
The repulser lift system is pretty smooth, turning in tanks dies have leaning, but only the point of crew discomfort rather then any problems, which is hardly a problem with droid crews however the issue with these guys turning around to deploy is that it would only be viable in very open terrain, really they needed to open from the rear so they can provide cover fire and cover for the droids they are releasing
When I first saw the MTT as an 8 year old even back then I was impressed by it. It just looked so cool at how it could deploy B1 droids so efficiently.
6:30 While it has a very small part in the movie, this craft actually has two lego sets! One in 2000, as literally just the MTT rack on a sled as was mentioned, and another, slightly modified one in 2007 of just a platform that droids stand on. Pretty neat what the set designers manage to find for reference material.
What would be great for the MTT is if they put on an auto turret similar to the one on the Millennium Falcon in ESB on top. Or it could be a remote controlled turret by a co-pilot in the top portion in the MTT as shown in the cross-section. Duel purpose would be nice as the co-pilot could switch on the auto turret when they have to direct their attention elsewhere. It would be good for an anti-personnel role, light vehicles, and slower aircraft like the LAAT.
Do you think the Separatists GAT(Ground Armored Tank) was better than most people gave it credit for? I mean it didn’t have the array of weapons and armor that they AAT had, but it was fast, it’s weapons were perfect for urban environments, and it couldn’t be commandeered due to its droid brain.
it's a crime we never got a lego MTT ultimate collector's series set, but there were some real bangers in playsets. If they ever make an UCS one however- I'm gonna get you one
Haven't watched yet, but I wanna do the math real quick, so from what I've found, an mtt could hold 112 battle droids. From what I can see from diagrams, a C-9979 Landing craft could hold about 7 mtt along with many att. So if you multiply the amount of 1 mtt (112) by the number of mtt in 1 landing craft (7) you get 784 battle droids brought onto the battlefield.
Glad to see you talk about CIS Hardware, my all time favorite faction. Would love to see this trend continue, I hope you cover some other vehicles like the GAT or AAT
I’d like to know more about the AT-AP or AV-7 Cannon, maybe the UT-AT too! The MTT was a favorite of mine, always looked cool and I loved the way the troops were deployed.
Hey Eckhart if i may ask, what is that mod for the Empire At War that you showing the MTT in?? I love Playing Star Wars Empire At War and been trying to find a good Clone Wars Mod.
I am running a TTRPG using the Fantasy Flight System which is currently set during the Clone Wars. And we have laerned first hand just how utterly terrifying MTTs can be. The goal of the players whenever MTTs are involved to destroy it first (unless there is a Tactical Droid nearby, that's the exception it seems) lol
Awesome & Educational video as always, thanks! Who/where is that scene of a hooded character blasting a few droids b4 jumping on the AAT & throwing thermo detonators inside? I can’t seem to put my finger on it…..
Agreed. The MTT is a great vehicle! It is a bit slow and bulky, but it carries a lot of troops and protects them well. It can even provide direct fire support. As we see in the Clone Wars, these things can transport a ton of cargo, too. Definitely a workhorse of the CIS.
The MTT is cool. I would of liked to have seen it’s troop being unloaded to the rear, as it allows it’s bulk to protect them as they dismount. I agree it needed some type of dual purpose turret on top to deal with air threats and give it more general coverage
Something about this reminds me of the AT-AT. It’s like they combined the MTT and the republic troop transport. Also I think there is some serious psyc warfare with these.
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I just love that the MTT looks like a robotic Brain Bug from Starship Troopers to me. The droid army is actually pretty terrifying when presented as such.
Now that you point that out I see it now! The MTT looks like a brain bug
I think it looks more like an elephant
Haha it definitely does.
BRAINbugs!? Frankly I find the idea of a bug that thinks ofFENsive!
It’s afraid!!
Finally! Someone who recognizes the might of the Droid Army.
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Star Wars designs, for a movie franchise that started in 1970s, are absolute timeless bangers
Man spitting straight facts
Of course there are plenty of duds, like that bomber from _TLJ_
@@kjhuangyeah that bomber was dumb as fuck
@@kjhuangyeah that just didn't make sense at all. The Y Wing or B Wing would've been better options
@@kjhuangthat movie never exists
The MTT has always been underrated, I think it would be very difficult for a small group of clones to destroy without proper equipment like TX-130 or AT-TE.
And ion disruption weapons.
Maybe a squad of B-wings too lmao
@@_KaiTheGamer_ even that wouldn't destroy it, and even if you disabled the tank itself, you'd have an entire squad of B1/B2 droids pouring out from inside. (They don't need to deploy the entire rack to send out droids)
Would be interested to see an old derelict one used in an Empire era story where it's been custom retrofitted as a rebel or pirate APC...
@theencolony5595
*Could you imagine one of these loaded the brim with Commando Droids? NIGHTMARE...*
(I still think that if Palpatine hadn't limited Commando and Super Commander Droids production, they could have gained self-awareness and singlehandedly won the Droid Uprising. And now I'm imagining Terminator taking place in Star Wars...)
@@VerdeMorte fun fact, commando droids were designed to be able to blend in with b1's (I remember seeing an image of commandos painted to look like regular droids, can't seem to find it), so they could 100% stack into the MTT racks
One vehicle I’ve always felt that is so prominent yet is super underrated at the same time is the C-9979 Landing Ship used by the CIS, we always see it yet we don’t get to know much abt it, I’d love to see it covered in a future vid
I like the way it opens up at the front - reminds me of the Me 321 "Gigant" glider from WW2. I was surprised to find that most of the vehicles are stowed in the wings.
Same, C-9979 video please frfr
@@andrewshaughnessy5828 So was I, they're stupidly cool and the biplane design adds to their intrigue and cool factor
You can learn about them in the source books, like the Star Wars art books
Highly underrated. 114 AAT tanks per C9779, if all 50 land that's 5,700 tanks.
Weirdly enough, that Episode 1 tie-in game was the best introduction for how terrifying the droid army could actually be. There was one specific sequence where just a single AAT was sitting in a section of the Theed square holding off the entire Royal Guard detachment with the bodies of those unfortunate enough to attack it strewn about.
Yeah, once they fought something with the strength of the clone army they were much more vulnerable, but when the droid army was used as a weapon of terror per their original intention, they would be a nightmare to behold.
It's amazing how the AAT and MTT look so Star Wars even though they're a complete departure from the OT design aesthetic. Almost everything in the OT was pointy and angular while these are round and smooth.
Almost everything in the PT is a departure from the OT, but unless compared directly like the Eta Actis and V-Wing to the TIE/LN or Venator to Imperial it's hard to see a common design lineage given how they retconned everything to "make sense"
@@andrewmalinowski6673 it's deliberate to show how under the republic everything was lavish and people had the luxury to care about aesthetics and such, while under the Empire everything was more industrialised. It's even analogous to the real world with cars for example, look at 50s cars (wich actually inspired some of the prequels designs) and then 80s cars. Where stuff developed from flowing shapes and such, to basically boxes on wheels
Its always a good day when Eck sings praises towards CIS vehicle or ship design.
The biggest thing that never made sense to me is deploying the droids in front. It's designed to take a lot of direct fire in the front, so it can deploy its droids right into the battle field. If that's the case, why deploy your droids between the enemy and your armor? Deploying them from behind would give the droids much more protection as they boot up.
I believe it is intended to deploy them behind cover and then emerge as needed.
Being hover tanks, doing a 180 degree turn probably isn't a difficult maneuver. It probably can't deploy out the back because that's where the more sensitive components are located, and they'd get in the way of the deployment mechanism.
My thoughts exactly. It's like russian BTRs, they deploy troops from the side without cover, and as they're deploying they're getting picked apart by enemy fire. Western IFVs deploy from the back, so you have the entire vehicle providing cover.
Not sure if doctrine or just a massive oversight.
@@123456gordon Btrs do have two sides and could go sidelong, plus their BMPs are rear-hatch.
@Antidragon-nl7by True, but they don't want to turn the less armored side to enemy fire either. So really best option is deploying behind a hillside, the top hatch going up actually provides some cover against indirect fire.
I always loved the hailfire tanks used by the confederacy of independent systems in the first battle of geonosis. They have such a cool design but apart from that battle they doesn’t get a lot of attention. In my eyes they are perfect glass cannons to pair with mtts and atts seeing how well it counters the republic heavy armor tanks. I don’t know why isn’t it used more. Maybe I’m wrong and if so I’d love if you’d made a video about.. Love your channel and keep up with the amazing work.
Nope that's perfectly summed up. Glass cannons with ridiculously powerful missiles capable of bringing AT-TEs down in a single well placed shot.
Man, I forgot about those... they're one of the coolest vehicles in the star wars franchise.
In the gamecube game, their missile spam was annoying if you forgot about them. Light calvary units.
I grew fond of these in the RTS game Star Wars Battlegrounds. Very tough, pretty good long range blasters and the perfect place to stash wounded troops and those important but delicate repair bots. Classic game btw, I got past the dated graphics and I was hooked.
The MTT-Chassis version of the HAG from Star Wars: Starfighter was really cool. Even compared to thr HAG in Pandemic Clone Wars.
The MTT especially in BF2 always seemed like an unstoppable force to me
That's cause it was. There was a good reason hardly anyone ever went directly in front of it, even the clone tanks.
The SPHA (Self Propelled Heavy Artillery) would be a nice subject.
Yes, I know, MetaNerdz Lore just released their video on it. I think it could be converted into an /awesome/ recreational vehicle, especially if you add repulsorlift engines to turn it into an air speeder or land speeder for better terrain handling.
The droid army if it was ran properly and Sidious wasn’t playing puppet master, could have been one of the most powerful forces the galaxy had ever known
Bro was in control of the CIS and the Clones….
That was it he won 😂
The MTT was modelled after elephants so its large complement of droids make sense. It was originally 64 but changed to over a 100. Its massive design allows it to bulldoze as seen in Naboo, and the twin turrets are dangerous. An impressive piece of Tech from Baktoid. It could benefit from an ATTE style top turret and an LAAT rear turret to give it more defensive and offensive capabilities.
I’d love to see a video detailing all the uses of an SPHA-T
All the vehicles in the prequels were pretty good. One of my favourites, which also debuted in the Phantom Menace was the STAP - This is honestly one of my favourite designs for a speeder-bike type vehicle. I wish we saw more of them.
It’d be cool to see a breakdown of the Umbaran vehicles and also why the CIS didn’t use them more often. Seemed pretty devastating in the show.
Probably because they were Umbaran issue and Umbara joined late in the war, after their Senator was assassinated in one episode. They probably weren’t designed for mass production anyway.
It’s sector/planetary defense forces. Totally local and won’t be reproducible when the planet was blown to hell.
Love that your doing more Sepratist content. Such an underrated fraction.
"Anti repulsor lift technology" *shows image of Wrecker just pushing them*
Nicely done, thank you! The front of the MTT with its bulbous and strange threatening protrusions always reminded me of the Harkonnen Frigate seen in Dune (1984). Thank You.
Take a look at the Lego version of the MTT. Look at how flexible the design happens to be as a transport.
I had the exact same response! Saw the trailer at the movies at about 9 years old, saw the grass field and thought… “OMG this is Star Wars”
I have a feeling it was the sound effects initially or something that made me think immediately of Star Wars…
An MTT is basically the final boss in one of the early Jedi Quest books. It took 4 padawans including Anakin and Ferus Olin to take one down. First time I ever thought of how scary the MTT really is.
You just brought a wave of pleasurable nostalgia to me.
I just got a huge nostalgia burst when you showed that page from one of the Star Wars vehicle books. I absolutely adored those things when I was younger 😊
The ‘Spider Walker’ would be a nice video idea
When Phantom Menace came out, I got the MTT Lego set. It came with B1 droids, a cool mechanism to open the front door, and a sliding system for the troop rack. The rear was hollow so you could load up the s,maller rack transport. I always wondered why the smaller vehicle was included until I rewatched the films and noticed the same vehicle in the forest of Naboo. Still one of the coolest sets I owned growing up
I'm with you! I remember sitting in the movie theater when the trailer started. Seeing those tanks come up over that hill was epic!!!
I was very scared of the MTT scene when I first saw it. The eerie way they pop up from behind the hill and the oddly realistic battle droids all coming to life.
I remember a line from the phantom mencae which said “theres a thousand terrible things coming this way” which really made me feel the terror of these things
I have to say, the trade federation and early CIS themed droid army where things were still mostly brown and tan themed is still my favorite era of the droid army.
Why the headless first order ATST is actually terrifying
Lol😂
Very nice! Maybe a Rebel Tanks video? Some of them in the video games are pretty cool.
Never thought about it until now, but the MTT reminds me quite a bit of the 40k Space Marine Mastadon transport. Both are heavily armored and designed for frontal assaults (though the Mastadon does have an anti air turret on top as a plus) and make for terrific siege tanks (the Mastadon has a massive front hatch that opens up as well as one in the back, which makes it real useful for breaching since it will usually drive through a wall and act as a access point for friendly troops).
I remember having the lego MTT when I was younger and the best part of it was that it came with so many droid minifigs to use when playing with the sets.
A series going over the vehicles of starwars galactic battlegrounds would be cool
My LEGO set of this troop transport is a pride and joy of mine, sits at the front of a big shelf, I love the way the front opens up
Oh the CIS, they were designed for victory, but fated for defeat.
Repulsors still need energy, if you hit the power generator or power coupler, the power lines or energy storage, you can take the repulsors out without them itself failing.
But given that those parts all all well hidden inside the MTT it´s probably easier to attack the repulsors directly, unless you have a proton torpedo-equipped fighter at hand.
“I’d be so proud of where I am today.” Fuck yeah, bro. Like no joke, being someone your child self would look up to and be proud of is the ultimate test of manhood. Hell yeah man, keep at it 👏🏻 Even better since I’m not super involved with much social stuffs but I’ve watched and been a subscriber (whether this account or others) of yours since this was just a hobby channel back when you were a single lad, so it’s been hella cool to see you grow.
I think seeing that giant armoured column marching across the plains and hills towards Theed is awesome!
It would be awesome if you could cover all weapon types again as a video remake
Would love a video on the CIS “snail tank” !
Just to think if they didn’t have a control ship for droids they would of won
You'd think that the Republic would've used anti-repulsorlift jamming all the time, they already relied on walker's so they could've blanket jammed every battlefield with it and not be affected at all
Tons of republic vehicles are hover vehicles, from bark speeders to fighter tanks to even there legged cannon, I'm sure the equipment to jam repulser lifts would be very expensive to keep in big numbers, let alone standard issue
You may have already looked at it but I think the Recusent Destroyer is very interesting
A upload in the morning what is this ? Glad to see a upload
When I first saw the MTT in theaters i instantly fell in love with the Droid army.
Of course it was terrifying, deploying an entire battalion in 15 seconds with a perfect formation might be a little scary…
What about the tax collector of the droid army which are the futuristic versions of the Katyusha rocket vehicle but it has two giant wheels and is impractical as heck lol
It was a good thing the Trade Federation paid in meat
Hailfire droid
One of the things I noticed when the Battle of Naboo first hit the screens, you don’t see a Gungan ever get shot or killed. Plenty of droids die, but the scene is so one sided and toned down that you don’t see hardly any dead Gungans. Even at the end when they win you barely see any gungan bodies. It always struck me as Lucas catering to kids too much, and I felt the movie suffered from it.
It's quite unfortunate that he didn't have the same mindset as he has for RotS. A one sided slaughter would have really driven home the power of the droid army.
0:33 Did they invade the Windows XP Desktop background?
Interesting to see more things from cross-section books.
Definitely would love to see you cover more Droid and CIS hardware, havent gotten to watch much Clone Wars yet so had no idea that the Dropships operated by just hanging the droids underneath the back.
I just always loved the clean shaping of the MTT.
5:30 that's actually a bad thing, there's a reason why Germany keep finding tanks in peoples basement.
I think what would’ve made the MTT even more terrifying is if they had a compartment to deploy at least two or three droidekas
That would really help, my biggest problem with the MTT is that the droids are unprotected while being deployed which basically means that anyone equipped with a blaster can take out almost as many as there firerate allows, having droidekas use there shields to cover for them would really help
Literally my favorite Star Wars ground vehicle when I was a child.
This droid unloading scene is my personal favorite moment in Star Wars.
The ships look great, the soundtrack is wonderful (Battle of the Droids is my favorite part of the entire Star Wars score) and the whole moment is amazingly terrifying (my first thought was: the Gungans are toast).
The tendency to make overly tall ground vehicles is a part of Star Wars' aesthetic that i really like. They feel more sci-fi and alien than just some efficiently designed earth-like vehicles. If i were to offer an upgrade, though, it would be more anti-personnel turrets/firing positions on the tops, for shooting saboteurs; that would also help add to the image of the forces looking down on you.
What happened to the Droid and tanks in Naboo after the trade federation defeat?
A video on the turbo tank better known as the juggernaught of the GAR would be great to see.
Please cover the Prodeka or Seperatist Super tank.
I want the original Droid gunship that's in the background of your last clip. There's like NO LORE about those at all
@EckhartsLadder Ive played Arma 3 Clone wars mod as a Zeus and I will say the MTT holds an impressive amount of troops. Using it along with some small arms alongside it made my players actually struggle against it. I would drive it up to the clones front lines, the canons would blast away at the cover and troops causing disarray as the droids are deployed.
I'd enjoy seeing the evolution of battle droids throughout the timeline, from old Republic to post-imperial era, from the HK model to whatever terminator abomination the New Republic made against the Vong.
Heck yeah! So happy to see some positive Star Wars content. Thanks Ecks!
I thought it would make a great versatile vehicle that could carry any number of heavy equipment in the front bay that it could carry into combat and keep protected until it needed to be deployed quickly. Stuff like mortars, turrets, fortifications, etc. It reminds me of Thunderbird 2, as the big bulk carrier with specialized equipment
That shot of the Trade Federation army marching on Theed is one of the best shots of the Prequel Trilogy imo, and the battle against the Gungans later is just so good. Shame the rest of the movie couldn't match it.
The battle with the Gungans is only marred by the presence of Jar-Jar. It would be a perfect sequence without his bad slapstick routine.
I like the large backside that I assume can deploy a few STAP units that would be able to cover a few of the flanks and being a droid army all you need is one droid to see someone on the flank and now the entire force knows something is up
I always figured it was all engine back there. Wasn't expecting that much empty space.
@@DIEGhostfish Thats True. They always had toys that would feature a small compartment but nothing big enough for anything past a few destroyers in a cool little stack lol
The Trade Federation/CIS have some awesome vehicle designs. Even if the B1s are often used for comic relief, the droid army overall is pretty intimidating.
Hey Eckart; How easily could those vehicles turn (and how smooth is SW hover tech in general)?
Someone brought up the good point that you normally want to deploy your troops behind cover (not directly into the line of fire), but being able to turn 180 degrees on a dime could possibly mitigate that... assuming it could handle such a maneuver.
The repulser lift system is pretty smooth, turning in tanks dies have leaning, but only the point of crew discomfort rather then any problems, which is hardly a problem with droid crews however the issue with these guys turning around to deploy is that it would only be viable in very open terrain, really they needed to open from the rear so they can provide cover fire and cover for the droids they are releasing
When I first saw the MTT as an 8 year old even back then I was impressed by it. It just looked so cool at how it could deploy B1 droids so efficiently.
What’s the strategy game first shown at 2:50 but then again throughout? Presumably some kind of mod for another game?
I am always a fan of hearing more about Legends Clone Wars information and stories. :D
6:57 where is this clip from? I don’t recall this one but I haven’t been keeping up to date
I remember seeing that trailer in theaters too, my god how hpye little 8 year old me was
6:30 While it has a very small part in the movie, this craft actually has two lego sets! One in 2000, as literally just the MTT rack on a sled as was mentioned, and another, slightly modified one in 2007 of just a platform that droids stand on. Pretty neat what the set designers manage to find for reference material.
I really would like a more in depth video on the at-te model variants.
What would be great for the MTT is if they put on an auto turret similar to the one on the Millennium Falcon in ESB on top. Or it could be a remote controlled turret by a co-pilot in the top portion in the MTT as shown in the cross-section. Duel purpose would be nice as the co-pilot could switch on the auto turret when they have to direct their attention elsewhere. It would be good for an anti-personnel role, light vehicles, and slower aircraft like the LAAT.
Do you think the Separatists GAT(Ground Armored Tank) was better than most people gave it credit for? I mean it didn’t have the array of weapons and armor that they AAT had, but it was fast, it’s weapons were perfect for urban environments, and it couldn’t be commandeered due to its droid brain.
it's a crime we never got a lego MTT ultimate collector's series set, but there were some real bangers in playsets.
If they ever make an UCS one however- I'm gonna get you one
I recall the tanks rolling over the hill as the first trailer too
Haven't watched yet, but I wanna do the math real quick, so from what I've found, an mtt could hold 112 battle droids. From what I can see from diagrams, a C-9979 Landing craft could hold about 7 mtt along with many att. So if you multiply the amount of 1 mtt (112) by the number of mtt in 1 landing craft (7) you get 784 battle droids brought onto the battlefield.
Glad to see you talk about CIS Hardware, my all time favorite faction. Would love to see this trend continue, I hope you cover some other vehicles like the GAT or AAT
Yeah, he always seems to skips over the Ground Armored Tank sometimes.
I’d like to know more about the AT-AP or AV-7 Cannon, maybe the UT-AT too! The MTT was a favorite of mine, always looked cool and I loved the way the troops were deployed.
Hey Eckhart if i may ask, what is that mod for the Empire At War that you showing the MTT in??
I love Playing Star Wars Empire At War and been trying to find a good Clone Wars Mod.
What older looking Star Wars game is that? @2:47
If you haven't already the Sabre Tank and it's variants would be cool
Shows it can do more then just deploying droids.
As soon as i got my lego MTT as a kid, i modified it to have a turret on the top and anti-air at the back
6:56 what’s this scene? I don’t remember it from TCW
I am running a TTRPG using the Fantasy Flight System which is currently set during the Clone Wars. And we have laerned first hand just how utterly terrifying MTTs can be. The goal of the players whenever MTTs are involved to destroy it first (unless there is a Tactical Droid nearby, that's the exception it seems) lol
Awesome & Educational video as always, thanks!
Who/where is that scene of a hooded character blasting a few droids b4 jumping on the AAT & throwing thermo detonators inside?
I can’t seem to put my finger on it…..
I would like to know what the republic used before the creation of the clones army and all the tech and weapons that came with it.
Agreed. The MTT is a great vehicle! It is a bit slow and bulky, but it carries a lot of troops and protects them well. It can even provide direct fire support. As we see in the Clone Wars, these things can transport a ton of cargo, too. Definitely a workhorse of the CIS.
The MTT is cool. I would of liked to have seen it’s troop being unloaded to the rear, as it allows it’s bulk to protect them as they dismount. I agree it needed some type of dual purpose turret on top to deal with air threats and give it more general coverage
Something about this reminds me of the AT-AT. It’s like they combined the MTT and the republic troop transport.
Also I think there is some serious psyc warfare with these.
I'd love to see you covering some of the Vehicles from the Clone Wars Game like the AT-XT (: