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AT-AT Plot Hole
Posted by Scorpiomikey on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 4:25 PM

OK so all you sci-fi guys (star wars anyway) are probably gonna look at me as a total noob here. But i was looking at the AT-AT and i cant figure out how it deploys troops to the battlefield.

Its all very well and good having something that massivle and powerfully armored. But when they reach the front lines and it comes to deploying the troops. what do they do? Theyre 50 feet in the air. Does it kneel down? thus making itelf vulnerable to attacks to the upper surfaces. Do they jump? and risk breaking limbs as they land? Do they egress from the legs? They seem too narrow for this.

Just yeah, makin my head spin a lttle trying to work this out.

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Posted by oddmanrush on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 4:27 PM

Scorpiomikey

 Does it kneel down?

That is exactly what they do. Picture a camel kneeling down. Same thing. Then the large side panel opens and I believe a ramp extends to the ground allowing troop and vehicle movement.

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Posted by Mad-Modeler on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 4:31 PM

Troops can also rappel down from the side openings for quicker deployment.

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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 4:32 PM

Seems like it would make if vulnerable to me. Oh well. Thanks oddmanrush.

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Posted by Sprue-ce Goose on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 4:35 PM

I always presumed for safety reasons they exited the rear oval hatch ....

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Posted by DoogsATX on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 4:51 PM

In the Empire, functionality must come second to awesomeness.

(I want to know how they get down to the planet in the first place...and why the Empire doesn't provide any close air support...poor tactics, guys)

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Posted by MAJ Mike on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 5:36 PM

DoogsATX

In the Empire, functionality must come second to awesomeness.

I am so stealing that quote.  I'll cite the author when I use it in print.  Promise.

 

 

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Posted by OctaneOrange on Wednesday, March 2, 2011 9:17 PM

DoogsATX

In the Empire, functionality must come second to awesomeness.

(I want to know how they get down to the planet in the first place...and why the Empire doesn't provide any close air support...poor tactics, guys)

i assume they fly them down in the belly of a drop ship like they did in the prequels.

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I always presumed for safety reasons they exited the rear oval hatch ....

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 3, 2011 5:52 PM

I have 2 theories on this. one... jet packs.    two, it drops on its haunches and poops them out.   sorry,  it had to be said  lol

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Posted by B-17 Guy on Thursday, March 3, 2011 7:02 PM

ap me

   two, it drops on its haunches and poops them out.  

Awww man! You beat me to it!!!!

 

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Posted by stikpusher on Thursday, March 3, 2011 7:20 PM

Seth Green has an idea on how those things worked...

 

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Posted by Boba Fett on Thursday, March 3, 2011 7:35 PM

Ah! Robot Chicken FTW!

Either the walker kneels down, and the troops deploy out of the side, or they fast-rope down. Either way, very impractical. But hey, those things look FRIGGIN AWESOME! The empire places form over function.... probably why the rebs won.

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Posted by smeagol the vile on Thursday, March 3, 2011 8:51 PM

The soldiers come down on lines.  Winch and pully sort of thing, grip on, slide down the line.

 

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Posted by Konigwolf13 on Thursday, March 3, 2011 9:57 PM

download chapter 2 to see it done

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Posted by oddmanrush on Friday, March 4, 2011 9:43 AM

Scorpiomikey

Seems like it would make if vulnerable to me. Oh well. Thanks oddmanrush.

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Posted by Hercmech on Friday, March 4, 2011 11:15 AM

Doubting the genius of Sir Lucas will not win you any points...same logic of the AT-AT as it was to fly right at the emprial fleet when leaving Hoth rather than flying to the other side of the planet or any where else except right at them.


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Posted by Scorpiomikey on Friday, March 4, 2011 5:21 PM

Hercmech

Doubting the genius of Sir Lucas will not win you any points...same logic of the AT-AT as it was to fly right at the emprial fleet when leaving Hoth rather than flying to the other side of the planet or any where else except right at them.

Yeah i lost faith in "Sir Lucas" after jar jar binks *shudders*

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Posted by Boba Fett on Friday, March 4, 2011 5:28 PM

Well, Darth George had my support most of the way... though the prequals were terrible. I completely lost it when clone wars aired... and ESPECIALLY when the mandalorian episodes came! (I am a true Fandalorian... Karen Traviss > Darth George) Jedi fan I am not.

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, March 5, 2011 4:21 PM

sorry, but my mind is always thinking that way

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