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Īlthough armored, the AT-AP was too specialized to be used on its own in direct combat.

One of the new designs that emerged from the Republic's think-tanks was the AT-AP, an artillery walker based off the fore compartment of the AT-TE. History The Clone Wars Īs the Clone Wars raged on, the Galactic Republic's army commanders recognized a need to build up and diversify their walker armor. Behind the main weapon's gunner's saddle was a supply cage filled with tools necessary for repairing any mechanical failure to the walker's articulation assembly. The AT-AP was armed with a mass-driver cannon fixed to the front of the craft, a heavy blaster cannon mounted on a turret (which had an open-cockpit, making the gunner susceptible to enemy infantry fire), and a medium laser cannon at the bottom of the main fuselage. It would extend and deploy at the operator's discretion: typically when overcoming rough terrain or firing its main gun. It featured highly-advanced targeting systems that led to it being nicknamed the "sniper tank." Although classified as a two-legged walker, the AT-AP did have a third leg hanging from underneath the fuselage designed to help stabilize the walker. Its main function was to serve as a mobile gun platform used for shelling enemy positions, rather than attacking troops or other vehicles. The AT-AP (All Terrain Attack Pod) was conceived as a means of transporting a piece of heavy artillery across the battlefront.