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So, the Imperial Walkers have shields, right?
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MEGA-YOAV
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Sep '07
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11/9/07 11:35am
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I think based on the movie alone they do have shields and my reason is the little blasts going on around them. it is my impression that that is how star wars shields look and work unlike star trek like shields that flare up when hit.
harpons and the tow cabels can get pass them becuos they are ray shields like the one protecting the death star's exuest port and not posibly partical shields?.
that said the subject of shields in star wars is a bit unclear, why some shields do flare up like droidika's and anakin's naboo fighter on the trade federation's ship. and why does anakin have to blast the shild protecting the hangar of the invisible hand before they can go thrugh?
and maby thes blast we see are infact how blasters work not matering what they hit...
and yet all in all i belive the AT-AT do have shields based only on the movies.
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Grand_Moff_Jawa
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11/9/07 2:10pm
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There are no shields.
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MisterVader
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11/9/07 10:39pm
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Grand_Moff_Jawa posted:
There are no shields.
Exactly.
What part of "That armor's too strong for blasters" do some of you guys not understand?
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Grand_Moff_Jawa
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11/10/07 2:55am
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Bingo.
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starwarsagent
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11/11/07 5:46am
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the snowspeeders have weak lasers. they bounce off because the armor is too strong, like luke said, doesn't mean the walkers have shields. lasers can bounce off like light and not burn thru the metal.
no shields, but thick armor and the lasers being too small to make any damage to them.
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Grand_Moff_Jawa
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11/11/07 10:22am
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starwarsagent posted:
the snowspeeders have weak lasers. they bounce off because the armor is too strong, like luke said, doesn't mean the walkers have shields. lasers can bounce off like light and not burn thru the metal.
no shields, but thick armor and the lasers being too small to make any damage to them.
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starwarsagent
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well thank you 
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Froggy22651
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11/12/07 12:20pm
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Nothing about the AT-AT makes sense. It's probably the silliest design for military technology I've ever seen. Apart from the obvious flaw that the rebels exploited with its legs, the leg design, placement, and joints suggest to me that it can only operate properly on mostly flat terrain. The sides, behind, and belly are easy to attack and posses no weaponry. The weapon systems mostly point foward, and the command center of it is painfully exposed. Supposedly, a small amount of damage to the thing's neck is enough to blow the entire walker to bits. It's got no shields, making it vulnerable to ion cannons, starfighter-grade blasters, and missiles, and the thing makes for a very large target. Turning must take a painful amount of time and maneuvering room.
It's not good for fast assaults, defense, or even as an effective armored troop carrier. In short, it sucks as a weapon of war. It may be better suited for police actions against poorly equipped opponents, mainly as a psychological weapon. Even then, there are better options. Whoever designed the AT-AT should be forced to pilot one into combat.
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Dark Lady Mara
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11/13/07 12:04am
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Well, if you want to get technical, it does seem kind of dumb that people who have access to repulsorlift technology would still be designing anything with legs unless there were some substantial advantage to it. I'm not sure if there is one or not. Speed, definitely not.
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VadersLaMent
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11/13/07 4:30pm
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Any reading on the subject tries to indicate that with the weapons and troop transport ability of the AT-AT the repulsorlift would nto work; like it'd be too heavy. That just sounds dumb to me. I would contend that the Empire decided a walking machine would be cheaper than repulsorlift vehicles which would be something to keep in mind when on a galaxy-wide military build up.
The only real advantages of AT-AT's would be that you have a greater range over the horizon when your weapons are up that high, and they can be scary. Not so much because they might step on you and are scary looking, but the thumping sound an great range of the weapons will make troops think twice.
How many times must the "week neck" thing be shot down?
Other than that they are slow, and have no rear defense, but at the same time their only real purpose is to get heavy duty weapons in close enough to knock out defenses. They are not really battle machines even though they may get used that way. Their real purpose is to move large weapons in to take down targets that will make landing troops and/or hitting things from orbit easier and at a cheap price. Lots of armor and heavy weapons, that's it, purpose accomplished.
Personally I think the Empire would have been better off with tanks wielding hypersonic hypermatter smart missles, but oh well.
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Grand_Moff_Jawa
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As far as the "weak neck" goes, the AT-AT had just fallen face-first into the snow. That could have been enough to rupture the structure. A couple laser blasts might have been enough at that point to blow it to pieces.
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TwiLekJedi
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11/14/07 2:55am
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or how about a leak of something that should not come into contact with blasters? fuel, coolants, lubricants, hypersomethingsupermegaooze, whatever it may need 
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VadersLaMent
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This has come up before, and I went ahead then and looked at the scene one frame at a time. The two shots let loose by the speeder never touch the neck. The blasts hit the head, and what would be the forward top plate if it were still standing.
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Dark_Jedi_Kenobi
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11/14/07 12:51pm
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TwiLekJedi posted:
or how about a leak of something that should not come into contact with blasters? fuel, coolants, lubricants, hypersomethingsupermegaooze, whatever it may need
That seems likely. Also, maybe the fall itself caused damage to the protective systems around the "head" of the walker which allowed for its destruction.
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DarthBoba
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11/16/07 1:09am
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Dark Lady Mara posted:
Well, if you want to get technical, it does seem kind of dumb that people who have access to repulsorlift technology would still be designing anything with legs unless there were some substantial advantage to it. I'm not sure if there is one or not. Speed, definitely not.
EMP weapons don't matter when you're actually on the ground. Floating over it..have a nice time crashing.
Anyway-space-based landings like the Imps do kinda take the whole speed thing outta the equation. Who cares how fast it is when you can drop it right where you need it?
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