Clone Army vs. Droid Army

To me, the clone army is naturally superior to the droid army. Better armor, more intelligence and a will of their own allow the clones an advantage over the droids. However, the droids are mass producable and take less production time than the clones.
Who do you think has the greater army, the Republic or the Separatists?

 

"To me, the clone army is naturally superior to the droid army. Better armor, more intelligence and a will of their own allow the clones an advantage over the droids. However, the droids are mass producable and take less production time than the clones."


I think anyone who watched the movie could pick up on these things. But rude comments aside, I do agree with you. Lama Su's line alone states why the Republic army is superior...

"Clones can think creatively; I'm sure you will find them immensely superior to droids."

 

Just a couple of things I want to point out:

1) Clones have a limited will of their own.

2) Clones are mass producable too, but you are right about droids having faster production time.

That said, the Clones are more superior. They are more versatile. Droids couldn't hack it on Hoth. I'd like to see a droideka get around on Hoth or Endor efficiently.

 

I concur with you about the clones having a limited will of their own. It would be hilarious to see a droideka survive on Hoth, much less than the entire droid army

 

Thank goodness for that Imperial probe droid, and its ability to survive on Hoth, until self-destructing





Darth Sin!

 

droids dont have to wipe their butts!

 

Not their butts, just their memories

 

One-on-one, a Clone Trooper would beat a Droid Trooper, I think.

Best way for the Droids to win would be to use the famous Ewok Tactics - outnumber your opponent by about 50-to-1, and just keep on attacking. Having several Giant Redwoods to throw around would be useful, too.

 

The Ultimate Army would be a combination of the two. Imagine a Clone Army reinforced with the droids, especially the Super Battle Droids and the Droidekas.

 

It's true that a clone army takes longer to build than the same numbered droid army, but the patience pays off. I doubt the Jedi would have gotten off planet in TPM if we replace all the droids in the hanger with clones.

Aunecah

 

I think the clones are better becasue in AoTc did u see the clone trooper shot that destroy droid? i mean, no droid could do that. Also, super battle droids took more than 1 shot to kill, but the clone troopers killed it with 1 shot!

That is my opinion

 

The clones are better because with the droid army, all you have to do is destroy the mother ship and all the droids lose power like "thats the whole point of TPM battle"

 

"It's true that a clone army takes longer to build than the same numbered droid army, but the patience pays off. I doubt the Jedi would have gotten off planet in TPM if we replace all the droids in the hanger with clones."

We are talking about Stormtroopers here. I think the Jedi could have taken 15 clones, just like they took 15 droids.

 

They destroyed a control ship in AOTC and I didn't see any droids shut down.

 

What about the droid with personal shields in TPM? Those droids were even better than Jedi Knights and we know one Jedi Knight is easily worth a few clone troopers. That is the only thing that have made no sense to me so far.

If the droids were replaced with clone troopers during TPM, I think the Jedi have as much chance of getting away too. You can't mind trick droids but you can mind trick the clones right?

 

I have to say that those little rolling droids with shields (droidekas are they?) seemed to be very powerful, much more so than at least several clones, but the normal droids on the other hand are pretty tame

 

Droidekas probably aren't very numerous in the Seperatists armies. They are probably much more expensive, especially with shields, than your average battledroids and are cannon fodder for anything stronger than your average footsoldier.

Droidekas with shields were probably used only for VERY SPECIAL occassions, like guarding Nute Gunray the Viceroy, not for the average battle.

 

"Droidekas with shields were probably used only for VERY SPECIAL occassions, like guarding Nute Gunray the Viceroy, not for the average battle."


I concur. I have heard quite a few people complain about the lack of shields on the droidekas in the arena and in on the green fields of Naboo against the Gungans. I'm sure shield generators on the droidekas were an expensive luxury and used only for very special situations such as guarding viceroys of such a corporate superpower like the Trade Federation as well as guarding the main stock of N-1 starfighters on Naboo, basically the only place a major resistance could be launched.


To reinforce this fact, Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon make note of the shield generators, seeming like it's not something you see very often on a droideka: "They have shield generators." The fact that Obi-Wan has to mention this seems to make it evident that such shields on droidekas are not all that prevalent.

 

Vonn, not all Trade Federation ships are for droid control. The Droid Control Ships are a variant of the standard cruiser, with much more advanced communication systems. Besides that, I'm certain that the Confederacy had contingency plans.

 

I think it would be possible to mindtrick clones as they have a limited capability of processing information. As the scene in ANH shows, the stormie was easily tricked into believing that those weren't the droids that they were looking for. The only people not capable of being mindtricked are those that have a strong mind.

 

During the entire fight for Geonosis I think I only saw 3-4 clones going down, not included the fella's who were shot going into the hanger with Obi and Ani. I saw droids fall everywhere.

It was evident in the shots just after a Trade Federation Ship falls back to the ground and dust goes everywhere, you the see the clones shooting at the droids and not getting hit. A mirror shot of the droids shows them getting mowed down.

 

I agree with you...the droids were bantha fodder against the clone army's superior weapons. I noticed a few had taken hits in the one scene when the troopers had just landed... Maybe GL was saying that the clones ARE superior...Just a thought.

 

I think that the Clone army is superior in every way. Their equipment is is far better than what the droid are equipped with. 2)The clones are far more efficient and disciplined. They executed their tactic with skill and precision that the droids didn't have.

 

The Droid army is probably larger but clearly the Clone Army is more powerful and has the better weapons as well. They can also fight in a variety of environments whereas the droids would need a relatively flat surface to fight successfully on.

 

Good point NiktosRule, droidekas, hailfire, spider, and battle droids all need a relatively flat surface to manuever effectively on. Clearly Palpatine pits two great armies together, and chooses the best to create his Empire with.