Unreviewed LA-AT-ST

[Ronhar Tane]

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To create an armored personnel carrier.
• Image Source: Reddit Link, image created by u/Special_Karl.
• Canon Link:
  • AT-ST
  • LAAT Gunship
• Permissions: Bido Roz’lyn, permission given here.
• Primary Source:
  • Wookieepedia
  • Wookieepedia

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer:
  • Kuat Drive Yards
  • Rothana Heavy Engineering
  • Mahporeem Imperial Remnant
• Affiliation: Mahporeem Imperial Remnant.
• Market Status: Closed Market.
• Model: LA-AT-ST.
• Modularity: No.
• Production: Minor.
• Material:
  • Durasteel
  • Transparisteel
  • Electronic Components

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Walker.
• Role: Transport.
• Size: Large.
• Weight: Heavy.
• Armaments: High.
  • AT-ST
    • MS-4 Twin Blaster Cannons
    • 88i Twin Light Blaster Cannon
    • DW-3 Concussion Grenade Launcher
  • LAAT Gunship
    • Three x2-100 Laser Cannons
    • Two EP-750X EMP Missile Launchers
• Defenses: High.
  • Medium Armor Plating
  • Medium-Ranged Sensors
    • Navigational Terrain-Sensor
  • Missile Deactivation Transmitter
  • AR-0B Damage Reduction Armor Component
  • "Supreme Defender" Deflector Shield Generator
• Maneuverability Rating: Low.
• Speed Rating: Average.
• Propulsion: Quadrupedal.
• Minimum Crew: 3.
• Optimal Crew: 4.
• Passenger Capacity: 24.
• Cargo Capacity: Large.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Blast Shields
• Limited Autopilot
• Fusion-Cell Generator
  • Disposable Power Cells
• Functional ventral and tail repulsorlift arrays
• Combination of an AT-ST Walker and a LAAT Gunship
• All blaster cannons and laser cannons have been upgraded with Dornean Plasma

STRENGTHS

• Transport: The LA-AT-ST is capable of transporting three fully armed squadrons of eight men through challenging and potentially hazardous terrain
• Firepower: Each LA-AT-ST come equipped with a plethora of blaster cannons, laser cannons and missile launchers, allowing the vehicle to survive against even the most heavily armored foes
• Armored: The LA-AT-ST is similarly heavily armored itself, and comes equipped with powerful deflector shields
• BOING: A particularly unusual feature of the LA-AT-ST is its ability to "jump" over obstacles with its repulsorlift arrays

WEAKNESSES

• Large: The LA-AT-ST is a large and obvious target, making it vulnerable to being damaged or destroyed
• Flanks: Though the LA-AT-ST is heavily armed, it is unable to target enemy units on its flanks with its main armaments
• Cumbersome: Though the LA-AT-ST is relatively fast moving, it is a cumbersome and ponderous vehicle, limiting its overall maneuverability
• Unload: When unloading its passengers, the LA-AT-ST must "kneel" down onto the ground, making it especially vulnerable to being attacked

DESCRIPTION

As had become painfully apparent during their many campaigns against the Sith Order, the Mahporeem Imperial Remnant found itself in desperate need of a heavily armed and armored troop transport vehicle, one that was NOT open topped or particularly difficult to produce in large numbers. After an extensive testing period, the Imperial Remnant settled on the "LA-AT-ST" design, a combination of an AT-ST Scout Walker and a LAAT Gunship.

Though an ugly and ungainly looking vehicle, the LA-AT-ST does have a number of unique advantages going for it. It is heavily armed, sporting a variety of different blaster cannons, laser cannons, and ordinance launchers and is similarly well defended, possessing a Missile Deactivation Transmitter, an AR-0B Damage Reduction Armor Component and a Supreme Defender" Deflector Shield Generator. The LA-AT-ST can furthermore "jump" over obstacles in its way using its ventral and tail repulsorlift arrays, making the vehicle a surprisingly versatile and well equipped armored personnel carrier.

Of course, the LA-AT-ST is by no means a perfect design, as it is cumbersome, ponderous and unwieldy, especially when unloading any troops or vehicles being stored within in. Still, such concerns are of a minor nature when comparing the benefits brought by such a vehicle to any battlefield situation, making the LA-AT-ST a valuable piece of Imperial and Mahporeenian kit.

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