It’s based on a mech/walker used by the empire during the dark empire comics they were used to defend palpatines citadel. And the original in fact looks a lot like the one fractal made above.
Noah
4 years ago
Pathetic rebellion…
TacticalApproach
5 years ago
This thing is just scary
D6GM
5 years ago
About how big is this? I’m thinking of statting this out for a D6 campaign.
Compact is probably a more apt word; much of the AT-ATs interior is designed for troop transport. The AT-SW has effectively the same cannon armament as an AT-AT, plus missile launchers and an anti-personnel chin turret. It’s not outside the realm of possibility that the AT-SW hits harder than an AT-AT while being faster and more maneuverable.
Congratulations, you’ve rendered the AT-ST obsolete! This thing is much scarier.
BlackArmor
6 years ago
Hello there, I really enjoyed the look of this thing, so much so that I created something very similar to it in the physics-based engineering/sandbox game “Space Engineers.” Thank you for making such a nice model to work from.
Please say that is a replaceable rocket cassette (or whats its name) where the old one is removed and new cassette with pre-loaded missiles is installed.
I just love good design.
Also, the light weapons pod reminds me of Vulture/Mad Dog from Battletech. Too small though, look badly underpowered.
The big guns are a bit too wide, seem like this is still scrap metal against snowspeeders.
Lastly, if I would be driving this, I would like to see some extra protection for the vulnerable joints and underside. Maybe a skirt armor of somekind?
The worst nightmare for this thing is a hidden infantryman with cool nerves and an AT rocket launcher.
Still all in all, it looks magnificent and Empire designs are supposed to be all teeth and size and no rounded capabilities. And this sure looks very menacing.
Snowspeeder weapons and Rebel light field artillery made no impact whatsoever on AT-AT armor. Man portable rockets did squat against AT-ATCs in Rogue One. This would be ~50-75% of AT-AT base armor plus shields, and a much harder target due to its maneuverability. It’d take starfighter guns and heavy weapons to take it down, basically much like an AT-AT. AT-AT legs seem to be armored, judging by Hoth, so skirt armor is an extra layer of protection, but the components themselves are extremely durable.
Mecha are in general, a dumb idea, but larger SW mecha don’t seem to be particularly vulnerable short of starship weaponry. Still a dumb idea in general though compared to actual tanks 🙂
I always thought that the T-47 Snowspeeder had about half the armament of the T-65 X-Wing (Otherwise the Rebels would have just demolished the Walkers with 1 or 2 X-Wings) And that the AT-ACT had less durability compared to the AT-AT. It seemed like the IF9 Dish Cannons could fire a Full power round capable of Obliterating most Imperial Ground Vehicles (Which is what made the AT-AT’s Armor so impressive)
I dunno, I’ve never really considered the walkers in Star Wars to be mecha so much as tanks with legs. They’re just kinda their own thing, and they don’t really seem to fit my definition of a Mecha. That’s just me, though.
Ardee
6 years ago
A bit oversized… isnt it? But all in all it looks really nice!
What is it’s armament?
It has basically the same main energy armament as the AT-AT, plus the two missile pods and the anti-infantry turret.
It is really cool and looks like the thing you would on a large city like in rise of sky walker just a better version of the two legged one arm walker
good model and all but it just doesn’t look like something that would come from star wars
Yeah! It looks more like something out of halo
It’s based on a mech/walker used by the empire during the dark empire comics they were used to defend palpatines citadel. And the original in fact looks a lot like the one fractal made above.
Pathetic rebellion…
This thing is just scary
About how big is this? I’m thinking of statting this out for a D6 campaign.
He stated in the 1st version (biped walker wip 1 I think) that it is approximately 15m tall
Love it! Looks kinda like an ED-209 and an AT-AT combined.
cool
Anyone getting an ED-209 vibe from this vehicle
It needs some huge-ass weapons turrets sticking out of its sides. Then it’d be a giant ED-209.
This reminds me of the walkers defending the emperor’s citadel in the Dark Empire series on Byss.
Intentionally so!
Hey Fractal what’s the name of that ship deploying the Walker in the 1st photo?
Zeta-class Carryall
https://fractalsponge.net/?p=3295
Is this walker more powerful than the AT-AT?
Well it’s significantly smaller
Compact is probably a more apt word; much of the AT-ATs interior is designed for troop transport. The AT-SW has effectively the same cannon armament as an AT-AT, plus missile launchers and an anti-personnel chin turret. It’s not outside the realm of possibility that the AT-SW hits harder than an AT-AT while being faster and more maneuverable.
Size matters not
What your ex told you, unlikely is
Congratulations, you’ve rendered the AT-ST obsolete! This thing is much scarier.
Hello there, I really enjoyed the look of this thing, so much so that I created something very similar to it in the physics-based engineering/sandbox game “Space Engineers.” Thank you for making such a nice model to work from.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=834655211
Absolutely incredible work.
Please say that is a replaceable rocket cassette (or whats its name) where the old one is removed and new cassette with pre-loaded missiles is installed.
I just love good design.
Also, the light weapons pod reminds me of Vulture/Mad Dog from Battletech. Too small though, look badly underpowered.
The big guns are a bit too wide, seem like this is still scrap metal against snowspeeders.
Lastly, if I would be driving this, I would like to see some extra protection for the vulnerable joints and underside. Maybe a skirt armor of somekind?
The worst nightmare for this thing is a hidden infantryman with cool nerves and an AT rocket launcher.
Still all in all, it looks magnificent and Empire designs are supposed to be all teeth and size and no rounded capabilities. And this sure looks very menacing.
Snowspeeder weapons and Rebel light field artillery made no impact whatsoever on AT-AT armor. Man portable rockets did squat against AT-ATCs in Rogue One. This would be ~50-75% of AT-AT base armor plus shields, and a much harder target due to its maneuverability. It’d take starfighter guns and heavy weapons to take it down, basically much like an AT-AT. AT-AT legs seem to be armored, judging by Hoth, so skirt armor is an extra layer of protection, but the components themselves are extremely durable.
Mecha are in general, a dumb idea, but larger SW mecha don’t seem to be particularly vulnerable short of starship weaponry. Still a dumb idea in general though compared to actual tanks 🙂
Are you familiar with Keith Laumer´s (and others especially D. Weber) Bolo stories? And would you be thinking about making render (mark XX+)?
For me Bolos represent the pinnacle of (Sci-Fi) tank technology.
I always thought that the T-47 Snowspeeder had about half the armament of the T-65 X-Wing (Otherwise the Rebels would have just demolished the Walkers with 1 or 2 X-Wings) And that the AT-ACT had less durability compared to the AT-AT. It seemed like the IF9 Dish Cannons could fire a Full power round capable of Obliterating most Imperial Ground Vehicles (Which is what made the AT-AT’s Armor so impressive)
I dunno, I’ve never really considered the walkers in Star Wars to be mecha so much as tanks with legs. They’re just kinda their own thing, and they don’t really seem to fit my definition of a Mecha. That’s just me, though.
A bit oversized… isnt it? But all in all it looks really nice!
It’s exactly the same size as I envisioned it :).
what is that thing by the missle launcher with a rounded end?
probably a targeting array?
Wow!!! Just . . . wow!!!