After I evaluated these points for some time, and after taking the suggestion of Generation Tech’s youtube video on the subject, I decided that the AT-AT shouldn’t be a transport at all, but a battlefield headquarters, or command center. Really, these things were so slow it really seemed like just about any other form of transportation would be more effective. While on the battle of hoth that was fine due to weaker weapons, inevitably, someone always makes a big enough gun to get through it if you wait long enough. As far as the armored part….well, actually they were fine that way, but the weight of that armor made the vehicle a slow, easily hit target. They were also limited in their deployment on any other unstable terrain such as mud, sand, or anything else that couldn’t handle the weight. All terrain huh? They couldn’t be deployed in urban areas due to their size and weight, destroying roads and any other obstacles below 7 stories tall. Unfortunately the vehicle seemed to get failing marks in almost every aspect of that name. While intimidation was a major factor in the construction of these behemoths, it also had a specific military role to play, which is implied in its name. Many critiques of the AT-AT pointed out that the design of this vehicle wasn’t suited well to it’s role. The second topic had to do with the AT-AT’s purpose. I say nearly because, well, Death Stars do exist in this universe. Of course, these 2 center legs would have the most armor, and be nearly indestructible. In theory, the AT-TC could stand with all of its occupants safe from harm, with only the 2 center legs remaining. Of course, in Universe, the legs would be extremely durable, helping to prevent takedowns, but as an added feature, the 2 center legs had giant pylons that could be driven deep into the ground to help steady the walker even more. This not only steadied the AT-TC over the original, but also made it much more difficult to take down by focusing attacks on the legs. This was partially inspired by the AT-TE design, but to be blunt, it also just looked more interesting to have different sizes. The first and most glaring issue was easy to diagnose, and even easier to fix: the standard AT-AT was unsteady, only having 4 legs, so I increased it to 6 total legs, 4 smaller front and rear legs, and 2 large centered legs.
INSTRUCTION INFO: Yellow parts can be any color.
I build this Moc to try and fix the "problems" of the AT-AT
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