STAR WARS Clone Army All Terrain Attack Pod (AT-AP)

Presenting the STAR WARS Clone Army All-Terrain-Attack-Pod (AT-AP). A popular joke is that the AT-AP is an attempt to overcompensate for the lack of .... "size". AT-AP commanders who sit up in the gunnery turret definitely cannot deny that they feel "bigger" and the AT-AP has a "third-leg" that it has to tuck between its legs because if it let itself dangle, it'd be a "tripod".  Green jokes aside, the STAR WARS universe is famous for its two and four legged walkers, so when this three-legged monstrosity was released into the market, I just had to study it.  

The AT-AP is a Mobile Heavy Artillery Walker. It's primary weapon is a forward-firing mass-driver cannon whose kick is so strong the AT-AP required a third leg to take its weight while the rear-legs braced for the kick-back. The sheer power and accuracy of the tripedal walker earned it the nickname clone-arm nickname "Sniper Tank". You can just imagine the devastation that two or three of these AT-APs can deliver as it sends round after accurate and devastating round into droid tank ranks. It's actually very reminiscent of the Battletech mech (For those of you who play) HSR 200-D Hussar (Albeit the Hussar was a fast behind-enemy-lines skirmisher whereas the AT-AP is a walking artillery piece) The third-leg also provides additional support for the AT-AP when traversing rough terrain that may prove to be too difficult for the forward heavy AT-AP. 

Atop the AT-AP is a gunner/commander Heavy Blaster Cannon - though personally, sitting up there may make you indeed feel "bigger" but it also makes you a sitting duck (which is why I put a mobile Jedi Master up there instead of a clone trooper). The Blaster cannon is mounted on a turret providing the AT-AP with superior fire - daresay even more devastating firepower as the ranges get closer. It's last line of offense is a chin mounted medium laser to deal with pesky infantry. 


The AT-AP does not come with shields and is moderately armored. It is not meant to be a front-line fighting machine. But it can hold its own for a while if it has to come to that. It clearly does not have the mobility or close-in shock fighting capabilities of a TX-130 Saber Class Tank and most of its weapons are line-of-sight, so the probability of outmaneuvering an AT-AP at close ranges is high. 


Aside from the commander, the AT-AP seats two inside - a pilot and a gunner. 

SIZE DOES MATTER!!!!

The detail behind the AT-AP is actually very good. A discrete built into the upper turret fires the spring-loaded missile and the missile looks like it's a part of the cannon. The problem with this particular walker is in the legs. It has the poorest articulation of all the STAR-WARS Walkers in my possession. From the pictures it looks like the AT-AP has multiple joint in the leg areas. If this is what you're looking for, prepare to be disappointed as most of these are actually just molds and the joints are locked into place. As a Walker lover, it was a major let-down for me. 

The AT-AP was released locally in the Philippines but at low quantities. Expect to fork over PhP 1,200 to PhP 1,500 for one should you like it.