The AAT's launch tubes could be equipped with a variety of ammunition. It carried a payload of 57 shells, but once exhausted, the AAT had to return to its carrier to have its shovel-shaped lower hull completely replaced, fully replenishing its supply.
The Armored Assault Tank was a formidable vehicle it was augmented with heavy inches-thick frontal armor that allowed it to plow through walls, and had heavy weaponry. Though AATs did see a little action after the Republic transformed into the Galactic Empire in 19 BBY, these instances were very rare. Ten years later they would be used heavily during the galactic Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems.
They were used to fight armies of pirates in the Outer Rim Territories before they were finally deployed in the Federation's Invasion of Naboo in 32 BBY. Piloted by OOM pilot battle droids, AATs comprised a significant portion of the Trade Federation's ground forces. The vehicle was designed by the Baktoid Armor factories, with its most important parts placed in the back. The tank's reactor and power and communications gear were kept in the rear for protection. The tank required a crew of four battle droids to be fully operated and was able to carry six additional battle droids onto the battlefield. The tank had heavy frontal armor that gave it the capability to plow through walls, and it was heavily armed with a payload of 57 shells. The Armored Assault Tank ( AAT-1 or AAT) was a medium-sized repulsor tank used mainly by the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems prior to the rise of the Galactic Empire. A fearsome sight on any battlefield, the AAT is one of the Trade Federation's most formidable weapons." ―Captain Panaka Designed to wipe out enemy troops, the AAT boasts a powerful laser cannon capable of punching through enemy ranks. " The AAT serves as the Trade Federation's front line assault vehicle.
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