Hovertank/Legends
A hovertank or repulsortank was a type of tank that ran on repulsorlifts, and was usually more heavily armed and armored than a combat landspeeder. Hovertanks could be outfitted with deflector shields, like the T1-B hovertank.
History
Clone Wars
Depending on the model, some hovertanks were relatively fast and agile, such as the TX-130 Saber-class fighter tank employed by the Grand Army of the Republic and the Ground Armored Tank used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems,[1] while others were much larger and sluggish, but very powerful, such as the Dreadnought battle tank and the Protodeka.
Galactic Civil War
Models used during the Galactic Civil War included the Galactic Empire's 2-M Saber-class repulsor tank,[2] the TX-130T fighter tank,[3] and the HAVr A9 Floating Fortress.[4] The Alliance to Restore the Republic also maintained several hovertanks in their army, including the T1-B hovertank[5] and the AAC-1 speeder tank.[6]
Colonel Zel Johans, commanding officer of the Imperial Hammers Elite Armor Unit known colloquially as the Hell's Hammers, was instrumental in the development of the repulsortank and its deployment tactics in the Imperial Army.
Appearances
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: The Old Republic Cartel Market
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Rise of the Hutt Cartel
- Star Wars: The Old Republic: Galactic Strongholds
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars video game
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- "Always count your clones before take-off" (Non-canonical appearance)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith novelization
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith unabridged audiobook
- Star Wars: Empire at War
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption
- Star Wars Adventures: Princess Leia and the Royal Ransom
- File:ImperialAssault-Cropped.png Star Wars: Imperial Assault – Return to Hoth (as repulsortank)
- Luke Skywalker and the Shadows of Mindor
- X-Wing: Mercy Kill (as repulsortank)
- X-Wing: Mercy Kill audiobook (as repulsortank)
Sources
"Special Military Unit Intelligence Update" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 15- Imperial Sourcebook
- Imperial Sourcebook, Second Edition
- Galladinium's Fantastic Technology (As "repulsor tank")
- Shadows of the Empire Planets Guide
- Imperial Entanglements (West End Games)
"Republic Fighter Tank" (original article link) on Wizards.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- Star Wars: Empire at War: Prima Official Game Guide
- Star Wars: Empire at War: Forces of Corruption Expansion: Prima Official Game Guide
- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
The Battle of Turak IV on Hyperspace (article) (content removed from StarWars.com; backup link)
Saber-class fighter tank in the Databank (content now obsolete; backup link)- Dangerous Covenants
- Star Wars: Age of Rebellion Core Rulebook
- Strongholds of Resistance