Defoliator Assault Tank

DEFOLIATOR ASSAULT TANK



The Defoliator Assault Tank, also simply called the DAT, is a medium-sized repulsor tank used by the NZRE Droid Army to transport the weapon known as the Defoliator. These vehicles saw service during the Clone Wars. A modified version of the AAT, the Defoliator's main weapon was merged with the modified chassis of an AAT, the larger cannon replaced the traditional turret. It was a manually loaded single shot cannon, for loading the cannon would tilt back to allow a shell to be loaded into the open breach. The weapon fired large capsules that would spread fire over a great distance when they hit their target, the flames would turn everything in their path to ash, but droids were immune to it. The DAT was first tested on the planet Maridun by its creator, General Lok Durd. After landing on the colony world of the Lurmens, the general claimed the planet in the name of the NZRE Empire. Later that day, the Jedi stranded on the planet observed the enemy testing the weapon.