The Resistance took the First Order’s Starkiller Base off the table in The Force AwakensOpens in a new tab, and even though it seemed like a key military victory, the First Order apparently has ample resistance-stomping reserves. We’ll see more of their fleet in The Last JediOpens in a new tab, including two brand new, massive vehicles: the AT-M6 walker and the Dreadnought warship.
The Star Wars ShowOpens in a new tab revealed the spaceship and walker on Wednesday. These additions to the Star WarsOpens in a new tab vehicles garage are making me feel nervous about how the Resistance will fare in The Last Jedi. I don’t think they have anything to match the scale of these behemoths. You can get a close look at both ships in the below video at about 1:08:
The All-Terrain-Megacaliber-Six, a.k.a. the AT-M6 (pronounced A.T.-M.6.), is bigger than a standard AT-AT (pronounced A.T.-A.T.) walker and has a big ol’ laser cannon on its back. Instead of the slow pace of the AT-AT, the AT-M6 has “a more simian-like gait.”
The First Order Dreadnought is a beast, too. It’s a Mandator IV class warship with two giant orbital auto-cannons and 24-point defense anti-aircraft cannons. That kind of weaponry means the Dreadnought is clearly going to be a formidable presence in any battle. Its size helps, too. It’s a whopping 7,669.72 meters or 25,162.8 feet long. To compare, a Super Star Destroyer (the class of Darth Vader’s Executor) is 19,000 meters or 62,335.9 feet according to the StarWars.com databankOpens in a new tab. So, the Dreadnought’s hefty, but not even close Super Star Destroyer size.
The timing of the vehicle reveal could be tied to Force Friday IIOpens in a new tab, happening September 1. It’s when toys tied to The Last Jedi will flood shelves. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Micro Machine versions of either of these ships.
What do you think of the AT-M6 and the Dreadnought? Do you think the Resistance is screwed? Share your impressions in the comments.
Images: Lucasfilm
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