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So, I just did this for the lulz based on a concept for the GAT tank, albeit slightly adapted to not be as nearly as confusing in terms of how a crewed vehicle works while missing most of the main hull. Still not entirely happy with some of the minor color scheme details, might change those in the future, but eh.

Lore: In the aftermath of the Battle of Naboo, the Trade Federation put forward an RFP for a new fighter tank to Baktoid Armor Workshop. Several design teams from across the Galaxy were called upon to develop their proposals for such a vehicle. One of these teams being the group responsible for the Armored Assault Tank series. Their design was a moderately conventional adaptation of the AAT, trimming off bits of the design deemed unnecessary and lowering the tank's profile substantially.

The result was internally codenamed the Armored Ground Tank, or AGT. Armed with the same basic loadout as an AAT, though with a noticeably less powerful main gun and lacking the 'foot' mounted anti-infantry repeating blasters, the AGT sacrificed some armor protection for increased speed and maneuverability, while also reducing the crew to a driver and a commander located in the main turret.

When pitted against the rivalling GAT-1, the AGT prototype proved... Less than impressive to say the least...

Locating the driver in the turret in an attempt to save weight which would normally be used on a crew space led to the vehicle suffering numerous control issues as the B1 tank drivers often immediately lost situational awareness when the vehicle's turret was rotated, leading to several avoidable crashes, a problem exacerbated when organic crews were used due to vertigo. While the GAT-1 had a similar theoretical problem, its integrated droid brain meant the autonomous tank could utilize other sensors to maintain situational awareness, largely negating this issue.

Despite the AGT's promise, the design was shelved and the GAT chosen to be the Trade Defense Force's new fighter tank instead, despite a last ditch effort to redesign the tank by including a proper driver's compartment in the main hull.

The AGT would languish for years, before a miraculous bit of misfortune on behalf of the GAT provided it with a new lease on life. The autonomous tank proved ill-suited to frontline combat against Republic armor, especially TX-130s with Jedi pilots. Seeing their chance, the Baktoid team behind the AGT offered the vehicle as the CIS's new medium tank, filling a gap between the GAT and AAT that other specialized droid tanks normally attempted to manage.

The redesigned AGT proved a resounding success, though it proved only marginally better suited than the GAT at frontline warfare, it was a capable enough vehicle to escort slower MTTs and AATs without rendering itself excessively vulnerable, an its firepower allowed it to engage Republic armor on equal footing, though it still proved vulnerable to the TX-130 and rapid assault tactics using AT-RTs and Speeder Bikes. The design's crewed concept also allowed it to serve ably in the hands of CIS Volunteer forces, supplementing AATs piloted by organic Separatist Troops on the countless battlefields across the galaxy where Clones and Battle Droids were a rare sight, if even seen at all. A later modification to the GAT would allow both tanks to serve in fast cavalry squadrons together, with organic officers and tactical droids using command model AGTs to direct platoons of GATs into combat.

At the end of the Clone Wars, all droid piloted AGTs were rendered inert by the deactivation of their crews, while the organic crewed tanks, outgunned a hundred-thousand to one against the vastness of the Imperial Army and Stormtrooper Corps, either surrendered in the face of such overwhelming odds or were quickly destroyed during the 'Little Clone Wars' that followed the formation of the Empire as the CIS holdouts were quickly mopped up in various campaigns over the next few years.

Despite this, the sheer number of vehicles produced meant that, like the AAT, large numbers survived, ending up in the hands of mercenaries, pirate bands, criminal cartels, Mandalorian Clans, local militaries, and even the Rebel Alliance over the next two decades, though the AGTs required substantial updates to stand their own against newer designs like the 2-M and Imperial-class hovertank series, and were all but helpless against the latest AT-AT and HAV series variants.

Description
So, I just did this for the lulz based on a concept for the GAT tank, albeit slightly adapted to not be as nearly as confusing in terms of how a crewed vehicle works while missing most of the main hull. Still not entirely happy with some of the minor color scheme details, might change those in the future, but eh.

Lore: In the aftermath of the Battle of Naboo, the Trade Federation put forward an RFP for a new fighter tank to Baktoid Armor Workshop. Several design teams from across the Galaxy were called upon to develop their proposals for such a vehicle. One of these teams being the group responsible for the Armored Assault Tank series. Their design was a moderately conventional adaptation of the AAT, trimming off bits of the design deemed unnecessary and lowering the tank's profile substantially.

The result was internally codenamed the Armored Ground Tank, or AGT. Armed with the same basic loadout as an AAT, though with a noticeably less powerful main gun and lacking the 'foot' mounted anti-infantry repeating blasters, the AGT sacrificed some armor protection for increased speed and maneuverability, while also reducing the crew to a driver and a commander located in the main turret.

When pitted against the rivalling GAT-1, the AGT prototype proved... Less than impressive to say the least...

Locating the driver in the turret in an attempt to save weight which would normally be used on a crew space led to the vehicle suffering numerous control issues as the B1 tank drivers often immediately lost situational awareness when the vehicle's turret was rotated, leading to several avoidable crashes, a problem exacerbated when organic crews were used due to vertigo. While the GAT-1 had a similar theoretical problem, its integrated droid brain meant the autonomous tank could utilize other sensors to maintain situational awareness, largely negating this issue.

Despite the AGT's promise, the design was shelved and the GAT chosen to be the Trade Defense Force's new fighter tank instead, despite a last ditch effort to redesign the tank by including a proper driver's compartment in the main hull.

The AGT would languish for years, before a miraculous bit of misfortune on behalf of the GAT provided it with a new lease on life. The autonomous tank proved ill-suited to frontline combat against Republic armor, especially TX-130s with Jedi pilots. Seeing their chance, the Baktoid team behind the AGT offered the vehicle as the CIS's new medium tank, filling a gap between the GAT and AAT that other specialized droid tanks normally attempted to manage.

The redesigned AGT proved a resounding success, though it proved only marginally better suited than the GAT at frontline warfare, it was a capable enough vehicle to escort slower MTTs and AATs without rendering itself excessively vulnerable, an its firepower allowed it to engage Republic armor on equal footing, though it still proved vulnerable to the TX-130 and rapid assault tactics using AT-RTs and Speeder Bikes. The design's crewed concept also allowed it to serve ably in the hands of CIS Volunteer forces, supplementing AATs piloted by organic Separatist Troops on the countless battlefields across the galaxy where Clones and Battle Droids were a rare sight, if even seen at all. A later modification to the GAT would allow both tanks to serve in fast cavalry squadrons together, with organic officers and tactical droids using command model AGTs to direct platoons of GATs into combat.

At the end of the Clone Wars, all droid piloted AGTs were rendered inert by the deactivation of their crews, while the organic crewed tanks, outgunned a hundred-thousand to one against the vastness of the Imperial Army and Stormtrooper Corps, either surrendered in the face of such overwhelming odds or were quickly destroyed during the 'Little Clone Wars' that followed the formation of the Empire as the CIS holdouts were quickly mopped up in various campaigns over the next few years.

Despite this, the sheer number of vehicles produced meant that, like the AAT, large numbers survived, ending up in the hands of mercenaries, pirate bands, criminal cartels, Mandalorian Clans, local militaries, and even the Rebel Alliance over the next two decades, though the AGTs required substantial updates to stand their own against newer designs like the 2-M and Imperial-class hovertank series, and were all but helpless against the latest AT-AT and HAV series variants.