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''' | '''Droidekas''' (also known as '''Destroyer Droids''') are a model of tripedal military [[droid]] fielded by [[Trade Federation]] and later, the [[CIS].] Of Colicoid manufacture, droidekas served heavy weapons support for droid infantry. | ||
==Features== | |||
Droidekas can move quickly by curling up into a ball shape and rolling, enable them to redeploy rapidly on the battlefied. Some models carry [[Droideka personal shields|shielding]] capable of resisting [[blaster]] small arms. They are armed with two double-barrelled, automatic blasters, making them powerful anti-infantry troopers that were even a threat to Jedi. However, their high cost severely limited production. They saw service during the [[Battle of Naboo]] and during the [[Clone Wars]], but --like the rest of the Confederacy's droid armies -- were de-activated at the Clone Wars' end. | |||
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Revision as of 14:40, 19 November 2007
Droidekas (also known as Destroyer Droids) are a model of tripedal military droid fielded by Trade Federation and later, the [[CIS].] Of Colicoid manufacture, droidekas served heavy weapons support for droid infantry.
Features
Droidekas can move quickly by curling up into a ball shape and rolling, enable them to redeploy rapidly on the battlefied. Some models carry shielding capable of resisting blaster small arms. They are armed with two double-barrelled, automatic blasters, making them powerful anti-infantry troopers that were even a threat to Jedi. However, their high cost severely limited production. They saw service during the Battle of Naboo and during the Clone Wars, but --like the rest of the Confederacy's droid armies -- were de-activated at the Clone Wars' end.