Star Wars 8: Snoke's Mega Star Destroyer revealed – Can THIS destroy entire planets?
STAR WARS 8 villain Snoke has a huge new Mega Star Destroyer Dreadnought which could destroy entire planets? Plus first look at the AT-M6 Walkers.
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The First Order may have suffered a set back at the end of the Force Awakens, but they are coming out fighting in Episode 8.
In fact, Snoke and his armies have just unveiled some spectacular (and terrifying) new weapons and hardware.
The official Star Wars Youtube channel just revealed the new AT-M6 Walkers as well as the awe-inspiring First Order Dreadnought.
The new Walkers are expected to dominate the battle scenes on Crait, while Snoke surveys from above either Crait or the rebel base of D'Qar with a flagship capable of devastating destruction.
Luke and Rey had better hurry up fiddling around with the Force because their freinds will need some help facing all of this.
The new Star Wars video reveals the absolutely staggering scale and weapons of the new First Order Dreadnought.
It says: "The Dreadnought is a mandatory Four Class warship and has two enormous orbital auto cannons which can be used for larger scale bombardments. The Dreadnought also has 24 point defence anti-aircraft cannons on its dorsal surface.”
This ship really is a whopper and measures 7,669.72 metres or 25,162.8 feet. But it's the sight of that huge weapon hanging underneath that foreshadows the tremendous destruction it can unleash.
With the Star Killer Base now destroyed and no new Death Star replacement apparent, can this ship replicate that level of damage?
Star Wars Youtube channel Mike Zeroh asks: “This could very well be Supreme Leader Snoke’s Mega Star Destroyer because it fits the description. A couple of months ago we learned that Snoke’s Destroyer is going to look like a regular Star Destroyer from the original trilogy, except flattened, and it will be in the shape of a triangle.
“You can see an enormous blaster. Could this thing in itself destroy planets?”
The Star Wars video also gives more details about the new All Terrain Megacaliber Six models and explains the name.
It says: “Why Six, you ask? Well, because it has a megacaliber six laser cannon on its back.
“Think of it as a mobile heavy artillery walker that is way bigger than a standard AT-AT. And while the AT-At may move like an elephant, the At-M6 has a more simian-like gait which helps it stabilise the cannon.”
The original and iconic AT-AT's were notoriously unstable and easy to bring down but, for the first time, fans can clearly see how the new models have a clever modification.
The new AT-M6's have already been christened 'Gorilla Walkers.' They were already glimpsed in the battle shown in the Last Jedi teaser trailer, but these new images show that the front two feet are facing backwards, allowing a much stonger braced position.