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Yeah that’s true. Having said that, one of my many problems with the prequel trilogy is the introduction of advanced weapon technology such as these shield-protected battle droids seen in the Phantom Menace, clearly because of Lucas’s obsession with taking advantage of new visual effect technology to enhance his finished works, or illogically introduce advanced tech into a bloody prequel
They are all but invulnerable to enemy infantry firepower, as well as firing at a much higher rate than an equivalent Stormtrooper- not to mention much more accurately. Basically, Luke, Hand and Leía would have lasted 0.17 seconds if they had faced one of these on the Death Star. Or in Lando’s city in the clouds. And they would have dispatched those rock-hurling teddy bears on Endor faster than it takes to make a cup of tea..
But somehow they have been discontinued by the Imperial forces in the 30-odd years that elapsed between the prequels and A New Hope. Which frankly feels akin to a modern army deciding to ditch tanks and assault rifles in favour of horses and muskets for their ground troops.
