Swarm mine

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"Now, we're going to infiltrate this vault, neutralize the swarm mines, and then secure the encryption module."
―Colonel Meebur Gascon[1]

Swarm mines were levitating mine droids that were packed with explosive charges. During the Clone Wars, these mines were deployed aboard a Separatist flagship captained by the tactical droid Aut-O, and were used to protect a vault which contained an encryption module.[1] Circa 20–19 BBY,[2] the swarm mines protecting the vault were neutralized by the astromech droid QT-KT with a magna-coil which placed the mines safely into the astromech's dome. QT-KT, working alongside the Republic Military squad D-Squad, headed by Colonel Meebur Gascon, retrieved the encryption module and later expelled the swarm mines from her dome to destroy a group of Separatist battle droids.[1]

Behind the scenes

Swarm mines first appeared in "Secret Weapons," the tenth episode of the fifth season of the animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars,[1] which first aired on December 1, 2012.[3]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 TCW mini logo Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Secret Weapons"
  2. ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas dates the events of the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episodes "Tipping Points" and "Eminence" to 20 BBY and 19 BBY, respectively. StarWars.com Star Wars: The Clone Wars Chronological Episode Order on StarWars.com (backup link) establishes that the events of The Clone Wars episode "Secret Weapons," including the events on Aut-O's flagship, occur between these two episodes, thus placing the events of "Secret Weapons" between 20 BBY and 19 BBY.
  3. ↑ Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Episode Guide
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