Type: LM-432 Crab Droid
Degree: Fourth Degree
Class: Droid Tank
Sensor Color: Red
Plating Color: Red
Gender: Masculine Programming
Personality Module: Elementary
DEXTERITY 3D
Blasters 4D+1
KNOWLEDGE 1D
MECHANICAL 1D
PERCEPTION 1D
Search 3D
STRENGTH 3D
Climbing/jumping 5D
TECHNICAL 1D
Equipped With:
-Twin blasters (6D damage)
-Water/mud jet sprayer
-Armorplast shielding (+1D to resist damage)
-4-6 legs (2 tipped with heavy duranium stabilizers, granting +3D to climbing)
Move: 9
Size: 1.49 meters tall
Background: The LM-432 “Muckraker” crab droid, commonly referred to as the crab droid or simply “Muckraker,” was a four-legged droid tank of various sizes manufactured by the Techno Union. There are other models of this droid that had six legs. They were used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Clone Wars.
The LM-432 crab droid was a Separatist military unit that excelled at navigating swampy environments. They varied in size; smaller models had four legs, and larger models boasted six. Its armored limbs provided secure purchase when clambering over uneven terrain, and teeth at the tips of the limbs combined with gripping prongs at the joints allowed the crab droid to scale steep inclines. The LM-432’s face was dominated by three glowing red photoreceptors, while communications antennae kept the droid in contact with its Separatist commanders. The crab droid had two belly-mounted blaster cannons for long-range threats. Its forelegs were strong enough to punch through vehicle armor.
One of the crab droid’s weaknesses was its blind spots. An intuitive attacker could slip past its claws and strike at its vulnerable central processor. During the Battle of Utapau, clone troopers effectively combated several crab droids by jumping on top of them, where they shot them repeatedly in the “head.”