Multi - Troop Transport / Legends The Multi - Troop Transport ( MTT ) was a heavy repulsorlift vehicle used by both the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems to transport B1 battle droids and Droidekas prior to and during the Clone Wars . The upgraded version was known as the Heavy Multi - Troop Transport . Characteristics . The Multi - Troop Transport was manufactured and designed by Baktoid Armor Workshop , as a modified cargo pod . Reminiscent of a jungle animal , its reactor and main engines were in the rear , in classic Baktoid style . The MTT could carry 112 battle droids with their standard blaster rifles in a hydraulically powered deployment rack . This rack extended out from the face of the MTT , allowing the droids to be deployed directly into combat if needed . The rack was also detachable . The MTT ' s face was reinforced and studded with case - hardened metal alloy studs and was designed to smash through enemy walls to reach its destination . With heavy armor and weaponry , the strongest Baktoid had ever made , the MTT was almost unstoppable . The MTT ' s control room was staffed by an OOM pilot battle droid and a droid gunner / engineer . It was armed with only a quartet of 17kv anti - personnel blaster cannons mounted in two ball turrets . A single turret , however , was accurate and powerful enough to target and destroy a starfighter in atmospheric combat . After the Battle of Naboo , it became clear that the MTT ' s deployed too slowly . Further models employed during the Clone Wars , including the ones used during the Battle of Muunilinst , deployed soldiers in standing and battle - ready position , four units at a time , allowing for immediate deployment of droids efficiently and reducing vulnerability . Some were also repainted in Separatist colors and retrofitted with new racks that could carry 12 super battle droids . The MTT was capable of being upgraded to a more powerful version , the Heavy Multi - Troop Transport . Since the MTT was armed with twin blaster cannons , it was an obvious counterpart of the unarmed Platoon Attack Craft , which served a similar function . The MTT ' s weapons allowed it to deploy its B1 battle droids on the front line , whereas the PAC was used to drop off troops and leave the battle . The MTT was originally manufactured by Baktoid on the planet of Ord Cestus . History . The MTT ' s first deployment was during the Invasion of Naboo in the year 32 BBY . They were landed on the far side of the planet and attacked the capital city , Theed in the early morning . Two MTTs transported Trade Federation troops to the occupation of Spinnaker . MTTS also deployed legions of battle droids during the Battle of Naboo . Following the destruction of the Droid Control Ship , all elements of the Trade Federation Droid Army on Naboo shut down . The original Baktoid design for the MTT called for an open staging chamber , but Baktoid ' s eccentric designers had the unusual job of making a transport that had to convey droids , not living beings . They thus devised a system that could load folded battle droids onto a giant deployment rack . This more than doubled the troop capacity of the MTT , which extended the droid rack to deploy the compressed troops , which would then unfold into fighting position . At the end of the battle , they ' d be refolded and loaded back onto the rack to be transported back to the base . However , the open chamber was retained for storing droidekas . During the early Clone Wars , Baktoid developed a newer vehicle to serve the MTT ' s role . Known as the MUT ( Multi - Utility Transport ) , this vehicle lacked weaponry , but also carried battle droids . It was used mainly in the Dark Reaper Crisis . A space - bound variant , the Trade Federation Troop Transport , was also employed during this era . However , the MTT saw extensive use during the Clone Wars , seeing more action than its successors . The MTT employed by the CIS were painted gray and blue in the Separatist color scheme , much like how the AAT was re - colored blue . During the Battle of Ryloth , Wat Tambor used many of these units to ship treasure from across the planet to the capital where the main base was , although two units were destroyed by Mace Windu . They were also utilized at Dathomir and Onderon , where they deployed super battle droids . The MTT was seen in combat on Coruscant and many other battlefronts ( including the Battle of Kashyyyk ) . MTTs were still in use as of the Battle of Coruscant . Behind the scenes . Multi - Troop Transports first appeared in 1999 with the release of and its tie - ins . The revised rough draft script of Episode I described the MTTs as " Maxi - Troop Transports . " George Lucas ' original design requests spoke of a massive locomotive - type vessel knocking everything down in its path . With this direction , the Art Department crafted a number of battering ram and literal locomotive designs . In the end , Doug Chiang incorporated animalistic qualities , giving the MTT the characteristics of a massive elephant , with a high " forehead " and gun turret " tusks . " In the 2001 video game " " and its 2002 , MTTs serve as the " assault mech / troop transport " unit for the Trade Federation . Players are provided them in several missions of the campaign , and more may be built at mech factories for 200 units of food and 350 units of nova crystals . MTTs were also re - imagined in LEGO form in 2005 for " " and its 2007 .