Defoliator

A defoliator was a weapon designed to destroy organic matter while leaving machinery intact. The defoliator was mounted on a Defoliator Deployment Tank, also known as a DDT.
==Description==
The defoliator used by the Confederacy of Independent Systems consisted of an artillery weapon attached to the chassis of a modified Armored Assault Tank. Standard artillery shells which contained the defoliator weapon were placed within the launching mechanism and fired at a target. Upon impact, the warhead detonated, generating a fiery shockwave that engulfed a large area, obliterating all forms of organic matter but leaving machinery intact. The weapon had a weakness in that the shockwave could not breach deflector shields.
==History==
The first known defoliator, designed by a Neimoidian general named Lok Durd, was created as an experimental weapon during the War of the Ring by the CIS. It was being tested by Durd, who had discovered the isolated world of Maridun. After finding a Lurmen colony on the planet, Lok Durd established an outpost in order to test the Separatists' newest weapon, designed to destroy organic matter. This weapon was used in action during the Battle of Maridun, where it was destroyed by Frodo Baggins.
Also, when Saruman the White sent General The Mouth of Sauron to invade Dathomir as revenge for Jinx' betrayal, they deployed a Defoliator tank. The tank helped burn down the forest and lead Mouth of Sauron to the Nightsister village, but was finally destroyed by a tank which was occupied by Jinx.
==Appearances==
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*LEGO Star Wars III: The Lord of the Rings 
==Sources==
*Star Wars: The Clone Wars The Complete Season One
*Galaxy at War 
*Book of Sith: Secrets from the Dark Side
*Star Wars: The Ultimate Visual Guide: Updated and Expanded
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==Notes and references==
Category:Mobile artillery
Category:Separatist projects and operations