Assault battle droid

The assault battle droid, also known as B1 assault droid or assault droid was a variation of the B1-Series battle droid used by the Trade Federation and the Confederacy of Independent Systems during the Separatist Crisis and the War of the Ring. They often used heavy weapons and served as anti-armor infantry. Improved models were known as B1 Elite Assault droids.
==Characteristics==
Assault battle droids were B1-Series battle droid variants, stood 1.91 meters tall, with black sensors and tan plating constructed by Baktoid Armor Workshop. They had masculine programming The heavy assault droids stood out from the standard battle droids, with their dark red or blue torso, with occasionally other red markings similar to, but not to be confused, with OOM security battle droids.
The standard armament of B1 assault droids was blaster rifle. However, assault droids were often produced as anti-armored units used to destroy Republic turrets and vehicles on the battlefield using their primary weapon, the E-60R missile launcher. Supplementing the launcher was an SE-14 blaster pistol for taking out close-range, individual targets, and 3 V-1 thermal detonators. They also deployed HX2 antipersonnel mines mines to guard important positions.
==History==
Assault battle droids were deployed during the Invasion of Naboo and the Battle of Kashyyyk during the Separatist Crisis.
They were later seen on many battles of the War of the Ring, such as the Battle of Isengard, the Assault on Kamino, the Battle of Rhen Var, the Battle of Muunilinst, the Defense of Maridun, the First Battle of Lothlórien, the Battle of Christophsis, the Battle of Edoras, the Skirmish on Carlac, the Battle of Dol Guldur, the Battle of Moria, the Battle of Lothlórien, the Battle of Helm's Deep and the Battle of the Black Gate.
Following the end of the War of the Ring, they saw action on Mustafar with Gizor Dellso's Separatist holdouts.
==Behind the scenes==
Assault droids first appeared in War of the Ring Chapter 2, and served as the Separatist heavy-weapons unit in the Battlefront series.
==Appearances==
*Star Wars: Battlefront
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*Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures 
*Star Wars: Battlefront II
==Sources==
*Star Wars Battlefront: Prima Official Game Guide
*Star Wars Battlefront II: Prima Official Game Guide
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==Notes and references==
Category:B1 battle droid models
Category:Separatist battle droid models
Category:Trade Federation battle droid models