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Baktoid Armor Workshop

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this Neimoidian manufacturer produced many designs of automated and droid-controlled warships for the Trade Federation's fleet. Among the designs Baktoid created were the MTT transport and AAT battle tank. Their work was characterized by bulbous, rounded lines complimenting basic utilitarian designs. The primary headquarters for Baktoid were located on the planet Metalorn, with manufacturing sites scattered across the galaxy. In the wake of the Battle of Naboo, however, the Trade Federation was forced to scale down its operations. Within months, several facilities were eliminated, but many other sites continued to produce combat automata. Many of these sites, including facilities on Foundry, Ord Lithone, Ord Cestus, Telti, and Balmorra, were shut down shortly before the Clone Wars, as a result of the tariffs imposed by the Old Republic on the Federation's battle droids. In the aftermath of these actions, Baktoid itself was dissolved, and most of its designs as assets were sold off to various supporters of the Confederacy of Independent States. Note that The Cestus Deception indicates that the homeworld of Baktoid Armor was actually Ord Cestus. Also note that Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith - The Visual Dictionary indicates that BAW remained active throughout the Clone Wars, producing Vulture Droids and other comabt automata.