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Persuader-class Droid Enforcer

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this immense, treaded combat droid was produced by the Corporate Alliance during the years leading up to the Clone Wars. The main body of the droid was given over to handling the huge central tread, which ran from two small wheels at the front and rear to the massive drive wheel near the front of the droid. Two wheeled outriggers could be extended to provide stability when moving over rough terrain. Attached to the housing that protected the drive wheel were two eye-like visual sensors that provided the Persuader with information about its surroundings. Tracking, sensor, and communications systems were located atop the droid's main body, while while a homing laser and an ion cannon were mounted to each side. The Persuader-class droid stood 6.2 meters in height, not including the comm relay, and could attain speeds of fifty kilometers per hour. The Corporate Alliance developed the Persuader to act as a short-range reconnaissance drone, moving into enemy territory to gather information about troops strengths and terrain. Although first put to widespread use during the Clone Wars, these droids were originally used on missions where the Corporate Alliance felt it had to protect its assets or forcibly recover what it was owed. While the Persuader was quite effective in its mission profile, it could only be used on stable, open terrain. It could not maneuver in forested areas, and often fell through the surface of snow- and ice-covered worlds.