The Speed of an AT-AT Walker in STAR WARS Has Been Analyzed By a Fan
It looks like the AT-AT Walkers that were introduced in Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back aren’t as fast as we’ve been told they are. According to Lucasfilm, AT-AT Walkers have a top speed of 60km/h, which translates to about 37 mph.
Well, a Star Wars fan has gone ahead an analyzed the speed of an AT-AT walker thanks to footage from the film, and he concludes that the vehicle is far from being that fast.
According to the official stats, “The AT-AT's rate of stride is not fast, but this fact is mitigated by the immense height of its legs. They can outrun opponents that underestimate AT-AT walking speed.” Well, as you’ll see that’s not true.
In fact, is so slow that as you saw in the film, Luke Skywalker and keep up with it at a jogging speed. The video which you can watch below concludes that the AT-AT’s speed ranges from 4.9km/h or 3 mph to 9.5km/h or almost 6 mph. So, they aren’t really very fast at all.
Watch the video below and let us know, what do you think of the analysis?