Mountain Spiders

The "Mountain Spiders" were a mechanized infantry company in the Imperial Army that were complimented by Mountain Terrain Armored Transports (whose arachnid appearance was the company's namesake) and fought in the Mandalore campaign.

History
Organized in 6 BBY from surviving members of other companies that were wiped out in the same campaign, the Mountain Spiders fought in the Mandalore campaign against Mandalorian clans and militias. They primarily operated in mountain regions, as MT-AT walkers were specialized to navigate mountains and other rigid areas. Their most notable operating in the campaign was the occupation of the Prinuur-gogaat settlement, in which more than eighty Mandalorian insurgents were slain and another fifty were captured.

In 2 BBY, the Mountain Spiders (using intel provided by the Eavesdropper) launched an attack on a hidden Mandalorian fortification in the mountains near Keldabe. They underestimated the fortifications defenses in the assault (nearly a battalion of insurgents controlled the area; they also later received air support in the engagement), and lost nearly every walker and more than half of their infantry in the process; the Mountain Spiders were subsequently disbanded and their surviving members either ended their military service or were relocated to other companies on Mandalore.

Although relatively obscure compared to other distinguished Army companies, the Mountain Spiders were known and respected enough that many other MT-AT companies across the galaxy began using the same name.

Composition

 * 200-250 Imperial Army troopers
 * HAVr A9 Floating Fortresses
 * At least 9 Mountain Terrain Armored Transports