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"What do you have?"
"We've broken the access codes and powered up the droid's guidance system."

―Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi and clone trooper Crys — 20?cb=20250116042720

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Aguidance system was an internal program within machines, includingstarships anddroids, to help with navigation. While protected behind access codes, a guidance system of a droid was liable to be found in the unit'smemory log if an enemy could crack into the droid through arobolobotomy. In21 BBY, during theBattle of Saleucami of theClone Wars between theGalactic Republic andConfederacy of Independent Systems, Republicclone troopers exploited the guidance system of aB1-series battle droid to help in their hunt forGeneral Grievous.

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"According to his memory logs, he fired the emergency thrusters on the escape pod to avoid a mid-air collision."
"Collision with what?"
"Another escape pod."

―Clone Commander Cody, Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, and clone trooper Crys analyze the history of a B1 battle droid's guidance system^[2]

Machines,^[1] such asstarships^[3] anddroids, were equipped with guidance systems to assist with navigation. For droids, a navigation system was useful for when the unit in question was serving as thepilot of a vehicle. Records of a droid's guidance system were kept in the unit'smemory logs and protected behind access codes. Provided the droid remained intact and theslicer could break through those codes, arobolobotomy could access a unit's guidance systems.^[2] If the machine possessed adrive system, the machine's guidance system would work alongside the engine by charting its course. In the case ofseeker mines, a simple guidance system worked alongside simple engines to create a weapon that was very lethal to detectedstarships.^[1]

Wrist Rockets SWDL — A micro-rocket (pictured firing) could be made more effective by incorporating a rocket guidance system.

Should a ship enter the seeker mine'ssensor range, the mine's guidance and drive systems worked together to chase down the opponent, who would be under threat of destruction due to the mine's explosive power. Arocket guidance system, meanwhile, was a custom attachment that could be granted to any type ofmicro-rocket to turn it into "smart" weaponry; instead of allowing therocket to miss its target, the firer would create a rocket guidance system to ensure their projective continued^[1] to see^[4] and chase a target should there be a misfire or total miss. By attaching sensors, minor expansions to thefuel intake, and adjustable fins for maneuverability, a rocket user thus ensured a more reliable implementation of the fired weapon because it would follow their target. A rocket guidance system also created less risk of creating collateral damage upon firing.^[1]

Rocket guidance systems sold for fiftycredits. Types included the"Vornskr" Guidance Package produced byPharr Co. and the"Outreach" Target Sensor created byMerr-Sonn Munitions, Inc..^[1] TheFWG-5 smart pistol produced byMalaxan Firepower Incorporated also contained a guidance system in the form of an internallaser tracking system; the system guidedpellets filled withflechette to hit their target, ensuring a fatal shot as long as the target was not heavilyarmored.^[4]

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"Can you pinpoint the landing zone for the other pod?"
"I can put us within two to three klicks of it, sir."
"Alert the men. We've picked up the scent."

―Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi and Clone Commander Cody, after slicing into a B1 battle droid's guidance system^[2]

Hacking-into-a-B1 — A B1 battle droid is sliced into by clones Cody and Crys to access the unit's guidance system and memory logs.

TheB1-series battle droid,^[2] which served as the maininfantry^[5] of theConfederacy military during theClone Wars between theConfederacy of Independent Systems andGalactic Republic, was equipped with a guidance system. During thebattle of^[2] theOuter Rim^[6]planet Saleucami^[2] in21 BBY,^[7] one B1 foundhimself piloting anescape pod, which was carrying at least one other B1, after the destruction ofGeneral Grievous'sC-9979 landing craft over the planet. Heading to the surface of Saleucami, the B1 noticed that another pod was suddenly within their flight path and tried to use his guidance system to adopt a steeper route, firing the pod's emergencyengines to do so. However, the action was too much too quickly for the pod, causing it to crash.^[2]

The droids werekilled upon impact, but the pilot's body, and therefore logs of his guidance data, remained intact. With theGrand Army of the Republic landing on Saleucami and chasing Grievous, who had crashed on Saleucami in a pod of his own, aclone trooper serving underJedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi found the pilot's inactive remains inside the pod and believed the unit was intact enough for arobolobotomy. Taking the B1 aboard one of theirAll Terrain Tactical Enforcers,clone trooper Crys andClone Commander Cody sliced into the droid as they traveled through^[2] Saleucami's dry territory^[8] and found records of the B1's guidance system in his memory logs. Determining they could find the other pod that the B1 had nearly collided with, Kenobi's forces continued their manhunt for Grievous.^[2]

Behind the scenes[]

Guidance systems were first mentioned within "The Deserter,"^[2] the tenth episode ofsecond season of theStar Wars: The Clone Wars television series, which first aired onJanuary 1,2010.^[9]