Originally posted by Pwned
RJ, structural damage from a fall would be negligible, yes. That shot WAS, however, a horizontal shot between the plates, which penetrated into the area where the engine was,
http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/All_Terrain_Armored_Transport
Below the troop body section were two immense Kuat Drive Yards FW62 compact fusion drive systems that,[1] in conjunction with the walker's four giant heavily-reinforced legs, propelled the AT-AT forward at a top speed of sixty kilometers per hour.
There it is.