Was the droid army effective?

From a pure efficiency standpoint, not very. The Droids simply marching out in the open allowed the Clone Armies to mow them down in droves. The rate of destruction for Battle Droids, especially B1 Battle Droids, was astronomical.

What happened to the droid army?

That being said, the majority of the droid army were either melted down or found deactivated in junkyards across the galaxy. Once Darth Sidious got what he wanted and was able to turn the Republic into his new Empire, he had no further use for the droids and they were discarded as a result.

How many droids are in a battalion?

784 battle droids
Battalions were composed to 784 battle droids and support droids in seven troop carrier companies, plus a squadron of 24 Armored Assault Tanks or equivalent.

Why did Palpatine destroy the droids?

Why did Darth Sidious stop the production of battle droids? – Quora. Palpatine knew that the Separatists were useless now, so he basically stopped all production of battle droids just so the Separatists also don’t get any ideas to overthrow him. If he continued producing droids, people would get suspicious.

Did any separatist droids survive?

Despite the deactivation of the Separatist Droid Army, its legacy still lived on in battle droids that survived the Clone Wars. After the Clones Wars various Separatist holdouts survived and attempted to fight the Empire. Nevertheless, the Empire ordered all surviving battle droids to shot on sight and melted down.

How many droids are in a platoon?

56
Platoon. A Platoon consisted of seven squads, and by extension, 56 battle droids.

Are Star Wars droids alive?

The droids are not “alive” in the sense that they are biological entities with DNA, living cells, midichlorians and what have you. But they certainly seem to be conscious, and even capable of pleasure, fear and pain. C-3PO often refers to his likes and dislikes, and finds his oil bath in the original movie “so good”.