Contributing to age-old tensions between the land-dwelling Naboo and the Gungans is the martial nature of the amphibious species. Although the Naboo do maintain a security force made up of loyal volunteers, they do not have a standing military force the size of the Gungan Grand Army. When the Naboo and the Gungans joined forces to repel the Trade Federation invaders off their planet, the Grand Army employed their unique alien arsenal in the battle.
冈根人与生活在陆地上的纳布人之间的紧张关系由来已久,这很大程度上要归因于那个两栖类种族的尚武天性。纳布人虽然有一支由忠诚的志愿者组成的安全部队,但缺少冈根人大军那种规模的常备军。当纳布人与冈根人联手把贸易联盟侵略者赶出他们的行星时,大军在战斗中运用了他们独特的异族武器。
Among the ground weapons used was this organically crafted Gungan catapult. Having the same "grown" look as the rest of Gungan technology, the catapult was pulled into battle by slow but reliable falumpaset beasts. When in place, the catapult hurled plasmic energy balls -- or "boomas" as the Gungans call them -- at the enemy.
这种用有机物打造的投掷器是冈根人使用的陆军武器之一。跟其它的冈根人科技制品一样,这种投掷器有“种出来的”外观。它们被缓慢而可靠的法勒姆帕塞特兽拖入战场。就位后,投掷器就向敌人弹射等离子能量球——冈根人称之为“涨暴球”。
衍生宇宙
Like most of the technology of Otoh Gunga, the catapult is grown. Tough hornweed is used in its design. A leather-like tensioner coil primes the missile-firing arm. Falumpasets also tow replacement ammunition into the battlefield in large battle wagons.
跟奥托冈加的大多数科技制品一样,投掷器是种出来的。坚韧的角草被用于其设计。一种皮革状的张力线圈是其火箭发射臂的基础。法勒姆帕塞特兽还用大型战车把补充弹藥拖入战场。
幕后
When developing the Gungan catapult, the early design sketches looked very similar to Earthly medieval catapult designs. As the design process progressed, the catapult became more and more alien.
设计冈根人投掷器时,其早期设计草图非常类似地球中世纪的投石器造型。随着设计的发展,这种投掷器变得越来越怪异。