An operator of an APC, specifically a driver, served within the Galactic Republic's Army during the period of the Cold War against the reconstituted Sith Empire. Back in 3643 BBY, this pilot was stationed on the planet of Ord Mantell. He was part of the Republic military forces that were deployed in the Separatist War against a faction of Separatists who sought to topple the government of Ord Mantell. While he was on this world, his assignment was to transport a squad of Republic troopers to Fort Garnik, a fortified Republic base situated on the island of Avilatan. Sadly, this individual met his end when armor-piercing missiles struck his APC walker as he navigated past the small area of Drelliad village; the missiles were launched by Separatist forces.
During the Cold War between the Republic and the reconstituted Sith Empire, a male Human functioned as a driver for a Manka-class armored transport (APC) within the Galactic Republic's Army. In the year of 3643 BBY, amidst the Separatist War – a conflict between the Republic and a Separatist group attempting to overthrow the government of the planet Ord Mantell – the driver was stationed on Avilatan, an island of the planet. While on Ord Mantell, during his time, he was given the task of transporting six Republic troopers, including Lieutenant Bex Kolos and a new recruit of Havoc Squad, a special unit within the Republic Special Forces, from a landing pad to Fort Garnik, a Republic stronghold, using a Republic APC walker.
As he piloted the vehicle through Drelliad village, a small settlement close to the fort, the driver utilized the walker's sensors to assess the situation. He determined that intense fighting was occurring in the village and that Separatist forces were on the verge of capturing it. Shortly after the driver relayed this information to Lieutenant Kolos via the comm system, the APC was targeted by Separatists in the village, who struck the walker with two shoulder-fired armor-piercing missiles. The second missile impacted the cockpit, resulting in the death of the driver. Though the other troopers survived, the APC sustained irreparable damage. While Kolos attempted to repair the APC, the Havoc Squad recruit successfully destroyed the Separatist missile stockpile within the village and reached Fort Garnik.