Because of its great height and extendable hydraulics, the walker could position its homing laser above its fellow droids at enemy targets or move to higher ground to blast at air vehicles.
The homing spider could cover wide areas of the battlefield with its four all-terrain legs. If the core was breached, the reactor violently exploded. The homing spider droid's round, armored body contained a volatile reactor.
Like the Republic's Self-Propelled Heavy Artillery walkers, it was effective against both ground-based and airborne targets and was designed to transport a large and devastating weapon throughout the battlefield.