Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry

Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry

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Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry

Production information

Manufacturer

Rothana Heavy Engineering

Class

• Gunship
  
• Transport
  
• Starfighter
  
• Bomber
  

Technical specifications

Length

17.69 meters

Height/depth

6.94 meters

Maximum atmospheric speed

620 kph

Armament

• Pair of Laser cannonturrets (Chin-mounted)
  
• Pair of laser-beam turrets (optional)
  
• Pair of Rocket Launchers (Dorsal surface)
  • Missile belts (Rear-mounted)
    
  
  

Crew

• Pilot (1)
  
• Co-pilot/Gunner (1)
  
• Gunner (2-4)(optional)
  

Passengers

30

Usage

Role(s)

• Infantry transport
  
• Air-to-ground support
  
• Air-to-air support
  

Year introduced

22 years before the Battle of Yavin

Affiliation

• Galactic Republic
  • Republic military
    • Grand Army of the Republic
      • Republic Navy
        
      
      
    
    
  
  
• Galactic Empire
  • Imperial Military
    • Imperial Navy
      
    
    
  
  
• Alliance to Restore the Republic
  

The Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry (LAAT/i), also known as the Low Altitude Assault Transport, Republic attack gunship or Assault Gunship, was a gunship used by the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars. Its role was to transport troopers as well as offering air-to-ground and air-to-air support for the Republic against the Separatists.After the formation of the Galactic Empire, the remaining LAAT/is were absorbed into the Imperial Navy.

During the Galactic Civil War, LAAT/is were used by the Alliance to Restore the Republic against Imperial garrisons.

A variant of this gunship, the Low Altitude Assault Transport/carrier, was often used to transport a single All Terrain Tactical Enforcer.Another version was modified to function within the vacuum of space.After the First Battle of Geonosis several LAAT/i gunships were modified by removing the side-mounted turrets in order to make more room for the sliding doors.

Years after the Clone Wars, another model of low-altitude transport, the low-altitude Imperial transport, was used by the remnant of the Galactic Empire led by Grand Moff Lozen Tolruck on the planetKashyyyk.