| Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry | |
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Class: |
Low altitude combat craft |
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Manufacturer: |
Rothana Heavy Engineering |
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Length: |
17.69 meters |
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Width: |
17 meters (wingspan included) |
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Height: |
6.1 meters |
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Armament: |
3 anti-personal laser turrets
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Complement: |
4 speeder bikes
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Role: |
Aerial assault
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Crew: |
Pilot
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Passengers: |
30 |
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Era: |
Clone Wars
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The Low Altitude Assault Transport/Infantry was a type of LAAT gunship used by the Republic during the Clone Wars. Also known as the Republic Gunship and "larty" by the troopers, it was an effective vehicle used for attacking and for transporting troops. After the Clone Wars, the few remaining were used for a short period, before they were deactivated or destroyed.
Equipment[]
The LAAT/I had lots of armaments. It had three anti-personnel turrets, two of which were stationed in the front under the cockpit and one in the back under the wings. It had four laser beam turrets operated by gunners that were very useful and could destroy both aerial targets and ground targets. Eight light air-to-air missiles were used to destroy approaching enemy forces in the sky. Also, it had two mass-driver missile launchers in the rear of the vehicle loaded with homing missiles.
Inside the gunship, four military-class speeder bikes could be deployed, along with an IM-6 medical droid in the emergency kit. In an emergency, the cockpit could turn into an escape vessel and flee the ship. The ship was capable of holding up to thirty passengers, and handles were held by cables on the top of the ship to help steady the troopers during rocky flights.
History[]
Clone Wars[]
Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry gunships were first used during the Battle of Geonosis, where they deployed the troopers from Kamino and destroyed both aerial and ground targets. They eventually helped the Republic win the battle, and they were sent with troopers to their destinations to stop the Confederacy and win the war.
They were used during many battles and were vital during battles, bringing troops with them to help the remaining struggling forces. During the Battle of Muunilinst, they dropped off tons of troops to prevent to approaching droid forces. In the Battle of Ryloth, the Republic forces were almost decimated until the Republic arrived in these gunships. Also, one gunship was loaded with explosives and was set off by the clone troopers in order to stop the droid army attempting to attack the Republic from a side.
Some known gunships were Lucky Lekku, Crumb Bomber, Spaceward Ho!, Bantha Poodoo, Plo's Bros, Separatist Nightmare, Bad Kitty, Dooku Boot, Boot Gunray, and The Bug Stomper.
Galactic Empire[]
After the fall of the Republic, the Empire used some of the remaining gunships for patrols and attack vessels. Some people also found them deserted or destroyed on planets after battles had been fought. During that time, they were known as "Alliance Assault Craft" and "Rebel Assault Transports".
Just after the Empire took over, Imperial storm commando Sarkli landed on a planet with a deserted gunship and some B1 battle droids, both of which were left over from the just ended Clone Wars. He successfully used it and destroyed it, only to crash it into a canyon wall when Wedge Antilles, who had accidentally gotten there, used an E-web blaster cannon and severely damaged it.
Customization[]
Some troopers customized their gunships to look a certain way. A LAAT gunship used on Muunilinst was customized to have a blue background, along with sharp teeth in a mouth and eyes. Others were not as customized and had nose art such as Twi'leks or whatever they wanted. The Lucky Lekku and Spaceward Ho! both had art of female Twi'leks, and the Plo's Bros gunships had art of Plo Koon and two troopers, showing the owners of the vehicles.
Out-of-Universe[]
The gunship is similar to certain military helicopters, as the sphere turrets are like the miniguns, and the doors are like the sliding doors on choppers.
Appearances[]
- Air Strike
- Boba Fett: A New Threat
- Boba Fett: Crossfire
- Boba Fett: Maze of Deception
- Boba Fett: The Fight to Survive
- Brothers in Arms
- Dark Disciple
- Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader
- Equipment
- Evasive Action: End Game
- Evasive Action: Prey
- Gunship Over Florrum
- Hero of Cartao
- Imperial Commando: 501st
- Impregnable
- Jedi: Shaak Ti
- Jedi: Yoda
- Labyrinth of Evil
- Machines of War
- Nomad
- Order 66: A Republic Commando Novel
- Reversal of Fortune
- Routine Valor
- Republic Commando: Hard Contact
- Republic Commando: Triple Zero
- Republic Commando: True Colors
- Republic HoloNet News Core Edition 14:7:02
- Shatterpoint
- Star Wars: Battlefront
- Star Wars: Battlefront II
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
- Star Wars Battlefront: Renegade Squadron
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures – "Geonosis Saga"- Star Wars: Darth Maul: Son of Dathomir
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 1
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 2
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 3
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 4
- Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures Volume 5
Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 1"- Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 2"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 5"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 12"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 20"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 21"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 23"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars – "Chapter 25"
- Star Wars: Clone Wars PhotoComic
- Star Wars: Dark Times 13: Blue Harvest, Part 1
- Star Wars: Dark Times 15: Blue Harvest, Part 3
- Star Wars: Dark Times: Parallels
- Star Wars: Empire 30: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 2
- Star Wars: Empire 32: In the Shadows of Their Fathers, Part 3
- Star Wars: Empire: "General" Skywalker
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones comic
- Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones junior novel
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith comic
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith novel
- Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith junior novel
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
- Star Wars: General Grievous
- Star Wars Insider 65
- Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter
- Star Wars: Knight Errant 11: Escape, Part 1
- Star Wars: Knight Errant 12: Escape, Part 2
- Star Wars: Republic 3: My Brother, My Enemy, Part 3
- Star Wars: Republic 50: The Defense of Kamino
- Star Wars: Republic 59: Enemy Lines
- Star Wars: Republic 61: Dead Ends
- Star Wars: Republic 64: Bloodlines
- Star Wars: Republic 67: Forever Young
- Star Wars: Republic 68: Armor
- Star Wars: Republic 78: Loyalties
- Star Wars: Republic Commando
- Star Wars: Republic: Show of Force
- Star Wars: Republic: The Battle of Jabiim
- Star Wars: Republic: The Dreadnaughts of Rendili
- Star Wars: Republic: The New Face of War
- Star Wars: Republic: The Siege of Saleucami
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars 6: Slaves of the Republic - Chapter 6: Escape from Kadavo
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars 8: In Service of the Republic, Part 2
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars 9: In Service of the Republic, Part 3
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Ambush"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "A Distant Echo"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "ARC Troopers"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Blue Shadow Virus"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bombad Jedi"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Bound for Rescue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cargo of Doom"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Carnage of Krell"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Children of the Force"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Citadel Rescue"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Cloak of Darkness"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Clone Cadets"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Crash Course
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Crisis at the Heart"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Darkness on Umbara"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Death Trap"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Escape from Kadavo"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars film
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars novel
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars game
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Heroes on Both Sides"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Holocron Heist"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Hostage Crisis"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Hunt for Ziro"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Innocents of Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Jedi Alliance
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Jedi Crash"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Kidnapped"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Landing at Point Rain"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Legacy of Terror"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Mercy Mission"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Mystery of a Thousand Moons"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Orders"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Padawan Lost"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "R2 Come Home"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rising Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Rookies"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Sabotage"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Sacrifice"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Senate Murders"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Shadow of Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Storm Over Ryloth"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Supply Lines"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Citadel"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Colossus of Destiny
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Enemy Within
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Bad Batch"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Gathering"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Gauntlet of Death
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Hidden Enemy"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Wind Raiders of Taloraan
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Jedi Who Knew Too Much"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Zillo Beast"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "The Zillo Beast Strikes Back"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Voices"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Trespass"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Water War"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Weapons Factory"
- Swamp Station Sweep
- The Clone Wars: Act on Instinct
- The Clone Wars: Cold Snap
- The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Crisis on Coruscant
- The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: Dooku's Secret Army
- The Clone Wars: Decide Your Destiny: The Way of the Jedi
- The Clone Wars: Hunting the Hunters
- The Clone Wars: No Prisoners
- The Clone Wars: Prelude
- The Last of the Jedi: Underworld
- The Life and Legend of Obi-Wan Kenobi
- To the Vanishing Point
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars – "Unfinished Business"
Non-Canon Appearances[]
LEGO[]
- Set 20010 Republic Gunship
A LEGO LAAT gunship
- Set 7958 Star Wars Advent Calendar
- Set 7163 Republic Gunship
- Set 7676 Republic Attack Gunship
- Set 4490 Mini Republic Gunship
- Set 75021 Republic Gunship
- LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
- LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- It's probably not a Kowakian Monkey-Lizard on LEGO.com
- "Giant spiders are awesome on LEGO.com
- Always count your clones before takeoff on LEGO.com
- LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
Other[]
- Star Wars Pinball
LAAT in Star Wars Pinball
- Star Wars: Republic Commando: Order 66 video game
- Old Wounds
Sources[]
| Spacecraft |
| LAAT |
| Advanced gunship fighter - Gunship fighter - Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry - Space gunship - Gunship bomber - Gunship Bomber Advanced - Gunship Bomber Enhanced - Low Altitude Assault Transport/carrier - Low Altitude Assault Transport/stealth - Low Altitude Assault Transport/vehicle - Multi Altitude Transport |
| Spacecraft |
| Republic Starship - Senate Guard Assault Vehicle |
| Medical spacecraft |
| MedStar-class frigate - Haven-class medical frigate - Pelta-class frigate - Sprint-class rescue craft |
| Large Spacecraft |
| Republic battleship - Procurator-class Star Battlecruiser - Praetor-class Star Battlecruiser - Dreadnaught-class heavy cruiser - Grizmallt warship - Imperator-class - Invincible-class Dreadnaught Heavy Cruiser - Rothana Destroyer - Multi-kilometer star destroyer - Tector-class star destroyer - Thranta-class War Cruiser - Venator-class star destroyer - Victory I-class star destroyer - Acclamator I-class assault ship - Acclamator II-class assault ship - GAR rapid assault vessel - KDY carrier - Supercruiser - |
| Frigates/Corvettes |
| CR70 corvette - CR90 corvette - Corellian Star Shuttle - Centax-class heavy frigate - Carrack-class light cruiser - Consular-class cruiser - Republic light assault cruiser - Alderaanian War Frigate - Arquitens-class light cruiser - DP20 frigate - Stealth ship |
| Shuttles |
| Eta-class shuttle - Kappa-class shuttle - Nu-class attack shuttle - Theta-class T-2c shuttle - Zeta-class long-range shuttle |
| Transports |
| CR-20 troop carrier - CR25 troop carrier - GR-75 medium transport - Porter-class transport - Republic Fleet Auxiliary Support Vessel - Jadthu-class landing ships - High-Altitude Entry Transport-221 |
| Starfighters |
| Alpha-3 Nimbus-class V-wing starfighter - Aggressive ReConnaissance-170 starfighter - BTL-B Y-wing starfighter - Cord-class starfighter - Crusher-class starfighter - H-60 Tempest bomber - NTB-630 naval bomber - PTB-625 planetary bomber - T.I.E. starfighter - Z-95 Headhunter - V-19 Torrent starfighter - Clone Z-95 starfighter |