In the event of emergencies, the cockpit capsule could separate from the main craft to act as an escape pod. An IM-6 medical droid was commonly carried aboard in an emergency locker. The crew complement comprised a clone trooper pilot and co-pilot/forward gunner in the hunchbacked cockpit, and two auxiliary gunners stationed in pinpoint composite-beam turrets extending on articulated arms from the troop cabin. In addition to its trooper complement, housed on a deckplate protected by drooping wings and a sliding side door, the LAAT/i could carry four military speeder bikes in an aft-deployable rack. Secondary functions included reconnaissance, direct fire support, search-and-recovery, and low-altitude air-to-ground and air-to-air strikes against vehicles ranging from airspeeders to starfighters. The LAAT/i was a repulsorlift infantry transport capable of carrying up to thirty troopers. The LAAT/i was affectionately known as the "larty" by clone troopers.
It was produced by Rothana Heavy Engineering and used by the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars, The Galactic Empire also used it for a brief period after the conclusion of the war. The Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry (LAAT/i), often referred to as the Republic attack gunship, was a specialized gunship designed for aerial-based support and infantry transportation.
"These gunships fly like butcherbugs and cut into us like Blood Carvers.
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