Within the LEGO Star Wars universe, the LAAT has been represented in two forms: the infantry and carrier versions. As the Clone Wars progressed, their crews decorated them with nose art to personalize their aircraft. Known formally as the Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry вЂ“ and colloquially as the Republic gunship, Republic attack gunship and assault gunship вЂ“ the Grand Army of the RepublicвЂ™s favorite ferry provided transport for ground troops, as well as air-to-ground and air-to-air cover.Д¬apable of carrying thirty troopers that could be dispersed via two large bay doors, or four speeder bikes that used a rear ramp, they were armed with three anti-personnel laser turrets, two top-mounted missiles, four composite-beam, pin-point laser turrets, and air-to-air missiles on each wing. Most famous of the LAAT family вЂ“ a small collection of adaptable, lightly armed and armored carriers that included the LAAT/c (designed to transport an AT-TE walker), the hard-dealed Space Gunship, and the LAAT/le (a civilian model used for law enforcement on Coruscant) вЂ“ was the infantry version. Following the rise of the Galactic Empire, most LAATs were absorbed into the Imperial Navy (though few ended up in the hands of various resistance organizations). Uniquely filling that role in the Star Wars galaxy, the Low Altitude Assault Transport was a highly adaptable utility gunship that took part in the Clone Wars, from start to finish.

Regardless if itвЂ™s a Cold War or a Clone War, itвЂ™s the grunts that take a beating on the ground so getting them in and out of harmвЂ™s way вЂ“ whether by kicking up dust in South East Asia or dropping out of the hanger of an Acclamator-class planetary assault ship вЂ“ is the job of the aerial troop transport.

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