Low Altitude Assault Transport / carrier The Low Altitude Assault Transport / carrier , known more simply as the LAAT / c , was a vehicle carrier variant of Rothana Heavy Engineering ' s Low Altitude Assault Transport series of repulsorlift gunships developed for the Grand Army of the Republic . Beginning with the First Battle of Geonosis in 22 BBY , the LAAT / c saw use throughout the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems and in the years afterward . Manned by a single pilot , the LAAT / c was originally designed to deploy All Terrain Tactical Enforcers onto battlefields , though it was soon modified to accommodate a number of additional vehicles as the Clone Wars progressed , using powerful magnetic clamps to hold payloads in place . The LAAT / c shared the same rear - wing configuration common to all LAAT gunships , though it lacked the undercarriage that the more common Low Altitude Assault Transport / infantry used to carry clone troopers into battle , and also lacked the heavy armament of its cousins . Characteristics . A repulsorlift gunship measuring 28 . 82 meters long , the Low Altitude Assault Transport / carrier , or LAAT / c , was a carrier model of the Low Altitude Assault Transport series of gunships . Like the more common Low Altitude Assault Transport / infantry , the LAAT / c featured two long wings located at the rear of the craft , and the body of the gunship was considerably thinner than the LAAT / i . A single pilot manned the cockpit in the front of the vehicle , which was considerably wider and taller than the rest of the body , and the front featured two light laser cannons for defense . Two large cylindrical engines topped the LAAT / c ' s wings where they joined the body , and the gunship ' s two magnetic clamp arms were attached to the body underneath the wings . The gunship , which could travel at a maximum speed of 620 kilometers per hour , used its magnetic clamps to ferry a wide variety of ground vehicles to and from assault ships and transports in orbit . Role . The LAAT / c was specifically developed to deploy ground vehicles on the battlefield , ferrying them to and from orbiting transports and assault ships . The gunship was originally designed for use with the All Terrain Tactical Enforcer ( AT - TE ) , but Rothana soon modified the LAAT / c to accommodate a variety of vehicles . The LAAT / c was capable of deploying one AT - TE , four All Terrain Experimental Transport s , a Forward Command Center , one Republic Troop Transport , one TX - 130 " Saber " - class fighter tank , a PX - 4 Mobile Command Base , or a RX - 200 " Falchion " - class assault tank . History . The Low Altitude Assault Transport / carrier was developed by Rothana Heavy Engineering , a subsidiary of Kuat Drive Yards , which was contracted by the Kaminoans to develop a number of vehicles for the secret Grand Army of the Republic . LAAT / cs were first deployed in 22 BBY at the First Battle of Geonosis , the battle that sparked the Clone Wars between the Galactic Republic and the Confederacy of Independent Systems and also saw the unveiling of the Grand Army . Four hundred LAAT / c gunships were deployed during the battle , ferrying AT - TEs into combat ; a number of them were used to ensure that the Self - Propelled Heavy Artillery units deployed on Geonosis were defended against attack with AT - TEs . During the Dark Reaper Crisis , one of the first major campaigns of the Clone Wars , three LAAT / c gunships were deployed during a battle on the planet Rhen Var . Three gunships participated in a battle at the planet Raxus Prime not long afterwards , and several LAAT / c gunships saw use when the Republic retook Rhen Var . Dropships were used during the fighting on the asteroid Sivvi , and they also deployed the Republic ' s ground vehicles at the final battle of the campaign at Thule , where the Republic succeeded in destroying the Dark Reaper superweapon . LAAT / c gunships were also used in the fighting in the Mirgoshir system . Around seven weeks after the Battle of Geonosis , two LAAT / c gunships were used by the Republic ' s 501st Legion to deliver two AT - TE walkers to the surface of the planet Teth during the Battle of Teth . One of the gunships had the face of a snarling wampa creature on its nose , leading clone troopers to nickname it " Wampa Runner . " Numerous dropships participated in the Second Battle of Geonosis , ferrying AT - TE walkers to the surface of Geonosis in large numbers amid many LAAT / i gunships and BTL - B Y - wing starfighter s . The gunships came under fire from the native Geonosians during their descent , but several of the dropships under the command of Marshal Commander CC - 2224 — nicknamed " Cody " — managed to land and deploy their AT - TEs safely . In the aftermath of the battle and the destruction of the planet ' s primary droid foundry , several LAAT / c gunships were used to move debris from the site of the factory as part of the search for the Jedi Padawans Ahsoka Tano and Barriss Offee . When an enormous Zillo Beast was subdued after the Battle of Malastare , a flight of four LAAT / c gunships were used to airlift the unconscious beast to a transport . Numerous dropships were used to deliver All Terrain Recon Transports and AT - TEs to the surface of Kiros during the Battle of Kiros around 21 BBY . Several LAAT carriers participated in the Battle of Sarrish in 20 BBY , deploying AT - TEs onto the battlefield . The Clone Wars ended in 19 BBY with the rise of the Galactic Empire in the place of the the Galactic Republic , and the new Imperial Military made use of the LAAT / c in the early years after the end of the conflict . Dropships saw use during the fighting on the ice planet Atoa in 19 BBY , deploying AT - TE walkers to Atoa ' s surface . Decades later , during the Galactic Civil War , the Restored Empire faction fielded a number of LAAT / c gunships alongside other Clone Wars - era vehicles and ships in their effort to destroy the Imperial Remnant in 13 ABY . Behind the scenes . The LAAT / c first appeared in the 2002 film in the Battle of Geonosis sequence , and they were first named in " " , a reference guide for the movie released on April 22 , 2002 . LAAT / c gunships have appeared in a number of Clone Wars material since then , such as the and the " " animated series . The LEGO toy company released a LAAT / c dropship with an All Terrain Open Transport , but it is uncertain if the gunship can carry AT - OTs in canon .