7676 Republic Attack Gunship 7676 Republic Attack Gunship was released on July 26 , 2008 as part of the LEGO Star Wars : line . This set consists of 1 , 034 pieces used to build the Gunship itself , the small Speeder Bike , or the 74 - Z Speeder , a small , removable Command Center ( similar to the one released in the new 2010 Clone turbo Tank ) , Bacta Tank , and spy droids . There was an earlier version of the gunship released , 7163 Republic Gunship , released in 2002 under the line . The ship is used mainly as a transport for troops and is equipped with some weapons . Included are Obi - Wan Kenobi ( " Clone Wars " ) , Plo Koon , Asajj Ventress , Commander Cody , and Clone Trooper minifigure s . The ship is also known as a Low Altitude Assault Transport / infantry ( or LAAT / i ) . Description . The Republic Attack Gunship ' s most notable features include the opening troop bay doors on either side of the model , removable command centre for the minifigures the 74 - 7 Speeder , and the other opening doors and storage compartments throughout the ship . The ship sits on a flat base , and has the ability to have its side bay doors ( both upper and back on either side ) opened . The larger , back halves of the doors can be opened using the small " handles " provided by the overhang of the bracket used to attach them to the rest of the ship . These doors provide access to the main interior of the ship , or the " troop bay " . It is in here that the speeder is stored during flight . The speeder rests against a small rack in the centre of the bay , which also holds the minifigures ' weapons , and rests on top of the back door . The back door can be lowered to give the speeder the ability to leave through the back of the ship without opening up ether of the side doors . Slightly above the troop bay on both sides are four small " locker - like " cabinets used to store additional supplies ( such as electrobinoculars or ARC Trooper gear ) . These are built into the structure of the ship and cannot be removed . At the front of the ship under the forward cockpit , reside two large anti - personnel laser turrets which have the ability to rotate in a wide degree of angles due to their rotation on a ball . There are two of these weapons at the front of the ship , and one at the back above the speeder ' s back access door . Not included in the set , are the Bubble turrets manned by two Clone trooper s , usually found on either side in front of the troop bay . These turrets are present at the ends of both wings as they should be , but are strangely absent from the troop bay . According to specifications of the Gunship itself in the Star Wars universe , the front troop bay doors ( as found on this ship ) were sometimes removed at replaced with two more bubble turrets for added firepower . In between the two large missile launchers located at the top of the ship where the two wings attach , are twelve flick - fire missiles . These are separated into two rows of six and can be moved side - to - side on their brackets . This version provides some noticeable changes over the older version from 2002 , in addition to some improvements . For example , the older model , did not have an actual seat under the bubble turret cover on the wings , but in the newer model , minifigures can be seated with their own computer in each of the two turrets . Also unlike the original , the two bubble turrets at the front of the troop bay were removed and replaced by two doors , which meet with the back doors to completely shield the entire troop bay from enemy fire . Some less noticeable changes include the addition of the speeder bike mechanism , Bacta Tank , command centre , change in supply cabinets ' form factor , and removal of the " engine " from the upper compartment . This gunship was given more room for accessories especially in the lower front , whereas the original split open to reveal a much larger , more integrated command centre , and removable top section of the ship . Slightly ahead of the troop bay is the compartment for the Bacta Tank . The tank itself consists of large round , clear blue sections to give the effect of a glass tube . The top half of the tank is hinged , allowing for a full minifigure to be easily placed inside . The tank is removed by lifting the two small covers at the top on either side , so " unlocking " the tank from is locked , in - flight position . In addition to the Bacta Tank , up at the front of the Gunship , is the removable Command Centre . This accessory is hidden underneath the large panels with the nose - art . Either of the two panels can be lifted to reveal a small compartment with a place to store the centre . The command centre itself consists of a place for two of the minifigures to sit , a lever / antenna , and a computer screen which can be raised or lowered . In order for the centre to fit inside the front of the gunship under the main cockpits , the lever and computer must first be folded up into itself to make it lower . Under the top of the ship is yet another door . This door , when lifted , reveals another small storage area , directly behind the main cockpits , which holds the spy droids , which are similar in appearance to Sith Probe Droid s . These droids are grey in colour , and are utilized by the Republic for scout missions or in situations too dangerous for actual troopers . There are two of them included in the set , and both fit under the top door . The speeder bike is small and sleek , but still comparable in design to the older models of included in sets from 1999 like 7128 Speeder Bikes , for example . An interesting point of this set is its architecture and design . When building the set , the ship is build into four sections which are then connected at later stages of the build . It is built into the troop bay , lower front section ( consisting of the housing for the forward guns , and command centre ) , the upper half which consists of the main cockpits , spy droid storage , and will hold the wings , and the wings . At various stages , these four parts are all connected and attached to each other to assemble the finished model . The minifigure s included consist of Obi - Wan Kenobi , Plo Koon , Commander Cody , Asajj Ventress and a Clone Trooper . Since this was one of the first sets to be released in the line , it marked the first appearance of Obi - Wan Kenobi and the Clone Trooper ' s redesign for the new theme . This was Commander Cody , Plo Koon and Asajj Ventress ' first appearances . Commander Cody and Asajj Ventress were exclusive to this set until Commander Cody was released in 7959 Geonosian Starfighter and Asajj Ventress was released in 7957 Sith Nightspeeder with a new variant . Commander Cody and the Clone are provided with their own bag of ARC Trooper gear , Obi - Wan and Plo Koon each wield blue Lightsaber s , while Asajj wields dual red lightsaber s . Asajj ' s small cape , connects between her legs and torso , fitting between the two . Plo Koon ' s head is made of a rubber material , and was not seen in another set until 2010 in the set 8093 Plo Koon ' s Jedi Starfighter . Decals . This set includes two special decals that can be placed on the large plate underneath the front cockpit . These can be used to customize the gunship to be either the " Crumb Bomber " , a ship with a Kowakian Monkey Lizard with the phrase " Laugh This Off " in Aurebesh on the side , or the " Lucky Lekku " a ship with a female Twi - Lek dressed with Clone Trooper armour on the side ( and Aurebesh saying " Lucky Lekku " ) . Both of these decals would be placed on the large plate covering the command centre module . LEGO also included two sets of special decals , much similar to these in the 2009 UCS set ; 10195 Republic Dropship with AT - OT , allowing users to customize the look of their dropship , just like their gunship . Background . The LAAT / i was used by the Grand Army of the Republic during the " Clone Wars " mostly for air support and troop transportation . It was capable of carrying up to thirty troops , or four speeder bikes in the back infantry bay . The ship had its own fully - armed weapons platform packing three anti - personnel laser turrets , two top - mounted mass - driver missiles , four composite - beam , pin - point laser turrets , eight air - to - air missiles on the underside of each wing , and several more various grenades and bombs . The gunships were often customized by their crews who often painted a design on the nose of the ship , known as " nose art " , seen most notable on the " Crumb Bomber " . Several variations of this vehicle were also produced , most of which were modified versions capable of carrying other large vehicles into battle , such as the AT - TE and Clone Turbo Tank . During the latter stages of the " Clone wars " , when the Empire began to take over , the Imperial Army utilized the remaining gunships for a short while .