LAAT Assault Gunship

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The **Low Altitude Assault Transport** (**LAAT**), also known as the LAAT-series gunship nicknamed "Laaties" by some clones at La-AT by Terran soldiers, was a type of gunship series used by the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars and later by Terran Armed Forces during the Galactic Civil War. The series was produced by Rothana Heavy Engineering by the Galactic Republic Era and an improved variant made by both Bell Helicopters and Boeing from the USA, BAE systems of UK, and Mil helicopters company of Russia.

## Description

### Galactic Republic Service

The LAAT was an engineering masterpiece that took years to produce. The Kaminoans had to overcome many tasks that faced them from new weapon designs to stability. They used repulsorlift turbines located in the wings and base of the transport to provide stability against the anti-aircraft weapons deployed by the CIS. They also created a new weapon that would bring mass damage to the battlefield, an ion repeater that created a beam to slice through buildings and people. The problem with this was that it constantly overheated. However, the Kaminoans developed a solution consisting of side mounted and wing mounted turrets that were controlled manually with their own mass drive engine. This meant that the weapon wouldn't overheat the main engine.

### Terran Alliance Service

Unlike the original model used by the Republic, the Terran variant was reverse engineered (from schematics obtained from the Republic) during the late 1990s and early 2000s based on the designs of various helicopter gunships combined such as the Mi-24 Hind used by former USSR/present-day Russia; The AH-1W SuperCobra, and RAH-66 Comanche of USA. They are armed with ballistic weapons like auto cannon and Gatling cannons than blaster cannons, with the latter can be installed or not. The Terran military chose to paint their LAATs in grey similar to the American UH-60 Blackhawk choppers in black to prevent getting easily spotted by enemies ground and areial troops. When compared to the obvious white with red paint job of the Republic variant, the Republic's version despite being a "engineering masterpiece" in the past is a liability without stealth in present and future conflicts. In 2008, the first Terran LAAT's was used in combat in Afghanistan during the War on Terror against Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Since then, the LAAT was purchased around the world for military use in the US, UK, Europe, Middle East, Russia, South America, etc.

## History

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An early LAAT design was used as a prisoner transport by the Jedi Order at least ten years before the Clone Wars, but the more familiar infantry version gained fame as an air assault vehicle during the war.

Aside from it's role in Combat, the LAAT gunship is also used for the Humanitarian and Peacekeeping missions of Terran military such as providing Relief goods like food, medicine, hygiene kits and more. In fact many countries of Earth also operates the gunships like helicopters both in Military and Law-Enforcement as well.

## Appearances

* *Rise of the Terran Alliance (first appearance)*
* *When the World stopped turning*
* *The Terran Alliance Strikes Back*

## Gallery

The original LAAT gunship model used by the GAR and later by the Terran Army after the Clone Wars.A Terran variation of LAAT gunship, created during the Intergalactic Cold War.Terran LAAT flying.