Two of these were mounted in the wings and remotely controlled, while the other two extended out from the craft and were manually controlled by two gunners. Each turret had a wide field of rotation, but the composite-beam design allowed for precision aiming beyond a turret's physical rotation. Four composite-beam laser turrets provided for defense against airborne threats.
These were fed by rear-mounted missile belts which utilized special frictionless material to load the weapons. A pair of dorsal mass-driver missile launchers could fire a variety of ordance at up to hypersonic velocities and hit targets hiding over the horizon. The LAAT/i gunship was armed with a varied mix of complementary weaponry which could unleash considerable firepower. A variety of equipment was located in the nose of the craft, including the flight computer and sensors. The front of the gunship had two double cockpit bubbles where the pilot and co-pilot/gunner sat in single file and could be sealed off from the rest of the gunship. Besides serving as an infantry transport, the LAAT/i gunship was also used to provide air-to-ground and air-to-air support for Republic forces. The Low Altitude Assault Transport/infantry gunship was a military repulsorcraft. " Commander Cody, prepare the gunships for ground assault." ― Jedi General Obi-Wan Kenobi, to Clone Commander CC-2224 "Cody" Īn LAAT/i lands Republic forces during the Battle of Geonosis
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