Restricted Vehicle LAAT/I Gunship

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LAAT/I GUNSHIP

AFFILIATION
Open market.

MANUFACTURER
Rothana Heavy Engineering.

CLASS
Gunship.

ROLE
Combat repulsorcraft.

COMPOSITION
Durasteel and transparisteel.

DIMENSIONS
Length - 17.69 meters.
CREW
1-6.

PASSENGER CAPACITY
30.

CARGO CAPACITY
1 standard ton.

HANGAR CAPACITY
2x jumpspeeder.

CONSUMABLES
2 standard days.

SPEED/MANEUVERABILITY
The LAAT/I gunship has a top speed of 620 kph and can reach an altitude of 1 kilometer. It has decent maneuverability.

ARMAMENT
  • 2x medium laser casemate.
  • 2x medium laser turret (optional).
  • 2x dual light laser turret.
  • 2x concussion missile launcher, 30x projectile in magazine, 60x combined total.

EQUIPMENT

DESCRIPTION
The LAAT/I gunship, formally known as the Low Altitude Assault Transport/Infantry, or informally as the Republic Gunship or the "Lattie", is a heavily armed multi-role repulsorcraft originally designed for the Grand Army of the Republic. LAAT/Is served with distinction in almost every major ground battle of the Clone Wars, and were retained in Imperial inventory during the first few years of the New Order, although they were finally replaced after changes in Imperial ground forces doctrine.

The LAAT/I was intended as an air mobility and ground attack platform for the Republic's Clone Troopers during the war. Able to carry 30 soldiers, 1 ton of cargo and consumables sufficient for 2 days, it had a crew of 6, including 2 pilots and 4 gunners. Armament consisted of 2 chin-mounted medium laser cannons, as well as 2 outrigger ball turrets each with a gunner inside, and 2 wing-mounted dual light laser turrets which were remotely controlled from inside the main hull. On top of this, the LAAT/I was equipped with twin concussion missile launchers on the upper fuselage, useful for ground attack and even limited air-to-air engagements. The gunship was designed to cover disembarking troopers by suppressing enemy weapon emplacements, troops and even vehicles, and was one of the most feared Republic weapons faced by the forces of the Confederacy of Independent Systems.

Notably, though it normally flies with them open to allow individual troops to see and fire out, the LAAT/I can close armored doors over its troop bay and can be fully pressurized for high altitudes and hostile environments. Some LAAT/Is were modified to be able to leave a planetary atmosphere, allowing them to be deployed from or recovered in space; this modification was hardly universal, however, and most LAAT/Is rely on the capital ship that carries them being inside a planetary atmosphere.

After the Clone Wars, many LAAT/Is fell into the hands of budding rebellions against the Empire, notably including the Alliance to Restore the Republic, who would make good use of these aging craft. In the present day, LAAT/Is are getting harder to find, but are no less effective in battle.

LEGALITY
Restricted. LAAT/Is are combat craft, and are subject to extra licensing requirements and increased scrutiny by authorities.

INTENT
To bring a vehicle from Canon into our site's fanon.

RESTRICTIONS
LAAT/I gunships are military craft, with military-grade weapons and construction, and enough firepower to decimate whole squads of infantry and even heavy vehicles. In PvP, this speeder can only be used against other ships or vehicles; it is to be treated as a starfighter, and is bound by same restrictions starfighters are.

 
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