![]() ![]() ![]() 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. ![]() 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 Venator Mk II was commissioned by David Alexander in 1 BBY, as he realised the need for dedicated carriers in his forces, but disliked these carriers being entirely vulnerable to attack. 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. The Venator Mk II was inspired by the Venator line of Star Destroyers, which began with the Venator Class Star Destroyer, which was the mainstay of the Republic fleet during the Clone Wars. 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. ![]()
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