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developed and manufactured by Rothana Heavy Engineering, the Low-Altitude Assault Transport/Infantry gunship was designed to carry clone troopers into battle from an Acclamator-class transport. Measuring 17.4 meters in length, each LAAT/i was armed with three anti-personnel laser turrets, a pair of mass-driver missile launchers, a light air-to-air rocket launcher, and four composite-beam laser turrets. Two of these turrets were remotely-operated, and located on the wings of the LAAT/i. The other two were manned by clone troopers, and were mounted on an armature that deployed the turret from the main hold to an outboard firing position. One pilot and a co-pilot/gunner were required to operate the LAAT/i, which could also carry two turret gunners and up to thirty clone troopers. An IM-6 battlefield medical droid completed the personnel of the LAAT/i, which provided remote medical support to the troopers which were delivered to the battlefield. If personnel were not carried in the main hold, the gunship could deliver four military speeder bikes or 17 cubic meters of materiel.