Topic: LAAT/i Gunship (Read 1706 times)

Mr. Recluse, the Beta Tester(Greiv55) · « **Reply #60 on:** December 28, 2008, 05:35 am »

Quote from: e^(πi)+1=0 on December 22, 2008, 02:35 am

arent bombers an extremely major component of any assault?
I didn't say they couldn't hover; its just that Republic pilots aren't stupid; their survivability is much higher if they get in and out fast, without slowing down.
can you think of a more extensively used republic ground assault ship?

None besides troop transports(Capital Ship to land) such as the CR20(seen in the OLD Clone Wars Cartoons) or the CR25(Seen in Republic Commando). While the ARC-170 was used as a dual-purpose Aircraft(fighter/bomber) which makes it a good(and the only canon choice for bombing). And the LAAT itself was made for fast Troop deployment and Frontline infantry support and nothing other than that.

Quote from: e^(πi)+1=0 on December 22, 2008, 12:13 am

look, if they were just heavily armored troop transports, they wouldn't have a high-speed strafing arsenal on them

Viper said ARMED not ARMORED

As I said before if the LAATs aren't gonna be up to their full potential and thus Canon... They SHOULD NOT be in at all!!

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #61 on:** December 28, 2008, 05:58 am »

Well I thank you for supporting my arguments on them, but I do think they should be in.

Quote from: urkspleen on December 28, 2008, 05:09 am

Here's the truth:

Whether or not the LAAT/i was meant for this or that, the LAAT/i was a major component of any republic armed forces. What exactly did it do? (disregarding what it was meant for):

1. Transport infantry: The sound of the "larty" coming was a sign to clone troopers everywhere of safety in retreat, of support in a battle, and confidence in victory. The LAAT/i had room for up to thirty clone troopers and 4 speeder bikes.
2. Support: The LAAT/i played a major role in combating the enemy, as it is called a gunship. The LAAT/i cleared landing sites, and provided direct support by being a flexible solution to many problems. While not being the best at any specific job, it had a wide-ranging arsenal that could deal with most targets. This is both it's strength and weakness. (Quote from wookieepedia:
"The LAAT/i was a repulsorlift infantry transport capable of carrying up to thirty troopers. Secondary functions included reconnaissance, direct fire support, search-and-recovery, and low-altitude air-to-ground and air-to-air strikes against vehicles ranging from airspeeders to starfighters.")
3. Did not participate in space battles: (Quote from wookieepedia: "Infantry gunships were equipped with atmospheric containment shielding and could be deployed from space, although their optimal fighting range was still in the lower atmosphere, where they could reach speeds in excess of six hundred kilometers per hour.")
4. If it is in the game, it will not be uber because the LAAT/i was not heavily armored, and relatively easy to destroy. (Quote from wookieepedia: "The LAAT was highly effective but lacked large amounts of armor making it a vulnerable target.")

All of the quoted material can be found on this link: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Low_Altitude_Assault_Transport/infantry

Should it be in the game? Yes. no republic force was without them, and were a huge resource. A single Venator carried forty LAAT/i gunships with it, and the Acclamator carried double that number.

That proves what I said to. Everything says that their primary role was a transport. The Reoublic improvised some of their uses, and eing a transport, their main goal is to get their troops to the drop-off site, or get them safely away. This leads to the heavy armament, but they are lightly armored.

urkspleen · « **Reply #62 on:** December 28, 2008, 06:09 am »

ok, let's get on with it then:

1-0

Sarcastic · « **Reply #63 on:** December 28, 2008, 06:09 am »

The only thing accomplished in a posting vote is racking post count up. Set up a poll and let it be.

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #64 on:** December 28, 2008, 06:21 am »

That last comment has been kind of proven to be wrong several times. Some people just vote in the poles and don't read the discussion at all. The post voting allows us to determine the actual vote of people who know what's going on and didn't just vote in the poll just so they could vote. (this basic concept was agreed apon by several mods, so if you disagree, argue with them)

anyway.

Make that 2-0

Sarcastic · « **Reply #65 on:** December 28, 2008, 06:23 am »

Big deal. Someone could just read the last page and ignore over half the topic. All post voting does is poll in a different way and on this forum rack up post count.

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #66 on:** December 28, 2008, 06:29 am »

Be that as it may, it still happens and the mods agree. By arguing, you are racking up posts.

Sarcastic · « **Reply #67 on:** December 28, 2008, 06:31 am »

I'm obviously talking to the expert of post racking.

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #68 on:** December 28, 2008, 11:05 am »

Thank you. I'm just relaying what the mods say though so flatter them and not me. I am no expert.

Sarcastic · « **Reply #69 on:** December 28, 2008, 04:00 pm »

I beg to differ.

Posts: 1042 (22.170 per day)

urkspleen · « **Reply #70 on:** December 28, 2008, 05:36 pm »

First off,

second, who cares how much someone posts as long as it is not spam, and is in the spirit of having a productive discussion?

Ross · « **Reply #71 on:** December 28, 2008, 08:10 pm »

Quote from: urkspleen on December 28, 2008, 05:36 pm

second, who cares how much someone posts as long as it is not spam, and is in the spirit of having a productive discussion?

Correct. Shut up about post racking, get back on topic.

SoulPain (FanEAW) · « **Reply #72 on:** December 28, 2008, 08:10 pm »

Sarcastic, you are seriously starting to get annoying, stop being cocky and stop being bossy and annoying and whiny, we are discussing what will happen to my idea here, so STOP. before you get banned by the mods. just a friendly warning.

Fan.

Mir'ika · « **Reply #73 on:** December 30, 2008, 03:44 am »

3-0. And agreed- STOP ARGUING! Or I shall be forced to sic a pack of ghouls upon you and sacrifice you to Nyarlathotep, The Crawling Chaos.

D · « **Reply #74 on:** December 30, 2008, 06:49 am »

im against 3-1

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #75 on:** December 31, 2008, 05:13 am »

And sorry bout getting off topic again, but this will be the last.

Quote from: Sarcastic on December 28, 2008, 04:00 pm

I beg to differ.

Posts: 1042 (22.170 per day)

Notice that you have to take the amount of time I'm on, then the speed at which I type (which is pretty fast verses some people), and how fast I can manuever around the site (which is also fairly fast)

Okay sorry bout that, just had to clear that up, now back to topic.

SoulPain (FanEAW) · « **Reply #76 on:** January 01, 2009, 07:51 am »

4-1 of course i wont be agaisnt my idea... ADD THEM UP lol

Mandalor Vipeer · « **Reply #77 on:** January 01, 2009, 10:38 am »

Pretty sure it passed here.

SoulPain (FanEAW) · « **Reply #78 on:** January 02, 2009, 12:06 am »

ight waiting fer a mod to close and move, thank you.

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