Long Distance Assault Transport

The Long Distance Assault Transport (LDAT) was an experimental variant of the Low Altitude Assault Transport (LAAT) that was equipped with a hyperdrive. While LAATs relied upon capital ships for transit between star systems, LDAT gunships were able to travel independently at long distances. It sacrificed much of its passenger capacity for its hyperdrive complement, sensory and jamming equipment, and additional fueling systems. It also had notably less armament than the LAAT, instead only having two heavy laser cannons and a single top-mounted torpedo launcher.

LDAT gunships were introduced in early 21 BBY, however the expense of its hyperdrives and sensors meant that it did not see mainstream use, and was instead reserved solely for certain special forces detachments within the Grand Army of the Republic. One notable unit that used these gunships was a covert company of clone shadow troopers known as Black Chameleon, who used a squadron of black-colored LDAT gunships in their long-distance operations.