In the event of emergencies, the cockpit capsule could separate from the main craft to act as an escape pod.
An IM-6 battlefield medical droid was commonly carried aboard in an emergency locker. The crew complement comprised a clone trooper pilot and co-pilot/forward gunner in the hunchbacked cockpit, and two auxiliary gunners stationed in pinpoint composite-beam turrets extending on articulated arms from the troop cabin. In addition to its trooper complement, housed on a deckplate protected by drooping wings and a sliding side door, the LAAT/i could carry four military speeder bikes in an aft-deployable rack. 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.
The LAAT/i was a repulsorlift infantry transport capable of carrying up to thirty troopers.