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Acclamator-class assault ship is fictional starship from the universe of Star Wars. It was first seen in the movie Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
The 700 meter long Acclamator-class assault ship carries thousands of Galactic Republic Clonetroopers into battle. They possess heavy armaments - including 12 heavy turbolaser emplacements similar to the type found on Imperial Star Destroyers and can also serve as Star Frigates to support their landing groups. Eighty LAAT gunships were carried to insert personnel or cargo to a battlezone.
In their first engagement, the Battle of Geonosis, the Acclamator-class performed admirably, shooting down or capturing many of the Trade Federation's ring-shaped battleships while delivering legions of Clonetroopers to the battlefield. The ships would see many battles in both the Clone Wars and the Galactic Civil War. Descendants of the Acclamator-class - including the Victory Star Destroyers and their successors, the Imperial Star Destroyers - would soldier on throughout the 20-year Galactic Civil War, fighting alongside their predecessors.
There appears to have been several variants of the Acclamator dedicated for combat rather than planetary assault. One example may the Rand Ecliptic, which had two docking bays that had openings on both port and starboard. There was no large downward-facing hanger bay as seen on the Acclamator, but there were large retractable loading ramps in order for the clonetroopers to board.
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