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Monday June 24, 2002
The clone air transport reminded
me of the Warhammer 40K Thunderhawk Gunships. What were the influences on
this design?
This report comes from the Official Star Wars Site!
Answered by: Doug Chiang
The Republic gunships were influenced by helicopter gunships. The script called for highly maneuverable vehicles that could hover and carry troops. The obvious analogy was helicopters so we used that as the foundation to base the design. The twin cockpit is in tribute to the Hind 24 Soviet attack helicopter.