Lambda-class Imperial Shuttle

Name/Model# : | Lambda-class T-4a Imperial Shuttle <<Stats taken from WEG and TIE>>
Designer/Manufacturer : | Sienar Fleet Systems (Sublicensed to Cygnus Spaceworks)
Combat Designation : | AGTS (Armed Government Transport Shuttle)
Scale : | Starfighter
Length : | 20 Metres
Crew : | 4 >> 6 for "Special Missions" Additional 2 are for Secure Communications & Power Allocation OR 6 Crew 2 + Gunners 4
Skeleton Crew : | 1
Troop Capacity : | 10 Troops, can be modified to hold 20 Troops (Usual Stormtroopers or high-level Imperial officials)
Cost of Craft : | Not available for sale
Nav Computer : | Yes
Sublight Speed : | 65 MGLT (RPG=5 Space Units)
Hyperdrive Rating : | Class 1
Hyperdrive Backup : | Class 10
Hyperspace Range : | 17 Parsecs
Atmospheric Speed : | 850 kph
Manoeuvrability : | 1D
Cargo Capacity : | 80 Metric Tons
Consumables : | 2 Months
Weapons : | [Cygnus version] 10 Taim & Bak KX5 Laser Cannons (8 Forward, 2 Aft) OR [Cygnus version] 4 Taim & Bak KX5 Laser Cannons (All Forward) OR [Sienar version] 3 Double Blaster Cannons (2 Forward, 1 Aft) Crew: 3 Gunners per cannon Fire Control: 2D Space Range: 1-3/12/25 Space Units Atmospheric Range: 100 metres-300 metres/1.2 km/2.5 km Damage: 4D 2 Double Laser Cannons (Both Forward and Fire-Linked) Crew: 1 Gunner per cannons Fire Control: 3D+1 Space Range: 1-4/12/25 Space Units Atmospheric Range: 100 metres-400 metres/1.2 km/2.5 km Damage: 4D
Sensors : | Passive : 20 Space Units/0D Scan : 40 Space Units/1D Search : 80 Space Units/2D Focus : 4 Space Units/2D+2
Hull Composition : | Durasteel/Carbon Fibre
Shields/Hull Rating : | Shields 100 SBD. Hull 25 RU (RPG=Shields 1D+2. Hull 4D)

The Lambda-class Shuttle is used for transporting cargo as well as passengers to planets, starships, star docks, different fleets and systems. This makes it difficult for Rebel raiding forces to determine if the shuttle is carrying mere cargo or important Imperial Officials. The Lambda Shuttle was originally designed by Sienar Fleet Systems. SFS manufactures the shuttles, while Cygnus Spaceworks is subcontracted to manufacture a more heavily armed version. However, recently Cygnus Spaceworks has begun to produce a most lightly armed version of the shuttle that are virtually identical to the SFS model. The shuttle's armament allows the Lambda to travel without military escort. Also, its multiple shield generators and its heavily reinforced hull adds to this shuttle's survivability. On top of that, the shuttle has unusually powerful shields.

In flight this shuttle looks like an inverted Y, when landing, the lower wings fold up. Of all the of the shuttles in the Imperial Fleet, perhaps the most distinctive is this shuttle. It is also become the mainstay of Imperial government transportation. While the shuttle is generally best suited to space travel, atmospheric flight is made more stable by the ship's three huge wing surfaces. The Lambda Shuttle only needs two landing gear, which is the unusual feature of this shuttle. This is so since its powerful but heavy power core and hyperdrive motivator act like another landing gear. The power core and hyperdrive motivator ride squarely atop of the ship's legwells. For boarding and for debarking, a ramp telescopes from the lower forward fuselage, just beneath the cockpit.

Many government officials use the Lambda Shuttle for personal transport owing to their combination of combat worthiness and the large interior cargo area which could be converted to passenger space. The shuttle often carries only one or two persons in more luxurious conditions. The Emperor's personal shuttle is believed to be equipped with a cloaking device. Also it is known that the Emperor's top aides, military officers and operatives, Lord Darth Vader and the Grand Inquisitor have access to specially equipped shuttles that have a secured HoloNet transceivers, allowing instantaneous communication with Coruscant from any point in the Empire.

Unfortunately, the Lambda-class Shuttle is also used by the Rebellion. They use the shuttle for attacks on Imperial ships, rescue of ejected Rebel pilots, transport, escape and capture operations. The Rebels paint their terrorist symbol on both sides of the dorsal fin of the Lambda-class Shuttle to distinguish them from Lambda Shuttles in use by the Empire.

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