

Emergency Beacon has a range of 50 light years Range - 5/50km in space, 2.5/25k in atmosphereĬOMMUNICATIONS: Subspace transceiver with a range of 15 light years. Range - 5/50km in space, 2.5/25km in atmosphere Weapon - Double Blaster Cannons (3, 2 forward 1 rear) Hyperdirve - 400 ly per hour, 40 ly per hour on back up system Anything more than 30md applies all damage done.įlying - mach 10 in space, mach 5 in atmosphere with shields on, 850 kph in atmosphere with shields off Alterante configuration is 8 staterooms.Īrmour - Ignores attacks that do 30md points of damage or less. It was also rumored that it was equipped with a cloaking device for added protection.Ĭrew: 6 + 20 passengers. Emperor Palpatine's shuttle was equipped with extra shielding, for obvious reasons. These high-ranking officials often converted the cargo space into personal quarters and equipped them with secure HoloNet transceivers directly connected to Imperial Center. Vader and the Emperor in particular utilized shuttles during instances that required them to make a personal appearance as a means of motivating the troops. Thus, the vehicle class found itself used by key Imperial officials including Darth Vader and even Emperor Palpatine himself. The Lambda was also favored by Imperial personnel because it was heavily armed and shielded. Lower ranking officers usually used the TIE shuttle, while the larger Lambda-class shuttles were reserved for flag officers. The Lambda-class shuttle was used along with the TIE/sh shuttle to transport officers between ships in a fleet. The T-4a was the immediate successor of the Theta-class T-2c shuttle, and was first introduced in 19 BBY at some point after the Imperial subjugation of Kashyyyk. Although these shuttles were primarily manufactured by Sienar, Cygnus was subcontracted to build a more heavily armed military version. The Lambda-class T-4a shuttle was designed by former Cygnus Spaceworks employees who were lured away by Sienar Fleet Systems, which promised them high salaries, a portion of future profits, and even personal star yachts. The Lambda-class T-4a shuttle was a standard light utility craft in common use throughout the Imperial military as a transport for troops and high-ranking individuals
