A shuttle could be piloted by a skeleton crew consisting of a single officer during emergencies.
It had a crew of six: a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, communications officer, gunner, and engineer. The Lambda was designed as both a cargo and troop transport and could carry 80 tons or more than 20 soldiers. When landing, the wings fold in, shrinking the vessel's silhouette.The well-armed vessel has two forward-facing double laser cannons, two wing-mounted double cannons, and a rear-facing double laser cannon. When in flight, the side wings fold out for greater stabilization. It has three wings: a stationary center foil and two articulated flanking wings. Even the Empire's elite, like Darth Vader and the Emperor Palpatine used these shuttles. The Empire pressed the shuttle into service for both cargo ferrying and passenger duty. 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.Īn elegant example that stands apart from typical brutish Imperial engineering, the Lambda-class shuttle is a multi-purpose transport used in the Imperial starfleet.
