Svelte Shuttle

Svelte Shuttle
Craft: Silviut Corporation Svelte-class Shuttle
Affiliation: Empire
Era: New Republic
Source: The Jedi Academy Sourcebook (pages 128-130), Starships of the Galaxy (page 73)
Type: Svelte-class shuttle
Scale: Starfighter
Length: 17 meters
Skill: Space transports: Svelte shuttle
Crew: 2 (can coordinate), gunners: 4, skeleton: 1/+5
Crew Skill: Space transports 5D, starship gunnery 4D+2, starship shields 4D+1
Passengers: 15
Cargo Capacity: 50 metric tons
Consumables: 2 months
Cost: Not available for sale
Hyperdrive Multiplier: x1
Hyperdrive Backup: x5
Nav Computer: Yes
Maneuverability: 2D
Space: 6
Atmosphere: 330; 950 kmh
Hull: 4D+2
Shields: 2D
Sensors:

Passive: 30/0D
Scan: 45/1D
Search: 80/2D
Focus: 4/2D+2

Weapons:

2 Double Blaster Cannons

Fire Arc: 1 front, 1 back
Crew: 1
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-3/12/28
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/1.2/2.8 km
Damage: 5D

2 Double Laser Cannons (fire-linked)

Fire Arc: Back
Crew: 2
Skill: Starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-8/14/30
Atmosphere Range: 100-800/1.4/30 km
Damage: 4D+1

Capsule: The Svelte-class Imperial shuttle was designed as a more aggressive replacement for the fractured Empire's aging Lambda-class shuttle in the years after Palpatine's demise.

The Silviut Corporation leveraged its experience as a subcontractor to craft a superior vessel, capable of both long-range transport and space combat support. While inferior to a true starfighter, the Svelte-class shuttle was capably maneuverable and well-armed for a shuttle.

Often dubbed the "Vader-class" shuttle by Imperial pilots, the shuttle's black finish indeed gave it the appearance reminiscent of a space-borne beetle or the famous Sith Lord.