Many of these shuttles were put to use by both the New Republic and the Galactic Federation of Free Alliances. These shuttles were identical to the standard model, but lacked the code transponders of those utilized by the Empire.įollowing the collapse of the Empire, Cygnus Spaceworks continued to produce Lambda shuttles. Similarly, the Rebel Alliance kept a small fleet of the shuttles on hand for the transportation of sensitive personnel between different fleet elements. Even though upward of ninety percent of all Lambdas were in Imperial possession, the nonmilitary version, produced by Sienar, was available for sale on the open market for a short time, and numerous craft were sold to different sector governments, corporate fleets, and other private parties. The Lambda was not used solely by the Empire. Even though Sienar was responsible for the ship's design and initial production run, Cygnus Spaceworks was later subcontracted to produce a heavily armed military version that was equipped with ten Laser Cannons. These engineers had been enticed into defecting to Sienar, lured by promises of high pay and tangible benefits. The Lambda design was developed as the direct successor to the Theta-Class Shuttle by a group of former Cygnus Spaceworks engineers. It was this strike team that ultimately brought the second Death Star's defensive shields down, allowing the Rebel fleet to converge and subsequently destroy the Space Station. It is perhaps ironic that one particular Lambda, the Tydirium, was employed by the Rebel Alliance to deliver a strike force to The Forest Moon of Endor. A workhorse of the Imperial Fleet, Lambda-Class Shuttles have transported Imperial luminaries such as Lord Darth Vader, as well as Emperor Palpatine himself. One of the most recognizable Imperial spacecraft is the Lambda-Class Shuttle.
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