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Emperor's personal shuttle

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The Emperor's personal shuttle, or simply the Emperor's shuttle, was a shuttle used by Galactic Emperor Sheev Palpatine. Heavily modified, the Lambda-class T-4a shuttle featured a cloaking device that rendered it invisible to all known forms of energy. Staffed with Royal Guards and heavily armed with five sets of laser cannons, the transport was easily identified by a grey stripe that ran down the front of its beak-like cockpit. In 4 ABY, the Emperor used his shuttle to reach the second Death Star in orbit over Endor.

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Facts

Manufacturer
Sienar Fleet Systems
Cygnus Space Workshops
Line
Abecederian line
Model
Lambda-class T-4a shuttle
Length
20 meters
Speed (MGLT)
54 MGLT
Max speed
850 kph
Hdsystem
Equipped
Shield gen
Deflector shield
Countermeasures
Cloaking device
Armament
Laser cannons (5)
Forward-facing double laser cannons (2)
Forward-facing wing-mounted double laser cannons (2)
Retractable rear-mounted double laser cannon (1)
Twin-rotating long-range blasters
Crew
Pilot (1)
Copilot (1)
Emperor's Royal Guards (6)
Passengers
20
Capacity
80 metric tons
Role
Transport
Affiliations
Galactic Empire
Owners
Emperor Palpatine

Appearances

7 works, in story order
  1. Lost Stars
  2. Trooper Trouble (mentioned only)
  3. Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi (first appearance)
  4. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi junior novelization
  5. Return of the Jedi: Beware the Power of the Dark Side!
  6. Kernels and Husks
  7. Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes

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