Lambda-class T-4a shuttle/Legends

The Imperial Lambda-class shuttle is a standard light utility craft commonly in use throughout the Imperial military. It is reasonably well-armed, with two wing-mounted dual laser gun turrets and a pair of chin-mounted, fixed-forward twin laser guns, suggesting that its main role is special operations forces insertion and extraction. Its similarity to an already-existing type of civilian light utility craft reinforces this impression. However, because of poor acceleration and manueverability it is incapable of adequately defending itself from enemy starfighter forces.

The Lambda-class shuttle was being phased into service during The Empire Strikes Back, replacing an earlier craft seen in that film, and production ceased after the Empire fell.

In the LucasArts computer game TIE Fighter, the Lambda-class shuttle was erroneously referred to as a Tyderian shuttle. It is unknown how or why this error occurred.