Sigma-Class Long-Range Shuttle

Reference Book: Star Wars Saga Edition Legacy Era Campaign Guide

A Hyperdrive-equipped long range shuttle designed for ferrying diplomats and important beings from one side of the galaxy to another, the Sigma-Class Long-Range shuttle from Sienar Fleet Systems is favored by Imperial officials who prefer to be their own pilots (Or who prefer to have only a small retinue). The Sigma-Class Long-Range Shuttle doesn't really compete with the more pervasive Nune-Class Imperial Shuttle. While the Nune-Class Shuttle is ideal for interplanetary travel within a given sector or region of space and often doubles as a troop transport, the Sigma-Class Shuttle is reserved for Imperial officials who need to travel across vast regions of space, such as from The Core to The Outer Rim and back again. Most bureaucratic offices on worlds controlled by the Empire keep at least one Sigma-Class Shuttle in good working order for the rare occasion that an official needs to travel across the galaxy. If the Nune-Class Shuttle is the workhorse of shuttles, the Sigma-Class is more like a luxury transport. Though not quite as extravagantly appointed as a luxury yacht, the Sigma-Class provides a comfortable environs for long-range travel, including several spacious passenger compartments, a well-stocked galley, and a large, open cargo area capable of carrying personal Speeders.

The Imperial Knights make extensive use of Sigma-Class Long-Range Shuttles when performing missions as a group. These shuttles are specially modified to carry up to three Predator-Class Starfighters in their cargo holds, at the expense of most of the ship's cargo space.