Despite being carried on most of the larger capital ships of the Cylon Empire, the shuttle is actually quite a rarely used vessel. Whilst occupying a similar role to the Colonial Shuttle, the Cylons mainly use theirs for cargo transport in safe areas. The prime people mover for the Empire is the Raider and this is used in all normal shuttle situations. For major troop movements the Baseship transport variant is used predominately because of its planetary landing capability and the fact that it is much less vulnerable than a standard shuttle. So the Cylon shuttle is a seldom-used light cargo transport craft. However, unlike the Colonial shuttle, the Cylon variant is armed as standard with a turret mounted turbolaser battery. But, like most Cylon craft, it is slow, heavy and not terribly manoeuvrable.
Piloting (Colonial Shuttle)
| TL | dst/HP | Hnd/SR | HT | Move | LWt. | Load | SM | Occ | dDR | Range | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 50 | -1/5 | 12 | 2G/360 mps | 300 | 117.3 | +7 | 3SV | 10 | x2.25 | $21.0M |
Streamlined, Artifical gravity.
Top air speed is 2,500 mph; Hnd/SR is 1/5.
| Front Hull | System |
|---|---|
| [1] | Nanocomposite armour (dDR 10) |
| [2!] | Secondary battery (two turret 10 MJ particle beams; 12 tons cargo) |
| [3] | Cargo (15 tons) |
| [4] | Cargo (15 tons) |
| [5] | Cargo (15 tons) |
| [6] | Cargo (15 tons) |
| Central Hull | System |
| [1] | Nanocomposite armour (dDR 10) |
| [2!] | Contragravity lifter |
| [3] | Cargo (15 tons) |
| [4] | Cargo (15 tons) |
| [5] | Cargo (15 tons) |
| [6] | Fuel tank (15 tons, 120 mps) |
| [Core] | Control room (3 control stations, complexity 8, comm/sensor 6) |
| Rear Hull | System |
| [1] | Nanocomposite armour (dDR 10) |
| [2!] | Stardrive (FTL-1) |
| [3!] | Antimatter plasma torch engine (1G acceleration) |
| [4] | Antimatter plasma torch engine (1G acceleration) |
| [5] | Fuel tank (15 tons, 120 mps) |
| [6] | Fuel tank (15 tons, 120 mps) |
| [Core] | Fusion power plant (1 Power Points) |