Nu-class Attack Shuttle

Nu-class Attack Shuttle
Production
Manufacturer	Cygnus Spaceworks
Model	Nu-class attack/transport shuttle
Class	Shuttle
Technical Specifications
Length	18.9 meters
Height	24.34 meters
Hyperdrive system	Equipped
Armament	2 dual forward mounted laser canons 2 dual light laser cannons
Crew	1 Pilot 1 Co-pilot
Passengers	30
Usage
Role(s)	Transport Attack craft
Affiliation(s)	Galactic Republic Republic Navy Galactic Empire Imperial Navy

The Nu-class attack shuttle, also known as the Republic attack shuttle, was an armored shuttlecraft used by the Grand Army of the Republic throughout the Clone Wars. The design was intended to be a supplement to LAAT Gunships used to ferry troops onto the battlefield as well as deliver officers and diplomats. The shuttle featured heavy armor and shielding as well as long-range communications.

Complement

Nu-Class Shuttle in landing configuration

This line of shuttle was piloted by two individuals, one to fly the ship and another to serve as a gunner. In addition a maximum of thirty passengers could ride aboard the shuttle at once. Nu-class shuttles were equipped with a pair of forward mounted medium laser cannons and two light rotating laser cannons.

History

A Nu-class shuttle ferried Ahsoka Tano to Christophsis to meet her new master, Anakin Skywalker, for the first time. Commander Cody and Captain Rex flew a shuttle of this design on their inspection tour of Republic military outposts which included the Rishi moon listening outpost.

Nahdar Vebb arrived to rendezvous with Jedi Master Kit Fisto during the search for the escaped Separatist leader Nute Gunray that led the two Jedi and a team of clones into General Grievous' lair. A Nu-class Attack Shuttle used a tractor beam to recover Jedi Knight Anakin Skywalker's escape pod after he rammed the Star Destroyer Defender into the flagship, Procurer, breaking the Separatist blockade above Ryloth.

A Rho-class medical shuttle departs from Ringo Vinda.

A similar model to the Nu-class was the Rho-class transport shuttle, outfitted with cargo modules attached to the ship's hull, allowing them to serve as supply ships. These modules could house a large amount of cargo and were connected to the main shuttle via turbolift, like the one D-Squad utilized in their escape from the planet Abafar. Others could act as medical transports to evacuate wounded clones from the field. One such shuttle was to deliver a stricken Clone Trooper Tup during the battle of Ringo Vinda.

Appearances

The Clone Wars

• "Cat and Mouse"
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (film) (First appearance)
• "Rookies"
• "Lair of Grievous"
• "Dooku Captured"
• "The Gungan General"
• "Storm Over Ryloth"
• "Brain Invaders"
• "Death Trap"
• "Assassin"
• "Witches of the Mist"
• "Deception"
• "A War on Two Fronts"
• "Fugitive"
• "Orders"
• "Victory and Death"

The Bad Batch

• "Aftermath"
• "Replacements"
• "Reunion"
• "Bounty Lost"
• "Devil's Deal"
• "The Solitary Clone"
• "Confined"
• "Shadows of Tantiss" (Wreckage only)
• "The Cavalry Has Arrived"