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weaponry
This is not a starfighter and not a ground assault vehicle, however the presence of ten different gun barrels is testament to the shuttle's military use. The weapons appear to be larger than those of a TIE fighter, at least in terms of their exposed lengths. If the shuttle is not nimble enough to compete with starfighters, its guns may deter slower-moving aggressors.

The barrels come in several lengths. Shorter guns are mounted in joined pairs at the front ends of the wing hinge shafts, and at the stern above the level of the thruster nozzles. The directions of the front guns appear to be fixed. They may be used against targets that don't have much angular motion relative to the shuttle; ie. objects that are large or incapable of great acceleration. The stern guns protrude from a horizontal slot in a hemispherical mount, so they may be able to traverse with one degree of freedom.

On each lateral wing there is a pair of turret disks on opposite surfaces of the wing, near the wing joint. Each disk has one barrel which is longer than the fixed-forward type. These can rotated through ninety degrees, and their rotation is in a vertical direction when the shuttle is in its flight mode. Thus the guns can aim forward or down and are somewhat mobile; this may be useful for clearing a landing zone in semi-hostile territory.