Sylph-17 Zapper

The Sylph-17 Zapper, often abbreviated as S17-Z and nicknamed Sitz by some, was a prototype Zapper-Class shuttle originally built for Saint Nympha Kayel. Due to it's resounding effectivity, but equal expense, the model ended up producing only a few copies, none of which were well-known. Only the original, piloted solely by Nympha Kayel himself and later his Acolyte, Dojuku Zheil, the S17-Z was known mainly for it's incredibly effective EGA thrusters and side-along Divacore Propulsion system, a combination rarely used in anything below Dynasty-Class ships beforehand.

Description
The S17-Z was rather similar to all Zapper-Class shuttles externally; it's main body is slender and small, designed for few passengers. The entrance and exit platform retracts and raises or lowers out the flat back, allowing easy access. Attached to both sides were a pair of horziontal 'butterfly' wings for stability, the main cannons located between the wings and main body. However unlike most Zapper-Class shuttles it was built with an extremely tough alloy, one that was so hard it was nicknamed "Diamond Steel" by scientists. The metal was found only on Aega, and was extremely difficult to come by. This metal did not offer much anti-aircraft defense but served to keep the small ship in-tact while it was firing Divacore.

The cannons were P12-E4, first using large supercharged shells to disable an enemy's shield and then using plasma-based rounds to tear through enemy hulls, though its artillery was weak compared to larger ships.