Talk:Upsilon-class Shuttle Expansion Pack/@comment-69.77.213.86-20170508131828/@comment-454133-20170508161345

The Lambda is much cheaper. If you need the cheapest possible Palpmobile, then the Lambda carries Emperor Palpatine and gives you a 5 shield + 5 hull + 3 attack ship for only 29 points (21+8), albeit with a poor dial that leaves it quite vulnerable if not defended. Even before equipping palpatine, the cheapest Upsilon is 30 points.

That said, IMO the Upsilon is a better ship for your points if you can afford an upgrade. It has a much better dial, great support abilities (e.g. Major Stridan with Fleet Officer + Systems Officer supporting allies at range 3), great upgrade slot selection, and a much better attack (that 4th die, or 5th at range 1, really punches hard) that makes enemies really worry about being in your arc, which can help control the layout of the battlefield etc.

Also an old role of the Lambda -- shuttling crew other than Palp -- has been taken from it by the TIE Bomber's TIE Shuttle title. At 16 points, the Scimitar Squadron Pilot saves you 5 points compared to an Omicron. It has much less HP, but a much better dial for keeping up with the fleet and/or avoiding enemy arcs, and a barrel roll action, etc. Why field a Lambda as a support craft when cramming officers into a torpedo tube is cheaper?

This leaves the Lambda with a much diminished role, and it sees even less use now that Palpy has been nerfed. It's still a decent ship if used well (e.g. Captain Yorr for stress redirection, or shielding officers with more HP than a torpedo tube), and the upgrade cards that come in the expansion are quite valuable, partcularly crew such as Darth Vader (Crew), Rebel Captive, Weapons Engineer, and Navigator, which all see a good deal of use.