Fast and nimble the Topaz class is loved by their pilots, the "small mean thing" as they call it, is a minute but aggressive shuttlecraft with a weapon bay capable of carrying some serious firepower for such small craft, on the particle projection strips side its slightly lacking as they offer only frontal arc coverage, the side by side cockpit arrangement is also a plus as it allows the pilot and WSO to have great visibility and a lot of room for prolonged armed recon missions.