The T3 Lion was the standard large shuttle of the Star Army of Yamatai until it was phased out in favor of the Ke-T7 "Raccoon" Transport Shuttle around YE 30. They can still occasionally be seen in civilian use since some were sold as surplus.

• Primary Purpose: Interstellar Transport
• Secondary Purpose: Planetary Landings
• Service Dates: YE 24 - YE 30
• Range: 10 days of travel (about 137 light-years at maximum speed)
• Speed: 5000c, Mach 5 in atmosphere.
• Load Capacity: 52 personnel with gear or 2 personnel with cargo.

Weapons: 3 Phased Pulse Cannon Turrets

• Purpose: General
• Damage: Moderate
• Range: 10,000 miles
• Rate of Fire: 3 times a second
• Payload Effectively Unlimited
• Systems: ADN, Anti-Gravity, Armor, CDD, Communications, Chaff/Flare Dispensers, Emergency Homing Beacon, Shields, Sensors, Stasis system, Thermoptic Camouflage (not on civilian version).

For emergency situations, the shuttle contains a stash of 468 standard Star Army Field Rations, 1000 gallons of Water, 10 WickedArms TA-17 Survival Kits , and ten WickedArms TA-13 Field Surgery Kits . The stasis function has a maximum use of twenty years.