Tel'tak

Tel'taks are small transport ships used by the Goa'uld, the Jaffa, the Tok'ra, and the Lucian Alliance. The Tau'ri have also briefly made use of stolen tel'taks until acquiring their own hyperspace-capable vessels.

Overview
A tel'tak is a vaguely pyramid-shaped vessel with an elongated nose. The rear section of the vessel curves into a pair of wings. When landed, the tips of the wings, located near the mid-section, retract to allow boarding, then extend once more when in-flight. The ship is divided into two major sections -- the flight deck, onto which the main entrance opens, and a cargo section in the back. They are separated by a bulkhead, which is removable to allow for more space during flight. The tel'tak's primary role is that of a transport vessel, either for cargo or passengers.

The basic model of tel'tak is equipped with a hyperdrive, transportation rings, and four escape pods located in the cockpit. They are unarmed and possess no shields. They are highly maneuverable thanks to their small size, but no match for Death Gliders. Their speed, both sublight and hyperspace, is inferior to that of a Ha'tak or Al'kesh, but they are capable of docking aboard the former.

At least one Tok'ra tel'tak had a modified communicator, which transformed human voice into a symbiote voice when broadcasting.

Tel'taks are often modified so as to make them more versatile, particularly when in the hands of those not directly aligned with the Goa'uld. Shields are the most common addition, making the vessel somewhat more robust than normal, though not by much. Staff cannons have also been equipped to them, though this is less common. The bounty hunter Aris Boch could control his tel'tak remotely, at least for simple tasks. This ship was also the first shown to have a cloaking device, a feature at the time only found in Sokar's ships but which eventually became practically standard for all tel'taks.

Known Tel'taks

 * Aris Boch's Tel'tak
 * Tok'ra Tel'tak
 * Selmak's Tel'tak
 * Ronan's Tel'tak
 * Caius' cargo ship
 * Odai Ventrell's Tel'tak
 * Jacek's Tel'tak