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Battlestar Galactica (Reimagined series) Battlestars Galactica, Atlantia, Triton, Solaria, Columbia and Pegasus are named in the mini-series. Beginning at the start of the Cylon War, twelve Battlestars were made, one representing each colony (with Galactica representing Caprica•• Flight pods Battlestars are known to possess two flight pods. The Galacticas flight pods retract during a FTL jump, although the Pegasus does not need to retract her flight pods during jumps. The flight pods are landing bays for returning Vipers and Raptors. Propulsion The Galactica has been seen to possess 6 sub-light engine pods while the Pegasus is known to possess 8 engine pods. The Battlestars themselves are highly maneuverable and are able to dock with stations such as Ragnar Anchorage. Defense Armament Large-calibre main gunsThe two guns on each turret fire rounds in tandem. These guns have been seen to possess at least two settings: suppression-fire mode, where they fire explosive flak rounds, and a salvo mode where they fire heavy anti-ship rounds. Firing in salvo these rounds are highly effective against Cylon Basestars. Point defense guns (mounting two guns apiece)These kinetic energy weapons are smaller then a Battlestar's main guns, and have been seen to suppress enemy fire such as nuclear ordnance fired by Cylon Basestars. They are also easily capable of destroying Cylon Raiders. Nuclear Ordnance Galactica had five nuclear warheads on board as of the outbreak of war. It is unknown how many the Pegasus carries, if any. The delivery method of these weapons is as yet unknown, but it is possible to arm a Raptor with nuclear ordnance. Armor Battlestar's are armored with plate over a rib structure. The Galactica has had a very large portion of its armor plate removed, exposing the underlying rib structure, due to the decomissioning process . The Pegasus, which had just arrived in drydock for maintenance, has a full complement of armor. In the miniseries, Galactica withstood a direct nuclear detonation with little apparent damage to its command structure and fighter bays. The Mercury class Battlestar Pegasus has full armor plates and withstood at least five nuclear hits while still remaining operational to inflict heavy damage to a Cylon Basestar with a salvo from its bow battery. While Galactica lost 85 lives when hit by a single nuclear missile, Pegasus lost fewer than 6 lives during its battle with three Basestars while bombarded with both nuclear missiles and conventional weapons. Air group The Battlestar Galactica was originally equipped with 80 Viper MK I air/space superiority fighters. These were upgraded to Viper MK II fighters during the Cylon war. In addition to improved maneuverability, the MK II fighters were also equipped with two light missile racks. Before the Cylon holocaust on the Twelve Colonies, the Galactica had its fighter squadrons upgraded to Mk VII Vipers; most of these, however, were removed and reassigned pending the Battlestar's decommission. A squadron of Galactica Mark VII vipers was destroyed by two raiders after being deactivated by the Cylon virus in the upgraded navigational program. Galactica is also equipped with numerous jump-capable Raptor multi-role spacecraft, used for transportation, reconnaissance, scouting, and electronic counter-measures. Crew Galactica's crew complement prior to her scheduled decommissioning was around 2,000. This figure is higher for a fully-staffed Battlestar, exceeding the 5,000 mark. After the Cylon attack, Galactica's crew complement has risen to over 2,500. After the settlement of New Caprica, Galactica's complement was gradually reduced as crew members left the ship and joined the civilians on the planet surface. When the Cylons reappeared 380 days after the establishment of settlements on New Caprica, Galactica was manned by a skeleton crew that could barely launch a squadron of Vipers for training, much less fly an efficient combat air patrol. After the rescue of the population of New Caprica, Galactica's crew compliment is bolstered by the return of the retired crewmembers from the surface as well as the refugees from the Pegasus. The ship is most likely up to its full wartime compliment of 5,000+. A Battlestar's crew, aside from the Marine Corps component present aboard the vessel, are Colonial Fleet personnel. As such, the crew falls into a common, hierarchical, military rank structure. This hierarchy is divided into two broad groups: commissioned officers who exercise command oversight; and enlisted personnel (including non-commissioned officers) who perform technical duties or exercise first-line supervisory authority. List of Battlestars
Creation The re-imagined series Battlestar as well as the series' other visual effects are designed and created by Zoic Studios. General information Battlestars are the premier capital ships of the 12 Colonies; Battlestars have fought for at least five hundred yahren in the Thousand Year War against the Cylon Alliance. The hull is divided into the main hull with the bridge and propulsion systems, and winged hangar bays on the port and starboard sides. Each hangar bay typically carries many Viper Starfighters and several shuttles. The fuel for a Battlestar and its Vipers is called tylium, a mysterious material that can be found on certain planets.• Battlestar armament Laser turrets The laser turrets are basically the same weapon as a Viper's laser cannon based on appearances alone. There are several known types of turret. One, the anti-ship type, is a slow-tracking heavy turret found along the outer edge of both hangar bays. They have longer barrels than other turrets. Above each anti-ship turret is an anti-fighter turret. They are flatter and thinner in appearance and track much faster. Their barrels are smaller and closer together. These weapons however lack the punch to slug it out with capital ships.• Forward lasers The forward lasers have only been seen in The Living Legend Pt. 2 and The Hand of God and are often confused with anti-ship missiles. They are powerful, orange-beamed weapons solely for capital ship use. Anti-ship missiles These heavy missiles gave a Battlestar enough firepower to utterly destroy at least two Basestars. The only example of their use is in The Living Legend, Part 2. They are often confused with the forward lasers because they were fired at the same time in the above-mentioned episode. List of Battlestars Only five Battlestars were known to have survived by the time the original movie took place. Last surviving Battlestar, built 500 yahren before the close of the Thousand Yahren War. Commanded by Commander Adama. The Galactica has about 150 Vipers aboard, a mixture of its own, some from the other Battlestars at the Peace Conference, and a great number of fighters from the Pegasus. Battlestar of President Adar, lost at the Peace Conference. Shown in the original pilot film. Lost at the Peace Conference. Referenced in background radio chatter in the original pilot film ("... Battlestars Atlantia and Acropolis losing speed..", "...no response from the Triton and the Pacifica") Lost at the Peace Conference. Referenced in background radio chatter in the original pilot film ("... Battlestars Atlantia and Acropolis losing speed..", "...no response from the Triton and the Pacifica") Lost at the Peace Conference. Referenced in background radio chatter in the original pilot film ("... Battlestars Atlantia and Acropolis losing speed..", "...no response from the Triton and the Pacifica") Sole survivor of the Battle of Molecay, 2 yahren before the Destruction of the Colonies. The Pegasus was commanded by Commander Cain. Missing since the Battle of Gamoray. In the episode "Gun on Ice Planet Zero", a Cadet Cree claims to be from the Battlestar Columbia in an attempt to foil the interrogation efforts by the Centurion Vulpa. Vulpa answers back that the Columbia was lost in the Peace Conference with the rest of the fleet. | |||||||||||
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