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|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon war]]
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|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Zero Hour]], concurrent with [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]
|date=[[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Zero Hour]], concurrent with [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]].
|place=[[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]
|place=[[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]
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Sometime during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the Cylons lead an attack on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]. Utilizing numerous [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] squadrons armed with nuclear missiles, they destroy at least three battlestars and several support vessels.
Sometime during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]](given the complete surprise shown by the defenders probably at the very moment the war began), the Cylons lead an attack on the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]. Utilizing numerous [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] squadrons armed with nuclear missiles, they destroy at least three battlestars and several support vessels.


''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' is docked at the shipyards, and about to undergo a three-month systems overhaul, when the attack occurs. In preparation for the refit, all computer networks are shut down, leaving the battlestar largely unaffected by Cylon infiltration of the [[Command Navigation Program]]. As the attack occurs, Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen|Belzen]] reports that all computers are down and that the crew must perform all functions manually.
''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' is docked at the shipyards, and about to undergo a three-month systems overhaul, when the attack occurs. In preparation for the refit, all computer networks are shut down, leaving the battlestar largely unaffected by Cylon infiltration of the [[Command Navigation Program]]. As the attack occurs, Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen|Belzen]] reports that all computers are down and that the crew must perform all functions manually.

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Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards
Fall of the Scorpian Ship Yards
Fall of the Scorpian Ship Yards
Fall of the Scorpian Ship Yards
Summary
Conflict: Second Cylon war
Date: Zero Hour, concurrent with Fall of the Twelve Colonies.
Related Episode(s):
Place: Scorpion Fleet Shipyards
Result: Decisive Cylon victory
  • At least 3 battlestars and 3 other military vessels[1][2]
  • 12 Vipers and 2 Raptors from Pegasus's air wing. 12 further craft beyond repair.Unknown, minimal"
Combatants
Colonial Fleet Cylons
Commanders
Admiral Helena Cain Basestar command
Strength
At least 4 battlestars (including Pegasus) and 3 support vessels [1][2] Unknown number of basestars and associated Raiders
Materiel Losses
Shipyards, as well as:
  • At least 3 battlestars and 3 other military vessels[1][2]
  • 12 Vipers and 2 Raptors from Pegasus's air wing. 12 further craft beyond repair.
Unknown, minimal
Casualties
At least 723 crewmen lost on Pegasus, plus those lost on other ships.
Unknown, minimal
Battle Chronology
Previous Next
Fall of the Twelve Colonies Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards Battle of Ragnar Anchorage


Sometime during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies(given the complete surprise shown by the defenders probably at the very moment the war began), the Cylons lead an attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards. Utilizing numerous Raider squadrons armed with nuclear missiles, they destroy at least three battlestars and several support vessels.

Pegasus is docked at the shipyards, and about to undergo a three-month systems overhaul, when the attack occurs. In preparation for the refit, all computer networks are shut down, leaving the battlestar largely unaffected by Cylon infiltration of the Command Navigation Program. As the attack occurs, Colonel Belzen reports that all computers are down and that the crew must perform all functions manually.

While tethered to its dock, Pegasus is swarmed by Raiders and struck by several missiles. Fuel and ordnance ignites on the battlestar's hangar decks, leading to explosions that cause over 700 casualties. Subsequently, Admiral Cain orders the bow reverse thrusters to be fired and the ship tears itself free from the umbilicals of the burning shipyard.

With Pegasus' defenses still down, and two nuclear missile inbound, Cain determines that a hasty departure is their only means of survival. She orders the CIC crew to spin up the FTL drive, and to perform a blind jump on her command. "Wherever. Anywhere. Just jump", Cain recounts to Commander Adama and President Roslin in a conversation shortly after Galactica is tracked down by Pegasus, several months later.

Cain's blind jump is a success primarily because Pegasus escapes the Cylons, but also because the ship avoids colliding with a celestial body - an event not unlikely when jumping without predetermined coordinates. Additionally (and ironically), the very weapons meant to destroy them aid Cain and her crew in making their escape; nuclear detonations occurring throughout the shipyard create bursts of electromagnetic radiation that interfere with Cylon DRADIS, masking the battlestar's jump as it flees and fooling the Cylons into believing that the ship is destroyed ("Pegasus", "Razor").

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References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 In "Pegasus", Cain says "Five ships, two of them battlestars, they were destroyed right there." In "Razor" two battlestars can be clearly seen in the establishing shot of the shipyard, and two ships of Valkyrie's design are destroyed later. Together with the unknown vessel above Pegasus, this makes at least four initial losses, which makes it likely that Cain's comment is an estimate.
  2. 2.0 2.1 It is unknown whether the large vessel above Pegasus is a designated as a battlestar by the Colonial Fleet.