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[[File:TRS - Flesh and Bone - Sharon Valerii and Gaius Baltar in Lab.jpg|thumb|{{Callsign|Boomer}} and [[Gaius Baltar]] in his [[medlab]], with a disassembled warhead appropriated for the [[Cylon detector]] {{TRS|Flesh and Bone}}.]] | |||
'''Class-D nuclear warheads''' are a type of nuclear weapon used by [[battlestar]]s and their [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] squadrons. | '''Class-D nuclear warheads''' are a type of nuclear weapon used by [[battlestar]]s and their [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] squadrons. | ||
After news of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]] and the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]], Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] orders a desperate search through Fleet database records for munitions depots to rearm ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' as its own had been [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Miniseries|destroyed as part of her scheduled decommissioning]]. | After news of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Twelve Colonies]] and the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]], Commander [[William Adama|Adama]] orders a desperate search through Fleet database records for munitions depots to rearm ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' as its own munitions had been [[List of Deleted Scenes (RDM)#Miniseries|destroyed as part of her scheduled decommissioning]]. | ||
Little else is noted about the weapons, except that Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]]'s records indicate that 50 pallets of these warheads are kept at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] along with [[missile tubes|missiles]] and [[small arms]] ammunition {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}. | Little else is noted about the weapons, except that Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]]'s records indicate that 50 pallets of these warheads are kept at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] along with [[missile tubes|missiles]] and [[small arms]] ammunition {{TRS|Miniseries, Night 1}}. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:31, 10 May 2024
Class-D nuclear warheads are a type of nuclear weapon used by battlestars and their Viper squadrons.
After news of the Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies and the Colonial Fleet, Commander Adama orders a desperate search through Fleet database records for munitions depots to rearm Galactica as its own munitions had been destroyed as part of her scheduled decommissioning.
Little else is noted about the weapons, except that Colonel Tigh's records indicate that 50 pallets of these warheads are kept at Ragnar Anchorage along with missiles and small arms ammunition (TRS: "Miniseries, Night 1").
Use of Colonial nuclear weapons
Insufficient information exists as to whether the other nuclear warheads seen through the series are also Class-D or of some other type. It is probable, but not verifiable, that Pegasus gave some of these weapons to Galactica, when the two battlestars pooled their resources.
- One warhead is given to Gaius Baltar for his Cylon detector (TRS: "Bastille Day"), which he later hands over to Gina Inviere and the Demand Peace movement. In her depression, Inviere detonates the warhead, destroying Cloud Nine and several other civilian ships (TRS: "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II").
- Galactica herself readies and arms several nuclear missiles in a standoff against a Cylon expedition to the algae planet and the Temple of Five (TRS: "The Eye of Jupiter").
- A strike team from Pegasus takes a nuclear warhead to the Guardian basestar and subsequently destroys it (TRS: "Razor").
Notes
- In the United States military, Class-D is the designation of a relatively light-weight thermonuclear weapon. The W-28 warhead in the B-28 TN bomb is an example of this type.