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'''''Agro-2''''' is an [[Agro Ship]] within [[The Fleet (TOS)|the Fleet]] that is destroyed during the [[Battle with the Chitain (TOS-RH)|battle with the Chitain]].

== History ==

=== Battle with the Chitain ===

''Agro-2'' is among the thirty-seven fleet vessels obliterated during the catastrophic battle with the [[Chitain]]. Of these destroyed ships, all but five are entirely civilian vessels. Other notable losses include ''[[Scorpius Ascending (TOS-RH)|Scorpius Ascending]]'' and ''[[Valkyrior (TOS-RH)|Valkyrior]]''.<ref name="WAR271">{{cite book|last=Hatch|first=Richard|authorlink=Richard Hatch|coauthors=[[Brad Linaweaver|Linaweaver, Brad]]|title=[[Warhawk (Book)|Warhawk]]|publisher=Tom Doherty Associates, LLC|month=December|year=1998|pages=271}}</ref>

The fleet faces an enemy perhaps even more deadly than the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]]. Between ''[[Galactica (TOS-RH)|Galactica]]'', ''[[Daedelus (TOS-RH)|Daedelus]]'', and ''[[Pegasus (TOS-RH)|Pegasus]]'', the three battlestars have only one hundred and seven [[Viper (TOS)|Vipers]] remaining after the battle, having each lost more than half of their force of [[Colonial Warrior]]s and starfighters.<ref name="WAR271" />

=== Impact on the fleet ===

The loss of ''Agro-2'' is felt profoundly by the Fleet. The survivors desperately need food production capacity and somewhere to grow crops, as well as more [[tylium]] to make fuel. The destruction of this vital agricultural vessel compounds the fleet's already dire situation, as hundreds are horribly wounded and people are starving. With insufficient food and fuel, [[Apollo (TOS-RH)|Commander Apollo]] feels as though the fleet has taken a step back nearly twenty [[yahren]], to the catastrophic days immediately after departing the [[Twelve Colonies of Man (TOS-RH)|Twelve Colonies]].<ref name="WAR271" />

The somber mood following the battle reflects the profound weariness of the human race. Having lived to tell of their encounter with the Chitain, the survivors face the grim reality that they are tired of fighting and tired of running. Despite technically winning the battle, the victory feels hollow given the tremendous losses sustained.<ref name="WAR271" />

With Cain's evacuated colonists and four added warships joining the fleet, the total number of ships is reduced by only nineteen despite the thirty-seven vessels destroyed. However, the loss of ''Agro-2'' represents a critical blow to the fleet's sustainability, making ''[[Agro-3 (TOS-RH)|Agro-3]]'' even more essential to the fleet's survival {{RH|Warhawk}}.

== Notes ==

* The destruction of ''Agro-2'' occurs after the fleet had already lost most of its original agro ships, with ''[[Agro Ship 9]]'' being the sole surviving agro ship following a [[Battle for the Agricultural Ships|Cylon attack]] in {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors|prose=y}}.

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