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''' | Located in the forward section of battlestar ''[[Galactica]]'' is '''Auxiliary Fire Control'''. This area likely allows the battlestar's gun batteries or missile launchers to be fired in the event that [[CIC]] cannot control these functions or if the command crew is incapacitated. | ||
[[Cylon Centurion]] forces infiltrating battlestars are reputed to use a | [[Cylon Centurion]] forces infiltrating battlestars are reputed to use a strategy wherein their boarding parties take control of Auxiliary Fire Control, as well as [[Aft Damage Control]]. The Cylons in Aft Damage Control (which is able to coordinate bulkheads, vents, and firefighting throughout the ship) will attempt to vent the ship's atmosphere into space, asphyxiating the crew. Then, with no further hinderance, the Cylons in Auxiliary Fire Control would turn a battlestar's gun batteries at other Colonial ships to destroy them. | ||
Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] recalls this tactic while ''Galactica'' is boarded by advanced Centurion models, delivered by a [[Heavy Raider]] that managed to crash-land in the starboard flight pod landing bay during ''Galactica'' | Colonel [[Saul Tigh]] recalls this tactic while ''Galactica'' is boarded by advanced Centurion models, delivered by a [[Heavy Raider]] that managed to crash-land in the starboard flight pod landing bay during ''Galactica's'' battle with a [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] ([[Scattered]]). | ||
Tigh learns of this ploy from [[William Adama]], as he recalled a similar attempt by Cylons that invaded ''Galactica'' while he was stationed there in the last week of the [[Cylon War]] some 40 years earlier (deleted scene, "[[Valley of Darkness]]"). | Tigh learns of this ploy from [[William Adama]], as he recalled a similar attempt by Cylons that invaded ''Galactica'' while he was stationed there in the last week of the [[Cylon War]] some 40 years earlier (deleted scene, "[[Valley of Darkness]]"). | ||
To combat the Cylons, Tigh (in command of ''Galactica'' after Commander Adama is shot by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)| | To combat the Cylons, Tigh (in command of ''Galactica'' after Commander Adama is shot by [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|a Cylon agent]]) orders teams to stop the boarders from reaching these key control areas at all costs. A team, apparently led by Sergeant [[Hadrian]], is successful in defending Auxiliary Fire Control ([[Valley of Darkness]]). | ||
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