- For Cylon capital ships in the Original Series, see: Basestar (TOS).
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| Race: | Cylon | ||
| Type: | Military | ||
| FTL: | |||
| Propulsion: | |||
| Crew: | Centurion troops | ||
| Capacity: | |||
| CO: | Imperious Leader, Lord Baltar or other commander, usually a Command Centurion or an IL-series unit. | ||
| XO: | {{{xo}}} | ||
| Role: | Carrier / battleship hybrid | ||
| Weapons: | Laser turrets, missiles, pulsar cannons, Raiders | ||
| Armaments: | {{{arm}}} | ||
| Defenses: | {{{def}}} | ||
| Aircraft: | {{{aircraft}}} | ||
| Aviation facilities: | {{{facilities}}} | ||
| Fate: | {{{status}}} | ||
| Emblem: | [[Image:{{{patch}}}|175px|Ship's patch]] | ||
| Other Images: | Gallery | ||
| Length: | {{{length}}} | ||
| Width: | {{{width}}} | ||
| Height: | {{{height}}} | ||
| Weight: | {{{weight}}} | ||
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| Other: | {{{otherdi}}} | ||
| Cost: | {{{construction}}} | ||
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| Hull: | {{{hull}}} | ||
| FTL Cooldown: | {{{ftl cooldown}}} turns | ||
| Speed: | {{{speed}}} m/s | ||
| Turn Rate: | {{{turn rate}}}°/turn | ||
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| Armor Left: | {{{armor left}}} | ||
| Armor Right: | {{{armor right}}} | ||
| Armor Front: | {{{armor front}}} | ||
| Armor Rear: | {{{armor rear}}} | ||
| Armor Top: | {{{armor top}}} | ||
| Armor Bottom: | {{{armor bottom}}} | ||
| DRADIS Range: | {{{dradis range}}} m | ||
| Processing Power: | {{{processing power}}} | ||
| Munition Slots: | {{{munitions}}} | ||
| Munition Cooldown Period: | {{{munition cooldown}}} turns | ||
| Squadron Slots: | {{{squadrons}}} | ||
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| Additional Information | |||
A basestar is a large capital warship of the Cylon Empire.
Basestars are immense vehicles that, like their Colonial battlestar counterparts, serve as a combination of aircraft carrier and capital warship. They are capable of carrying and supporting over three hundred Raiders, the counterpart of the Colonial Viper, although they offer their own offensive potential.
A basestar can effectively hover over planets, making them orbital killers (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 #1).
Cylon basestars feature life support systems to support other lifeforms, even though such equipment does not appear to be needed by the mechanical lifeforms (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 2 #5).
In 7358, a newer variation becomes known to the Colonials, and is dubbed the super basestar (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #2). As with the super basestar, the operating system is a unified sentience, thus allowing basestars to be controlled from any active terminal aboard (Battlestar Galactica: Death of Apollo #4).
Notable Encounters[edit]
Notes[edit]
- An alternate reality mostly mirroring the "primary reality" features baseships of mirrored configuration, such as Baltifer's basestar.
Related Imagery[edit]
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Resplendent in Centurion armor components, Starbuck takes in the vista of the Maytoria city, including the two basestars stationed above (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 #1). -
The Maytorian IL and its platoons return to a basestar in their Cylon personnel carrier, entering one of the basestar's hangar bays (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 #5). -
![A {{alt|basestar|TOS-DE}} launches its {{alt|Raider|TOS-DE}}s against {{alt|the Fleet|TOS-DE}} during the [[capture of Galactica|capture of ''Galactica'']] ({{comics|vol1|5}}).](https://media.battlestarwiki.org/w/thumb.php?f=BSG_Vol_1_-_Cylon_Basestar_Launches_its_Attack_Against_the_Fleet.png&width=120)
A basestar launches its Raiders against the Fleet during the capture of Galactica (Classic Battlestar Galactica Vol. 1 #5).
