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The basestars in service during the 12-year Cylon War consisted of two flattened cones connected at the center by a thick pylon, giving them a conical saucer-like appearance.<ref group="footnotes" name="maclaren_razor_basestar_design_homage">This basestar design seen in the [[Miniseries]] and later in "[[Razor]]" is an obvious homage to the {{TOS|Basestar|basestar}} seen in the [[Original Series]]. However, its weaponry (if not also its [[Imperious Leader|command structure]]) is markedly different than its 1978 counterpart per the "realistic" goals of [[Ron Moore]]'s essay on [[Naturalistic science fiction]] in ''Battlestar''.</ref> {{TRS|Razor Flashbacks}}. | The basestars in service during the 12-year Cylon War consisted of two flattened cones connected at the center by a thick pylon, giving them a conical saucer-like appearance.<ref group="footnotes" name="maclaren_razor_basestar_design_homage">This basestar design seen in the [[Miniseries]] and later in "[[Razor]]" is an obvious homage to the {{TOS|Basestar|basestar}} seen in the [[Original Series]]. However, its weaponry (if not also its [[Imperious Leader|command structure]]) is markedly different than its 1978 counterpart per the "realistic" goals of [[Ron Moore]]'s essay on [[Naturalistic science fiction]] in ''Battlestar''.</ref> {{TRS|Razor Flashbacks}}. | ||
Much like its modern counterpart, this model utilized chemically-propelled missiles (with both nuclear and conventional warheads) as the main form of offensive weaponry. Raiders were deployed from access points (totaling 8 in number) throughout a basestar's hull to provide defense. This design, as with later iterations, was capable of operating within an atmosphere | Much like its modern counterpart, this model utilized chemically-propelled missiles (with both nuclear and conventional warheads) as the main form of offensive weaponry. Raiders were deployed from access points (totaling 8 in number) throughout a basestar's hull to provide defense. This design, as with later iterations, was capable of operating within an atmosphere (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''). | ||
The origins of the initial basestars are unclear. However, as [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons were a creation of man]] in the early days before the war, it is probable that man himself (through the efforts of various [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonies]]) designed the various ships and weapons used by the Cylons for the use in intra-Colonial wars prior to the [[Articles of Colonization]]. | The origins of the initial basestars are unclear. However, as [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons were a creation of man]] in the early days before the war, it is probable that man himself (through the efforts of various [[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol|Colonies]]) designed the various ships and weapons used by the Cylons for the use in intra-Colonial wars prior to the [[Articles of Colonization]]. | ||