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| name= Battle near Planet Starbuck | | name= Battle near Planet Starbuck | ||
| image= | | image= | ||
| description= | | description= | ||
| conflict= | | conflict=[[Escape from the Cylons (TOS)|Escape from the Cylons]] | ||
| date= ca. | | date= ca. 1970 A.D. | ||
| place=Near [[Planet Starbuck]] | | place=Near [[Planet Starbuck]] | ||
| result=Successful Colonial | | result=Successful Colonial withdrawl | ||
| combatant1=[[Galactican Fleet]] | | combatant1=[[Galactican Fleet]] | ||
| combatant2= | | combatant2=[[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] | ||
| co1=Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] | | co1=Commander [[Adama (1980)|Adama]] | ||
| co2=Squadron Leader [[ | | co2=Squadron Leader [[Cyrus]] | ||
| strength1=''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' patrol; 2 [[Viper (1980)|Viper]]s | | strength1=''[[Galactica (1980)|Galactica]]'' patrol; 2 [[Viper (1980)|Viper]]s | ||
| strength2= | | strength2=[[Raider (TOS)|Raider]] phalanx | ||
| shiploss1=At least 1 Viper (Starbuck's) | | shiploss1=At least 1 Viper (Starbuck's) | ||
| shiploss2=Various Raiders | | shiploss2=Various Raiders | ||
| casualties1=Starbuck (MIA, presumed | | casualties1=Starbuck (MIA, presumed dad) | ||
| casualties2=Centurion pilots | | casualties2=Centurion pilots | ||
| prev=[[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] | | prev=[[Battle at Galaxy's Edge]] | ||
| next= | | next=[[Battle for the Delphi]] | ||
| series=1980 | | series=1980 | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''battle near [[Planet Starbuck]]''' is a fierce battle that occurs in 1970 CE / | The '''battle near [[Planet Starbuck]]''' is a fierce battle that occurs in 1970 CE / 7368. | ||
During this battle, in which the [[Galactican Fleet]] encounters a phalanx of [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] | During this battle, in which the [[Galactican Fleet]] encounters a phalanx of [[Cylons (1980)|Cylon]] [[Raider (TOS)|Raider]]s, [[Starbuck (1980)|Starbuck]]'s [[Viper (1980)|Viper]] is seriously damaged and forces him to crashland on a planetoid that he would later call "Planet Starbuck". | ||
Given the | |||
== Analysis == | == Analysis == | ||
Despite the victory at [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|Galaxy's Edge]] | Despite the victory at [[Battle at Galaxy's Edge|Galaxy's Edge]], the Cylons have not discontinued their pursuit of the Fleet. However, this would change, as they would later lull the Fleet and its leadership into a false sense of security, believing that the Cylons had been evaded. This is not the case ([[Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I]]). | ||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Colonial]] | [[Category:Colonial]] | ||
[[Category:Colonial Battles]] | [[Category:Colonial Battles]] | ||
[[Category:Colonial Battles (1980)]] | [[Category:Colonial Battles (1980)]] | ||
[[Category:1980]] | |||