Editing Battle of Kobol (TOS)

{{disline|For information on a battle over {{RDM|Kobol}} from the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[Battle of Kobol (TRS)]].}}

{{Battle Data
| name=Battle of Kobol
| image=BattleofKobol.jpg
| description=Battle of Kobol
| conflict={{TOS|Escape from the Cylons|Escape from the Cylons}}
| date=
| place={{TOS|Kobol}}
| result=Colonial victory
| combatant1={{TOS|The Fleet|The Colonial Fleet}}
| combatant2={{TOS|Cylons}}
| co1={{TOS|Tigh|Colonel Tigh}}
| co2=[[Lucifer]]
| strength1=Two squadrons of {{TOS|Viper|Vipers}}
| strength2=One [[Basestar (TOS)|basestar]]'s compliment of [[Cylon Raider]]s
| shiploss1=At least one and unknown number of {{TOS|Viper|Vipers}}
| shiploss2=Unknown number of Raiders (at least 5)
| casualties1=[[Jamie]]
| casualties2=Unknown
| prev=[[Battle of Otarsis Quadrant]]
| next=[[Battle at Hatari Sector]]
| series=TOS
}}

The '''Battle of Kobol''', a risky play for power on the part of [[Lucifer]] and the {{TOS|Cylons}}, nearly catches battlestar ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' at a very vulnerable time near humanity's ancestral homeworld of {{TOS|Kobol}}.

Nearly all of ''Galactica'''s {{TOS|Viper}} pilots contract an unknown illness, which forces {{TOS|Adama}} to call up a group of female [[Colonial shuttle|shuttle]] pilots to be trained on Vipers. Their initial training complete, the female Viper squadron accompanies Adama to the surface of {{TOS|Kobol}}, where Adama hopes to learn the location of {{TOS|Earth|Earth}}.

{{TOS|Baltar}} meets Adama on Kobol, and releases {{TOS|Starbuck}} from captivity as a show of good faith. When Baltar remains on the surface too long without contacting Lucifer, the Cylon seizes his absence as an opportunity to gain power. Lucifer orders an attack, hoping to gain the glory of having destroyed ''Galactica''.

The female Viper pilots on the surface scramble to defend against the {{TOS|Raider|Raiders}}, but their lack of experience and being outnumbered leaves them in a dire situation. In the course of the fighting, a Raider shoots the [[Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol]], freeing Adama, {{TOS|Apollo}}, and [[Serina]]. The explosion that frees them also causes a large rock to fall on Baltar, pinning him. Falling debris forces the Colonials to flee, leaving Baltar to his fate.

[[Salik|Dr. Salik]] finds a cure in time for the regular Viper pilots to return to help the female pilots. While still not strong enough to walk yet, the recovering pilots are able to fly their Vipers. The combined male and female units are enough to drive the remaining Raiders away ([[TOS]]: "[[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II (TOS)|Lost Planet of the Gods]]").

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