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| description= ''Pegasus'', the sole survivor of the Fifth Fleet | | description= ''Pegasus'', the sole survivor of the Fifth Fleet | ||
| conflict=[[Thousand-Yahren War]] | | conflict=[[Thousand-Yahren War]] | ||
| date= | | date= | ||
| place= | | place=Molecay | ||
| result=Cylon victory | | result=Cylon victory | ||
| combatant1= | | combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|The Twelve Colonies]] | ||
| combatant2= | | combatant2=[[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] | ||
| co1= | | co1=[[Cain (TOS)|Commander Cain]] | ||
| co2=Unknown | | co2=Unknown | ||
| strength1=The [[Fifth Fleet]] | | strength1=The [[Fifth Fleet]] | ||
| strength2=Unknown | | strength2=Unknown | ||
| shiploss1=The Fifth Fleet lost (except for | | shiploss1=The Fifth Fleet lost (except for [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] [[Pegasus (TOS)|''Pegasus'']]) | ||
| shiploss2=Unknown | | shiploss2=Unknown | ||
| casualties1=Unknown, heavy | | casualties1=Unknown, heavy | ||
| casualties2=Unknown | | casualties2=Unknown | ||
| prev=[[ | | prev=[[Battle of Cosmora Archipelago]] | ||
| next=[[Battle of Cimtar]] | | next=[[Battle of Cimtar]] | ||
| series=TOS | | series=TOS | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of Molecay''' was a major engagement between | The '''Battle of Molecay''' was a major engagement between [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylon]] forces and the [[Fifth Fleet]] (including the [[Battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (TOS)|Pegasus]]''), approximately two [[yahren]]s prior to ''Pegasus''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s miraculous re-discovery by ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]'' and [[The Fleet (TOS)|her civilian Fleet]] after the [[Battle of Cimtar|destruction of the Colonies]]. | ||
This fleet, under the command of Commander | This fleet, under the command of Commander [[Cain (TOS)|Cain]], was apparently destroyed ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]). | ||
Cain and ''Pegasus'' survive the encounter, and later meet up with the rag-tag Fleet being led by ''Galactica'', where Cain works to incite [[Battle of Gamoray|an attack]] on Cylon forces at [[Gamoray]] | Cain and ''Pegasus'' survive the encounter, and later meet up with the rag-tag Fleet being led by ''Galactica'', where Cain works to incite [[Battle of Gamoray|an attack]] on Cylon forces at [[Gamoray (TOS)|Gamoray]] ([[The Living Legend, Part I]]). | ||
== | == Fan Fiction == | ||
There is a fan fiction novel called ''The Battle of Molecay'' from Clean Slate Press. It describes the fifth fleet as being composed of three battlestars (Pegasus, Brittanica, and Olympus) and a number of smaller vessels. Baltar and Karibdis place a bomb on the Pegasus forcing it to briefly stop for repairs, allowing the rest of the fifth fleet to go ahead. | |||
When the Cylons attack, the fleet is in the middle of a tylium asteroid minefield. This makes the asteroids explosive and just as dangerous as any enemy fighters. By the time the Pegasus arrives at the battle, the Brittanica and Olympus have been destroyed as well as two of the three Cylon basestars. After the initial battle ends, the only suriving ships of the fifth fleet are the Pegasus and a smaller vessel, the Venture. | |||
Cain uses the Venture as bait to lure the remaining Cylon basestar into a trap. The Venture was loaded with explosives and placed among a number of deadly tylium asteroids, causing the Cylons to be destroyed when they attacked it. | |||
== External Links == | |||
[http://galactica1981.tripod.com/Best.htm The Battle of Molecay - Clean Slate Press fan fiction stories] | |||
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