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|description=Battle of the Binary Star System | |description=Battle of the Binary Star System | ||
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon | |conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon war]] | ||
|date=[[Timeline (RDM)|8 months]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] | |date=[[Timeline (RDM)|8 months]] after the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] | ||
|place=Unnamed binary star system | |place=Unnamed binary star system | ||
|result=Tactical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] victory | |result=Tactical [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] victory | ||
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[ | |combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet]] | ||
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] | |combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] | ||
|co1=Commander [[Barry Garner]]† <br>Major | |co1=Commander [[Barry Garner]] † <br>Major [[Lee Adama]] | ||
|co2=[[ | |co2=Unknown | ||
|strength1=[[Mercury class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' <br/>Associated [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], associated [[Raptor|Raptors]] | |||
|strength2=3 [[Basestar (RDM)| | |strength2=3 [[Basestar (RDM)|Basestars]], associated [[Raider|Raiders]], [[Heavy Raider|Heavy Raiders]] | ||
|shiploss1=2 [[Raptor]] | |shiploss1=2 [[Raptor|Raptors]], heavy damage to ''Pegasus'' | ||
|shiploss2=1 | |shiploss2=1 Basestar heavily damaged | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=5 | ||
|casualties2=Unknown | |casualties2=Unknown | ||
|prev=[[Battle of the | |prev=[[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]] | ||
|next= | |next=''Unknown'' | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of the Binary Star System''' | The '''Battle of the Binary Star System''' was an engagement in which battlestar ''Pegasus'' was lured into a trap by three [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]]. The Cylons lured two of ''Pegasus's'' [[Raptor]]s out into a shroud of electro-magnetic interference (EMI) generated by a binary star system. Once the Raptors were there, the crews were killed and the craft left intact and adrift at the edge of the Colonials' [[DRADIS]] range. By all available data to the Colonials, the craft appeared to be disabled, albeit non-responsive. The new commander of ''Pegasus'', [[Barry Garner]], disobeyed Admiral [[William Adama]]'s orders and took the battlestar in to rescue the Raptors, ignoring Adama's planned 5-Raptor [[SAR]] mission and warning of a likely Cylon trap. | ||
Once ''Pegasus'' took the bait and entered the region, three Cylon basestars Jumped in and promptly launched a full salvo of tactical nuclear missiles, scoring two hits on the stern of the battlestar. ''Pegasus''' air wing, already spaceborne under the command of [[Kara Thrace|Captain "Starbuck" Thrace]], immediately engaged the Cylons and returned fire. Virtually ignoring the Vipers, the Cylon basestars focused their efforts on ''Pegasus'' and produced a third nuclear missile hit on the battlestar resulting in damage to the topside heat exchanger. | |||
Commander Barry Garner was an engineering officer not experienced in combat command. Worsening the situation, the heavy barrage dealt by the Cylons damaged the FTL drive, putting ''Pegasus's'' survival in peril. Realizing his skills would be best used in engineering, Garner voluntarily transfered command to [[Lee Adama|Major Lee Adama]], and dashed below to Engineering. | |||
After only a moment of hesitation, Major Adama promptly ordered ''Pegasus'' to make for the nearest baseship, while rolling ''Pegasus'' over to keep its damaged dorsal side out of the line of fire. Adama ordered Starbuck and [[Marcia Case|Showboat]] to take the rest of the Vipers and concentrate on defending the compromised portions of ''Pegasus'' from further damage, while directing the battlestar's forward batteries to fire on the closest of the three basestars, inflicting severe damage to its central axis to buy ''Pegasus'' more time. The wounded basestar was forced to withdraw; the first documented occurrence of a baseship diverging from their normal tactic of fighting to the death, perhaps due to the loss of the [[Resurrection Ship]]. | |||
The problem in repairing the FTL drive was an oxygen leak that blocked technicians from making repairs to the damaged FTL drive components by openning the auxiliary coolant valve. ''Pegasus'' was running out of time and its Vipers were beginning to run out of ammo. Commander Garner heroically sacrificed himself to open the auxiliary coolant valve and restore the FTL drive to operational status, by openning the valve which was in a section of ''Pegasus'' that was venting oxygen to space, dying of asphyxiation. With the FTL drive restored, Major Adama ordered all fighters to return and ordered ''Pegasus'' to Jump. | |||
From a tactical standpoint, the battle was a marginal Cylon victory — if their ultimate goal had been the destruction of ''Pegasus'', the attempt failed, thanks to the quick reactions of the Colonial crew. However, ''Pegasus'' suffered substantial damage and casualties, including, significantly, yet another command officer since the destruction of the Resurrection Ship. The battlestar returned to the relative safety of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]. The extent of the damage appears to not have been very severe, as by one month later ''Pegasus'' seemed to have fully recovered. | |||
' | Lee Adama's tour under the rank of Major was short-lived. For his efforts in returning ''Pegasus'' under dangerous odds, Admiral Adama awarded him with the rank of Commander and the command of ''Pegasus'' ([[The Captain's Hand]]). | ||
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