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	During the battle with [[Spectre (alternate)\|Spectre]]'s forces, [[Apollo (TOS-BN)\|Captain Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS-BN)\|Lieutenant Starbuck]] are forced to abandon the SuperViper when it begins to lose pressure due to popped rivets in the superstructure.<ref name="STG217" /> After readying the pods for ejection, Apollo continues to engage [[Cylon (TOS-BN)\|Cylon]] forces until ordering all [[Viper (TOS-BN)\|Viper]]s on the right flank to pull out, clearing the area for the SuperViper's final mission.<ref name="STG218">{{cite book\|last=Larson\|first=Glen A.\|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston\|Thurston, Robert]]\|authorlink=Glen A. Larson\|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]\|publisher=Ace Books\|month=January\|year=1988\|pages=218}}</ref>		During the battle with [[Spectre (alternate)\|Spectre]]'s forces, [[Apollo (TOS-BN)\|Captain Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS-BN)\|Lieutenant Starbuck]] are forced to abandon the SuperViper when it begins to lose pressure due to popped rivets in the superstructure.<ref name="STG217" /> After readying the pods for ejection, Apollo continues to engage [[Cylon (TOS-BN)\|Cylon]] forces until ordering all [[Viper (TOS-BN)\|Viper]]s on the right flank to pull out, clearing the area for the SuperViper's final mission.<ref name="STG218">{{cite book\|last=Larson\|first=Glen A.\|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston\|Thurston, Robert]]\|authorlink=Glen A. Larson\|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]\|publisher=Ace Books\|month=January\|year=1988\|pages=218}}</ref>

	Both pilots successfully eject in their respective escape pods just before the SuperViper collides with Cylon Raiders and explodes, destroying at least a dozen enemy ships in its final act.<ref name="STG219" /> While traveling back to ''[[Galactica (TOS-BN)\|Galactica]]'' in the pods, Apollo and Starbuck come under attack from a Cylon Raider, but are rescued by [[Hera (TOS-BN)\|Cadet Hera]], who destroys the attacking ship and provides a protective guard pattern for the pods during their return journey.<ref name="STG220">{{cite book\|last=Larson\|first=Glen A.\|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston\|Thurston, Robert]]\|authorlink=Glen A. Larson\|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]\|publisher=Ace Books\|month=January\|year=1988\|pages=220}}</ref>		Both pilots successfully eject in their respective escape pods just before the SuperViper collides with Cylon Raiders and explodes, destroying at least a dozen enemy ships in its final act.<ref name="STG219" /> While traveling back to ''[[Galactica (TOS-BN)\|Galactica]]'' in the pods, Apollo and Starbuck come under attack from a Cylon [[Raider (TOS-BN)\|Raider]], but are rescued by [[Hera (TOS-BN)\|Cadet Hera]], who destroys the attacking ship and provides a protective guard pattern for the pods during their return journey.<ref name="STG220">{{cite book\|last=Larson\|first=Glen A.\|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston\|Thurston, Robert]]\|authorlink=Glen A. Larson\|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]\|publisher=Ace Books\|month=January\|year=1988\|pages=220}}</ref>

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	An '''escape pod''' is a small, one-man emergency vehicle housed within the [[SuperViper (TOS-BN)\|SuperViper]].<ref name="STG57">{{cite book\|last=Larson\|first=Glen A.\|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston\|Thurston, Robert]]\|authorlink=Glen A. Larson\|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]\|publisher=Ace Books\|month=January\|year=1988\|pages=57}}</ref>		An '''escape pod''' is a small, one-man emergency vehicle housed within the [[SuperViper (TOS-BN)\|SuperViper]].<ref name="STG57">{{cite book\|last=Larson\|first=Glen A.\|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston\|Thurston, Robert]]\|authorlink=Glen A. Larson\|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]\|publisher=Ace Books\|month=January\|year=1988\|pages=57}}</ref>

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An '''escape pod''' is a small, one-man emergency vehicle housed within the [[SuperViper (TOS-BN)|SuperViper]].<ref name="STG57">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston|Thurston, Robert]]|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|month=January|year=1988|pages=57}}</ref>

== Design ==

Escape pods are housed in plain gray boxes located at the rear of the SuperViper's compartment.<ref name="STG57" /> When activated, the pods settle onto the compartment floor and slide forward to an ejection hatch.<ref name="STG217">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston|Thurston, Robert]]|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|month=January|year=1988|pages=217}}</ref> Each pod features a small cockpit with a canopy just large enough to enclose a single occupant.<ref name="STG219">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston|Thurston, Robert]]|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|month=January|year=1988|pages=219}}</ref>

== Operational use ==

Escape pods can be launched through an escape hatch that opens automatically when activated. Once the hatch whooshes open, the pods are automatically ejected from the SuperViper.<ref name="STG219" /> The vehicles are equipped with an intervehicle commline, allowing occupants to communicate with each other and with nearby ships.<ref name="STG219" />

During the battle with [[Spectre (alternate)|Spectre]]'s forces, [[Apollo (TOS-BN)|Captain Apollo]] and [[Starbuck (TOS-BN)|Lieutenant Starbuck]] are forced to abandon the SuperViper when it begins to lose pressure due to popped rivets in the superstructure.<ref name="STG217" /> After readying the pods for ejection, Apollo continues to engage [[Cylon (TOS-BN)|Cylon]] forces until ordering all [[Viper (TOS-BN)|Viper]]s on the right flank to pull out, clearing the area for the SuperViper's final mission.<ref name="STG218">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston|Thurston, Robert]]|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|month=January|year=1988|pages=218}}</ref>

Both pilots successfully eject in their respective escape pods just before the SuperViper collides with Cylon Raiders and explodes, destroying at least a dozen enemy ships in its final act.<ref name="STG219" /> While traveling back to ''[[Galactica (TOS-BN)|Galactica]]'' in the pods, Apollo and Starbuck come under attack from a Cylon Raider, but are rescued by [[Hera (TOS-BN)|Cadet Hera]], who destroys the attacking ship and provides a protective guard pattern for the pods during their return journey.<ref name="STG220">{{cite book|last=Larson|first=Glen A.|coauthors=[[Robert Thurston|Thurston, Robert]]|authorlink=Glen A. Larson|title=[[Surrender the Galactica!]]|publisher=Ace Books|month=January|year=1988|pages=220}}</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category:Colonial Craft]]
[[Category:Colonial Craft (TOS)]]
[[Category:Berkley Novelizations]]
[[Category:Emergency Vehicles]]