Fall of the Twelve Colonies - Revision history

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References

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Before the Fall

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	The events leading up to the attacks go back at least a few years, when the Cylons (now in human form) begin infiltrating Colonial society. One such Cylon, a [[Number Six]], is involved with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], a famed computer scientist living on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Together, they develop [[Command Navigation Program\|system upgrades]] for the [[Colonial Fleet]], which gives Six access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. There she is able to covertly install backdoors into the new software which the Cylons will later use to shut down Colonial defenses {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		The events leading up to the attacks go back at least a few years, when the Cylons (now in human form) begin infiltrating Colonial society. One such Cylon, a [[Number Six]], is involved with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], a famed computer scientist living on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Together, they develop [[Command Navigation Program\|system upgrades]] for the [[Colonial Fleet]], which gives Six access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. There she is able to covertly install backdoors into the new software which the Cylons will later use to shut down Colonial defenses {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Six years prior to the attacks, Commander [[William Adama]], aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', is tasked by Colonial admiralty to launch a [[Stealthstar\|stealth plane]] across the [[Armistice Line]] into Cylon held space. Piloted by [[Daniel Novacek]], the bird is discovered by an unknown contact, and is shot down by Adama to prevent his pilot from being potentially captured by Cylon forces. The plan fails, and Novacek is captured anyway after he ejects from the Stealthstar, and remains in Cylon custody for at least eight years (including two years post-fall), until he is deliberately released by the Cylons in the hopes that he will kill Adama for his actions. Adama spends the next few years feeling guilt over the incident, which has him thinking it caused the Cylon attacks {{TRS\|Hero}}.		[[6 BCH\|Six years prior]]<ref name="hero_timeline_continuity" group="footnotes">While dialogue from "[[Hero]]" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error.</ref> to the attacks, Commander [[William Adama]], aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', is tasked by Colonial admiralty to launch a [[Stealthstar\|stealth plane]] across the [[Armistice Line]] into Cylon held space. Piloted by [[Daniel Novacek]], the bird is discovered by an unknown contact, and is shot down by Adama to prevent his pilot from being potentially captured by Cylon forces. The plan fails, and Novacek is captured anyway after he ejects from the Stealthstar, and remains in Cylon custody for at least eight years (including two years post-fall), until he is deliberately released by the Cylons in the hopes that he will kill Adama for his actions. Adama spends the next few years feeling guilt over the incident, which has him thinking it caused the Cylon attacks {{TRS\|Hero}}.

	In the final weeks before the attacks, copies of the Cylon [[John Cavil]] visit the Colonies in order to ensure everything is set. One copy meets with the Number Six on Caprica, passing details about the Colonial computer systems from her to the Cylon fleet, while another meets [[Ellen Tigh]] at a bar on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#Picon\|Picon]] minutes before the attack begins, to see if she has changed at all. This copy is visibly upset when he discovers she has not {{TRS\|The Plan}}.		In the final weeks before the attacks, copies of the Cylon [[John Cavil]] visit the Colonies in order to ensure everything is set. One copy meets with the Number Six on Caprica, passing details about the Colonial computer systems from her to the Cylon fleet, while another meets [[Ellen Tigh]] at a bar on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#Picon\|Picon]] minutes before the attack begins, to see if she has changed at all. This copy is visibly upset when he discovers she has not {{TRS\|The Plan}}.

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	Having received the CNP “upgrades”, the Colonial Fleet is easily shut down by attacking Cylon Raiders. The fleet loses at least 30 battlestars (Among these, ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''Valkyrie'') in the opening wave, which according to Kara Thrace, is a quarter of the fleet. After this news is broadcast, Admiral Nagala takes command of the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)\|Atlantia]]'', and begins a counter attack near Virgon’s orbit, as per a system plot by Lt. Gaeta aboard the battlestar ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''. The battle doesn’t last long, and ''Atlantia'' is lost along with the battlestars ''Triton'', ''Solaria'', ''Columbia'', and others, prompting ''Galactica'' commanding officer William Adama to take command of the Fleet, and ordering remaining forces to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] for regrouping.		Having received the CNP “upgrades”, the Colonial Fleet is easily shut down by attacking Cylon Raiders. The fleet loses at least 30 battlestars (Among these, ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''Valkyrie'') in the opening wave, which according to Kara Thrace, is a quarter of the fleet. After this news is broadcast, Admiral Nagala takes command of the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)\|Atlantia]]'', and begins a counter attack near Virgon’s orbit, as per a system plot by Lt. Gaeta aboard the battlestar ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''. The battle doesn’t last long, and ''Atlantia'' is lost along with the battlestars ''Triton'', ''Solaria'', ''Columbia'', and others, prompting ''Galactica'' commanding officer William Adama to take command of the Fleet, and ordering remaining forces to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] for regrouping.

	The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot {{callsign\|Starbuck}} manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', under the command of Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the onset of the attacks undergoing a system refit, which left its computer networks offline. Most of the crew is about to take shore leave when the Cylons strike the shipyards. The battlestar is heavily damaged in the opening salvo and there are many casualties, however, thanks to DRADIS interference, the Cylons were not able to confirm its destruction, and continued their assault on the other battlestars and support ships docked at the yards. Not wanting to give the Cylons time to realize their mistake, Cain orders a [[blind jump]] away from the combat zone. The ship re-emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies. After sending a recon Raptor back to the colonies to confirm their destruction, the crew begins to make repairs, while Cain plots her next move {{TRS\|Pegasus (episode)\|Razor}}.		The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', under the command of Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the onset of the attacks undergoing a system refit, which left its computer networks offline. Most of the crew is about to take shore leave when the Cylons strike the shipyards. The battlestar is heavily damaged in the opening salvo and there are many casualties, however, thanks to DRADIS interference, the Cylons were not able to confirm its destruction, and continued their assault on the other battlestars and support ships docked at the yards. Not wanting to give the Cylons time to realize their mistake, Cain orders a [[blind jump]] away from the combat zone. The ship re-emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies. After sending a recon Raptor back to the colonies to confirm their destruction, the crew begins to make repairs, while Cain plots her next move {{TRS\|Pegasus (episode)\|Razor}}.

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	The events leading up to the attacks go back at least a few years, when the Cylons (now in human form) begin infiltrating Colonial society. One such Cylon, a [[Number Six]], is involved with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], a famed computer scientist living on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Together, they develop [[Command Navigation Program\|system upgrades]] for the [[Colonial Fleet]], which gives Six access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. There she is able to covertly install backdoors into the new software which the Cylons will later use to shut down Colonial defenses {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		The events leading up to the attacks go back at least a few years, when the Cylons (now in human form) begin infiltrating Colonial society. One such Cylon, a [[Number Six]], is involved with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], a famed computer scientist living on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Together, they develop [[Command Navigation Program\|system upgrades]] for the [[Colonial Fleet]], which gives Six access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. There she is able to covertly install backdoors into the new software which the Cylons will later use to shut down Colonial defenses {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Six years prior to the attacks, Commander [[William Adama]], aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', is tasked by Colonial admiralty to launch a [[Stealthstar\|stealth plane]] across the [[Armistice Line]] into Cylon held space. Piloted by [[Daniel Novacek]], the bird is discovered by an unknown contact, and is shot down by Adama to prevent his pilot from being potentially captured by Cylon forces. The plan fails, and ~~Novachek~~ is captured anyway after he ejects from the Stealthstar, and remains in Cylon custody for at least eight years (including two years post-fall), until he is deliberately released by the Cylons in the hopes that he will kill Adama for his actions. Adama spends the next few years feeling guilt over the incident, which has him thinking it caused the Cylon attacks {{TRS\|Hero}}.		Six years prior to the attacks, Commander [[William Adama]], aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', is tasked by Colonial admiralty to launch a [[Stealthstar\|stealth plane]] across the [[Armistice Line]] into Cylon held space. Piloted by [[Daniel Novacek]], the bird is discovered by an unknown contact, and is shot down by Adama to prevent his pilot from being potentially captured by Cylon forces. The plan fails, and Novacek is captured anyway after he ejects from the Stealthstar, and remains in Cylon custody for at least eight years (including two years post-fall), until he is deliberately released by the Cylons in the hopes that he will kill Adama for his actions. Adama spends the next few years feeling guilt over the incident, which has him thinking it caused the Cylon attacks {{TRS\|Hero}}.

	In the final weeks before the attacks, copies of the Cylon [[John Cavil]] visit the Colonies in order to ensure everything is set. One copy meets with the Number Six on Caprica, passing details about the Colonial computer systems from her to the Cylon fleet, while another meets [[Ellen Tigh]] at a bar on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#Picon\|Picon]] minutes before the attack begins, to see if she has changed at all. This copy is visibly upset when he discovers she has not {{TRS\|The Plan}}.		In the final weeks before the attacks, copies of the Cylon [[John Cavil]] visit the Colonies in order to ensure everything is set. One copy meets with the Number Six on Caprica, passing details about the Colonial computer systems from her to the Cylon fleet, while another meets [[Ellen Tigh]] at a bar on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#Picon\|Picon]] minutes before the attack begins, to see if she has changed at all. This copy is visibly upset when he discovers she has not {{TRS\|The Plan}}.
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	The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot [[Kara Thrace]] manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot [[Kara Thrace]] manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', under the command of Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the onset of the attacks undergoing a system refit, which left its computer networks offline. Most of the crew is about to take shore leave when the Cylons strike the shipyards. The battlestar is heavily damaged in the opening salvo and there are many casualties, however, thanks to DRADIS interference, the Cylons were not able to confirm its destruction, and continued their assault on the other battlestars and support ships docked at the yards. Not wanting to give the Cylons time to realize their mistake, Cain orders a [[blind jump]] away from the combat zone. The ship re-emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies. After sending a recon Raptor back to the colonies to confirm their destruction, the crew begins to make repairs, while Cain plots her next move {{TRS\|Pegasus (episode)\|\|Razor}}.		The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', under the command of Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the onset of the attacks undergoing a system refit, which left its computer networks offline. Most of the crew is about to take shore leave when the Cylons strike the shipyards. The battlestar is heavily damaged in the opening salvo and there are many casualties, however, thanks to DRADIS interference, the Cylons were not able to confirm its destruction, and continued their assault on the other battlestars and support ships docked at the yards. Not wanting to give the Cylons time to realize their mistake, Cain orders a [[blind jump]] away from the combat zone. The ship re-emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies. After sending a recon Raptor back to the colonies to confirm their destruction, the crew begins to make repairs, while Cain plots her next move {{TRS\|Pegasus (episode)\|Razor}}.

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	With these Colonies (and presumably all the others) struck, the Colonials are defeated. After losing the Fleet Headquarters, President [[Richard Adar]] offers the Cylons a complete and unconditional surrender. However, the gesture is ignored by the Cylons, and they continue their assault. Adar and his administration are presumed killed a short time later, and Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] is sworn in as successor aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' after [[Case Orange]] is broadcasted.		With these Colonies (and presumably all the others) struck, the Colonials are defeated. After losing the Fleet Headquarters, President [[Richard Adar]] offers the Cylons a complete and unconditional surrender. However, the gesture is ignored by the Cylons, and they continue their assault. Adar and his administration are presumed killed a short time later, and Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] is sworn in as successor aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' after [[Case Orange]] is broadcasted.
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	===Civilians Under Attack===		===Civilians Under Attack===
	At the onset of the attacks, there were many civilian transports and passenger liners in the space lanes near Caprica. After the Colonial Government shut down these lanes, these ships became trapped and were attacked as they were found by the Cylons. It's not long before Roslin takes the effort to round up the survivors and form a caravan to help get the civilians out of ~~harms~~ way, and ~~sends out [[Sharon Valerii]]~~ in search of more ships. Valerii is able to recover at least three homeless Vipers, and numerous transports, her last being a [[tylium]] transport, before the Cylons jump in and scan their caravan. At this point, Roslin makes the decision to abandon the sublight only ships, and orders the remaining FTL capable ships to jump to Ragnar to rendezvous with ''Galactica''. Among chaotic comm chatter, prayers, and spite, the fleet jumps away just as a Raider Squadron jumps in. Around 20+ sublight ships, including a ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' are left behind, and destroyed {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		At the onset of the attacks, there were many civilian transports and passenger liners in the space lanes near Caprica. After the Colonial Government shut down these lanes, these ships became trapped and were attacked as they were found by the Cylons. It's not long before Roslin takes the effort to round up the survivors and form a caravan to help get the civilians out of harm's way, and dispatches {{Callsign\|Boomer}} (having ferried a handful of refugees, including Dr. Baltar, to ''Colonial One'') in search of more ships. Valerii is able to recover at least three homeless Vipers, and numerous transports, her last being a [[tylium]] transport, before the Cylons jump in and scan their caravan. At this point, Roslin makes the decision to abandon the sublight only ships, and orders the remaining FTL capable ships to jump to Ragnar to rendezvous with ''Galactica''. Among chaotic comm chatter, prayers, and spite, the fleet jumps away just as a Raider Squadron jumps in. Around 20+ sublight ships, including a ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' are left behind, and destroyed {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	An additional small caravan of civilian ships, led by the transport ''[[Scylla]]'', are able to survive on their own for a few weeks after the attacks. The Cylons are the first to find them, and attack. The ''Scylla'' and a handful of others are able to escape the attack, and survive on their own until being found by the wandering ''Pegasus''. The civilians are thrilled to see friendly forces, however, their joy is short lived. After taking the fleet by force, Admiral Cain strips the ships of crucial parts (including [[FTL]] drives), abducts many of the civilians for service aboard ''Pegasus'', and leaves the rest to their fates {{TRS\|Razor}}.		An additional small caravan of civilian ships, led by the transport ''[[Scylla]]'', are able to survive on their own for a few weeks after the attacks. The Cylons are the first to find them, and attack. The ''Scylla'' and a handful of others are able to escape the attack, and survive on their own until being found by the wandering ''Pegasus''. The civilians are thrilled to see friendly forces, however, their joy is short lived. After taking the fleet by force, Admiral Cain strips the ships of crucial parts (including [[FTL]] drives), abducts many of the civilians for service aboard ''Pegasus'', and leaves the rest to their fates {{TRS\|Razor}}.

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	\|strength2= ~100+ [[Basestar (RDM)\|basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)\|Raiders]], [[Heavy Raider]]s		\|strength2= ~100+ [[Basestar (RDM)\|basestars]], [[Raider (RDM)\|Raiders]], [[Heavy Raider]]s
	\|shiploss1=Virtual destruction of the [[Colonial Fleet (~~RDM~~)\|Colonial Fleet]]		\|shiploss1=Virtual destruction of the [[Colonial Fleet (TRS)\|Colonial Fleet]]
	\|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal		\|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal
	\|casualties1=Estimated 50 billion dead		\|casualties1=Estimated 50 billion dead

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	~~:''~~This article details the destruction of the Twelve Colonies in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on the fall of the Twelve Colonies in the Original Series, see [[Battle of Cimtar]].''		{{disline\|This article details the destruction of the Twelve Colonies in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on the fall of the Twelve Colonies in the Original Series, see [[Battle of Cimtar]].}}

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	\|date= YR00 <br /> Approx. 40 years since the end of the First Cylon War <br /> Concurrent with [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]		\|date= YR00 <br /> Approx. 40 years since the end of the First Cylon War <br /> Concurrent with [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]
	\|place=[[The Twelve Colonies ~~(RDM)~~\|Twelve Colonies]] of {{RDM\|Kobol}}		\|place=[[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] of {{RDM\|Kobol}}
	\|result=Cylon victory, Devastation of the Twelve Colonies, <br /> Destruction of the Colonial Fleet, <br /> Forced exodus of ~50,000 survivors		\|result=Cylon victory, Devastation of the Twelve Colonies, <br /> Destruction of the Colonial Fleet, <br /> Forced exodus of ~50,000 survivors
	\|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies ~~(RDM)~~\|Twelve Colonies]] of {{RDM\|Kobol}}		\|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies of Kobol\|Twelve Colonies]] of {{RDM\|Kobol}}
	\|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]]		\|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]]
	\|co1=Admiral [[Nagala]] †<br>Commander [[William Adama]]<br>Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]]		\|co1=Admiral [[Nagala]] †<br>Commander [[William Adama]]<br>Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]]

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	===The Colonial Fleet===		===The Colonial Fleet===
	:''See also: [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]''		:''See also: [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]''
	Having received the CNP “upgrades”, the Colonial Fleet is easily shut down by attacking Cylon Raiders. The fleet loses at least 30 battlestars (Among these, ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''Valkyrie'') in the opening wave, which according to Kara Thrace, is a quarter of the fleet. After this news is broadcast, Admiral Nagala takes command of the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)\|Atlantia]]'', and begins a counter attack near Virgon’s orbit, as per a system plot by Lt. Gaeta aboard the battlestar ''~~[[Galactica (~~RDM)\|Galactica]]''. The battle doesn’t last long, and ''Atlantia'' is lost along with the battlestars ''Triton'', ''Solaria'', ''Columbia'', and others, prompting ''Galactica'' commanding officer William Adama to take command of the Fleet, and ordering remaining forces to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] for regrouping.		Having received the CNP “upgrades”, the Colonial Fleet is easily shut down by attacking Cylon Raiders. The fleet loses at least 30 battlestars (Among these, ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''Valkyrie'') in the opening wave, which according to Kara Thrace, is a quarter of the fleet. After this news is broadcast, Admiral Nagala takes command of the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)\|Atlantia]]'', and begins a counter attack near Virgon’s orbit, as per a system plot by Lt. Gaeta aboard the battlestar ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''. The battle doesn’t last long, and ''Atlantia'' is lost along with the battlestars ''Triton'', ''Solaria'', ''Columbia'', and others, prompting ''Galactica'' commanding officer William Adama to take command of the Fleet, and ordering remaining forces to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] for regrouping.

	The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot [[Kara Thrace]] manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot [[Kara Thrace]] manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

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	\|date= YR00 <br /> Approx. 40 years since the end of the First Cylon War <br /> Concurrent with [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]		\|date= YR00 <br /> Approx. 40 years since the end of the First Cylon War <br /> Concurrent with [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]
	\|place=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|Twelve Colonies]] of ~~[[Kobol (~~RDM)\|Kobol]]		\|place=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|Twelve Colonies]] of {{RDM\|Kobol}}
	\|result=Cylon victory, Devastation of the Twelve Colonies, <br /> Destruction of the Colonial Fleet, <br /> Forced exodus of ~50,000 survivors		\|result=Cylon victory, Devastation of the Twelve Colonies, <br /> Destruction of the Colonial Fleet, <br /> Forced exodus of ~50,000 survivors
	\|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|Twelve Colonies]] of ~~[[Kobol (~~RDM)\|Kobol]]		\|combatant1=[[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)\|Twelve Colonies]] of {{RDM\|Kobol}}
	\|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]]		\|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]]
	\|co1=Admiral [[Nagala]] †<br>Commander [[William Adama]]<br>Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]]		\|co1=Admiral [[Nagala]] †<br>Commander [[William Adama]]<br>Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]]

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	The events leading up to the attacks go back at least a few years, when the Cylons (now in human form) begin infiltrating Colonial society. One such Cylon, a [[Number Six]], is involved with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], a famed computer scientist living on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Together, they develop [[Command Navigation Program\|system upgrades]] for the [[Colonial Fleet]], which gives Six access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. There she is able to covertly install backdoors into the new software which the Cylons will later use to shut down Colonial defenses {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		The events leading up to the attacks go back at least a few years, when the Cylons (now in human form) begin infiltrating Colonial society. One such Cylon, a [[Number Six]], is involved with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], a famed computer scientist living on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Together, they develop [[Command Navigation Program\|system upgrades]] for the [[Colonial Fleet]], which gives Six access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. There she is able to covertly install backdoors into the new software which the Cylons will later use to shut down Colonial defenses {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Six years prior to the attacks, Commander [[William Adama]], aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', is tasked by Colonial admiralty to launch a [[Stealthstar\|stealth plane]] across the [[Armistice Line]] into Cylon held space. Piloted by [[Daniel Novacek]], the bird is discovered by an unknown contact, and is shot down by Adama to prevent his pilot from being potentially captured by Cylon forces. The plan fails, and Novacek is captured anyway after he ejects from the Stealthstar, and remains in Cylon custody for at least eight years (including two years post-fall), until he is deliberately released by the Cylons in the hopes that he will kill Adama for his actions. Adama spends the next few years feeling guilt over the incident, which has him thinking it caused the Cylon attacks {{TRS\|Hero}}.		[[6 BCH\|Six years prior]]<ref name="hero_timeline_continuity" group="footnotes">While dialogue from "[[Hero]]" places these events at 1 BCH, this contradicts previously established dates about the time Adama and others served on ''Galactica''. See [[Hero#Analysis]] for a detailed explanation why ''Battlestar Wiki'' chooses to treat this as a continuity error.</ref> to the attacks, Commander [[William Adama]], aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', is tasked by Colonial admiralty to launch a [[Stealthstar\|stealth plane]] across the [[Armistice Line]] into Cylon held space. Piloted by [[Daniel Novacek]], the bird is discovered by an unknown contact, and is shot down by Adama to prevent his pilot from being potentially captured by Cylon forces. The plan fails, and Novacek is captured anyway after he ejects from the Stealthstar, and remains in Cylon custody for at least eight years (including two years post-fall), until he is deliberately released by the Cylons in the hopes that he will kill Adama for his actions. Adama spends the next few years feeling guilt over the incident, which has him thinking it caused the Cylon attacks {{TRS\|Hero}}.

	In the final weeks before the attacks, copies of the Cylon [[John Cavil]] visit the Colonies in order to ensure everything is set. One copy meets with the Number Six on Caprica, passing details about the Colonial computer systems from her to the Cylon fleet, while another meets [[Ellen Tigh]] at a bar on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#Picon\|Picon]] minutes before the attack begins, to see if she has changed at all. This copy is visibly upset when he discovers she has not {{TRS\|The Plan}}.		In the final weeks before the attacks, copies of the Cylon [[John Cavil]] visit the Colonies in order to ensure everything is set. One copy meets with the Number Six on Caprica, passing details about the Colonial computer systems from her to the Cylon fleet, while another meets [[Ellen Tigh]] at a bar on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#Picon\|Picon]] minutes before the attack begins, to see if she has changed at all. This copy is visibly upset when he discovers she has not {{TRS\|The Plan}}.

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	Having received the CNP “upgrades”, the Colonial Fleet is easily shut down by attacking Cylon Raiders. The fleet loses at least 30 battlestars (Among these, ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''Valkyrie'') in the opening wave, which according to Kara Thrace, is a quarter of the fleet. After this news is broadcast, Admiral Nagala takes command of the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)\|Atlantia]]'', and begins a counter attack near Virgon’s orbit, as per a system plot by Lt. Gaeta aboard the battlestar ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''. The battle doesn’t last long, and ''Atlantia'' is lost along with the battlestars ''Triton'', ''Solaria'', ''Columbia'', and others, prompting ''Galactica'' commanding officer William Adama to take command of the Fleet, and ordering remaining forces to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] for regrouping.		Having received the CNP “upgrades”, the Colonial Fleet is easily shut down by attacking Cylon Raiders. The fleet loses at least 30 battlestars (Among these, ''[[Yashuman]]'' and ''Valkyrie'') in the opening wave, which according to Kara Thrace, is a quarter of the fleet. After this news is broadcast, Admiral Nagala takes command of the battlestar ''[[Atlantia (RDM)\|Atlantia]]'', and begins a counter attack near Virgon’s orbit, as per a system plot by Lt. Gaeta aboard the battlestar ''{{RDM\|Galactica}}''. The battle doesn’t last long, and ''Atlantia'' is lost along with the battlestars ''Triton'', ''Solaria'', ''Columbia'', and others, prompting ''Galactica'' commanding officer William Adama to take command of the Fleet, and ordering remaining forces to [[Ragnar Anchorage]] for regrouping.

	The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot {{callsign\|Starbuck}} manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', under the command of Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the onset of the attacks undergoing a system refit, which left its computer networks offline. Most of the crew is about to take shore leave when the Cylons strike the shipyards. The battlestar is heavily damaged in the opening salvo and there are many casualties, however, thanks to DRADIS interference, the Cylons were not able to confirm its destruction, and continued their assault on the other battlestars and support ships docked at the yards. Not wanting to give the Cylons time to realize their mistake, Cain orders a [[blind jump]] away from the combat zone. The ship re-emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies. After sending a recon Raptor back to the colonies to confirm their destruction, the crew begins to make repairs, while Cain plots her next move {{TRS\|Pegasus (episode)\|Razor}}.		The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', under the command of Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the onset of the attacks undergoing a system refit, which left its computer networks offline. Most of the crew is about to take shore leave when the Cylons strike the shipyards. The battlestar is heavily damaged in the opening salvo and there are many casualties, however, thanks to DRADIS interference, the Cylons were not able to confirm its destruction, and continued their assault on the other battlestars and support ships docked at the yards. Not wanting to give the Cylons time to realize their mistake, Cain orders a [[blind jump]] away from the combat zone. The ship re-emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies. After sending a recon Raptor back to the colonies to confirm their destruction, the crew begins to make repairs, while Cain plots her next move {{TRS\|Pegasus (episode)\|Razor}}.

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	The events leading up to the attacks go back at least a few years, when the Cylons (now in human form) begin infiltrating Colonial society. One such Cylon, a [[Number Six]], is involved with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], a famed computer scientist living on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Together, they develop [[Command Navigation Program\|system upgrades]] for the [[Colonial Fleet]], which gives Six access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. There she is able to covertly install backdoors into the new software which the Cylons will later use to shut down Colonial defenses {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		The events leading up to the attacks go back at least a few years, when the Cylons (now in human form) begin infiltrating Colonial society. One such Cylon, a [[Number Six]], is involved with Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]], a famed computer scientist living on {{RDM\|Caprica}}. Together, they develop [[Command Navigation Program\|system upgrades]] for the [[Colonial Fleet]], which gives Six access to the [[Colonial Defense Mainframe]]. There she is able to covertly install backdoors into the new software which the Cylons will later use to shut down Colonial defenses {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	Six years prior to the attacks, Commander [[William Adama]], aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', is tasked by Colonial admiralty to launch a [[Stealthstar\|stealth plane]] across the [[Armistice Line]] into Cylon held space. Piloted by [[Daniel Novacek]], the bird is discovered by an unknown contact, and is shot down by Adama to prevent his pilot from being potentially captured by Cylon forces. The plan fails, and ~~Novachek~~ is captured anyway after he ejects from the Stealthstar, and remains in Cylon custody for at least eight years (including two years post-fall), until he is deliberately released by the Cylons in the hopes that he will kill Adama for his actions. Adama spends the next few years feeling guilt over the incident, which has him thinking it caused the Cylon attacks {{TRS\|Hero}}.		Six years prior to the attacks, Commander [[William Adama]], aboard the battlestar ''[[Valkyrie]]'', is tasked by Colonial admiralty to launch a [[Stealthstar\|stealth plane]] across the [[Armistice Line]] into Cylon held space. Piloted by [[Daniel Novacek]], the bird is discovered by an unknown contact, and is shot down by Adama to prevent his pilot from being potentially captured by Cylon forces. The plan fails, and Novacek is captured anyway after he ejects from the Stealthstar, and remains in Cylon custody for at least eight years (including two years post-fall), until he is deliberately released by the Cylons in the hopes that he will kill Adama for his actions. Adama spends the next few years feeling guilt over the incident, which has him thinking it caused the Cylon attacks {{TRS\|Hero}}.

	In the final weeks before the attacks, copies of the Cylon [[John Cavil]] visit the Colonies in order to ensure everything is set. One copy meets with the Number Six on Caprica, passing details about the Colonial computer systems from her to the Cylon fleet, while another meets [[Ellen Tigh]] at a bar on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#Picon\|Picon]] minutes before the attack begins, to see if she has changed at all. This copy is visibly upset when he discovers she has not {{TRS\|The Plan}}.		In the final weeks before the attacks, copies of the Cylon [[John Cavil]] visit the Colonies in order to ensure everything is set. One copy meets with the Number Six on Caprica, passing details about the Colonial computer systems from her to the Cylon fleet, while another meets [[Ellen Tigh]] at a bar on [[The_Twelve_Colonies_(RDM)#Picon\|Picon]] minutes before the attack begins, to see if she has changed at all. This copy is visibly upset when he discovers she has not {{TRS\|The Plan}}.
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	The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot [[Kara Thrace]] manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		The battlestar ''Galactica'', approximately 300 million miles from Caprica at the time<ref>See [[Science in the Re-imagined Series]] for this calculation, based on data from the Miniseries.</ref>, is largely unprepared for the attacks, having just been decommissioned and transformed into a museum. It dumps its munitions as part of the decommissioning ceremony<ref>This event occurs in a deleted scene of the Miniseries.</ref>, and has lost its primary fighter wing. However, as part of the museum, it has a handful of older [[Viper Mk II]]'s aboard, which Commander Adama has put to use, as ''Galactica'' is attacked herself. Here, the attacking Raiders try to shut down ''Galactica'' and her Vipers, but since she has no networks, the shutdown command has no effect. The handful of planes are enough to hold off the attacking Raiders, however, not before a Raider fires off her nuclear tipped missiles in a last ditch attempt to destroy the battlestar. Out of three missiles fired, ''Galactica'' pilot [[Kara Thrace]] manages to shoot down two, before the last one strikes the battlestar. ''Galactica'' comes out relatively unscathed, with the ship's armor plating keeping out the hard radiation. After the blast clears, the ship's port stern thrusters get stuck on, pushing the battlestar into an uncontrollable lateral counterclockwise spin. The port flight pod suffers the most damage, with violent decompressions along the forward sections. 85 crew members are lost when damage to the fire suppression system necessitates the venting of the pod's atmosphere to prevent the fuel lines from igniting, thus preventing the destruction of the ship. From here, Adama takes command of the fleet, and orders the ship to prepare for an FTL jump to Ragnar to re-arm {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', under the command of Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the onset of the attacks undergoing a system refit, which left its computer networks offline. Most of the crew is about to take shore leave when the Cylons strike the shipyards. The battlestar is heavily damaged in the opening salvo and there are many casualties, however, thanks to DRADIS interference, the Cylons were not able to confirm its destruction, and continued their assault on the other battlestars and support ships docked at the yards. Not wanting to give the Cylons time to realize their mistake, Cain orders a [[blind jump]] away from the combat zone. The ship re-emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies. After sending a recon Raptor back to the colonies to confirm their destruction, the crew begins to make repairs, while Cain plots her next move {{TRS\|Pegasus (episode)\|\|Razor}}.		The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', under the command of Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] at the onset of the attacks undergoing a system refit, which left its computer networks offline. Most of the crew is about to take shore leave when the Cylons strike the shipyards. The battlestar is heavily damaged in the opening salvo and there are many casualties, however, thanks to DRADIS interference, the Cylons were not able to confirm its destruction, and continued their assault on the other battlestars and support ships docked at the yards. Not wanting to give the Cylons time to realize their mistake, Cain orders a [[blind jump]] away from the combat zone. The ship re-emerges several plotted jumps away from the Colonies. After sending a recon Raptor back to the colonies to confirm their destruction, the crew begins to make repairs, while Cain plots her next move {{TRS\|Pegasus (episode)\|Razor}}.

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	With these Colonies (and presumably all the others) struck, the Colonials are defeated. After losing the Fleet Headquarters, President [[Richard Adar]] offers the Cylons a complete and unconditional surrender. However, the gesture is ignored by the Cylons, and they continue their assault. Adar and his administration are presumed killed a short time later, and Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] is sworn in as successor aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' after [[Case Orange]] is broadcasted.		With these Colonies (and presumably all the others) struck, the Colonials are defeated. After losing the Fleet Headquarters, President [[Richard Adar]] offers the Cylons a complete and unconditional surrender. However, the gesture is ignored by the Cylons, and they continue their assault. Adar and his administration are presumed killed a short time later, and Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]] is sworn in as successor aboard ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'' after [[Case Orange]] is broadcasted.
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	===Civilians Under Attack===		===Civilians Under Attack===
	At the onset of the attacks, there were many civilian transports and passenger liners in the space lanes near Caprica. After the Colonial Government shut down these lanes, these ships became trapped and were attacked as they were found by the Cylons. It's not long before Roslin takes the effort to round up the survivors and form a caravan to help get the civilians out of ~~harms~~ way, and ~~sends out [[Sharon Valerii]]~~ in search of more ships. Valerii is able to recover at least three homeless Vipers, and numerous transports, her last being a [[tylium]] transport, before the Cylons jump in and scan their caravan. At this point, Roslin makes the decision to abandon the sublight only ships, and orders the remaining FTL capable ships to jump to Ragnar to rendezvous with ''Galactica''. Among chaotic comm chatter, prayers, and spite, the fleet jumps away just as a Raider Squadron jumps in. Around 20+ sublight ships, including a ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' are left behind, and destroyed {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.		At the onset of the attacks, there were many civilian transports and passenger liners in the space lanes near Caprica. After the Colonial Government shut down these lanes, these ships became trapped and were attacked as they were found by the Cylons. It's not long before Roslin takes the effort to round up the survivors and form a caravan to help get the civilians out of harm's way, and dispatches {{Callsign\|Boomer}} (having ferried a handful of refugees, including Dr. Baltar, to ''Colonial One'') in search of more ships. Valerii is able to recover at least three homeless Vipers, and numerous transports, her last being a [[tylium]] transport, before the Cylons jump in and scan their caravan. At this point, Roslin makes the decision to abandon the sublight only ships, and orders the remaining FTL capable ships to jump to Ragnar to rendezvous with ''Galactica''. Among chaotic comm chatter, prayers, and spite, the fleet jumps away just as a Raider Squadron jumps in. Around 20+ sublight ships, including a ''[[Botanical Cruiser]]'' are left behind, and destroyed {{TRS\|Miniseries}}.

	An additional small caravan of civilian ships, led by the transport ''[[Scylla]]'', are able to survive on their own for a few weeks after the attacks. The Cylons are the first to find them, and attack. The ''Scylla'' and a handful of others are able to escape the attack, and survive on their own until being found by the wandering ''Pegasus''. The civilians are thrilled to see friendly forces, however, their joy is short lived. After taking the fleet by force, Admiral Cain strips the ships of crucial parts (including [[FTL]] drives), abducts many of the civilians for service aboard ''Pegasus'', and leaves the rest to their fates {{TRS\|Razor}}.		An additional small caravan of civilian ships, led by the transport ''[[Scylla]]'', are able to survive on their own for a few weeks after the attacks. The Cylons are the first to find them, and attack. The ''Scylla'' and a handful of others are able to escape the attack, and survive on their own until being found by the wandering ''Pegasus''. The civilians are thrilled to see friendly forces, however, their joy is short lived. After taking the fleet by force, Admiral Cain strips the ships of crucial parts (including [[FTL]] drives), abducts many of the civilians for service aboard ''Pegasus'', and leaves the rest to their fates {{TRS\|Razor}}.