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|image=Stuffsgonnasplode.jpg | |image=Stuffsgonnasplode.jpg | ||
|description=Powered down Raider fleet being massacred by ''Galactica'' | |description=Powered down Raider fleet being massacred by ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Vipers | ||
|conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]] | |conflict=[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon War]] | ||
|date=Roughly two weeks after [[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 84]] | |date=Roughly two weeks after [[Re-Imagined Series Timeline|Day 84]] | ||
|place=Interstellar space, specific location unknown | |place=Interstellar space, specific location unknown | ||
|result=Decisive [[Colonial]] victory | |result=Decisive [[Colonial]] victory | ||
|combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet ( | |combatant1=Remnants of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]] | ||
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] | |combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] | ||
|co1=Commander [[William Adama]] | |co1=Commander [[William Adama]] | ||
|co2=Unknown (no Basestars present) | |co2=Unknown (no Basestars present) | ||
|strength1='' | |strength1=''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'',<br>34-42 [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] | ||
|strength2=Over 200 [[Raiders]]<br>Dozens of [[Heavy Raider]]s, exact number unknown<br> | |strength2=Over 200 [[Raiders]]<br>Dozens of [[Heavy Raider]]s, exact number unknown<br> | ||
|shiploss1=None | |shiploss1=None | ||
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The '''Great Cylon Turkey Shoot''' takes place after '' | The '''Great Cylon Turkey Shoot''' takes place after ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' disables a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attack-fleet using the enemy's own computer [[Cylon computer virus|virus]]. | ||
Several weeks after leaving | Several weeks after leaving [[Kobol (RDM)|Kobol]], ''Galactica'' begins to suffer various system failures and ship-wide malfunctions. Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta|Gaeta]] and Dr. [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar]] suspect that the Cylon virus which infected ''Galactica'' ([[Scattered]]), and downed ship functions for a time ([[Valley of Darkness]]), has returned. They hypothesize that the virus had a latent component that hid itself, slowly emerging throughout ship computers, then testing and probing for system vulnerabilities. | ||
Lt. {{callsign|Karl Agathon}} shows a printout of the virus to the incarcerated [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]], who concludes that this [[logic bomb]] is a prelude to a Cylon attack. Gaeta determines that the virus can be removed by erasing all ship computer hard drives, then reloading the computers from backups made before the war. However, this will leave the ship completely vulnerable for several minutes, giving the Cylons a perfect opportunity to do away with ''Galactica''. Yet if they do not proceed with this course of action, the logic bomb could "detonate," likely taking control of the battlestar and turning it against the Fleet. | Lt. {{callsign|Karl Agathon}} shows a printout of the virus to the incarcerated [[Sharon Agathon|Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii]], who concludes that this [[logic bomb]] is a prelude to a Cylon attack. Gaeta determines that the virus can be removed by erasing all ship computer hard drives, then reloading the computers from backups made before the war. However, this will leave the ship completely vulnerable for several minutes, giving the Cylons a perfect opportunity to do away with ''Galactica''. Yet if they do not proceed with this course of action, the logic bomb could "detonate," likely taking control of the battlestar and turning it against the Fleet. | ||
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Just then, a Cylon fleet consisting of hundreds of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s, descends upon ''Galactica''. As the battlestar deploys all combat-ready Vipers, and Gaeta erases the ship's hard drives, Sharon copies the logic bomb's code onto herself, alters it, and transmits the re-programmed virus to the enemy. In a poignant turn of events, the entire Cylon fleet is disabled by the virus - much like Colonial warships were during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. | Just then, a Cylon fleet consisting of hundreds of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]]s, descends upon ''Galactica''. As the battlestar deploys all combat-ready Vipers, and Gaeta erases the ship's hard drives, Sharon copies the logic bomb's code onto herself, alters it, and transmits the re-programmed virus to the enemy. In a poignant turn of events, the entire Cylon fleet is disabled by the virus - much like Colonial warships were during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. | ||
Though many Raiders are wrecked by crashing into one another, Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] orders ''Galactica'' | Though many Raiders are wrecked by crashing into one another, Colonel [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]] orders ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> Vipers to open fire on the crippled enemy. Apollo jubilantly relays the [[weapons free]] order to his fighter group, and the Vipers proceed to tear through the jumbled Cylon formations, destroying the disproportionately larger Cylon force in its entirety ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]). | ||
The presence of numerous [[Heavy Raider]]s within the attacking Cylon fleet, suggests that the Cylons intended to board ''Galactica''—and possibly other Colonial ships—after the virus had rendered the battlestar helpless. | The presence of numerous [[Heavy Raider]]s within the attacking Cylon fleet, suggests that the Cylons intended to board ''Galactica''—and possibly other Colonial ships—after the virus had rendered the battlestar helpless. | ||
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*Interestingly, the [[Blackbird]] appears in the Great Cylon Turkey Shoot, yet the Blackbird has not been finished by the time the Cylons are disabled. Producer and writer [[Bradley Thompson]] acknowledges this as a [[Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques|visual effects mix-up]], as the Blackbird's lack of guns or sufficient maneuverability would make it a poor fighter, nor has the ship made its maiden flight before the Cylon fight. | *Interestingly, the [[Blackbird]] appears in the Great Cylon Turkey Shoot, yet the Blackbird has not been finished by the time the Cylons are disabled. Producer and writer [[Bradley Thompson]] acknowledges this as a [[Battlestar Wiki:Official Communiques|visual effects mix-up]], as the Blackbird's lack of guns or sufficient maneuverability would make it a poor fighter, nor has the ship made its maiden flight before the Cylon fight. | ||
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