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	== Design and Operations ==		== Design and Operations ==
	[[File:Launch Tube w Viper.png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|A Viper is accelerated down a tube during launch]]		[[File:Launch Tube w Viper.png\|thumb\|A Viper is accelerated down a tube during launch]]
	Launch tubes are about 170 feet in length {{TRS\|The Plan}}, and are triangular in design, built specifically for Colonial Vipers. They utilize [[Mag cellerator\|magcelerators]], or "mag cats" for short, that attach to a Viper's forward landing strut, which use magnetic fields to propel a Viper down the tube and into space. By using external energy instead of the Viper's own boosters, this process preserves the Viper's crucial fuel supply, which allows the pilot to stay in combat longer. Each launch tube is watched over by a launch supervisor who determines if a Viper is ready to be launched, and if a problem arises, calls the launch off, has the Viper pulled from the tube, and closes the air tight doors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. If the Viper is cleared for launch, the supervisor presses a button, which releases the mag cat, and the Viper is thrown down the tube into space.		Launch tubes are about 170 feet in length {{TRS\|The Plan}}, and are triangular in design, built specifically for Colonial Vipers. They utilize [[Mag cellerator\|magcelerators]], or "mag cats" for short, that attach to a Viper's forward landing strut, which use magnetic fields to propel a Viper down the tube and into space. By using external energy instead of the Viper's own boosters, this process preserves the Viper's crucial fuel supply, which allows the pilot to stay in combat longer. Each launch tube is watched over by a launch supervisor who determines if a Viper is ready to be launched, and if a problem arises, calls the launch off, has the Viper pulled from the tube, and closes the air tight doors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. If the Viper is cleared for launch, the supervisor presses a button, which releases the mag cat, and the Viper is thrown down the tube into space.

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	===Other Uses===		===Other Uses===
	[[File:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb~~\|left~~\|''Galactica'' deckhand [[James Lyman\|James "Jammer" Lyman]] is executed by [[the Circle]] {{TRS\|Collaborators}}.]]		[[File:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|''Galactica'' deckhand [[James Lyman\|James "Jammer" Lyman]] is executed by [[the Circle]] {{TRS\|Collaborators}}.]]
	While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution {{TRS\|The Plan\|Collaborators\|The Ties That Bind}}.		While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution {{TRS\|The Plan\|Collaborators\|The Ties That Bind}}.

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	{{disline\|This article covers the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-Imagined Series]] launch tubes. For their {{TOS\|Battlestar Galactica\|Original Series}} counterpart, see [[Launch tube (TOS)]].}}		{{disline\|This article covers the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-Imagined Series]] launch tubes. For their {{TOS\|Battlestar Galactica\|Original Series}} counterpart, see [[Launch tube (TOS)]].}}


	<br/>[[File:1104Tube Mini.JPG\|thumb\|right\|A vintage Viper Mark II prepares for launch inside a launch tube]]		<br/>[[File:1104Tube Mini.JPG\|thumb\|right\|A vintage Viper Mark II prepares for launch inside a launch tube]]
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	'''Launch tubes''' are specially designed airlocks used to quickly catapult {{RDM\|Viper}}s and [[Blackbird\|other similar craft]] from their parent vessel and into space.		'''Launch tubes''' are specially designed airlocks used to quickly catapult {{RDM\|Viper}}s and [[Blackbird\|other similar craft]] from their parent vessel and into space.

	=== Design and Operations ===		{{Clear}}

			== Design and Operations ==
	[[File:Launch Tube w Viper.png\|thumb\|left\|A Viper is accelerated down a tube during launch]]		[[File:Launch Tube w Viper.png\|thumb\|left\|A Viper is accelerated down a tube during launch]]
	Launch tubes are about 170 feet in length {{TRS\|The Plan}}, and are triangular in design, built specifically for Colonial Vipers. They utilize magcelerators, or "mag cats" for short, that attach to a Viper's forward landing strut, which use magnetic fields to propel a Viper down the tube and into space. By using external energy instead of the Viper's own boosters, this process preserves the Viper's crucial fuel supply, which allows the pilot to stay in combat longer. Each launch tube is watched over by a launch supervisor who determines if a Viper is ready to be launched, and if a problem arises, calls the launch off, has the Viper pulled from the tube, and closes the air tight doors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. If the Viper is cleared for launch, the supervisor presses a button, which releases the mag cat, and the Viper is thrown down the tube into space.		Launch tubes are about 170 feet in length {{TRS\|The Plan}}, and are triangular in design, built specifically for Colonial Vipers. They utilize [[Mag cellerator\|magcelerators]], or "mag cats" for short, that attach to a Viper's forward landing strut, which use magnetic fields to propel a Viper down the tube and into space. By using external energy instead of the Viper's own boosters, this process preserves the Viper's crucial fuel supply, which allows the pilot to stay in combat longer. Each launch tube is watched over by a launch supervisor who determines if a Viper is ready to be launched, and if a problem arises, calls the launch off, has the Viper pulled from the tube, and closes the air tight doors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. If the Viper is cleared for launch, the supervisor presses a button, which releases the mag cat, and the Viper is thrown down the tube into space.

	{{clear}}		{{clear}}

	=== Launch Procedure ===		=== Launch Procedure ===
	[[File:Screenshot (99).png\|thumb\|right\|A launch computer signals an active tube]]		[[File:Screenshot (99).png\|thumb\|right\|A launch computer signals an active tube]]
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	Area.......................................................... <span style="background-color:#ff0000">Clear</span><br/> Blast Doors................................................ Open<br/> Heads Up Display........................................ On<br/> Tag/Nav..................................................... <span style="background-color:#3366ff">To Active</span><br/> Flaps......................................................... 15 Degree Down Angle<br/> Engines..................................................... 85%<br/> Assume Launch Position.............................. Okay<br/> LSO Launch Signal...................................... Okay<br/> Master Condition Cold Shot Warning............. <span style="background-color:#ff0000">Set</span>		Area.......................................................... <span style="background-color:#ff0000">Clear</span><br/> Blast Doors................................................ Open<br/> Heads Up Display........................................ On<br/> Tag/Nav..................................................... <span style="background-color:#3366ff">To Active</span><br/> Flaps......................................................... 15 Degree Down Angle<br/> Engines..................................................... 85%<br/> Assume Launch Position.............................. Okay<br/> LSO Launch Signal...................................... Okay<br/> Master Condition Cold Shot Warning............. <span style="background-color:#ff0000">Set</span>

	After this list is cleared, the launch supervisor checks and clears the Viper's vitals, then communicates to the pilot that the launch is about to occur. An example of this would be: "Viper three-zero-two-one/''[[Yashuman]]'', clear forward, nav-con green, interval check, thrust positive and steady. Mag-cat engaged. Good hunting." After which, the Viper is launched, and the process begins anew when another Viper is loaded for launch.		After this list is cleared, the launch supervisor checks and clears the Viper's vitals, then communicates to the pilot that the launch is about to occur. An example of this would be: "Viper three-zero-two-one/''[[Yashuman]]'', clear forward, nav-con green, interval check, thrust positive and steady. [[Mag cellerator\|Mag-cat]] engaged. Good hunting." After which, the Viper is launched, and the process begins anew when another Viper is loaded for launch.

	{{clear}}		{{clear}}

	===Alert Fighters===		===Alert Fighters===
	If the parent vessel faces a combat situation, [[alert fighters]] are placed in the tubes, powered up, ready and awaiting for launch at a moments notice. They are meant to provide immediate backup for the [[Combat Air Patrol\|combat air patrol]] should an enemy appear, while the remaining Vipers are prepared and cleared for launch.		If the parent vessel faces a combat situation, [[alert fighters]] are placed in the tubes, powered up, ready and awaiting for launch at a moments notice. They are meant to provide immediate backup for the [[Combat Air Patrol\|combat air patrol]] should an enemy appear, while the remaining Vipers are prepared and cleared for launch.

	{{clear}}		{{clear}}

	===Other Uses===		===Other Uses===
	[[File:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]		[[File:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand [[James Lyman\|James "Jammer" Lyman]] is executed by [[the Circle]] {{TRS\|Collaborators}}.]]
	While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution {{TRS\|The Plan\|Collaborators\|The Ties That Bind}}.		While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution {{TRS\|The Plan\|Collaborators\|The Ties That Bind}}.

	Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.		Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the [[Mag cellerator\|mag cats]] in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.

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			== Production Notes ==

			=== Design Philosophy and Visual Development ===
			The Re-Imagined Series launch tubes represent a significant departure from traditional science fiction launch systems, emphasizing realism and believability over spectacle. Visual effects supervisor [[Gary Hutzel]] and his team developed a clear logic for the new ''Battlestar Galactica''{{'\|s}} version of the [[Launch tube (TOS)\|original series' Viper launch]] and landing sequences, ensuring that the Vipers' use of mechanical systems was convincing and scientifically accurate.<ref name="companion148">{{cite book\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|pages=148\|author=David Bassom\|publisher=Titan Books\|year=2005}}</ref>

			"[[Final Cut]]" is a rare episode in which the camera actually follows Vipers as they are wheeled from the middle of the hangar deck and loaded into launch tubes, then take off. This approach was part of the series' overall commitment to a documentary-style visual approach that emphasized realism over traditional science fiction aesthetics.

			=== Set Construction and Reuse ===
			Sets for the launch tube are modified and reused for the [[airlock]] set seen in "[[A Day in the Life]]," as denoted by the doors and control station which [[Diana Seelix]] mans in this episode. "[[Final Cut]]" also sees the control room set reused for the flight pod control during [[Louanne Katraine]]'s crash landing.

			=== Technical Integration ===
			The launch tubes and airlocks on ''Galactica'' are not fully integrated into the internal security system. While they can be remotely controlled from [[aft damage control]], there is no alarm when they are used locally {{TRS\|Valley of Darkness\|Collaborators\|A Day in the Life\|The Ties That Bind}}. This is different on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', where the airlocks are integrated into the internal security system {{TRS\|Razor}}.

			== References ==
			{{reflist}}

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

	*[[Flight pod]]		*[[Flight pod]]
	*[[Landing bay]]		*[[Landing bay]]
	*[[Hangar deck]]		*[[Hangar deck]]

	~~== Notes ==~~

	*"[[Final Cut]]" is a rare episode in which the camera actually follows Vipers as they are wheeled from the middle of the hangar deck and loaded into launch tubes, then take off.
	*Sets for the launch tube are modified and reused for the [[airlock]] set seen in "[[A Day in the Life]]," as denoted by the doors and control station which [[Diana Seelix]] mans in this episode. "[[Final Cut]]" also sees the control room set reused for the flight pod control during [[Louanne Katraine]]'s crash landing.
	*The launch tubes and airlocks on ''Galactica'' are not fully integrated into the internal security system. While they can be remotely controlled from [[aft damage control]], there is no alarm when they are used locally {{TRS\|Valley of Darkness\|Collaborators\|A Day in the Life\|The Ties That Bind}}. This is different on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', where the airlocks are integrated into the internal security system {{TRS\|Razor}}.

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	While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution {{TRS\|The Plan\|Collaborators\|The Ties That Bind}}.		While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution {{TRS\|The Plan\|Collaborators\|The Ties That Bind}}.

	Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.		Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." {{callsign\|Lee Adama}} agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.

	{{clear}}		{{clear}}

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	<br/>[[~~Image~~:1104Tube Mini.JPG\|thumb\|right\|A vintage Viper Mark II prepares for launch inside a launch tube]]		<br/>[[File:1104Tube Mini.JPG\|thumb\|right\|A vintage Viper Mark II prepares for launch inside a launch tube]]

	'''Launch tubes''' are specially designed airlocks used to quickly catapult {{RDM\|Viper}}s and [[Blackbird\|other similar craft]] from their parent vessel and into space.		'''Launch tubes''' are specially designed airlocks used to quickly catapult {{RDM\|Viper}}s and [[Blackbird\|other similar craft]] from their parent vessel and into space.

	=== Design and Operations ===		=== Design and Operations ===
	[[~~Image~~:Launch Tube w Viper.png\|thumb\|left\|A Viper is accelerated down a tube during launch]]		[[File:Launch Tube w Viper.png\|thumb\|left\|A Viper is accelerated down a tube during launch]]
	Launch tubes are about 170 feet in length {{TRS\|The Plan}}, and are triangular in design, built specifically for Colonial Vipers. They utilize magcelerators, or "mag cats" for short, that attach to a Viper's forward landing strut, which use magnetic fields to propel a Viper down the tube and into space. By using external energy instead of the Viper's own boosters, this process preserves the Viper's crucial fuel supply, which allows the pilot to stay in combat longer. Each launch tube is watched over by a launch supervisor who determines if a Viper is ready to be launched, and if a problem arises, calls the launch off, has the Viper pulled from the tube, and closes the air tight doors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. If the Viper is cleared for launch, the supervisor presses a button, which releases the mag cat, and the Viper is thrown down the tube into space.		Launch tubes are about 170 feet in length {{TRS\|The Plan}}, and are triangular in design, built specifically for Colonial Vipers. They utilize magcelerators, or "mag cats" for short, that attach to a Viper's forward landing strut, which use magnetic fields to propel a Viper down the tube and into space. By using external energy instead of the Viper's own boosters, this process preserves the Viper's crucial fuel supply, which allows the pilot to stay in combat longer. Each launch tube is watched over by a launch supervisor who determines if a Viper is ready to be launched, and if a problem arises, calls the launch off, has the Viper pulled from the tube, and closes the air tight doors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. If the Viper is cleared for launch, the supervisor presses a button, which releases the mag cat, and the Viper is thrown down the tube into space.

	{{clear}}		{{clear}}
	=== Launch Procedure ===		=== Launch Procedure ===
	[[~~Image~~:Screenshot (99).png\|thumb\|right\|A launch computer signals an active tube]]		[[File:Screenshot (99).png\|thumb\|right\|A launch computer signals an active tube]]
	After Vipers are moved into the airlock by ship's deckhands, the blast doors are sealed, and the pilot begins working down their pre-flight checklist, as follows:		After Vipers are moved into the airlock by ship's deckhands, the blast doors are sealed, and the pilot begins working down their pre-flight checklist, as follows:

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	===Other Uses===		===Other Uses===
	[[~~Image~~:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]		[[File:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]
	While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution {{TRS\|The Plan\|Collaborators\|The Ties That Bind}}.		While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution {{TRS\|The Plan\|Collaborators\|The Ties That Bind}}.

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	*"[[Final Cut]]" is a rare episode in which the camera actually follows Vipers as they are wheeled from the middle of the hangar deck and loaded into launch tubes, then take off.		*"[[Final Cut]]" is a rare episode in which the camera actually follows Vipers as they are wheeled from the middle of the hangar deck and loaded into launch tubes, then take off.
	*Sets for the launch tube are modified and reused for the [[airlock]] set seen in "[[A Day in the Life]]", as denoted by the doors and control station which [[Diana Seelix]] mans in this episode. "[[Final Cut]]" also sees the control room set reused for the flight pod control during [[Louanne Katraine]]'s crash landing.		*Sets for the launch tube are modified and reused for the [[airlock]] set seen in "[[A Day in the Life]]," as denoted by the doors and control station which [[Diana Seelix]] mans in this episode. "[[Final Cut]]" also sees the control room set reused for the flight pod control during [[Louanne Katraine]]'s crash landing.
	*The launch tubes and airlocks on ''Galactica'' are not fully integrated into the internal security system. While they can be remotely controlled from [[aft damage control]], there is no alarm when they are used locally {{TRS\|Valley of Darkness\|Collaborators\|A Day in the Life\|The Ties That Bind}}. This is different on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', where the airlocks are integrated into the internal security system {{TRS\|Razor}}.		*The launch tubes and airlocks on ''Galactica'' are not fully integrated into the internal security system. While they can be remotely controlled from [[aft damage control]], there is no alarm when they are used locally {{TRS\|Valley of Darkness\|Collaborators\|A Day in the Life\|The Ties That Bind}}. This is different on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)\|Pegasus]]'', where the airlocks are integrated into the internal security system {{TRS\|Razor}}.

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	Launch tubes are about 170 feet in length {{TRS\|The Plan}}, and are triangular in design, built specifically for Colonial Vipers. They utilize magcelerators, or "mag cats" for short, that attach to a Viper's forward landing strut, which use magnetic fields to propel a Viper down the tube and into space. By using external energy instead of the Viper's own boosters, this process preserves the Viper's crucial fuel supply, which allows the pilot to stay in combat longer. Each launch tube is watched over by a launch supervisor who determines if a Viper is ready to be launched, and if a problem arises, calls the launch off, has the Viper pulled from the tube, and closes the air tight doors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. If the Viper is cleared for launch, the supervisor presses a button, which releases the mag cat, and the Viper is thrown down the tube into space.		Launch tubes are about 170 feet in length {{TRS\|The Plan}}, and are triangular in design, built specifically for Colonial Vipers. They utilize magcelerators, or "mag cats" for short, that attach to a Viper's forward landing strut, which use magnetic fields to propel a Viper down the tube and into space. By using external energy instead of the Viper's own boosters, this process preserves the Viper's crucial fuel supply, which allows the pilot to stay in combat longer. Each launch tube is watched over by a launch supervisor who determines if a Viper is ready to be launched, and if a problem arises, calls the launch off, has the Viper pulled from the tube, and closes the air tight doors {{TRS\|Miniseries}}. If the Viper is cleared for launch, the supervisor presses a button, which releases the mag cat, and the Viper is thrown down the tube into space.

	~~<br~~ clear~~="all"/>~~		{{clear}}

	=== Launch Procedure ===		=== Launch Procedure ===
	[[Image:Screenshot (99).png\|thumb\|right\|A launch computer signals an active tube]]		[[Image:Screenshot (99).png\|thumb\|right\|A launch computer signals an active tube]]
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	After this list is cleared, the launch supervisor checks and clears the Viper's vitals, then communicates to the pilot that the launch is about to occur. An example of this would be: "Viper three-zero-two-one/''[[Yashuman]]'', clear forward, nav-con green, interval check, thrust positive and steady. Mag-cat engaged. Good hunting." After which, the Viper is launched, and the process begins anew when another Viper is loaded for launch.		After this list is cleared, the launch supervisor checks and clears the Viper's vitals, then communicates to the pilot that the launch is about to occur. An example of this would be: "Viper three-zero-two-one/''[[Yashuman]]'', clear forward, nav-con green, interval check, thrust positive and steady. Mag-cat engaged. Good hunting." After which, the Viper is launched, and the process begins anew when another Viper is loaded for launch.

	~~<br~~ clear~~="all"/>~~		{{clear}}

	===Alert Fighters===		===Alert Fighters===
	If the parent vessel faces a combat situation, [[alert fighters]] are placed in the tubes, powered up, ready and awaiting for launch at a moments notice. They are meant to provide immediate backup for the [[Combat Air Patrol\|combat air patrol]] should an enemy appear, while the remaining Vipers are prepared and cleared for launch.		If the parent vessel faces a combat situation, [[alert fighters]] are placed in the tubes, powered up, ready and awaiting for launch at a moments notice. They are meant to provide immediate backup for the [[Combat Air Patrol\|combat air patrol]] should an enemy appear, while the remaining Vipers are prepared and cleared for launch.

	~~<br~~ clear~~="all"/>~~		{{clear}}

	===Other Uses===		===Other Uses===
	[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]		[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]
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	Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.		Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	===Other Uses===		===Other Uses===
	[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]		[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]
	While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{~~TRSAct~~ of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution ~~([[~~TRS~~]]: "[[~~The Plan~~]]" "[[~~Collaborators~~]]", "[[~~The Ties That Bind~~]]")~~.		While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution {{TRS\|The Plan\|Collaborators\|The Ties That Bind}}.

	Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.		Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.

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	===Other Uses===		===Other Uses===
	[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]		[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]
	While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{~~TRS\\|Act~~ of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]" "[[Collaborators]]", "[[The Ties That Bind]]").		While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRSAct of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]" "[[Collaborators]]", "[[The Ties That Bind]]").

	Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.		Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.

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	[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]		[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]
	While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II\}\}, and infamously as a form of execution ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]" "[[Collaborators]]", "[[The Ties That Bind]]").		While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II}}, and infamously as a form of execution ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]" "[[Collaborators]]", "[[The Ties That Bind]]").

	Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.		Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.

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	[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]		[[Image:Screenshot (103).png\|thumb\|left\|''Galactica'' deckhand James "Jammer" Lyman is executed by [[the Circle]]]]
	While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased \{\{TRS\\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II\}\}, and infamously as a form of execution ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]" "[[Collaborators]]", "[[The Ties That Bind]]").		While the primary intent of the tubes are to launch Vipers, they have been used for other purposes, including burial in space following a memorial for the deceased {{TRS\\|Act of Contrition\|Resurrection Ship, Part II\}\}, and infamously as a form of execution ([[TRS]]: "[[The Plan]]" "[[Collaborators]]", "[[The Ties That Bind]]").

	Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.		Following Admiral [[William Adama]]'s plans to abandon ''Galactica'', the Colonials plan to scrap the mag cats in the launch tubes and re-purpose them as auto loaders in the [[The Fleet (RDM)\|civilian Fleet]]. However, Specialist [[Dealino]] expresses the thought that removing them was akin to "tearing the old girl's guts out." [[Lee Adama]] agreed, and assures him that they would be the last pieces removed before leaving the battlestar behind permanently {{TRS\|Daybreak, Part I}}.

Launch tube (TRS) - Revision history

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