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:''For the unnamed original class, to which ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' belongs, see [[Galactica type battlestar|''Galactica'' type battlestar]].'' | |||
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|image= Pegasus High Res.jpg | |image= Pegasus High Res.jpg | ||
| title= | | title= ''Mercury'' class battlestar | ||
| race= | | race= Colonial | ||
| type= | | type= Military | ||
| ftl= | | ftl= Yes | ||
| crew= | | crew= Unknown approx 2500 (Full crew) | ||
| role= | | role= Capital battleship/carrier | ||
| weapons= | | weapons= 34 Primary [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]] (30 twin turrets, 4 fixed twin mounts) and point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, Vipers, Raptors | ||
| length= {{Feet2Meters|5872}}<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref> | | length= {{Feet2Meters|5872}}<ref>[http://darthmojo.wordpress.com/2009/04/05/how-big-was-the-colony/#comment-2193 Blog comment] by [[Adam "Mojo" Lebowitz]].</ref> | ||
| status= | | status= Final known ship of this class destroyed at the [[Battle of New Caprica]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''''Mercury'' class battlestars''' are advanced Colonial capital warships/carriers of the [[Colonial Fleet (RDM)|Colonial Fleet]], top-of-the-line vessels at the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] | ||
== | ==Overview== | ||
第１次[[Cylon War|サイロン戦争]]の数年後に導入された。''マーキュリー''級の構造はオリジナル''ギャラクティカ''タイプのバトルスターとは大きく異なっている。''首''に当たる部分が小さく、''マーキュリー''級は旧型で６台だった[[sublight|亜光速]]エンジン・ポッドを８台装備している。エッジの角度は大きく、船体はより完全に外装に覆われている。 (no exposed ribs). Each [[flight pod]] consists of two stacked landing bays with adjoined decks and hangars, which along with computer-assisted landings results in a faster Viper recovery rate. Each flight pod also has Raptor landing bays on the sides, allowing for rapid transfer of crew cargo when docked ("[[Razor]]"). These pods are fixed and do not retract when executing an [[FTL| FTL jump]] ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]"), suggesting advances in jump systems. Inside, the class features automated sliding doorways, basic computer recognition stations in vital areas, and networked computer systems. | |||
An example of this class, ''Pegasus'', carries a complement of 50 Raptors and 200 [[Viper Mark VII]] fighters (8 squadrons and two reserve squadrons color coded blue, red, green, yellow, orange, purple, black, white, and reserve squadrons gold and silver) <ref>Intelligence Debrief: Cylon Basestar, "Battlestar Galactica: The Official Magazine," June/July 2006, page 56.</ref>. | |||
[[Battery|Gun batteries]] on the ''Mercury'' class are distributed all over the ship ([[TRS]]: "[[The Captain's Hand]]"), with the greatest concentration of large turrets found along the side of the ship, within the valley created by the upper and lower halves of the hull, and along the flight pods. Four are mounted on the underside of the upper hull on the ship's bow, below which sits four non-turreted large guns; these form the main forward batteries. Six turrets are mounted on each underside of the alligator head, grouped in pairs. There are also three turrets on the side of each flight pod along two more turrets are mounted on the front and back of each flight pod. This amounts to a total of thirty-four main gun batteries. The turreted guns of the ''Mercury'' class have a higher rate of fire than ''Galactica's'' turreted guns when operating in flak mode, demonstrated during the skirmish with the [[Raider (RDM)|Cylon War-era Raiders]] in [[Razor]]. | |||
The standard crew complement of a ''Mercury'' class battlestar is in excess of 2,500 ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]"), a small number for a ship its size made possible by [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series|computer]] automation. | |||
The ''Mercury'' class battlestar has production facilities to build new [[Viper (RDM)|Viper Mark VIIs]] from basic resources ([[TRS]]: "[[Scar]]"). | |||
== | == Known ''Mercury'' class battlestars == | ||
[[ | *Battlestar [[Pegasus]] | ||
== Notes == | |||
[[Image:Pegasus-Comparison.png|right|thumb|Comparison of [[Battlestar (TOS)|original series battlestar]] and ''Mercury'' class]] | |||
The shape of the ''Mercury'' class resembles the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestar]] more than the Re-imagined Series' ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]''. Its engine pods number eight, compared to ''Galactica'''s six engine pods. The pods aboard the ''Mercury'' class battlestar appear more directly integrated with its rear section, and its flight pods share the original angular shape. | |||
The visual effects artist of the re-imagined ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', Jose A. Perez, has commented that, "The new design was somewhat of a cross between the look of the [[TOS|original-series]] [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]], and yet with elements of the [[Galactica (RDM)|new one]]. Aside from that, it has mostly hull plating (to absorb more damage), as opposed to the ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' which has more ribbing." | |||
Mr. Perez also commented that, "The harder edges [ of the [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus'']] ] were intentional as well, to match the interior style of the sets more." | |||
<gallery | <gallery> | ||
Image:Pegasus01.jpg| | Image:Pegasus01.jpg|Fore and below | ||
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg| | Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_1a.jpg|[[Viper (RDM)|Mark VII Vipers]] landing in port flight pod | ||
Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg| | Image:Pegasus_Hi-Res_5a.jpg|[[Kinetic Energy Weapon|Batteries]] along the flight pod | ||
Image:Pegasus Rear Shot.png| | Image:Pegasus Rear Shot.png|Pegasus from the rear | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==References== | ||
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{{sourcebox|Correspondence with Jose Perez}} | {{sourcebox|Correspondence with Jose Perez}} | ||
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