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[[ | [[Image:Raptor Decoys Away.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Swallows leaving Raptors. ([[Battle of New Caprica]])]] | ||
A '''swallow''' is an decoy drone used to lure enemy | A '''swallow''' is an decoy drone used to lure enemy heat-seeking missiles away from a Colonial vessel, typically it is launched by the [[ECO]] as part of a Raptor's [[ECM]] suite. | ||
These devices were deployed from [[Raptor 478]] to successfully lure away two missiles shot at it by a [[Cylon Raider]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] | These devices were deployed from [[Raptor 478]] to successfully lure away two missiles shot at it by a [[Cylon Raider]] during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] ([[Miniseries]]). | ||
Enough swallows can mimic the electrical "footprint," or signatures of other spacecraft, even that of [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]] when programmed and grouped together | Enough swallows can mimic the electrical "footprint," or signatures of other spacecraft, even that of [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]] when programmed and grouped together ([[Exodus, Part II]]). | ||
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* Swallows seem to serve as a combination [[w:Chaff (radar countermeasure)|chaff]], [[w:Decoy|decoy]], and [[w:Electronic countermeasures|electronic countermeasures]] suite. | * Swallows seem to serve as a combination [[w:Chaff (radar countermeasure)|chaff]], [[w:Flare (pyrotechnic)|flare]], [[w:Decoy|decoy]], and [[w:Electronic countermeasures|electronic countermeasures]] suite. | ||
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