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==Class Name== | ==Class Name== | ||
So was this actually mentioned in the episode, or is it officially heresay? --[[User: | So was this actually mentioned in the episode, or is it officially heresay? --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 03:01, 24 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
RDM officially christens Pegasus a Mercury-class vessel in the blog for the episode. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 04:29, 24 September 2005 (EDT) | RDM officially christens Pegasus a Mercury-class vessel in the blog for the episode. --[[User:Watcher|Watcher]] 04:29, 24 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
==Specs== | ==Specs== | ||
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--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:24, 28 September 2005 (EDT) | --[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 12:24, 28 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
:No fan fiction, please. Sourced comments from Zoic (the effects guys) would be useful, and if you think you can count the armament emplacements yourself, that would be fine (although I don't think that's possible given the shots we see in "Pegasus"), but unfounded guesses don't belong here. --[[User: | :No fan fiction, please. Sourced comments from Zoic (the effects guys) would be useful, and if you think you can count the armament emplacements yourself, that would be fine (although I don't think that's possible given the shots we see in "Pegasus"), but unfounded guesses don't belong here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 12:42, 28 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
Ok. | Ok. | ||
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::*[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ Ron Moore's Blog] | ::*[http://blog.scifi.com/battlestar/ Ron Moore's Blog] | ||
::*[http://scifi.com/battlestar/bts/videoblog/ David Eicke's video blog] | ::*[http://scifi.com/battlestar/bts/videoblog/ David Eicke's video blog] | ||
::*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/ Episode Podcasts] --[[User: | ::*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/downloads/podcast/ Episode Podcasts] --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
== My Part.. == | == My Part.. == | ||
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--[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:59, 28 September 2005 (EDT) | --[[User:Alex mcpherson|Alex mcpherson]] 13:59, 28 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
:It would be nice to have an article here summarizing what is known, but I think it's lengthy and too heavy on speculation at the moment. I will try to slim it down to a more manageable size soon. I would point out that in my opinion, [[Battlestar]] is one of our worst articles, not not a good one to emulate here. --[[User: | :It would be nice to have an article here summarizing what is known, but I think it's lengthy and too heavy on speculation at the moment. I will try to slim it down to a more manageable size soon. I would point out that in my opinion, [[Battlestar]] is one of our worst articles, not not a good one to emulate here. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 16:55, 28 September 2005 (EDT) | ||
== Age of class== | == Age of class== | ||
Would it be fair to say that the Mercury class is at least 12 years old, since Tyrol claimed to have served onboard battlestars such as the Atlantia, the Columbia and the Pegasus since he was 18? It could be that one or more of the ships he mentioned was still the Cylon War-1 battlestar, but considering that there were 120 battlestars by the time of Cylon War-2, and if Galactica was to be the last of her class, it'd seem likely that the Mercury class has been around for over a decade. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT) | Would it be fair to say that the Mercury class is at least 12 years old, since Tyrol claimed to have served onboard battlestars such as the Atlantia, the Columbia and the Pegasus since he was 18? It could be that one or more of the ships he mentioned was still the Cylon War-1 battlestar, but considering that there were 120 battlestars by the time of Cylon War-2, and if Galactica was to be the last of her class, it'd seem likely that the Mercury class has been around for over a decade. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT) | ||
:Not a safe assumption. There could easily have been intervening ship classes between the original style and mercury class, and we don't know which order Tyrol served on each of those ships. On top of that, we don't even know Tyrol's current age - since the series doesn't take place in real time, it can't be the same as his actor. --[[User: | :Not a safe assumption. There could easily have been intervening ship classes between the original style and mercury class, and we don't know which order Tyrol served on each of those ships. On top of that, we don't even know Tyrol's current age - since the series doesn't take place in real time, it can't be the same as his actor. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT) | ||
==Armaments == | ==Armaments == | ||
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The Pegasus appeared to have weapons similar to those of the Galactica's main batteries mounted along side the ship on the flight pods, in a fashion very much like the battlestars of TOS. You can see the mounts swinging into action as the Pegasus alert fighters were launching against Galactica. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT) | The Pegasus appeared to have weapons similar to those of the Galactica's main batteries mounted along side the ship on the flight pods, in a fashion very much like the battlestars of TOS. You can see the mounts swinging into action as the Pegasus alert fighters were launching against Galactica. --[[User:David Templar|David Templar]] 20:16, 15 October 2005 (EDT) | ||
:My guess is that Pegasus' flight-pod armaments are larger versions of Galactica's point defense turrets, since Galactica also has them mounted along her flight pods. Until we see them fire anything it's not really worth speculating about. --[[User: | :My guess is that Pegasus' flight-pod armaments are larger versions of Galactica's point defense turrets, since Galactica also has them mounted along her flight pods. Until we see them fire anything it's not really worth speculating about. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 20:39, 15 October 2005 (EDT) | ||
::I posted this to [[Talk:KEW]] as well, but you appear to be correct - the flight-pod guns on Pegasus are of the same external configuration as the main batteries of Galactica. I will be intruiged to see them in action. --[[User: | ::I posted this to [[Talk:KEW]] as well, but you appear to be correct - the flight-pod guns on Pegasus are of the same external configuration as the main batteries of Galactica. I will be intruiged to see them in action. --[[User:Peter Farago|Peter Farago]] 21:59, 18 October 2005 (EDT) | ||
== High Res pics of Pegasus added == | == High Res pics of Pegasus added == | ||
Added two high-res pics of Pegasus. The pics are very nice. | Added two high-res pics of Pegasus. The pics are very nice. | ||