Editing Technology of the Twelve Colonies (TOS)

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The '''technology''' of the [[The Twelve Colonies of Man|Colonials]] is extremely advanced.

== Armament ==

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Laser-based weapons dominate the weapons of the Colonials. From personal weapons ([[laser pistol]], [[laser bola]]) to fighter craft (laser torpedo equipped {{TOS|Viper}}s) to capitol ships (laser battery equipped [[battlestar (TOS)|battlestars]]), the Colonials primarily rely on lasers for their firepower {{OS|Saga of a Star World|The Man with Nine Lives}}.

== Communication ==
A handheld translator device, the [[languatron]], facilitates communication with other species and cultures where the Colonial language is not spoken {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}.

Other devices for communication between Warriors include the [[personal communicator]], which also acts as a voice recorder {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}.

== Computers and Drones ==

The Colonials use computers in every day life. Computers have a variety of uses, such as those for education {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}, military, and [[computer room|retaining records]]. Some computers, such as [[C.O.R.A.]], are voice activated and have artificial intelligence {{OS|The Long Patrol}}.

Also, at the time of the [[Battle of Cimtar|fall of the Colonies]], the Fleet was well advanced in cybernetics and robotics, creating drones such as [[Muffit II]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}} and even [[Android|facsimiles of humans]] via their [[bio-robotics institutes]] {{OS|War of the Gods, Part I}}. However, these drones are not programmed with artificial intelligence, for fear of creating another race of machines like the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]] {{OS|Saga of a Star World}}. 

== Power ==

Power for electronic equipment is provided by devices known as [[energizer]]s. These come in large units for starships, such as ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'' {{OS|Fire In Space}}, and also come in more portable units for civilian use {{OS|The Magnificent Warriors}}.

== Vehicles ==
The main mode of transportation is space travel. The vast majority of the [[The Fleet (TOS)|Fleet]] consists of sub-lightspeed capable, unarmed civilian craft. The most notable exception to this is ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'', which is capable of moving at [[Propulsion (TOS)|lightspeed]] {{OS|Experiment in Terra}}. Transporting people to the ground is usually either accomplished using [[Colonial shuttle|shuttles]] or in Viper fighter craft {{OS|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I|Saga of a Star World|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II}}.

Ground transportation is primarily accomplished with [[landram]]s. When conditions warrant, the arctic variant of the landram, the [[snowram]], can be brought to bear {{OS|Saga of a Star World|The Gun on Ice Planet Zero, Part I}}.

[[Hover-mobile]]s are also likely a form of personal transportation. {{TOS|Boomer}} once commented to {{TOS|Athena}} that, in his youth, he "hot-linked more hover-mobiles" than there were doors on ''{{TOS|Galactica}}'' {{OS|Fire In Space}}.

No known marine vessels exist.

== Notes ==

* In the non-canonical ''[[Galactica Discovers Earth (Book)|Galactica Discovers Earth]]'' novelization, "Galactican" technology is noted as being based on neither Newtonian nor Einsteinian principles.<ref>{{cite_book|last=Resnick|first=Michael|authorlink=Michael Resnick|authorlinkurl=|year=1981|title=[[Battlestar Galactica 5: Galactica Discovers Earth]]|publisher=Berkley Books|location=|id=|pages=90-91}}</ref>

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