Editing War Room

[[Image:ResurrectionShip SituationRoom.jpg|right|thumb|''Galactica'''s War Room {{TRS|Resurrection Ship, Part I}}.]]

The '''War Room''' is a tactical planning and strike operations center aboard a ship. On [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'', it is located in proximity to [[CIC]] {{TRS|The Hand of God (RDM)}}.

The room has two functions:
*Monitoring and controlling large-scale operations which cannot be fully monitored or controlled from the CIC without interfering with shipboard operations
*Providing a dedicated planning and briefing center for the development of and execution of special operations under the control of a battlestar.

== ''Galactica'' ==
[[Image:Bsg-1-10.jpg|right|thumb|''Galactica'''s War Room's plotting table {{TRS|The Hand of God (RDM)}}.]]
Hewing to its pre-networked [[First Cylon War]] origins, ''Galactica''<nowiki/>'s War Room is heavily crewed due to its hands-on acquisition and use of data vis-a-vis "foot networking" and other person-to-person communications that eschew all but the most basic computerized methods.  

The predominant centerpiece is the plotting table, a large light table that can be configured for a variety of uses, supported by a number of information-relay consoles (e.g. monitoring communications). Translite maps are laid upon the table, having been printed from available data from the ship's stores, including newer data acquired via astronomic surveys and [[Raptor]] reconnaissance missions.  

Atop the center table are models used to visually depict phases of missions with assets rendered as models, such as [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], Raptors, and ''Galactica'' itself. These models may hand-written name tags to identify [[Callsign|callsigns]] or other unique identification terms, as needed, and are moved or removed by crew members acting as plotters with forked plotting rods. The models themselves are made as needed, likely hand-constructed by crew, as they are facsimiles of new ships [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] encounters or ships within the Fleet itself, e.g. the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Fall-era]] [[Raider (RDM)|Raider]] and various civilian ships {{TRS|The Hand of God}}; and later, the Fall-era [[Basestar (TRS)|Basestar]], [[Resurrection Ship]], and ''[[Pegasus (TRS)|Pegasus]]'' {{TRS|Resurrection Ship}},  

One wall of the War Room features light boxes where smaller translites are used to mount maps, gun camera photos, and other visual aids assist in mission planning and review. A chalkboard on another wall is used to track pilot and ship rosters for missions. 

Around a dozen personnel staff the War Room during an operation, in addition to any command staff that may be in attendance.

== Appearances in episodes ==
*In "[[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]," its first appearance, during the planning and execution of the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]].
*In "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]," during the planning of the [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship|attack on the Cylons]] and when Commander [[William Adama]] recruits {{Callsign|Starbuck}} to kill Admiral [[Helena Cain]].
*In "[[Occupation]]," when Admiral Adama attempts to come up with a plan to rescue the people on [[New Caprica]].  
*In "[[Revelations]]," when Kara Thrace and {{Callsign|Athena}} present their plan to rescue the hostages on the rebel Cylon basestar.
*In "[[Face of the Enemy]]," when [[Saul Tigh]] orders [[Felix Gaeta]] to take a week's leave on ''[[Zephyr]]''.

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode="slideshow">
File:TRS - The Hand of God - Situation Room.jpg|{{Callsign|Starbuck}} and [[William Adama]] during the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] {{TRS|The Hand of God}}.
File:TRS - The Hand of God - War Room 2.jpg|[[Gaius Baltar]] and {{Callsign|Starbuck}} during the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] {{TRS|The Hand of God}}.
File:Bsg-1-10.jpg|[[Laura Roslin]] and {{Callsign|Starbuck}} during the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] {{TRS|The Hand of God}}.
</gallery>

== Notes ==

* The term "war room" is the official term used by the production team.

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