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Zak Adama

2007-06-27T22:40:53Z

Ecth:

:''The article discusses the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] character with the name Zak Adama. For information on his [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Zac]].''

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|seen=Miniseries
|death=In a flight school accident roughly two years prior to the [[Cylon Attack]].
|parents=[[William Adama|William]] and [[Caroline Adama]].
|siblings=[[Lee Adama]]
|children=
|marital status=Was engaged to [[Kara Thrace]]†
|role=Viper Pilot
|rank= Lieutenant J.G
|actor=[[Tobias Mehler]]
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'''Zak Adama''' was the youngest son of [[William Adama|William]] and [[Caroline Adama|Caroline]] Adama and brother of [[Lee Adama]].

Adama endeavored to prove himself to his father by becoming a [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] pilot. ([[Miniseries]]) During his training, Adama became romantically involved with his flight instructor, [[Kara Thrace]].

[[Image:Primusphoto.jpg|left|thumb|A young William Adama with his sons Zak and Lee ([[Miniseries]]).]]
While Zak Adama questioned how he passed basic flight, he accepted it without further question when Thrace stated that she wouldn't have passed him if he didn't deserve it. He did not want any help from his father, and certainly not from Thrace.

In reality, Adama failed three critical manuevers during the last part of the basic flight training and (according to Thrace) had "no feel for flying" ([[Miniseries]]). Thrace cared for Zak Adama deeply, however, that she felt that she shouldn't be the one to crush his dreams, and passed him despite of his lack of skill.

Thrace and Adama were engaged to be married, but Adama was killed two years prior to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. His death became a wedge between his brother and father until Thrace confessed her responsibility in the matter prior to a mission of her own [[Skirmish over the Red Moon|which lead the Adamas to risk much]] in finding the missing Thrace ("[[Act of Contrition]]," "[[You Can't Go Home Again]]").
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[[Image:Mini_series_zak-kara-and-lee_photo.jpg|thumb|left|Kara Thrace's photo with Zak (left), Lee (right) and herself (Middle) in the Miniseries.]]

== Notes ==
*Zak Adama is first seen in a photograph in the [[Miniseries]], where he is played by [http://www.galactica2003.net/articles/hudson112603.shtml Clarke Hudson]. His role was recast for the series.

*Unlike his Original Series counterpart, [[Zac]], Zak Adama is deceased before the events of the Miniseries, while Zac survives into the first third of the Original Series pilot, "[[Saga of a Star World]]".

*Notably missing from the parallel existence of the Adama brothers in the Re-imagined Series and brothers [[Apollo (TOS)|Captain Apollo]] and Zac in the Original Series is the character of [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]], sibling of Apollo and Zac. The series creators determined that there wasn't a clear reason to recreate a parallel of Athena for the Re-imagined Series. As of Season 3, Athena has been taken on as the new callsign for [[Sharon Valerii]] (Caprica-copy).

*Zak is a common nickname for Zachary or Zachariah, an [[Wikipedia:Old Testament|Old Testament]] name that reinforces other real-world Earth cultural references made in both [[Original Series]] and [[Re-imagined Series]].

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Timeline - Season 2 (RDM)

2007-06-27T22:35:41Z

Ecth: /* Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II */

:''For the timeline overview see [[Timeline (RDM)]]. For the rest of the series see [[Timeline - Season 1 (RDM)]] and [[Timeline - Season 3 (RDM)]]''

=="[[Scattered]]" through "[[The Farm]]"==

*'''Day 51:'''
**The Fleet is temporarily lost after ''Galactica'' misses the proper [[Emergency Jump Coordinates|emergency rendezvous point]] but later returns ([[Scattered]])
**''Galactica'' is partially disabled by a Cylon virus while a [[Cylon Centurion]] boarding party unsuccessfully attempts to destroy the ship ([[Valley of Darkness]])
**[[Gaius Baltar]] shoots [[Crashdown]] on Kobol after threatening to shoot [[Cally Henderson]] ([[Fragged]])

*'''Day 52:''' Tigh interrogates Tyrol and imprisons him with [[Sharon Valerii]] ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]])

*'''Day 53:'''
**Saul Tigh declares martial law after Roslin's arrest and attempts to commandeer supplies by force
**The "''[[Gideon]]'' massacre" takes place
**Starbuck and Helo meet the [[Caprica Resistance]] and [[Samuel Anders]]
**Cally Henderson kills Boomer ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]])

*'''Day 54:'''
**Commander Adama awakens
**Roslin escapes from ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]])

*'''Day 61:'''
**Laura Roslin takes refuge on the ''[[Kimba Huta]]''
**William Adama resumes command of ''Galactica''
**Kara Thrace is captured by the Cylons and taken to a [[farm]]
** Cally Henderson is sentenced to confinement in the brig for thirty days ([[The Farm]])

*'''Day 62:'''
**Kara Thrace is rescued by the Caprica Resistance
**Thrace, Helo, and Caprica-Valerii leave Caprica for Kobol

==[[Home, Part I]]==

*'''Day 62:'''
**Kara Thrace's captured [[Cylon Heavy Raider|Heavy Raider]] lands on the ''[[Astral Queen]]''
**Commander Adama promotes Captain [[George Birch]] to be ''Galactica's'' new [[CAG]]

*'''Day 64:'''
**Roslin's expedition begins search on Kobol for the [[Tomb of Athena]]
**[[Elosha]] dies
**Adama decides to reunite the Fleet and begins preparations for searching Kobol for Roslin's party

==[[Home, Part II]]==

*'''Day 65:'''
**Commander Adama's party finds and joins with Roslin's party
** The [[Tomb of Athena]] is found and data gathered
**Roslin is reestablished as lawful President

==[[Final Cut]]==

*'''Day 75:''' [[D'anna Biers]] produces a documentary aboard ''Galactica'' on the crew

==[[Flight of the Phoenix]]==

<blockquote>The events of this episode likely occur over several weeks with the construction of the [[Blackbird]], and it was designed to have a vague timeline per the episode [[Podcast:Flight of the Phoenix|podcast]]. However, In "[[The Farm]]," Commander Adama gives Cally Henderson a 30 day sentence on Day 61, the same day he resumes command of the Fleet. It is likely that Henderson's release marks day 91. Precise date stamping is problematic regarding most other events outlined in the episode.</blockquote>

*'''Day 91:'''
**[[Cally Henderson]] is released from the brig

==Between Days 91 and 175==
*Laura Roslin is given a few weeks, a month at the most to live.
*Traces of the Cylon virus ([[Valley of Darkness]]) reemerge as a logic bomb and begin to disable ''Galactica's'' systems
*Tyrol begins construction of the [[Blackbird]]
*[[Great Cylon Turkey Shoot|''Galactica'' routs hundreds of Cylon fighters]]
*Cylon logic bomb purged from ''Galactica''
*The ''Laura'', the completed Blackbird, is successfully tested

*'''Day ~140:''' [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raider]]s attack the freighter ''[[Greenleaf]]''; [[Ray Abinell]] is killed in the attack ([[Sacrifice]])

==[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]==
<blockquote>The events in this episode create a [[Season two timeline discontinuity|timeline problem]] in season 2 events. As such, most events here are not timestamped as there is no information to discern a date.</blockquote>

*''Galactica'' encounters the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''
*Admiral [[Helena Cain]] assumes fleet command
*'''Day ~175:'''
**[[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] accidentally kills ''Pegasus'' Lieutenant [[Alastair Thorne|Thorne]] and is arrested together with [[Karl Agathon|Helo]]
**A standoff between the two battlestars begins over the treatment of the arrested ''Galactica'' crew

==[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]==
*'''Day ~175:'''<ref>The episodes "Resurrection Ship, Part I" and "Epiphanies" state that events in the episode "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]" and the episodes immediately following it take place six months after the Cylon Attack. Ron D. Moore states in his podcast that it took Tyrol "weeks" to construct the Blackbird and a large amount of time passes in this episode as a result. While this figure was assumed to be 2 to 4 weeks, the only plausible way that "Pegasus" and "Resurrection Ship, Part I" can take place six months after the attack is if "Flight of the Phoenix" actually lasted three months from beginning to end. Roslin was told in this episode that her cancer had accelerated, and she had only one month to live. As Cally Henderson's "welcome back" party happened earlier in the episode, when she was released from the brig around Day 86, a considerable period of time (several weeks at least) pass between these two scenes</ref>
**The standoff between the two battlestars ends
**Starbuck returns from an unauthorized surveillance mission to the Cylon fleet with data on the [[Resurrection Ship]]

==[[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]==

*'''Day ~177:'''
**The [[Battle of the Resurrection Ship]] occurs. The Resurrection Ship is destroyed
**Admiral Cain is killed
**President Roslin promotes William Adama to Admiral

==[[Epiphanies]]==

*'''Day 189:'''
**''President Roslin is near death''
**A [[Demand Peace|Cylon peace movement]] arises in [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]]
**Cylon fetal stem cells used to cure President Roslin
**Baltar gives his nuclear warhead to the [[Demand Peace]] movement

==[[Black Market]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode.''

*Commander [[Jack Fisk]] is murdered
*Lee Adama kills [[Phelan]], leader of the [[Black market (organization)|Black Market]] crime syndicate

==[[Scar]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode.''

*Mining operations continue for over 28 days in an asteroid field
*Starbuck and [[Kat]] destroy an ace Cylon Raider, nicknamed "[[Scar (Raider)|Scar]]''

==[[Sacrifice]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode.''

*[[Sesha Abinell]] creates hostage situation on ''Cloud Nine''
*Lee Adama wounded as a result of a failed rescue attempt by [[Kara Thrace]]
*Abinell and hostage takers are killed
*[[Billy Keikeya]] dies

==[[The Captain's Hand]]==
:''No timeline markers are available for this episode.''

*[[Lee Adama]] has been promoted to Major and temporarily assigned to ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]''
*[[Rya Kibby]] arrives on ''Galactica'' seeking a clandestine abortion from Dr. [[Cottle]] and requests asylum
*''Pegasus'' Commander [[Barry Garner]] dies during the [[Battle of the Binary Star System]]
*Major Adama is promoted to Commander and given command of ''Pegasus''
*Vice President Gaius Baltar announces his candidacy for president in the upcoming election

==[[Downloaded]]==
<blockquote>The originally aired episode contained an error in the form of a second time stamp title card which said "ten weeks ago" refereing to Boomer's death and resurrection, which placed the events of the previous episode, "[[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]," ten weeks prior. This was corrected to "ten weeks later" for the DVD release and subsequent airings, dating Boomer's death ten weeks after "Zero Hour", the attack on the Colonies. However, even this date may be incorrect for Boomer was killed on approximately day 53, which is just over 7.5 weeks from Zero Hour, not ten. While these inconsistencies within the episode makes the time of events problematic, given what was established before with the downloading process i.e. if not automatic it happens within a few hours at most, and even taking into account the flawed dates, [[Caprica Six]] and [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] where resurrected well before the birth of [[Hera Agathon]].</blockquote>
*'''Day 1 (Flashback Zero Hour: Caprica Six is killed in a nuclear blast wave ([[Miniseries]])):'''
**Caprica-Six is [[Resurrection (RDM)|resurrected]]<ref name="downloaded">As alluded to by the future [[Sharon Agathon]] in "[[Scattered]]" after [[Kara Thrace]] killed a [[Number Six]] unit in a fight in the [[Delphi Museum of the Colonies]] on Caprica. She relates that the dead Six is downloading right now and probably reporting their position: "Her consciousness is being downloaded into another body right now. And when she wakes up, she'll tell them exactly where we are." From this we can infer that the process from death to resurrection is usually very short, measured in minutes if not seconds normally, hours at most if there are mass deaths, such as the parking garage explosion in "Downloaded" after Caprica Six killed the [[Number Three]]: "Boomer: How long till she downloads and tells them what happened? - Caprica Six: We had a lot of people in the cafe. At least 36 hours till they get to her. Long enough." These facts considered, it is a virtual certainty that Caprica Six resurrected on the same day of the attack and even more so in the case of Boomer. There likely were no deaths of other Cylons at the time of Boomer's death unlike when the Colonies were attacked and some Humanoid Cylons deliberately stayed behind knowing they will resurrect in anycase.</ref>
*'''Day 53 (Flashback: Cally Henderson kills Sharon "Boomer" Valerii ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]])):'''
**Boomer is resurrected<ref name="downloaded"/>
*'''Precise dates to be determined:'''<ref>While the dates in this episode are contradictory, given that the second title card is most likely wrong even after the "correction", the [[Number Three]] unit's comment regarding Starbuck that "She was on Caprica a couple of weeks ago. She escaped with the help of another Sharon." could be one placement of events on Caprica in the parking garage a couple of weeks after Starbuck's escape from Caprica on day 62, making the parking garage scenes, if it could be assumed that a "couple of weeks" to be two weeks, to be roughly at day 75 and contemporary with "[[Final Cut]]". Another comment by the Three Unit earlier in the episode also provides a time frame. As they sit in the café on Caprica, just before the explosion, Caprica Six states (falsely) that Boomer asked her to help her move out of her apartment. The Three responds: "You know what? Which is what we've been asking her for weeks. I was kind of hoping that you'd see the light after talking to our friend here." "Weeks", not months or days but weeks, and that could be from two to four weeks. However, at four weeks or more than that, it would be most likely be couched in the term of a month. Boomer very likely went home to her apartment right after being resurrected on day 53 to be somewhere familiar. This time frame fits with Three's comment of Starbuck escaping a couple of weeks prior. Three's café statement would place the scene within weeks of Boomer's ressurection, aproximately three weeks earlier, again making the scenes roughly contemporary with "Final Cut". Alternatively, one could consider Number Three's comments errors, but the only thing that contradicts Three's café and garage comments is the second title card that has been proven to be mistaken once, and very likely twice.</ref>
**A [[Number Three]] "D'anna Biers" unit tasked Caprica-Six to help Boomer adjust to her Cylon nature.
**Caprica-Six and Boomer resolve to persuade the Cylons to adopt a new approach in dealing with the Colonials.
*'''Day 270:'''
**[[Hera Agathon]] born, approximately one month premature<ref>The date of Valerii and Agathon's child is speculated from the events in [[Season 1 (2004-05)|Season 1]] and during the events of "[[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]", assuming that the [[Humanoid Cylon]]s share the same gestation period that humans do, and that the birth of their hybrid daughter is not premature. It is later confirmed that [[Hera]]'s birth occurred on Day 270.</ref>
**President Roslin, in secret from Admiral Adama, has Hera's death faked and the child hidden as an adoption by [[Maya]].

==[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part I]]==
<blockquote>Tom Zarek states that the Fleet has been "cooped up in metal boxes for nine months" the morning after the in this episode. This date is roughly taken as Day 270, with an implied give-or-take of a couple weeks. The surrounding events noted above can, however, be placed relative to this point with a good degree of certainty based on episode dialogue.</blockquote>

*'''c. Day 256:''' - [[Galen Tyrol]] begins a series of recurring suicidal nightmares
*'''c. Day 269:''' - Presidential debates begin. [[Kara Thrace]], [[Felix Gaeta]] and [[Lee Adama]] brief pilots on Caprica SAR mission on ''Pegasus''. Tyrol attacks Cally Henderson after being woken from a nightmare
*'''c. Day 270:'''
**[[Talk Wireless]] reports on first debates
**Caprica rescue mission departs<ref>While the time needed to get to Caprica may be considerable, the amount of fuel, rations and supplies would make it unlikely that the trip takes more than one-half day.</ref>
**[[Racetrack]] accidentally discovers a habitable planet
**SAR team arrives at Caprica and meets with [[Samuel Anders]]'s [[Caprica Resistance|Resistance]]
**Tyrol begins counseling with Brother [[Cavil]]
*'''c. Day 280:''' Final presidential debate
*'''c. Day 283:''' Polls open (projected)

==[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]==
*'''Day 281:'''
**Thrace's SAR team and Anders' resistance are pinned down by a Cylon sneak attack and are under siege for 18 hours
**The next morning, the rescuers discover the Cylons have completely abandoned Caprica and encounter a [[Cavil]]

*'''Day 282:'''
**The SAR mission returns to ''Galactica'' and Cavil is revealed to be a Cylon

*'''Day 283:'''
**The polls close and votes are tabulated; Baltar wins
**[[Tory Foster]] conspires to rig the vote results to keep Roslin in power
**The plan is revealed to Admiral Adama, who convinces Roslin to step down to let Baltar become president

*'''Day 284:'''
**Baltar is inaugurated President
**[[Gina]] detonates the nuclear warhead given to her by Baltar and destroys ''Cloud 9'' and several other nearby ships

*'''c. Day 285:'''
*Adama visits President Baltar aboard ''Colonial One'' and questions him about the ''Cloud 9'' disaster. Baltar rebukes all his questions and accusations.

*'''Between c. Day 285 and c. Day 315:'''
**Many of ''Galactica''’s and ''Pegasus''’s crew muster out of the Colonial Fleet to settle on New Caprica
**Galen Tyrol and Cally Henderson marry. Cally Tyrol soon becomes pregnant
**Felix Gaeta retires from military duty and becomes President Baltar's Chief of Staff
**The Fleet begins the process of settling on New Caprica

==Flashback events from "[[Unfinished Business]]"==
*'''c. Day 420: Four months or 120 days after settlement begins, assuming settlement began on Day 300:

:''The flashback sequences from "[[Unfinished Business]]" occur 17 months prior to the present-day events of the episode, or 8 months prior to New Caprica's occupation by the Cylons.''

**Dualla's transfer to ''Pegasus'' is approved
**Galen and Cally Tyrol retire from military service and settle on New Caprica
**Gaius Baltar and his administration celebrate the groundbreaking of the first permanent buildings on New Caprica. An all-night dance and celebration is held

*'''c. Day 421:'''
**Admiral Adama and Laura Roslin find time together on New Caprica to [[New Caprican leaf|smoke]], drink and relax briefly
**Kara Thrace and Lee Adama have sex
**Kara Thrace marries Samuel Anders, as a consequence Lee Adama and Kara Thrace avoid speaking to each other
**Commander Adama proposes to Dualla

*'''Between c. Day 421 and c. Day 660:'''
** Lee Adama and Anastasia Dualla marry and remain on ''Pegasus''
**[[Sharon Agathon]] and Karl Agathon marry and remain on ''Galactica''
**After settling on New Caprica, Tyrol becomes a union leader
**[[James Lyman]] and [[Tucker Clellan]] retire and settle on New Caprica
**Former President Laura Roslin becomes a school teacher on New Caprica, with Maya as her teacher's assistant

'''Lay Down Your Burdens (continued)'''

*'''c. Day 660, 360th day since settlement; assuming settlement began on day 300:'''
**Admiral Adama discharges Saul Tigh from his duties aboard ''Galactica''. He and Ellen Tigh settle on New Caprica
**Galen and Cally Tyrol organize a general labor strike in protest of Baltar's poor leadership as President
**Cylon forces arrive in orbit and occupy New Caprica
**''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' escape with the remains of the Fleet to parts unknown

==Season 3==

:''Continued at [[Timeline - Season 3 (RDM)]]''

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Leland Adama

2007-06-24T22:46:43Z

Ecth: /* The Trial of Gaius Baltar */

:''The article discusses the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] character with the pilot callsign of "Apollo." For information on his [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]] counterpart, see [[Apollo (TOS)]].''
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|parents= [[Caroline Adama]] (mother, likely deceased), [[William Adama]] (father)
|siblings= [[Zak Adama]] †
|children=1 unborn child with [[Gianne]] (presumed deceased)
|marital status= Married to [[Anastasia Dualla]]
|role=''de facto'' Commander Air Group, battlestar ''Galactica''
|rank=Civilian (resigned)
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|actor=[[Jamie Bamber]]
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== Biographical Notes ==

=== Background ===

'''Lee "Apollo" Adama''' is the elder son of [[Caroline Adama|Caroline]] and [[William Adama]]. Together with his younger brother, Zak, he was raised largely by his mother on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], following his parents' divorce when he was eight.

Despite his father's estrangement from the family, Adama nevertheless inherited his passion for flying - a passion that saw him enrolling in the Colonial military reserves after graduating from college. Following his basic training, he graduated from the military academy third in his class and immediately applied for flight school.

Not to be outdone by his elder brother, Zak Adama applied for military service, a move that eventually brought tragedy to the Adama household.

Accepted into flight school, Adama proved himself a gifted and natural pilot, hampered only by his tendency to over-intellectualize things - a result of his upbringing with his mother, who encouraged him to read widely, and think freely (encouragement that led him to read banned texts by the renegade [[Tom Zarek]] while at college ([[Bastille Day]]).

Graduating from flight school, Adama was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Colonial Reserve, flying the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] Mark VII. During this time, he was also introduced to [[Kara Thrace|Kara "Starbuck" Thrace]], a training instructor at flight school, who was also involved with Zak Adama. While Adama was still at flight school, the three frequently spent time together, and Adama and Thrace developed a friendship through Zak Adama ([[Miniseries]]).

=== Brother's Death ===

Tragedy struck some two years prior to the renewed [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attack on the Twelve Colonies when Zak Adama, recently graduated from flight school, was killed on a routine Viper mission. At the time, the cause of the accident was put down to pilot error. However, Lee Adama chose to blame the mishap on his father, whom he believed had pushed Zak into applying for military service and for applying for flight school ([[Miniseries]]).

Following Zak's death, Lee Adama became estranged from his father, seeking to build his career well away from any influence exerted by either William Adama or the legendary [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica]]'', his father's command. While he was successful in this - gaining promotion to Captain through his own abilities, the decision nevertheless placed a heavy strain on his friendship with Kara Thrace, as she applied for pilot duty aboard ''Galactica''.

Adama spent much time on Caprica and becomes engaged to a woman named [[Gianne]]. She told him she is pregnant with their child, causing him to run from her due to his own family issues. Before he can speak with her again he is assigned to take part in the decommissioning ceremony aboard ''Galactica'' ([[Black Market]]).

Adama is reunited with both his father and Kara Thrace when ''Galactica'' is to be decommissioned as a [[Galactica Museum|living museum and educational center]] of the [[Cylon War]]. As a part of the final ceremonies marking ''Galactica's'' retirement, Lee Adama participates in a final Viper flyby to salute both the ship and her commanding officer - an assignment he undertakes grudgingly, doing little to hide his true feelings from the moment he arrives on the battlestar ([[Miniseries]]). Matters are not helped when he discovers he will fly not in his own [[Viper Mark VII|Mark VII Viper]], but in a newly-restored [[Viper Mark II]] his father had flown during the Cylon War ([[Miniseries]]).

Things worsen after the PR official aboard ''Galactica'', [[Aaron Doral]], sees Captain Adama's presence on ''Galactica'' as a major PR opportunity and has Adama and his father pose for pictures together. Immediately following this, Adama confronts his father over his brother's death, venting two years' worth of anger and belief that his father was responsible for the loss of his brother.

=== Surprise [[Cylon Attack]] ===

Following the decommissioning ceremony, Lee Adama departs ''Galactica'', acting as an unofficial escort for ''[[Colonial Heavy 798]]'', the official transport for Secretary of Education [[Laura Roslin]], who represented President [[Richard Adar|Adar]] at the ceremony. Midway through their return to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]], Adama and the crew of ''Colonial Heavy 798'' hear of the Cylon attacks on the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]], and soon find themselves under direct attack. Adama is able to thwart a missile attack, but his father's old Viper is disabled. Aboard ''Colonial Heavy 798''. Adama becomes one of Laura Roslin's unofficial advisers, aiding her in her self-appointed rescue mission. Adama's annoyance of his father's old Viper comes back to haunt him when [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]], returning from her unexpected rescue mission on Caprica and disastrous attack on two [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Cylon Raiders]], notes to him that other Vipers and other modern Colonial spacecraft like his Mark VII were [[Command Navigation Program|easily destroyed]] by Cylon attacks.

Adama again saves ''Colonial Heavy 798'' from a nuclear missile attack with a failed experiment he toyed with in [[War College]], using ''Galactica's'' [[EMP]] coils that were placed on the ship for return to Caprica and the Colonial Fleet - while simultaneously making it look like the ship had been destroyed. He supports Roslin in her rescue efforts, persuading Roslin to lead the [[FTL]]-capable ships to follow ''Galactica'' to [[Ragnar Anchorage]].

As the ranking pilot aboard ''Galactica'', and despite his relative inexperience, Adama finds himself promoted to the position of [[CAG]] by Colonel [[Saul Tigh]].

Apollo leads a Viper squadron in keeping Cylon Raiders at bay while the civilian [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] Jumps away from Ragnar Anchorage. His ship is badly damaged midway in the battle and Adama would have been killed by a missile were it not for the lightning-fast and highly-accurate shooting of Starbuck. Starbuck's highly unconventional flying force-fits her fighter and Adama's now-powerless Viper nose-to-nose and flies him back to the battlestar seconds before the port [[flight pod]] closes and ''Galactica'' Jumps away.

=== Special Advisor ===
[[image:Water_Apollo_Roslin.jpg|thumb|left|300px|[[Lee Adama|Adama]] and President Roslin shake hands after appointment as military advisor in "[[Water]]". (c) Universal)]]
Adama's work as Roslin's "special advisor" to further help her understand military matters does not sit well with his father ([[Bastille Day]]).

In the weeks following the Cylon attack, Adama finds time to re-evaluate his relationship with his father - due in no small part to Starbuck's admission of her involvement in Zak's acceptance as a fighter pilot ([[Miniseries]]) and his subsequent death. Father and son grow somewhat closer - even standing shoulder-to-shoulder when Starbuck is MIA ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]). Even so, Adama's former self-doubts and moodiness are not easily overcome and sometimes come back to haunt him when he is tasked to fill a role that others are unsure he can manage. As a Viper pilot, Adama is able to escape from Starbuck's shadow, proving himself capable in unconventional and skilled flying in the [[Battle for the Tylium Asteroid]] ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]).

After the tylium asteroid mission, Adama matures enormously, emerging from his shell as a somewhat disillusioned officer and becomes a practical leader who now comfortably straddles his responsibilities as [[CAG]] of ''Galactica'' with his duties as advisor to Roslin. With few issues with either Roslin or his father, Adama demonstrates his maturity particularly well in his handling of security arrangements for the initial meeting of Roslin's [[Quorum of Twelve]] aboard the luxury liner ''[[Cloud Nine]]'' ([[Colonial Day]]).

=== The Inner Conflicts at Kobol ===

Unfortunately, Adama's beliefs in the need for democratic representation and civil government brings him in direct conflict with orders given him by Commander Adama. During the arrest of Laura Roslin following her [[Arrow of Apollo|interference with military operations]], Captain Adama draws his gun on [[Saul Tigh|Colonel Tigh]] in a direct act of mutiny, protesting his father's removal of Roslin from office. Arrested together with Roslin, Adama watches helplessly in [[CIC]] as [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Lieutenant Valerii]] shoots his father at point blank range, seriously wounding him ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]).

Adama is temporarily furloughed by Colonel Tigh so that he can continue his CAG responsibilities, For a time, Commander Adama's initiative lives on through his son. Young Adama leads a fight with Cylons to buy time for ''Galactica'' to find its proper bearings to the civilian Fleet ([[Scattered]]), He leads a team of [[Marines]] to stop [[Cylon Centurion]]s from reaching [[Aft Damage Control]], saving the ship ([[Valley of Darkness]]). After that, Adama continues his initiative and leads a [[SAR]] mission with two [[Raptors]] to retrieve stranded Colonials on the surface of Kobol ([[Fragged]]).

Adama's desire to let democracy work without overt military action comes to a head once more as he plots with a handful of others to free Roslin and smuggle her away from ''Galactica'' ([[Resistance (episode)|Resistance]]). Before he leaves, he apologizes to his unconscious Commander Adama at his bedside for what he is about to do: Leave with Roslin and a [[Laura Roslin faction|faction]] of ships to search for data on Earth on Kobol. Commander Adama begins to awaken just as young Adama leaves his side.

On the ''[[Astral Queen]]'', Adama is so happy to see Kara Thrace had returned safely from Caprica with the [[Arrow of Apollo]] that he hugs and also impulsively kisses her, pleasantly surprising Thrace. Moments later, as the Caprica copy of Sharon Valerii entered, Adama instantly grabs the known [[Humanoid Cylon]] in anger and would have killed her if Helo and Roslin did not intervene.
[[image:Home_pt1-Apollo_Starbuck.jpg|thumb|[[Lee Adama|Adama]] and Kara Thrace speak aboard the ''Astral Queen'' in "Home, Part I". (c) Universal)]]
Later, with their military protocols and attitudes temporarily relaxed, Adama playfully teases the brooding Kara Thrace by stealing a [[pyramid (RDM)|pyramid]] ball she took as a keepsake from her time with [[Samuel Anders|Anders]] on Caprica. He returns the ball after sensing her depressed mood and tells her that he would be happy to listen to what was on her mind. In the same conversation, he lets it slip out that he loves Thrace. Amused, Thrace cheers up a bit and teases Adama, telling him that there are no take-backs on what he said ([[Home, Part I]]).

Adama and Thrace join President Roslin and her other supporters on their quest to find the [[Tomb of Athena]] on Kobol. When Cylon Centurions ambush the group along an ancient trail, Adama and Thrace work well together in the fight, complementing each other for their fine shooting. During the incident, Adama chases what appeared to be an escaping Valerii, with Thrace calling Adama back in vain. Valerii takes a grenade launcher and aims it in the direction of Adama, but Valerii actually uses the weapon to destroy the last Centurion instead before dropping the weapon to a very surprised Adama.

Adama's reunion with his recovered father on Kobol further mends the wounds between them, both politically and personally. Like Captain Adama had done on the ''Queen'', his father reacts violently to the existence of a another copy of Valerii, leaving Captain Adama in the awkward position of defending her from his father.

In the virtual planetarium created by the Tomb of Athena, Adama is the party member that completes the mystery of interpreting how to use the constellations as viewed from Earth to make a flight path. He spots the [[Wikipedia:Lagoon Nebula|Lagoon Nebula]] in the sky where the Scorpius constellation resided, a celestial body known to the Colonials which gives them a reference point to navigate to Earth. His father confirms Adama's observation, noting that the nebula is far away from their current location at Kobol.

After the Fleet's reunification, Lee Adama is fully restored to flight status and his position as the Commander, Air Group ([[Final Cut]]). Apollo doubts that [[Galen Tyrol|Tyrol]] could successfully complete a prototype fighter later known as the [[Blackbird]], but in the end aids in its first test flight with Starbuck. Around this time, Adama begins to develop a peculiar attraction to Petty Officer 2nd Class [[Anastasia Dualla]] ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

===Reassignment===

Apollo is on [[CAP]] when the [[Mercury class battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' reunites with ''Galactica'': he was one of the first to see it up close. Soon afterwards, friction develops between Adama and the CAG of ''Pegasus'', Captain [[Cole Taylor|Cole "Stinger" Taylor]]. Taylor feels that Adama's pilots were undisciplined and implies that Adama has his position through his father's influence. Taylor recommends that Adama have his pilots focus on keeping a "killcount" of Raiders to encourage competition between his pilots, while Adama stresses that his first priority is to make sure that all of his pilots merely survive another day.

To Adama's shock, Admiral [[Helena Cain]] re-assigns him and Lt. Thrace to ''Pegasus'', under Taylor's command. Cain believes that having Commander Adama's son in the role of CAG was a mistake that had clouded Commander Adama's judgment, as young Adama had been insubordinate and even [[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II|mutinous]] in the past. During a briefing on an upcoming scouting mission against the Cylon fleet following them, Thrace crassly points out that it would never work. She is grounded while Taylor orders Adama to perform the humiliating task of co-piloting a Raptor. However, after the briefing, Adama surreptitiously gives Starbuck a surveillance package and tells her to take the Blackbird to carry out a recon mission on her own. When Commander Adama and Admiral Cain turn on each other, Apollo is away in Taylor's Raptor on his recon mission ([[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]).

As the two battlestar commanders begin sparring with Vipers, ''Pegasus'' orders Taylor to relieve Adama of duty. Taylor pulls his sidearm and takes away Adama's. Now weaponless and with nothing more to do than to ride along, Adama asks permission to head to the rear of the Raptor. While Taylor is busy, Adama secretly sends an encoded [[wireless]] message to Starbuck on her whereabouts with the Blackbird and the secret stealth mission he tasked her with. It happened that Starbuck arrives back in the Fleet's space to see the furious and dangerous game of Viper-tag and replies to Adama, asking what was going on. Starbuck's return on the outer fringes of [[DRADIS]] activate proximity alarms on both ''Pegasus'' and ''Galactica'', whose Vipers unite as a team to intercept what they think is a [[Raider]]. Starbuck manages to identify herself before things get out of hand.

Cain feels that persecuting young Adama for authorizing Thrace's mission would be odd since she was promoting Thrace for her work on her recon mission. Thrace successfully returns Adama to flight status, but demoted to Lieutenant ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

=== Battle of the Resurrection Ship ===

While Thrace plans an assault on the Resurrection Ship and the two [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]]s defending it, she tells Adama that his father has ordered her to kill Cain after the battle, and asks Adama to watch her back. Outraged, Adama confronts his father with this, shocked to learn it was President Roslin's idea. Thrace assigns Adama the specific task of disabling the Resurrection Ship's [[FTL]] drive by sneaking up on it in the [[Blackbird]] and destroying it with a precision missile strike. Apollo succeeds, but the Blackbird collides with a [[Raptor]]. Apollo is able to eject, but the Blackbird is destroyed. Alive, but not unscathed, Apollo floats in space watching the battle take place, able to faintly hear Dualla calling for him over [[wireless]]. His damaged [[flight suit]] leaves him in hypoxia, drifting in and out of consciousness, found shortly afterwards by a [[SAR|SAR Raptor]] and resuscitated. Adama becomes despondent and distant from his friends and family after his near-death experience. In the pilot's locker room, Thrace tells Adama "Let's just be glad that we both came back alive, alright?" to which Adama responds "That's just it, Kara, I didn't want to make it back alive" ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).

=== The Black Market ===

Captains Adama and Thrace apprehend Viper saboteur [[Asha Janik]] of the [[Demand Peace]] group after she sabotages Viper ammunition.

After President Roslin is saved from her illness, she begins trying to put down the Fleet's [[Black market (organization)|black market]]. New ''Pegasus'' commander [[Jack Fisk]] is soon murdered, leaving the elder Adama (now an Admiral) to assign his son to investigate. With his association with prostitute [[Shevon]] and her daughter [[Paya]] on ''[[Cloud 9]]'' [[Anastasia Dualla]] asks where the relationship between the two of them was heading. After he hesitates, Dualla takes it to mean it is over. Rushing to help Shevon after her call for help, the captain is ambushed by Phelan's men. Waking up from the attack, he finds the Fisk's murder weapon, and the body of Fisk's murderer.

With some help from [[Tom Zarek]], unwilling to accept the neatly-wrapped up case of Fisk's murderer or the missing Shevon, Adama finds the black market's main ship, the ''[[Prometheus]]''. He finds Paya and other children locked in a storage room. He confronts Phelan, who tells him a black market is necessary, since some supplies may never reach needy people any other way. After Phelan admits running a child prostitution ring, Adama shoots Phelan, and tells his bodyguards that the market can continue operations, unless it keeps holding back essential medicines, begins killing, or returns to child prostitution.

Shevon refuses to see Adama anymore, realizing that Adama has tried to use her and Paya as replacements in his mind for his lost fiancé [[Gianne]] and their unborn child ([[Black Market]]).

===Friendly Fire===

While on leave to ''[[Cloud 9]]'' with [[Anastasia Dualla]], a group of terrorists seize a bar and demand the second copy of [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] for execution, while they hold hostage approximately a dozen people, including Dualla, [[Billy Keikeya]], [[Ellen Tigh]] and Adama. The captain secretly sabotages the bar's sensors to appear as if it were leaking atmosphere. The sabotage enables Captain Thrace to gather intelligence on the situation, but her cover is blown, and she is forced to lay down some fire to escape. One shot hits Adama in the chest. Dualla is able to care for Adama long enough for him to survive to ''Galactica's'' sickbay, and later sat at his bedside while he recovers ([[Sacrifice]]).

===A Worthy Command ===

Adama finds himself promoted to Major and assigned to battlestar [[Pegasus (RDM)|''Pegasus]]'' to assess the new commander [[Barry Garner]], the former Chief Engineering Officer of ''Pegasus'', and the bad situation on the ship in general. His relationship with Dualla has become very intimate following his promotion and recovery. Garner finds an instant dislike for Kara Thrace, still assigned as ''Pegasus''' CAG, and orders her sent back to ''Galactica''. Against orders from Admiral Adama, Garner takes ''Pegasus'' in to search for two Raptors missing during a recon mission into a binary star system. His impulsive and unwise efforts result in the battlestar's ambush by three Cylon basestars.

With the FTL drive damaged after successive nuclear missile strikes, Garner relegates command to Major Adama and heads below to help in FTL repairs. After a moment's hesitation (perhaps thinking what his father would do), Adama orders the forward guns to fire on the nearest basestar's central spire, critically damaging the basestar and forcing its retreat, while commanding the battlestar's fighters (led by Starbuck) to guard embattled areas damaged from nuclear pummeling. Adama's attack buys time for Commander Garner to repair the FTL drive, enabling Adama to order ''Pegasus'' to escape back to the Fleet and relative safety.

Admiral Adama debriefs his son, and congratulates him by promoting him to the rank of Commander and giving him command of battlestar ''Pegasus'' ([[The Captain's Hand]]).

Sometime later, Adama wishes Thrace good luck in rescuing [[Samuel Anders]] and the rest of the [[Caprica Resistance|resistance group on Caprica]], despite his clear personal feelings towards her. After Thrace and Anders' return, Adama attempts to introduce himself politely, but is hampered by the couple's amorous and highly drunken behavior. When Thrace gives a rude comment, Adama bows out the area, beginning a quiet but palpable rift in their friendship. ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]])

[[Image:Apollo LDYBPII.JPG|thumb|left|Lee Adama in command of ''Pegasus'' ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).]]

=== On New Caprica ===
Four months later, Commander Adama and his [[Executive Officer|XO]], Lieutenant Dualla, are granted shore leave to attend a groundbreaking ceremony on the surface of New Caprica. After the ensuing party, with Dualla and Anders gone, Lee sleeps with Kara and proclaims his love for her, suggesting they break up with their respective partners. Lee wakes up the next morning only to find out that Kara has just married Anders. Hurt, he proposes to Dualla, who accepts ([[Unfinished Business]]).

Another eight months later, a year after the settlement, a half-manned ''Pegasus'' is still orbiting New Caprica. Commander Adama has gained a considerable amount of weight in the intervening year. He is in the process of deciding whether or not to supply Kara Thrace with [[antibiotics]] for Anders (suffering from pneumonia) when Dualla spots a massive Cylon fleet jumping into the nebula. Adama and his father briefly discuss their course of action; young Adama argues for an immediate emergency jump. Reluctantly, the Admiral orders the orbiting remains of the Fleet, whose population consists of around two thousand citizens, to escape, leaving New Caprica to the Cylons for the time being ([[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II]]).
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=== Battle of New Caprica and Destruction of ''Pegasus'' ===

Commander Adama and his father get into a disagreement over whether or not a rescue mission should be mounted to New Caprica. Lee believes that it would end with the destruction of both ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'', leaving the pitiful remnants of the Fleet at the mercy of the Cylons. Lee also objects to the Admiral's decision to reinstate [[Sharon Agathon]] as a Colonial Fleet officer to act as liaison between the New Caprica resistance and ''Galactica''. These disagreements lead to heated arguments between the two, prompting Admiral Adama to make a comment about Lee's weight by calling him a "fatass" and saying he has grown "soft" in the past year ([[Occupation]], [[Precipice]]). Due to his son's objections, Admiral Adama decides to take ''Galactica'' to rescue the people on New Caprica alone. He gives his son orders to wait 18 hours for his return; if he does not return by then, Lee is to resume the search for Earth with what's left of the civilian fleet ([[Exodus, Part I]]).

Lee is certain that the elder Adama will not return, and he is conflicted between his duty to protect the civilians and his duty to his father. His wife's attempt at reassurance only serve to heighten his guilt. Leaving his ship's Vipers behind to protect the civilians, the Commander takes ''Pegasus'' to assist ''Galactica'', fully aware that he may very well be on a suicide mission. He joins the [[Battle of New Caprica]] just in time, saving his father's ship from certain destruction at the hands of four Cylon basestars; ''Pegasus'' immediately destroys one basestar with its forward guns. Lee then uses ''Pegasus'' to draw fire, giving ''Galactica'' time to escape. This action damages ''Pegasus'' beyond repair. Per his plan, Adama orders the crew to evacuate and sets the ship's batteries to be set on autofire; he is the last person to leave the CIC, thanking the ship as he departs. The small crew evacuates on Raptors and executes FTL jumps just as ''Pegasus'' rams a basestar, destroying itself in the process. One of its flight pods tumbles away from the force of the explosion and collides with another basestar in a final act of defiance ([[Exodus, Part II]]).

The Commander and his crew transfer to the last remaining battlestar, ''Galactica''. Still a Commander three days later, Lee reports directly to his father regarding important affairs within the Fleet, including the mysterious disappearances of 13 people confirmed to have survived the Exodus from New Caprica. Dissatisfied with his round appearance, he had also taken up a rigid exercise regimen and starts losing weight rapidly ([[Collaborators]]).

=== The Second Exodus ===

[[Image:Maj apollo in viper.jpg|thumb|right|Lee Adama back as a Major in the role of Galactica's CAG ([[Torn]]).]]
As of the episode "[[Torn]]", Lee has returned to the role of Galactica's CAG, with the rank of Major. When a dying basestar is discovered in the [[Lion's Head Nebula]], Adama leads a team of marines on it and captures several humanoid Cylons. When Doctor [[Cottle]] discovers that they are infected with a virus lethal to the Cylons, Adama advocates to use the prisoners as biological weapons in an attempt to exterminate the Cylons. The plan is approved but ultimately fails due to the intervention of [[Karl Agathon]] ([[A Measure of Salvation]]).

When [[Daniel Novacek|Bulldog]] arrives on ''Galactica'', Admiral Adama tells Lee about [[Valkyrie|the mission]] they executed together, and how he believes it has led to the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon holocaust]]. Lee blames the admiralty instead, saying they wanted to provoke a war ([[Hero]]).

Along with his father, Adama develops a plan to lead the Fleet through a star cluster behind which [[Algae planet|desperately needed food supplies]] have been found. The Major himself pilots a Raptor in the actual mission, communicating jump coordinates to the civilian ships that have jumped into the star cluster. When [[Louanne Katraine]] dies after saving a [[Faru Sadin|civilian ship]], she is awarded the position of honorary CAG, making Adama the de facto CAG ([[The Passage]]). After most of the Fleet has arrived safely on the algae planet, Adama leads the food harvesting operations on the surface. Fourteen days into the harvesting mission, he meets with Kara Thrace and once again suggests they divorce their respective spouses. Thrace refuses to divorce and Adama refuses to cheat on his wife, deadlocking their relationship. When the [[Temple of Five]] is found on the planet and the Cylons show up, Adama is ordered to protect the temple from the Cylons, destroying it if necessary. He orders Starbuck to scout the terrain in her Raptor, which gets shot down by Centurions. After having sent Dualla to rescue Starbuck, the Major and his team attempt an ambush against a group of Centurions passing through a valley towards the temple. The ambush fails, and Adama orders his team to retreat and the temple to be blown. When trying to blow the temple, he and his team witness the algae planet's star going supernova, and realize that the nova is in fact the [[Eye of Jupiter]]. After the Cylon fleet has jumped away to escape the destruction of the planetary system, the ground team is picked up by a rescue party ("[[The Eye of Jupiter]]", "[[Rapture]]").

Lee is next seen treating his friend [[Galen Tyrol]] to a little surprise: A number of crew have created a bar, on the starboard hangar deck, complete with a Pyramid arcade game, an old Viper Mark II hanging above for atmosphere. Tyrol and Adama have a drink as they discuss their marital problems; Tyrol and his wife Cally have had an argument that has apparently left him "in the doghouse". Adama is reluctant to interact with his wife, [[Anastasia Dualla]], as his angst over his love of [[Kara Thrace]] continues to fight with him. Adama returns to his quarters, quite drunk, to find Dualla still awake and doing some work, apparently drinking some liquor or type of wine. She tries to confirm if they are still going to have dinner later that day as Lee dozes off, leaving Dualla disappointed. Later on Lee and Dualla have an argument about Kara Thrace and the future of their marriage. Dualla says that she married Adama because she loved him, choosing to have him for as long as he or Kara Thrace would let him. She resigns herself to her marriage's failure and tells Adama that she will not stand in his way if he were to choose Thrace over her. Dualla then leaves. Thrace and Lee Adama meet privately. When Thrace asks Adama if he loves her and would be with her if she were to leave Anders, Adama equivocates, remembering Thrace's fickleness [[Unfinished Business|after he declared his love a year before]]. Thrace leaves him to think about the situation.[[Image:3x13-Taking a Break From All Your Worries-Apollo.jpg|thumb|right|Lee Adama drinking in Joe's Bar ([[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]).]]

Adama returns to the bar and drinks more, toying with his wedding band. He asks Chief Tyrol if he ever thought about what his future with [[Sharon Valerii|Boomer]] would have been like, or had any regrets. With a quick drink, Tyrol replies in the negative. Adama stumbles back to his quarters, losing his wedding band somewhere in ''Galactica's'' corridors. Lee Adama and his wife meet in Joe's Bar. Adama, having since found his lost wedding ring, confesses that he has loved Dualla and how dedicated she has been to him, never realizing how much he needed her affection. As the two embrace, Adama tries to avoid looking across the bar at Kara Thrace and Anders. Thrace returns the glance before Adama breaks it off ([[Taking a Break From All Your Worries]]).

===Death of a Lover and Friend===

While on [[CAP]], [[Kara Thrace]] sees a Cylon [[Heavy Raider]] and goes on alert, and is joined by Adama. However, from the vantage point of Adama, Thrace's [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] malfunctions and is drawn into the vortex of a storm. He gets sketchy information from Thrace when she says "I'll see you on the other side." Her Viper explodes, and Adama struggles to escape the vortex ([[Maelstrom]]). He is badly shaken by her death, as evidenced by his lack of concentration as [[CAG]]. He is also shaken by a story told by [[Romo Lampkin]]. Eventually, he begins the healing process with [[Samuel Anders]] by hanging Thrace's picture up.

===The Trial of Gaius Baltar===

President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] recommends that Major Adama be put in charge of the proceedings of the trial of [[Gaius Baltar]]. However, due to the pressures that he is under, Adama declines the position (despite his interest in law as a child). As a token of his affection, Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] gives Lee his grandfather's (Joseph Adama's) Caprican Law Code books ([[A Day in the Life]]). Later, Admiral Adama places Lee in charge of security for Baltar's lawyer, [[Romo Lampkin]]. However, while following Lampkin around, Lee develops a desire to help Lampkin defend Baltar. Admiral Adama was not pleased with this idea, but allowed him to do so ([[The Son Also Rises]]). When the trial begins, Lee inadvertently helps Lampkin discredit Col. [[Saul Tigh|Tigh]]'s testimony against Baltar. Lee also learns President [[Laura Roslin|Roslin]] has resumed taking [[chamalla]] and gives this information to Lampkin to use against Roslin. However, before the trial commences, the Adamas get into an argument that results in Lee's resignation. Now Mr. Adama, he confronts Roslin about her drug use, claiming that such use goes toward her credibility as a witness. But just before he leaves the stand, he in turn is confronted by Roslin, who tells him the reason for her resuming chamalla treatments, her cancer is returned. After the trial, [[Anastasia Dualla|his wife]] packs her things in preparation for leaving Adama. She says that he should not have confronted the President, and that he was supporting a legal system that was trying to let a murderer walk. She leaves him alone, with him crying she doesn't understand him ([[Crossroads, Part I]]). In an unusual move, Adama takes the stand himself and delivers a [[Crossroads, Part II#Noteworthy Dialogue|passionate speech]] in defense of Baltar. He points out a string of incidents, some involving himself, where people were forgiven for serious crimes, and defends those decisions, because humanity is not a real civilization anymore. Adama thinks that executing Baltar, for actions that he couldn't really prevent, when others got away is not justice, and that Baltar is just the Fleet's scapegoat for everyone's misdeeds and failures on New Caprica. The speech plays a major role in Baltar's subsequent acquittal. When Romo Lampkin leaves Adama after their victory, he leaves back his cane, which he used being injured in an attempt on his life, and walks normally, thus showing how he manipulated both Adama and the court. As a Cylon fleet converges on the Colonial Fleet in the [[ionian nebula]], Adama inofficially returns to duty and mans a Viper. Unexpectedly, he encounters [[Kara Thrace]], whom he [[Maelstrom|believed dead]] ([[Crossroads, Part II]]).

== Notes ==

*From [[Ronald D. Moore]]'s [[Wikipedia:blog|blog]], in response to a fan's question:

<blockquote>In my first draft of the [[Miniseries|mini]], Lee Adama had just been accepted into test pilot school on [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] and was not currently assigned to any battlestar. Presumably, he had been posted to at least a couple of battlestar [[Air Group]]s in his career, as well as several ground assignments as well. This isn't canon yet, however, and I'm currently thinking of changing some elements of his specific backstory as I work on storylines for [[Season 2 (2005-06)|Season Two]]. Overall, I'd say Lee was striving (perhaps too hard) to blaze a different path for himself in the fleet from that of his [[William Adama|father]]. I don't think Lee ever saw himself as a battlestar commander and was looking for a different way to make his mark.</blockquote>
*According to Jamie Bamber, Adama's official character biography states that "Lee is never so happy as when he’s in his kitchen cooking."

*The subtitles under Apollo's name in "[[Final Cut]]" list him as "CFR". In the podcast, RDM explained that this stands for Colonial Fleet Reserves; and that Apollo is in that because, as stated above, he wasn't sure what he was doing with his life and wasn't sure if he was going to pursue a full career in the Fleet.
* Jamie Bamber is the husband of actress Kerry Norton, who portrays [[Layne Ishay]], the paramedic from "[[Scattered]]".
* Bamber is actually British, however, he plays Lee Adama with an American accent (presumably to more closely match the accent of [[Edward James Olmos]] who plays his father).
* Bamber's natural hair color is blonde, but his hair is dyed brown to play Apollo, so he will resemble [[Edward James Olmos]] more, who plays his characters' father.
*While [[Edward James Olmos]] and [[Mary McDonnell]] were hand-picked for their roles, the rest of the characters were cast by audition: among those in the running for the role of Apollo was ''Farscape'' and ''Stargate SG-1'' star [[Wikipedia:Ben Browder|Ben Browder]], though the role ultimately went to [[Jamie Bamber]].<ref>{{cite_book|last=Bassom|first=David|authorlink=|authorlinkurl=|coauthors=|year=2005|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]|pages=23|editor=ed. Adam "Adama" Newell|publisher=Titan Books|location=|id=ISBN 1-84576-0972}}</ref>
*Admiral William Adama names his son to succeed him as commander of ''Galactica'' in his resignation letter ([[Hero]]) indicating how close they have become.

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==References==
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== See Also ==

* [[Apollo (TOS)]]
* [[Richard Hatch]]
* [[Tom Zarek]]

== External Links ==
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Galactica type battlestar

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:''This article discusses the original battlestar class (of which ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is a member) of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on the battlestars of the Original Series, see [[Battlestar (TOS)]]. For information on the newer ''Mercury'' class battlestars, see [[Mercury class battlestar]].''

{{Ship Data
| image= Bsg-bsg-1.jpg
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes (at least 2 drives<ref name="ftl">'''Tigh:''' "Engineering/Combat. Please spin up FTL drives One and Two." ([[Miniseries]])</ref>)
| propol = 6 sublight engines (4 in outboard engine pods, 2 on main hull between engine pods), 40 maneuvering engines (in 10 clusters of 4)<ref name="zoic">Originally sourced to [[Zoic]] without explanation.</ref>
| crew= Approximately 4,000 to 5,000 <ref name="crew">See [[Galactica (RDM)#endnote_originalcrew|Galactica crew count]].</ref>
| role= Capital battleship/carrier
| weapons= Primary and point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], [[Raptor|Raptors]]
| status= Active (following heavy refits, with one exception)
| length= {{Meters2Feet|1414}}
| width= {{Meters2Feet|555}}<ref name="podtopod">This is from flight pod to flight pod while they are extended.</ref>
| height= {{Meters2Feet|177}}
| otherdi = '''Flight Pod'''<br />'''Length''': {{Meters2Feet|615}}<ref name="pod">Calculated based on elevations made available by Zoic.</ref><br/>'''Width''': {{Meters2Feet|110}}<br/>'''Height''': {{Meters2Feet|64}}
}}

==Overview==
[[Image:Destroyed Battlestar Mini.JPG|thumb|left|A [[destroyed battlestar|destroyed ''Galactica'' type battlestar]] ([[Miniseries]])]]
The '''''Galactica'' type battlestar'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a Colonial capital ship that combines the functions of aircraft carrier and battleship. The first twelve battlestars were laid down in the early days of the [[Cylon War]], each representing one of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] ([[Miniseries]]). This article concerns that original, and unnamed, class.<ref>Although not strictly official and not yet shown or confirmed in the series itself, the September 2006 [http://www.maximonline.com/index.aspx Maxim] issue contained a photoshoot, including [[:image:GalacticaClass.jpg|this]] picture showing the weapons control room in the CIC. A printout on the table reads "Galactica class battlestar".</ref>

Following the end of the war, the original battlestars remained in service, and many newer battlestars were built. At the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the newer [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class]] represented the top of the line.

The original battlestars were space-going leviathans of some 4,640ft (1,414m) in length, housing at least 4 squadrons of 20 [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] space superiority fighters apiece and nuclear warheads. A fully-armed battlestar is capable of a wide range of offensive actions, while her defensive armaments ensure she is fully capable of both protecting herself from attack and engaging an enemy at close quarters.
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==Layout==
The design common to ''Galactica'' and her sister ships can be broken down into two main sections: the main hull, and the twin flight pods.

=== Main Hull ===

This comprises the bulk of a battlestar and can itself be divided into three sections:

The "alligator head" contains water storage tanks ([[Water]]).

The midships area contains the pod retraction mechanisms and crossways linking the hanger pods for the transfer of equipment and personnel ([[Miniseries]]).

The stern section contains sublight engines, [[FTL]] drive coils, etc. Four of the sublight engines are in engine pods, and two more are between the pods.
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=== Flight Pods ===

:''Main article: [[Flight pod]]''

The flight pods are mounted on either side of the hull and contain a battlestar's [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor|Raptors]]. During normal operations, they are extended away from the main hull. During [[FTL]] jumps, the pods are retracted against the hull, concealing their open ends and making launches and landings impossible. Each pod comprises two main decks for flight operations: the upper landing bay, which extends the full length of the pod, and the lower launch bays, which provide some 40 launch tubes per pod.

Landing approaches are made from the stern. The preferred approach is a slow run into the landing bay, prior to making a vertical landing on a defined landing area ([[Act of Contrition]]). However, in emergencies, [[Combat landing|combat landings]] can be made, in which a craft approaches and lands at high speed on its landing skids ([[Miniseries]]).

The [[hangar deck]] is used for maintenance, repair, refueling, rearming, and launch operations and runs the length of the flight pod.
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==Specifications==

===Dimensions===
[[Image:bsg-2-cvn.jpg|thumb|right|Comparison of a battlestar and ''Nimitz'']]

An appreciation of the size of an original battlestar can be gleaned from a comparison to current Earth craft. A battlestar is over 4 times longer than a [[Wikipedia:Nimitz class aircraft carrier|''Nimitz'']] class nuclear carrier of the US Navy. The flight pod of an original battlestar is almost twice the length of ''Nimitz'', is some 150ft (46m) wider, and is approximately as tall as the ''Nimitz'' is from waterline to the top of the tower. An original battlestar's "alligator head" is as broad as the flight deck of ''Nimitz'' is long. Each of the nacelles of an original battlestar's outer four sublight engines is large enough to contain ''Nimitz''.

===Propulsion===
[[Image:Sublight.jpg|thumb|right|''Galactica'' with all six sublight engines engaged ([[33]])]]

:''Main article: [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series]]''

Despite their massive size, battlestars are extremely maneuverable and can dock with space stations such as [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. Battlestars are not designed for atmospheric flight, although their hulls can manage a tenuous upper atmospheric storm like that surrounding the gas giant [[Ragnar]] and can survive a jump and subsequent freefall in the atmosphere of a habitable planet ([[Miniseries]], [[Exodus, Part II]]). A battlestar's [[FTL]] systems are capable of accurate jumps, able to place them in synchronous orbit above a relatively close planet ([[Miniseries]]) and of placing them safely in the midst of an asteroid field ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]), a dense fleet of ships ([[Scattered]]), or a planetary atmosphere ([[Exodus, Part II]]). However, they are grossly inferior to [[Cylon]] systems in terms of safe range ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

===Endurance===
Battlestars are intended to operate for long periods without re-supplying. Their water purification capabilities alone are so efficient that, barring an emergency or unforeseen event, a battlestar can operate "for several years before replenishing" ([[Water]]). They also appear capable of undertaking large-scale repairs following battle damage ([[Miniseries]], "[[Water]]"). They have ammunition assembly capabilities in the armory ([[Epiphanies]]) and may have small general fabrication facilities ([[Litmus]]). Vegetable stores and canned goods are kept in [[Wikipedia:Titanium|titanium]] lockers ([[Final Cut]]).

===Computer Systems===

:''Main article: [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series]]''

The original battlestar vessels deliberately avoided the use of networked primary computer systems during the [[Cylon War]], as [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces were adept at infiltrating and subverting such systems ([[Miniseries]]).

On ''Galactica'', in the post-Cylon War era, these primary [[computers]] remained isolated by practice on order of its last pre-Holocaust commanding officer, William Adama. This no-networks practice saved ''Galactica'' from the fate of its sister battlestars in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] as ''Galactica's'' no-network order meant that the [[CNP]], installed in almost all [[Colonial Fleet]] vessels at the time, could not be used aboard ''Galactica'' as the CNP was designed for use with a computer network.

In one dire instance in the early months of their exodus, ''Galactica'' networks its primary computers temporarily to aid in computation speeds for [[FTL|jump]] calculations needed to find the missing civilian Fleet ([[Scattered]]), but it is not without consequence. One or more computers are cracked during a Cylon attack with a Cylon [[Cylon computer virus|virus]], which proves resistant to removal and (weeks later) threatens the operation of the battlestar until the computers' hard drives are erased and restored from pre-Fall backup sets ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

===Armament===
[[Image:Flakfield.jpg|thumb|right|The flak field from ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> large turrets ([[Scattered]])]]

:''Main article: [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series]]''

*24 large antiship [[Battery|gun turrets]] (mounting 2 guns apiece)<ref name="flak">These are '''not''' [[w:Railgun|"railguns"]]. No [[BW:CJ|official sources]] use this term to describe these weapons.</ref>
:These are mounted on the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the main hull and the ventral surface of the bow. The two guns on each turret fire in tandem. They have been shown to be quite effective against targets like [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). These large guns have several methods of operation, including "salvo fire" and "full attack mode".
[[Image:Pointdefence2 101 1080i.jpg|thumb|right|Some of ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> point defense turrets]]
*Numerous smaller point-defense turrets (mounting 2 guns apiece)<ref name="small">Unsourced figures have ranged from 252 to 512. According to the BSG Magazine, the number is 504. </ref>
:These are mounted on the flight pods and other surfaces. Each barrel fires explosive rounds in bursts.
*Multiple nuclear warheads<ref name="nukes">As of the episode "[[Bastille Day]]", ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' was equipped with five nuclear warheads. This may be lower than the typical number, since ''Galactica'' was in the process of being decommissioned and had already had most of its ammunition removed. If this is the case, we must conclude that ''Galactica'' was unable to reload its supply of nuclear arms at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] (a sensible proposition, given the ease with which purported arms smuggler [[Leoben Conoy]] was able to gain access to the facility).</ref>
:Deployed from 12 vertical-launch tubes mounted in the main hull ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).
*At least 4 squadrons of 20 [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] space superiority fighters<ref name="vipers">After the destruction of 20 Vipers during the Cylon Attack, ''Galactica'' was still able to muster a 40-Viper strong defensive screen by combining their remaining squadron of Mk. VII vipers with a full squadron of Mk. II vipers from a museum exhibit in the starboard flight pod. This suggests that ''Galactica'', with a single operational flight pod, was fielding two squadrons from it, and that when fully operational it could have fielded an additional two squadrons from the starboard pod as well.</ref>
:Even the latest Mk. VII Vipers remain compatible with this class's launch and recovery facilities.
*Numerous [[Raptor]] multi-role vehicles<ref name="raptors">At the time of the Cylon Attack, ''Galactica'' was apparently equipped with at least eight. See [[Raptor tally]] for a running count.</ref>

===Crew===
''Galactica's'' crew complement prior to her scheduled decommissioning was approximately 2,800.<ref name="crew"/> This figure is likely higher for a fully staffed, operational battlestar.

===Life Support===
Approximately twelve oxygen recirculation units are mounted throughout the ship, which replenish oxygen as well as remove ("scrub") carbon dioxide from the air. These devices work continuously ([[Final Cut]]).

== References ==
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Galactica type battlestar

2007-06-24T19:05:22Z

Ecth: /* Propulsion */ - made it make more sense

:''This article discusses the original battlestar class (of which ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is a member) of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. For information on the battlestars of the Original Series, see [[Battlestar (TOS)]]. For information on the newer ''Mercury'' class battlestars, see [[Mercury class battlestar]].''

{{Ship Data
| image= Bsg-bsg-1.jpg
| race= Colonial
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes (at least 2 drives<ref name="ftl">'''Tigh:''' "Engineering/Combat. Please spin up FTL drives One and Two." ([[Miniseries]])</ref>)
| propol = 6 sublight engines (4 in outboard engine pods, 2 on main hull between engine pods), 40 maneuvering engines (in 10 clusters of 4)<ref name="zoic">Originally sourced to [[Zoic]] without explanation.</ref>
| crew= Approximately 4,000 to 5,000 <ref name="crew">See [[Galactica (RDM)#endnote_originalcrew|Galactica crew count]].</ref>
| role= Capital battleship/carrier
| weapons= Primary and point-defense [[KEW|Kinetic Energy Weapons]], conventional missiles, nuclear warheads, [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]], [[Raptor|Raptors]]
| status= Active (following heavy refits, with one exception)
| length= {{Meters2Feet|1414}}
| width= {{Meters2Feet|555}}<ref name="podtopod">This is from flight pod to flight pod while they are extended.</ref>
| height= {{Meters2Feet|177}}
| otherdi = '''Flight Pod'''<br />'''Length''': {{Meters2Feet|615}}<ref name="pod">Calculated based on elevations made available by Zoic.</ref><br/>'''Width''': {{Meters2Feet|110}}<br/>'''Height''': {{Meters2Feet|64}}
}}

==Overview==
[[Image:Destroyed Battlestar Mini.JPG|thumb|left|A [[destroyed battlestar|destroyed ''Galactica'' type battlestar]] ([[Miniseries]])]]
The '''''Galactica'' type battlestar'''<ref>{{bsgwiki term}}</ref> is a Colonial capital ship that combines the functions of aircraft carrier and battleship. The first twelve battlestars were laid down in the early days of the [[Cylon War]], each representing one of the [[Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] ([[Miniseries]]). This article concerns that original, and unnamed, class.<ref>Although not strictly official and not yet shown or confirmed in the series itself, the September 2006 [http://www.maximonline.com/index.aspx Maxim] issue contained a photoshoot, including [[:image:GalacticaClass.jpg|this]] picture showing the weapons control room in the CIC. A printout on the table reads "Galactica class battlestar".</ref>

Following the end of the war, the original battlestars remained in service, and many newer battlestars were built. At the time of the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]], the newer [[Mercury class battlestar|''Mercury'' class]] represented the top of the line.

The original battlestars were space-going leviathans of some 4,640ft (1,414m) in length, housing at least 4 squadrons of 20 [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] space superiority fighters apiece and nuclear warheads. A fully-armed battlestar is capable of a wide range of offensive actions, while her defensive armaments ensure she is fully capable of both protecting herself from attack and engaging an enemy at close quarters.
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==Layout==
The design common to ''Galactica'' and her sister ships can be broken down into two main sections: the main hull, and the twin flight pods.

=== Main Hull ===

This comprises the bulk of a battlestar and can itself be divided into three sections:

The "alligator head" contains water storage tanks ([[Water]]).

The midships area contains the pod retraction mechanisms and crossways linking the hanger pods for the transfer of equipment and personnel ([[Miniseries]]).

The stern section contains sublight engines, [[FTL]] drive coils, etc. Four of the sublight engines are in engine pods, and two more are between the pods.
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=== Flight Pods ===

:''Main article: [[Flight pod]]''

The flight pods are mounted on either side of the hull and contain a battlestar's [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor|Raptors]]. During normal operations, they are extended away from the main hull. During [[FTL]] jumps, the pods are retracted against the hull, concealing their open ends and making launches and landings impossible. Each pod comprises two main decks for flight operations: the upper landing bay, which extends the full length of the pod, and the lower launch bays, which provide some 40 launch tubes per pod.

Landing approaches are made from the stern. The preferred approach is a slow run into the landing bay, prior to making a vertical landing on a defined landing area ([[Act of Contrition]]). However, in emergencies, [[Combat landing|combat landings]] can be made, in which a craft approaches and lands at high speed on its landing skids ([[Miniseries]]).

The [[hangar deck]] is used for maintenance, repair, refueling, rearming, and launch operations and runs the length of the flight pod.
<div style="clear: both;"></div>

==Specifications==

===Dimensions===
[[Image:bsg-2-cvn.jpg|thumb|right|Comparison of a battlestar and ''Nimitz'']]

An appreciation of the size of an original battlestar can be gleaned from a comparison to current Earth craft. A battlestar is over 4 times longer than a [[Wikipedia:Nimitz class aircraft carrier|''Nimitz'']] class nuclear carrier of the US Navy. The flight pod of an original battlestar is almost twice the length of ''Nimitz'', is some 150ft (46m) wider, and is approximately as tall as the ''Nimitz'' is from waterline to the top of the tower. An original battlestar's "alligator head" is as broad as the flight deck of ''Nimitz'' is long. Each of the nacelles of an original battlestar's outer four sublight engines is large enough to contain ''Nimitz''.

===Propulsion===
[[Image:Sublight.jpg|thumb|right|''Galactica'' with all six sublight engines engaged ([[33]])]]

:''Main article: [[Propulsion in the Re-imagined Series]]''

Despite their massive size, battlestars are extremely maneuverable and can dock with space stations such as [[Ragnar Anchorage]]. Battlestars are not designed for atmospheric flight, although their hulls can manage a tenuous upper atmospheric storm like that surrounding the gas giant [[Ragnar]] and can survive a jump and subsequent freefall in the atmosphere of a habitable planet ([[Miniseries]], [[Exodus, Part II]]). A battlestar's [[FTL]] systems are capable of accurate jumps, able to place them in synchronous orbit above a relatively close planet ([[Miniseries]]) and of placing them safely in the midst of an asteroid field ([[The Hand of God (RDM)|The Hand of God]]), a dense fleet of ships ([[Scattered]]), or a planetary atmosphere ([[Exodus, Part II]]). However, they are grossly inferior to [[Cylon]] systems in terms of safe range ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

===Endurance===
Battlestars are intended to operate for long periods without re-supplying. Their water purification capabilities alone are so efficient that, barring an emergency or unforeseen event, a battlestar can operate "for several years before replenishing" ([[Water]]). They also appear capable of undertaking large-scale repairs following battle damage ([[Miniseries]], "[[Water]]"). They have ammunition assembly capabilities in the armory ([[Epiphanies]]) and may have small general fabrication facilities ([[Litmus]]). Vegetable stores and canned goods are kept in [[Wikipedia:Titanium|titanium]] lockers ([[Final Cut]]).

===Computer Systems===

:''Main article: [[Computers in the Re-imagined Series]]''

The original battlestar vessels deliberately avoided the use of networked primary computer systems during the [[Cylon War]], as [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] forces were adept at infiltrating and subverting such systems ([[Miniseries]]).

On ''Galactica'', in the post-Cylon War era, these primary [[computers]] remained isolated by practice on order of its last pre-Holocaust commanding officer, William Adama. This no-networks practice likely saved ''Galactica'' from the fate of its sister battlestars in the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] as ''Galactica's'' no-network order meant that the [[CNP]], installed in almost all [[Colonial Fleet]] vessels at the time, could not be used aboard ''Galactica'' as the CNP was designed for use with a computer network.

In one dire instance in the early months of their exodus, ''Galactica'' networks its primary computers temporarily to aid in computation speeds for [[FTL|jump]] calculations needed to find the missing civilian Fleet ([[Scattered]]), but it is not without consequence. One or more computers are cracked during a Cylon attack with a Cylon [[Cylon computer virus|virus]], which proves resistant to removal and (weeks later) threatens the operation of the battlestar until the computers' hard drives are erased and restored from pre-Fall backup sets ([[Flight of the Phoenix]]).

===Armament===
[[Image:Flakfield.jpg|thumb|right|The flak field from ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> large turrets ([[Scattered]])]]

:''Main article: [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series]]''

*24 large antiship [[Battery|gun turrets]] (mounting 2 guns apiece)<ref name="flak">These are '''not''' [[w:Railgun|"railguns"]]. No [[BW:CJ|official sources]] use this term to describe these weapons.</ref>
:These are mounted on the dorsal and ventral surfaces of the main hull and the ventral surface of the bow. The two guns on each turret fire in tandem. They have been shown to be quite effective against targets like [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]). These large guns have several methods of operation, including "salvo fire" and "full attack mode".
[[Image:Pointdefence2 101 1080i.jpg|thumb|right|Some of ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> point defense turrets]]
*Numerous smaller point-defense turrets (mounting 2 guns apiece)<ref name="small">Unsourced figures have ranged from 252 to 512. According to the BSG Magazine, the number is 504. </ref>
:These are mounted on the flight pods and other surfaces. Each barrel fires explosive rounds in bursts.
*Multiple nuclear warheads<ref name="nukes">As of the episode "[[Bastille Day]]", ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' was equipped with five nuclear warheads. This may be lower than the typical number, since ''Galactica'' was in the process of being decommissioned and had already had most of its ammunition removed. If this is the case, we must conclude that ''Galactica'' was unable to reload its supply of nuclear arms at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] (a sensible proposition, given the ease with which purported arms smuggler [[Leoben Conoy]] was able to gain access to the facility).</ref>
:Deployed from 12 vertical-launch tubes mounted in the main hull ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).
*At least 4 squadrons of 20 [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] space superiority fighters<ref name="vipers">After the destruction of 20 Vipers during the Cylon Attack, ''Galactica'' was still able to muster a 40-Viper strong defensive screen by combining their remaining squadron of Mk. VII vipers with a full squadron of Mk. II vipers from a museum exhibit in the starboard flight pod. This suggests that ''Galactica'', with a single operational flight pod, was fielding two squadrons from it, and that when fully operational it could have fielded an additional two squadrons from the starboard pod as well.</ref>
:Even the latest Mk. VII Vipers remain compatible with this class's launch and recovery facilities.
*Numerous [[Raptor]] multi-role vehicles<ref name="raptors">At the time of the Cylon Attack, ''Galactica'' was apparently equipped with at least eight. See [[Raptor tally]] for a running count.</ref>

===Crew===
''Galactica's'' crew complement prior to her scheduled decommissioning was approximately 2,800.<ref name="crew"/> This figure is likely higher for a fully staffed, operational battlestar.

===Life Support===
Approximately twelve oxygen recirculation units are mounted throughout the ship, which replenish oxygen as well as remove ("scrub") carbon dioxide from the air. These devices work continuously ([[Final Cut]]).

== References ==
<div style="font-size:85%"><references/></div>

[[Category:A to Z]]
[[Category:Descriptive terms]]
[[Category:Battlestars|*]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Technology (RDM)]]
[[Category:RDM]]

[[de:Kampfstern, Galactica-Typ]]