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Raider (RDM)

2007-03-08T10:55:39Z

Mehve: removing the bold from the "Raider" in the Raider-sparrow edit

:''This article is about the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] Raider. For other versions, see [[Cylon Raider]].''

{{Ship Data
| image= bsg-raider-A.jpg
| race= Cylon
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= None (Shipboard AI)
| role= Space superiority fighter
| weapons= 2 [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|Kinetic Energy Weapon]], missiles
| length= (approx) 8.94 meters
| height= (approx) 1.52 meters
| wingspan= (approx) 5.59 meters
}}
The '''Raider''' is the primary aerospace attack craft used by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].

The Raider is first encountered more than 40 years after the [[Cylon War]], when the Cylons launch their devastating [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|surprise attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies]].

The Raider is initially thought to be wholly mechanical in design, with a high-level AI controlling it. However, following the recovery of a Raider forced down during a firefight and recovered by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Act of Contrition]]), the new Raider is found to be, in fact, biomechanical in nature ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]), incorporating a number of large organs in its design, including a biomechanical brain.

The Cylon Raider's intelligence level is less than that of a [[Cylon Agent|Humanoid cylon]]; it is more like a trained animal. ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Much like the humanoids, the biomechanical Raider pilot's consciousness can be transferred into new "bodies" if it is destroyed. (Whether this process requires a nearby [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] or [[Resurrection Ship]] for the transfer is not known, although it is heavily implied in [[Scar]] that this is indeed the case.) While this death/rebirth process allows the Raider to "learn" from its mistakes and become a more efficient killing machine, the process can also cause Raiders to fight with deadly, almost-humanlike tactics ([[Scar]]).

Raider weapon configurations include:
* Conventional and/or nuclear missiles carried in internal wing bays ([[Miniseries]])
* Two [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|Kinetic Energy Weapon]]s mounted under the leading edge of the wings

During the Cylon attack, the new Raider could transmit commands to any Colonial vessel utilizing the Command Navigation Program ([[CNP]]). The CNP was compromised prior to the attack, and provided a [[backdoor]] that allowed the Cylons to shut down Colonial vessels with the CNP, rendering the ship defenseless ([[Miniseries]]).

As with their predecessors in the Cylon War, Raiders also appear to use [[wireless]] transmissions directed at Colonial ships, especially battlestars, to attempt to crack, or infiltrate the ship's computer network. If the cracking is successful, a [[virus]] can be transmitted, which can severely damage or disable many battlestar systems ([[Valley of Darkness]]).

The Raider is equipped with a small-scale [[FTL]] drive system ([[Miniseries]]). Following tests on the Raider captured by ''Galactica'', this FTL system is found to be far more efficient in jump calculations than Colonial FTL systems. The drive shows its accuracy when Lt. Thrace takes the Raider from a point somewhere near the vicinity of [[Kobol]] back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] in a single jump ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

As with its nemesis, the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]], the Raider is capable of atmospheric operations, which explains why it has retained an aerodynamic shape ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).

The Raider is known as '''Sparrow''' in Colonial pilot parlance. ([[Maelstrom]]).

==Notes==
[[Image:Raidertos.jpg|thumb|right|A "piloted" Raider (or mock-up) seen in ''Galactica's'' [[Galactica Museum|museum]] [[Miniseries]]]]

*While the Raiders used in the [[Cylon War]] may have had one or more [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] flying the craft, no evidence has yet aired of the existence of this Raider model used with a modern [[Cylon Centurion]] pilot.
*An older Raider, identical in outward appearance to the Raider of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], is seen briefly in the [[Galactica Museum]] ([[Miniseries]]). It's unknown of the internal configuration of this older fighter or the type of weapons used.
*Like the [[Raider (TOS)|Original Series' Raider]], the weapons fire of the Re-Imagined Series Cylon Raiders is bluish-white.

==Concept Drawings==

*These concept drawings are very close to the fully realized versions of what we have seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. However, There were, of course, many changes made and these drawings should not be considered completely canon.

<gallery>
Image:Brain1.jpg|''Raider brain cavity''
Image:Brain3.jpg|''Internal workings''
Image:Brain4.jpg|''Front view''
Image:Brain 2.jpg|''Starbuck in brain cavity''
</gallery>

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Heavy Raider

2007-03-08T10:54:24Z

Mehve: Heavy Raiders as Turkeys

:''This article is about the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] heavy raider. For other versions, see [[Cylon Raider]].''

{{Ship Data
| image= HeavyC.jpg
| race= Cylon
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= Holds approximately 10 [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]]
| role= Troop transport
| weapons= A 6-barrel [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|Kinetic Energy Weapon]] and at least one missile launcher
| img= Y
}}
A '''Heavy Raider''' is a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] attack spacecraft.

The main armament of the Heavy Raider seems to consist of a barbette of six cannons mounted under the cockpit area of the vehicle (as seen [[:Image:KEW_Heavy_Raider.jpg|here]]). These cannons are capable of an extremely high rate of fire ([[Scattered]]). They are also capable of launching missiles.

Not much is yet known about this craft. The Heavy Raider is likely autonomous, as evidenced by the Raider-style head. While Centurions have been seen exiting Heavy Raiders, there is not proof that they piloted it.

The first Heavy Raider is seen as part of a Cylon search party looking for [[Karl Agathon|Helo]] and [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] on Cylon-occupied [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] ("[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]"). Further sightings in Season 1 are in "[[Colonial Day]]" with one craft landing near Helo and Sharon, and in space over Caprica in "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]".
A Heavy Raider with a boarding party of Centurions crash-lands into ''[[Galactica]]'s'' unused starboard [[flight pod]] ([[Scattered]]).

[[Image:HR-Kobol-09-55.jpg|thumb|left|Heavy Raider on Kobol]]
After shooting down a Colonial scouting party over [[Kobol]], a force of five Centurions lands near the crash site of [[Raptor 1]] in a Heavy Raider. They proceed to dismantle its missile launcher and [[DRADIS]] assembly in an attempt to build a surface-to-air missile battery, intending to shoot down any [[SAR|search and rescue]] parties that ''[[Galactica]]'' sends to find the survivors ([[Fragged]]).

The Heavy Raider is conclusively proven to be a troop transport in "[[The Farm]]" when [[Sharon Valerii (Caprica copy)|Sharon Valerii]] commandeers one and uses it to evacuate the [[Caprica Resistance]] after they rescue [[Kara Thrace|Starbuck]] from a Cylon hybrid "farm."

The Cylon attack fleet in "[[Flight of the Phoenix]]" includes a large amount of Heavy Raiders, which could indicate a planned boarding operation.

The Heavy Raider is known as '''Turkey''' in Colonial pilot parlance ([[Maelstrom]]).

==Notes==
*According to [[Eric Chu]], [[Richard Livingston]] designed the Heavy Raider. <ref>{{cite_web|url=http://www.mediablvd.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=8278&st=260|title=Mediablvd forum post|date=|accessdate=|last=|first=|format=|language=}}</ref>

== Related Imagery ==

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Image:Heavy Raider Top Side.jpg|''Heavy Raider'' - Top/Side view    
Image:Heavy Raider Top.jpg|''Heavy Raider'' - Top view    
Image:KEW Heavy Raider.jpg|Showing 6-barrel [[KEW]]    
</gallery>

==References==
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Raider (RDM)

2007-03-08T10:52:08Z

Mehve: bolded instead of italisized the previous change

:''This article is about the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] Raider. For other versions, see [[Cylon Raider]].''

{{Ship Data
| image= bsg-raider-A.jpg
| race= Cylon
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= None (Shipboard AI)
| role= Space superiority fighter
| weapons= 2 [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|Kinetic Energy Weapon]], missiles
| length= (approx) 8.94 meters
| height= (approx) 1.52 meters
| wingspan= (approx) 5.59 meters
}}
The '''Raider''' is the primary aerospace attack craft used by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].

The Raider is first encountered more than 40 years after the [[Cylon War]], when the Cylons launch their devastating [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|surprise attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies]].

The Raider is initially thought to be wholly mechanical in design, with a high-level AI controlling it. However, following the recovery of a Raider forced down during a firefight and recovered by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Act of Contrition]]), the new Raider is found to be, in fact, biomechanical in nature ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]), incorporating a number of large organs in its design, including a biomechanical brain.

The Cylon Raider's intelligence level is less than that of a [[Cylon Agent|Humanoid cylon]]; it is more like a trained animal. ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Much like the humanoids, the biomechanical Raider pilot's consciousness can be transferred into new "bodies" if it is destroyed. (Whether this process requires a nearby [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] or [[Resurrection Ship]] for the transfer is not known, although it is heavily implied in [[Scar]] that this is indeed the case.) While this death/rebirth process allows the Raider to "learn" from its mistakes and become a more efficient killing machine, the process can also cause Raiders to fight with deadly, almost-humanlike tactics ([[Scar]]).

Raider weapon configurations include:
* Conventional and/or nuclear missiles carried in internal wing bays ([[Miniseries]])
* Two [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|Kinetic Energy Weapon]]s mounted under the leading edge of the wings

During the Cylon attack, the new Raider could transmit commands to any Colonial vessel utilizing the Command Navigation Program ([[CNP]]). The CNP was compromised prior to the attack, and provided a [[backdoor]] that allowed the Cylons to shut down Colonial vessels with the CNP, rendering the ship defenseless ([[Miniseries]]).

As with their predecessors in the Cylon War, Raiders also appear to use [[wireless]] transmissions directed at Colonial ships, especially battlestars, to attempt to crack, or infiltrate the ship's computer network. If the cracking is successful, a [[virus]] can be transmitted, which can severely damage or disable many battlestar systems ([[Valley of Darkness]]).

The Raider is equipped with a small-scale [[FTL]] drive system ([[Miniseries]]). Following tests on the Raider captured by ''Galactica'', this FTL system is found to be far more efficient in jump calculations than Colonial FTL systems. The drive shows its accuracy when Lt. Thrace takes the Raider from a point somewhere near the vicinity of [[Kobol]] back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] in a single jump ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

As with its nemesis, the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]], the Raider is capable of atmospheric operations, which explains why it has retained an aerodynamic shape ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).

The '''Raider''' is known as '''Sparrow''' in Colonial pilot parlance. ([[Maelstrom]]).

==Notes==
[[Image:Raidertos.jpg|thumb|right|A "piloted" Raider (or mock-up) seen in ''Galactica's'' [[Galactica Museum|museum]] [[Miniseries]]]]

*While the Raiders used in the [[Cylon War]] may have had one or more [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] flying the craft, no evidence has yet aired of the existence of this Raider model used with a modern [[Cylon Centurion]] pilot.
*An older Raider, identical in outward appearance to the Raider of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], is seen briefly in the [[Galactica Museum]] ([[Miniseries]]). It's unknown of the internal configuration of this older fighter or the type of weapons used.
*Like the [[Raider (TOS)|Original Series' Raider]], the weapons fire of the Re-Imagined Series Cylon Raiders is bluish-white.

==Concept Drawings==

*These concept drawings are very close to the fully realized versions of what we have seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. However, There were, of course, many changes made and these drawings should not be considered completely canon.

<gallery>
Image:Brain1.jpg|''Raider brain cavity''
Image:Brain3.jpg|''Internal workings''
Image:Brain4.jpg|''Front view''
Image:Brain 2.jpg|''Starbuck in brain cavity''
</gallery>

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Raider (RDM)

2007-03-08T10:51:11Z

Mehve: Adding the Colonial nickname "Sparrow" from "MAELSTROM"

:''This article is about the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] Raider. For other versions, see [[Cylon Raider]].''

{{Ship Data
| image= bsg-raider-A.jpg
| race= Cylon
| type= Military
| ftl= Yes
| crew= None (Shipboard AI)
| role= Space superiority fighter
| weapons= 2 [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|Kinetic Energy Weapon]], missiles
| length= (approx) 8.94 meters
| height= (approx) 1.52 meters
| wingspan= (approx) 5.59 meters
}}
The '''Raider''' is the primary aerospace attack craft used by the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]].

The Raider is first encountered more than 40 years after the [[Cylon War]], when the Cylons launch their devastating [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|surprise attack]] on the [[Twelve Colonies]].

The Raider is initially thought to be wholly mechanical in design, with a high-level AI controlling it. However, following the recovery of a Raider forced down during a firefight and recovered by Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] ([[Act of Contrition]]), the new Raider is found to be, in fact, biomechanical in nature ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]), incorporating a number of large organs in its design, including a biomechanical brain.

The Cylon Raider's intelligence level is less than that of a [[Cylon Agent|Humanoid cylon]]; it is more like a trained animal. ([[Six Degrees of Separation]]). Much like the humanoids, the biomechanical Raider pilot's consciousness can be transferred into new "bodies" if it is destroyed. (Whether this process requires a nearby [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]] or [[Resurrection Ship]] for the transfer is not known, although it is heavily implied in [[Scar]] that this is indeed the case.) While this death/rebirth process allows the Raider to "learn" from its mistakes and become a more efficient killing machine, the process can also cause Raiders to fight with deadly, almost-humanlike tactics ([[Scar]]).

Raider weapon configurations include:
* Conventional and/or nuclear missiles carried in internal wing bays ([[Miniseries]])
* Two [[Weapons in the Re-imagined Series#Viper and Cylon Raider|Kinetic Energy Weapon]]s mounted under the leading edge of the wings

During the Cylon attack, the new Raider could transmit commands to any Colonial vessel utilizing the Command Navigation Program ([[CNP]]). The CNP was compromised prior to the attack, and provided a [[backdoor]] that allowed the Cylons to shut down Colonial vessels with the CNP, rendering the ship defenseless ([[Miniseries]]).

As with their predecessors in the Cylon War, Raiders also appear to use [[wireless]] transmissions directed at Colonial ships, especially battlestars, to attempt to crack, or infiltrate the ship's computer network. If the cracking is successful, a [[virus]] can be transmitted, which can severely damage or disable many battlestar systems ([[Valley of Darkness]]).

The Raider is equipped with a small-scale [[FTL]] drive system ([[Miniseries]]). Following tests on the Raider captured by ''Galactica'', this FTL system is found to be far more efficient in jump calculations than Colonial FTL systems. The drive shows its accuracy when Lt. Thrace takes the Raider from a point somewhere near the vicinity of [[Kobol]] back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] in a single jump ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]).

As with its nemesis, the [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]], the Raider is capable of atmospheric operations, which explains why it has retained an aerodynamic shape ([[You Can't Go Home Again]]).

The ''Raider'' is known as ''Sparrow'' in Colonial pilot parlance. ([[Maelstrom]]).

==Notes==
[[Image:Raidertos.jpg|thumb|right|A "piloted" Raider (or mock-up) seen in ''Galactica's'' [[Galactica Museum|museum]] [[Miniseries]]]]

*While the Raiders used in the [[Cylon War]] may have had one or more [[Cylon Centurion Model 0005|Centurions]] flying the craft, no evidence has yet aired of the existence of this Raider model used with a modern [[Cylon Centurion]] pilot.
*An older Raider, identical in outward appearance to the Raider of the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Original Series]], is seen briefly in the [[Galactica Museum]] ([[Miniseries]]). It's unknown of the internal configuration of this older fighter or the type of weapons used.
*Like the [[Raider (TOS)|Original Series' Raider]], the weapons fire of the Re-Imagined Series Cylon Raiders is bluish-white.

==Concept Drawings==

*These concept drawings are very close to the fully realized versions of what we have seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. However, There were, of course, many changes made and these drawings should not be considered completely canon.

<gallery>
Image:Brain1.jpg|''Raider brain cavity''
Image:Brain3.jpg|''Internal workings''
Image:Brain4.jpg|''Front view''
Image:Brain 2.jpg|''Starbuck in brain cavity''
</gallery>

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