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Talk:Blind jump/Archive 1

2007-04-27T14:58:20Z

Qubex: New page: I presume that relative gravitational field strength positively contributes to the likelihood of finding oneself in a given location, accounting for the fear of ending up in a massive body...

I presume that relative gravitational field strength positively contributes to the likelihood of finding oneself in a given location, accounting for the fear of ending up in a massive body (most likely a star).

Alternatively, it might be that flawed destination co-ordinates may affect the process of jumping itself, rather than the destination: which is to say, being disgregated into a molecular gas or perhaps torn apart by the singularities that are presumably used to open the wormholes. [[User:Qubex|Qubex]] 09:58, 27 April 2007 (CDT)

Talk:Cylon transponder/Archive 1

2007-02-06T08:57:14Z

Qubex: /* Obvious technical fallacies */

== First appearance? ==

Did the transponder first appear in the mini series, then was not seen again until Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I? Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something in the series! --[[User:Fxer|Fxer]] 16:44, 25 February 2006 (EST)

:The transponder technically makes its first appearance under the [[DRADIS]] console in the [[miniseries]], where Baltar's virtual Six points it out to him, which he later points out to command. It was likely installed by the first copy of [[Aaron Doral]]. A second transponder was recovered with a second [[Leoben Conoy]] model in "[[Flesh and Bone]]." Kara Thrace has one installed on her Raider that she absconds with to Caprica on her Arrow of Apollo adventure. A second transponder is aboard Boomer's Raptor when she flies into the Kobol basestar to destroy it. Number Six had one in her purse as later shown in the miniseries as well, but this one is presumed destroyed or elsewhere on Caprica. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 17:01, 25 February 2006 (EST)

== Three transponders ==

How did ''Galactica'' get three of the transponders? One is from the DRADIS-console in the Miniseries and another from the Leoben Conoy-copy in "Flesh and Bones" but where did they get the third one? -- [[User:Astfgl|Astfgl]] 06:13, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

:I was curious, too. Since there's visual evidence now, we may have to assume that one was found elsewhere in the Fleet, in addition to the one found with Leoben and the DRADIS console. Note the differing appearance of the third one. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:50, 7 July 2006 (CDT)
::Posibilities: there's one on every Cylon Raider, including the captured Raider; when Tigh ordered a sweep of the ship for other things that just "showed up" in the past week, they found another transponder. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 12:59, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

::It would be illogical for Raiders to have one, as this function was likely integrated into the biomechanical pilot. The Colonials thought it best to carry one (thus the need for Thrace to use one) since they knew what the normal transponder looked like, but likely couldn't find its equivalent on the captured Raider. The "showed up" theory holds more weight; remember that the ''Olympic Carrier'' was being tracked; another transponder (and agent) was likely aboard. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 13:03, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

== Obvious technical fallacies ==

*How can it be said that possession of a transponder classifies the carrier as a "friendly" if Cylons were seeking to destroy Galactica while she had an apparently functional transponder on board? Clearly one (or both) notions must be discarded. Before one argues that transponders must come in "friendly" and "foe" varieties, how come the Cylons didn't react adversely to the transponder sneaked aboard a Basestar by [[Sharon Valerii]] with a nuclear warhead? Since it was obtained aboard a target of Cylon attacks (the fleet), it would have to be a "foe" transponder, and thus would likely attract some kind of counter-attack. Even elementary [[IFF]] systems would certainly realise that a "foe" transponder does not belong inside the hangar of a Basestar!-- [[User:Qubex|Qubex]] 02:57, 6 February 2007 (CST)

*How is it possible that a transponder does not emit any signal until it is in the range of other units? If it emits no signals, how does it ever realise it is in the range of other units? This flies in the face of common sense and as such violates the basic principle of [[Naturalistic science fiction]]. -- [[User:Qubex|Qubex]] 02:53, 6 February 2007 (CST)

Talk:Cylon transponder/Archive 1

2007-02-06T08:53:34Z

Qubex: /* Obvious technical fallacies */

== First appearance? ==

Did the transponder first appear in the mini series, then was not seen again until Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I? Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something in the series! --[[User:Fxer|Fxer]] 16:44, 25 February 2006 (EST)

:The transponder technically makes its first appearance under the [[DRADIS]] console in the [[miniseries]], where Baltar's virtual Six points it out to him, which he later points out to command. It was likely installed by the first copy of [[Aaron Doral]]. A second transponder was recovered with a second [[Leoben Conoy]] model in "[[Flesh and Bone]]." Kara Thrace has one installed on her Raider that she absconds with to Caprica on her Arrow of Apollo adventure. A second transponder is aboard Boomer's Raptor when she flies into the Kobol basestar to destroy it. Number Six had one in her purse as later shown in the miniseries as well, but this one is presumed destroyed or elsewhere on Caprica. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 17:01, 25 February 2006 (EST)

== Three transponders ==

How did ''Galactica'' get three of the transponders? One is from the DRADIS-console in the Miniseries and another from the Leoben Conoy-copy in "Flesh and Bones" but where did they get the third one? -- [[User:Astfgl|Astfgl]] 06:13, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

:I was curious, too. Since there's visual evidence now, we may have to assume that one was found elsewhere in the Fleet, in addition to the one found with Leoben and the DRADIS console. Note the differing appearance of the third one. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:50, 7 July 2006 (CDT)
::Posibilities: there's one on every Cylon Raider, including the captured Raider; when Tigh ordered a sweep of the ship for other things that just "showed up" in the past week, they found another transponder. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 12:59, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

::It would be illogical for Raiders to have one, as this function was likely integrated into the biomechanical pilot. The Colonials thought it best to carry one (thus the need for Thrace to use one) since they knew what the normal transponder looked like, but likely couldn't find its equivalent on the captured Raider. The "showed up" theory holds more weight; remember that the ''Olympic Carrier'' was being tracked; another transponder (and agent) was likely aboard. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 13:03, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

== Obvious technical fallacies ==

*How can it be said that possession of a transponder classifies the carrier as a "friendly" if Cylons were seeking to destroy Galactica while she had an apparently functional transponder on board? Clearly one (or both) notions must be discarded. Before one argues that transponders must come in "friendly" and "foe" varieties, how come the Cylons didn't react adversely to the transponder sneaked aboard a Basestar by [[Sharon Valerii]] with a nuclear warhead? Since it was obtained aboard a target of Cylon attacks (the fleet), it would have to be a "foe" transponder, and thus would likely attract some kind of counter-attack. -- [[User:Qubex|Qubex]] 02:53, 6 February 2007 (CST)

*How is it possible that a transponder does not emit any signal until it is in the range of other units? If it emits no signals, how does it ever realise it is in the range of other units? This flies in the face of common sense and as such violates the basic principle of [[Naturalistic science fiction]]. -- [[User:Qubex|Qubex]] 02:53, 6 February 2007 (CST)

Talk:Cylon transponder/Archive 1

2007-02-06T08:52:04Z

Qubex: Obvious technical fallacies

== First appearance? ==

Did the transponder first appear in the mini series, then was not seen again until Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I? Just wanted to make sure I didn't miss something in the series! --[[User:Fxer|Fxer]] 16:44, 25 February 2006 (EST)

:The transponder technically makes its first appearance under the [[DRADIS]] console in the [[miniseries]], where Baltar's virtual Six points it out to him, which he later points out to command. It was likely installed by the first copy of [[Aaron Doral]]. A second transponder was recovered with a second [[Leoben Conoy]] model in "[[Flesh and Bone]]." Kara Thrace has one installed on her Raider that she absconds with to Caprica on her Arrow of Apollo adventure. A second transponder is aboard Boomer's Raptor when she flies into the Kobol basestar to destroy it. Number Six had one in her purse as later shown in the miniseries as well, but this one is presumed destroyed or elsewhere on Caprica. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 17:01, 25 February 2006 (EST)

== Three transponders ==

How did ''Galactica'' get three of the transponders? One is from the DRADIS-console in the Miniseries and another from the Leoben Conoy-copy in "Flesh and Bones" but where did they get the third one? -- [[User:Astfgl|Astfgl]] 06:13, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

:I was curious, too. Since there's visual evidence now, we may have to assume that one was found elsewhere in the Fleet, in addition to the one found with Leoben and the DRADIS console. Note the differing appearance of the third one. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 12:50, 7 July 2006 (CDT)
::Posibilities: there's one on every Cylon Raider, including the captured Raider; when Tigh ordered a sweep of the ship for other things that just "showed up" in the past week, they found another transponder. --[[User:The Merovingian|The Merovingian]] <sup>([[Special:Contributions/The Merovingian|C]] - [[Special:Editcount/The Merovingian|E]])</sup> 12:59, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

::It would be illogical for Raiders to have one, as this function was likely integrated into the biomechanical pilot. The Colonials thought it best to carry one (thus the need for Thrace to use one) since they knew what the normal transponder looked like, but likely couldn't find its equivalent on the captured Raider. The "showed up" theory holds more weight; remember that the ''Olympic Carrier'' was being tracked; another transponder (and agent) was likely aboard. --[[User:Spencerian|Spencerian]] 13:03, 7 July 2006 (CDT)

== Obvious technical fallacies ==

*How can it be said that possession of a transponder classifies the carrier as a "friendly" if Cylons were seeking to destroy Galactica while she had an apparently functional transponder on board? Clearly one (or both) notions must be discarded. Before one argues that transponders must come in "friendly" and "foe" varieties, how come the Cylons didn't react adversely to the transponder sneaked aboard a Basestar by [[Sharon Valerii]] with a nuclear warhead?

*How is it possible that a transponder does not emit any signal until it is in the range of other units? If it emits no signals, how does it ever realise it is in the range of other units? This flies in the face of common sense and as such violates the basic principle of [[Naturalistic science fiction]].

Cylon transponder

2007-02-06T08:44:56Z

Qubex: Removed the fallacies I had pointed out and moved them to the Talk page.

[[Image:Cylontransponder1.jpg|thumb|200px|A transponder in the purse of a copy of [[Number Six]].]]
The '''Cylon transponder''' is a small, ovoid device that is discretely placed under ''[[Galactica]]'s'' [[DRADIS]] console by a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon agent]]. A similar device was carried about by [[Number Six]], during her time on Caprica with [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Miniseries]]), perhaps to better allow tracking of herself by other Cylons.

The transponder works as an [[IFF]] device, identifying anyone or anything that holds it as a "friendly" contact to other Cylons. Apparently this device was installed by the first copy of [[Aaron Doral]] shortly before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] began while security throughout the ship was more lax during the work of transforming ''Galactica'' into a [[Galactica Museum|museum]]. It was likely intended by the Cylons to track ''Galactica'' during (or, if she were to escape, after) the initial Cylon attacks.

[[Image:Transponder-kobol-I.jpg|left|thumb|''Galactica's'' command finds three transponders within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] by the events of "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]."]]
There are two transponder styles. The second style is similarly shaped, but has cover plates that suggest advanced features, range, or programming.

Commander [[William Adama]] takes strategic advantage of one of the devices by placing it aboard a [[Raptor]], allowing it to pass unchallenged into a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], where a nuclear device is placed aboard the basestar to destroy it ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). A second transponder is aboard the captured [[Raider]], piloted by [[Kara Thrace]] in her against-orders adventure back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] in search of an ancient [[Arrow of Apollo|artifact]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). This transponder is obtained from the copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] found on the [[Gemenon Traveller]], in a scene cut from the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]."
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[[Image:Cylontransponder2.jpg|right|thumb|A transponder on the base of ''Galactica's'' [[DRADIS]] console.]]
It is presumed that the transponder uses a form of [[wireless]] communication, although this has not been established in the series.

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==Notes==

* Keen eyes who watch the [[Miniseries]] will note that the transponder was not on the DRADIS console until later in the show, indicating that it was placed either shortly before or after the ship entered combat. This contradicts Gaeta's statement that "is has been there for about a week" and is likely a gaffe on the part of the producers.

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Cylon transponder

2007-02-06T06:56:53Z

Qubex:

[[Image:Cylontransponder1.jpg|thumb|200px|A transponder in the purse of a copy of [[Number Six]].]]
The '''Cylon transponder''' is a small, ovoid device that is discretely placed under ''[[Galactica]]'s'' [[DRADIS]] console by a [[Humanoid Cylon|Cylon agent]]. A similar device was carried about by [[Number Six]], during her time on Caprica with [[Gaius Baltar]] ([[Miniseries]]), perhaps to better allow tracking of herself by other Cylons.

The transponder works as an [[IFF]] device, identifying anyone or anything that holds it as a "friendly" contact to other Cylons. Apparently this device was installed by the first copy of [[Aaron Doral]] shortly before the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] began while security throughout the ship was more lax during the work of transforming ''Galactica'' into a [[Galactica Museum|museum]]. It was likely intended by the Cylons to track ''Galactica'' during (or, if she were to escape, after) the initial Cylon attacks.

[[Image:Transponder-kobol-I.jpg|left|thumb|''Galactica's'' command finds three transponders within the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] by the events of "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]."]]
There are two transponder styles. The second style is similarly shaped, but has cover plates that suggest advanced features, range, or programming.

Commander [[William Adama]] takes strategic advantage of one of the devices by placing it aboard a [[Raptor]], allowing it to pass unchallenged into a Cylon [[Basestar (RDM)|basestar]], where a nuclear device is placed aboard the basestar to destroy it ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]). A second transponder is aboard the captured [[Raider]], piloted by [[Kara Thrace]] in her against-orders adventure back to [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)#Caprica|Caprica]] in search of an ancient [[Arrow of Apollo|artifact]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]). This transponder is obtained from the copy of [[Leoben Conoy]] found on the [[Gemenon Traveller]], in a scene cut from the episode "[[Flesh and Bone]]."
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[[Image:Cylontransponder2.jpg|right|thumb|A transponder on the base of ''Galactica's'' [[DRADIS]] console.]]
It is presumed that the transponder uses a form of [[wireless]] communication, although this has not been established in the series.

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==Notes==

* Keen eyes who watch the [[Miniseries]] will note that the transponder was not on the DRADIS console until later in the show, indicating that it was placed either shortly before or after the ship entered combat. This contradicts Gaeta's statement that "is has been there for about a week" and is likely a gaffe on the part of the producers.

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==Obvious Fallacies==

*How can it be said that possession of a transponder classifies the carrier as a "friendly" if Cylons were seeking to destroy Galactica while she had an apparently functional transponder on board? Clearly one (or both) notions must be discarded.

*How is it possible that a transponder does not emit any signal until it is in the range of other units? If it emits no signals, how does it ever realise it is in the range of other units? This flies in the face of common sense and as such violates the basic principle of [[Naturalistic science fiction]].

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CIC

2007-02-06T06:45:48Z

Qubex: /* Command & Control Center */

:''This article discusses the CIC of battlestar ''Galactica'' of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]]. The CIC of the battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' contained similar stations.''
:''For information on the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] counterpart in this series, see [[Basestar command]].''<br /><br />

[[Image:Bsg-cic-2.jpg|thumb|300px|The Combat Information Center.]]
The veteran Colonial [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' is centrally operated from the '''Combat Information Center''', or '''CIC''', the battlestar's nerve center. It performs both the functions of a bridge and the CIC in naval parlance, as ''Galactica'' is also steered from the CIC.

CIC is a faintly-circular room located deep in the interior "alligator head" of the battlestar, where the main hull meets the midship section. From CIC, the battlestar's tactical and navigational operations are monitored and directed. CIC is a large, two-level complex with three bulkhead exits, which are closed during [[Action Stations|action stations]] alerts.

''Galactica's'' CIC is divided into several stations.

* '''Command and Control Center'''
* '''Communications Station'''
* '''Damage Control Station'''
* '''Helm Control Station'''
* '''Tactical Station'''
* '''Weapons Control Room'''
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===Command & Control Center===
[[Image:Cic_cmdcontrolstation.jpg|thumb|The Command & Control Center.]]

The '''Command & Control Center''' is the primary station within [[CIC]] used by the Commanding and Executive Officers aboard a Colonial [[battlestar]]. The center comprises a large communications and a roughly hexagonal "information management" table, with a retractable information display tower bearing a number of LCD screens suspended above it. There are no chairs; the command staff are always standing.

Here, the battlestar's commander and [[Executive officer]] are on station, observing and plotting battle tactics, viewing transparent charts, and giving commands to others in CIC. Above the Command and Control Station are a cluster of monitors known as the [[Dradis console|DRADIS console]]. The DRADIS console descends from a cylindrical ceiling recess when required. From the Command and Control Station, the commander has a 360-degree view of the CIC. The DRADIS console contains DRADIS displays but also includes other navigation and tactical information available to the commander at a glance. The displays are capable of showing a wide range on information including:
* Countdowns ([[33]], [[You Can't Go Home Again]])
* [[DRADIS]] sensor readings relayed from the DRADIS console
* Battlestar management information, such as the vessel's spatial orientation (pitch, yaw & roll)
* Battle management information

A [[Cylon transponder]] was once mounted on the base of the DRADIS console ([[Miniseries]]), supposedly planted there by [[Aaron Doral]].

The commander of battlestar ''Galactica'' in its exodus from the [[Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies]] is [[William Adama]]. His [[Executive officer]] is Colonel [[Saul Tigh]].
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[[Image:Cic_commstation.jpg|left|thumb|The Communication Station.]]

===Communications Center===
Adjacent to the Command and Control Center on the port side of CIC is the ''Communications Center.'' Here, all communications to and from fighters and other ships are monitored, directed or relayed. In coordination with the Tactical Station, the Communications officer can also verify [[IFF|transponders]] that register as friendly, and alerts the Tactical Officer or commander if they pick up signals without transponders or recognized enemy transponders. The Communications officer has a link to the [[Computers#Mainframe computer|mainframe computer]], where a library of Colonial recognition information resides.

Prior to the recent [[New Caprica|colonization]],''Galactica's'' primary Communications officer is Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla]].<br /><br /><br /><br />
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[[Image:Dmgcontrolconsole.jpg|thumb|[[Galen Tyrol]] at DC panel after a nuclear strike on the port [[flight pod]] ([[Miniseries]]).]]
===Damage Control Station===
Situated in the far port side of CIC is ''Damage Control.'' This station, usually unmanned, contains the Damage Control computers, which connect to many sensors throughout the exterior and interior of the ship. A large display against the wall of the station shows damage through a series of lights that represent the [[Frame|frames]], or compartments of the battlestar that form the many segments of the ship.

[[Image:Cicdmgcontrol.jpg|left|thumb|The Damage Control Station.]]
A commander can order a Damage Control officer to perform many actions to repair or mitigate the effects of an enemy attack through the controls here, including the venting of compartments, coordination of damage control teams, and the like. It is also likely that alternative damage control stations outside of CIC, such as [[Aft Damage Control|the Aft Damage Control room]] contain similar controls to aid in repairs, control of fires and the like in the event that CIC's damage control is knocked offline or CIC staff are incapacitated.
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[[Image:Cichelmcontrol.jpg|thumb|Helm Control.]]
===Helm Control===
Battlestars move through space much as a submarine navigates in an ocean. There are no windows, no viewscreens to see into space for helm control. While external cameras may be available, they are seldom used in navigation of a battlestar. Navigation is managed by spatial coordinates based on [[DRADIS]] and other sensor information. The helm crewmembers drive the battlestar through a series of controls and based on commands from the Executive officer or commanding officer.
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[[Image:Cictacticalstation1.jpg|thumb|left|The Tactical Station with tactical plot and table.)]]
===Tactical Station===
The Officer of the Watch/Tactical officer is arguably the busiest officer in ''Galactica's'' CIC. Tasked with the monitoring of [[DRADIS]] and coordinating various command and control functionality, including [[Computers|computer control]], the Tactical Officer must relay changes in status and keep the commander updated continuously during the fluidic events of battle. The Tactical officer is typically the first to know that an attack is imminent and will address the battlestar by the public address system to go to battle stations through [[Action Stations|Condition One or Two alerts]].

As ''Galactica's'' computers aren't networked, the Tactical officer must manually print or offload data from the various central computers he monitors (Fire control, Navigation, FTL, and mainframe computers) and relay this information to the other officers and staff in the room. Fortunately, many stations see the same information on displays similar to those at the Tactical Station, but it's the Tactical Officer who is charged with notifying the commander of the changes and interpreting the results. ''Galactica's'' Tactical officer also is the administrator for all central computers onboard and provides maintenance as required.

While the Helm officers drive the ship, it is the Tactical officer that plots ''[[FTL|Jumps]]'', the apparently instantaneous leap from one location in space to another location millions of kilometers away. The Tactical officer of ''Galactica'' not only has to provide Jump coordinates to the battlestar's helm, but is also responsible for relaying both scheduled sets and sets of [[Emergency Jump Coordinates]] to over 70 other FTL-capable civilian ships that make up [[The Fleet (RDM)|the Fleet]] to ensure that all ships always stay close to ''Galactica's''' protective sphere.

Nearby the Tactical Station is a tactical board and table where the commander can meet with several officers and crew at once for advanced battle or strategy conferences. The Tactical Station is frequently manned by other specialists and officers that assist the Watch Officer.

The harried but amazingly calm and reliable Officer of the Watch/Tactical officer aboard ''Galactica'' (prior to the recent [[New Caprica|colonization]]) is the highly-trained and skilled Lieutenant [[Felix Gaeta]].
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[[Image:Cicweaponscontrol1.jpg|thumb|left|The Weapons Control Room, left of the Tactical Station.]]
[[Image:Cicweaponscontrol2.jpg|thumb|Another angle from within the Weapons Control Room.]]

===Weapons Control Room===
Hidden away, next to the Tactical Station is the Weapons Control Room. Obscured from direct view during most episodes, the Weapons Control Room ostensibly is manned during [[Action Stations]]. The battlestar's gun batteries and other defensive controls are managed here.

In the event that the Weapons Control Room or CIC is knocked offline or its crew incapacitated, control of ship's batteries could be managed at [[Auxiliary Fire Control]].
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==Notes==

* The destruction of other battlestars during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|Cylon attack]] hinged on the Colonial's dependence on complex networking within most CICs. It is likely that the battlestars that were destroyed required fewer crewmembers to operate it since they used networked computer systems that moved data around faster than the crew that literally ran between stations in ''Galactica's'' CIC with pen and paper or data cartridges to transfer messages and data.

* Unlike her sister battlestars, ''[[Galactica]]'' is the only one without networked computer systems throughout the ship. This simple design, which was a necessary defense when the ship fought in the first Cylon War, saved it again as almost all other battlestars were shut down and destroyed by the tainted [[Command Navigation Program]]. The "CNP" was created by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] but secretly modified by [[Number Six|a Cylon agent]] with vulnerabilities that could order any ship with the program installed to shut down its own systems. Without the CNP in place and without a central computer network, ''Galactica'' was practically immune to Cylon infiltration and infection tactics and was able to mount a defense.

* A [[Cylon agent]], probably the first copy of [[Aaron Doral]] encountered, installed a [[Cylon transponder]] at the base of the DRADIS console shortly before the Cylon attack ([[Miniseries]]). Dr. Baltar is aided by his virtual [[Number Six]] in identifying it to the CIC command staff. It is likely that the transponder is placed there to track ''Galactica'' should it escape the initial Cylon attack.

*The [[Mercury class battlestar]] ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' has a differently designed CIC, but likely contains many of all stations found on ''Galactica.'' This particular battlestar has fewer stations since it was of a more modern class than ''Galactica'', and probably uses more automation to reduce crew size. ''Pegasus'' design would likely require some computer networking, but its design has likely been rigged or reprogrammed differently in the wake of her sister ships' destruction.

*According to Petty Officer [[Anastasia Dualla|Dualla]] in a deleted scene from "[[Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down]]", the ''Galactica'' CIC is staffed by roughly 50 people.

==Cinematic Information==

* Cinematic realism on the CIC set is enhanced with the use of actual submarine hardware, such as thick phones with cords.
* Unlike the command centers of many science fiction space vessels, ''Galactica's'' CIC does not have a central viewing screen out into space. There isn't a single window looking out, in fact. Navigation is performed from sensor and spatial data not unlike a submarine.
* The CIC set used for the ''Pegasus'' are the modified remains of set hardware intended for use on a revival of the "Lost in Space" television series. When the series project was cancelled, the show's sets were refitted to form the CIC for this advanced battlestar. This is also the behind the scenes reason why the ''Pegasus'' CIC is not as large as the two-level ''Galactica'' CIC; the production team simply could not afford to make another set on the scale of the ''Galactica'' CIC, and were able to build the ''Pegasus'' CIC by purchasing the canceled "Lost in Space" sets for next to nothing.
* The Sci-Fi Channel official web site incorrectly names CIC as the "''Command'' Information Center." The correct name is verifiable from the center's name that is etched in the glass of the doors of the set.
*The Weapons Control Section is a rarely seen (in terms of use in episodes) and secluded part of CIC. The area was shown manned and in action during the closing moments of the [[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]] ([[Miniseries]]), just before [[Anastasia Dualla]] reports that Starbuck and Apollo have not yet returned to ''Galactica.'' The area was likely built with the set budget before later restrictions would make building one impossible. The angle and enclosed area suggests that the area is used in production to allow film crew to hide off-camera without being off-set during filming.

==Related Articles==
*[[Computers]]
*[[DRADIS]]
*[[Science in the Re-imagined Series]]
*[[List of terms (RDM)|List of terms in the Re-imagined Series]]

==External links==
*[http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/ships/cic/ Sci-Fi Channel's QuickTime 3D movie tour of the CIC set]

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