Heavy Raider

2007-05-17T18:42:36Z

Talroth: typo fix.

:''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 ([[Scattered]]), nicknamed "[[List of terms (RDM)|turkey]]" by the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]]'s military units ([[Maelstrom]]).

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 no 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 (RDM)|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.

==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 ==

<gallery>
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>

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