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<div>Before any [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]] or [[Raptor]] can fire weapons, permission must be given for members of the fighter group to do so. The request or command is called '''"weapons free."'''<br />
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The lead pilot of a [[Combat Air Patrol]], or group of [[Alert Fighters|Alert Fighters]] (typically the [[CAG]]) can give a "weapons free" order when facing a known enemy.<br />
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Any member of a fighter group can request weapons-free authorization from the lead pilot, usually as part of training missions ([[Home, Part I]]) or to verify their fighter's gun operation ([[Epiphanies]]).<br />
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In special cases, the lead pilot may defer weapons-free authorization to the battlestar commander. Lead pilot [[Kat]] defers weapons-free authorization for her fighter group to ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' [[Actual]] after the battlestar launches her fighters against sister battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' and her Vipers, realizing that ordering fire against fellow Colonials required Commander [[William Adama|Adama's]] authorization ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).<br />
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The contrary command to "Weapons Free" is "Weapons Hold", whereby units are ordered to Hold Fire, but maintain readiness, while more information is gathered or alternative solutions explored.<br />
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