Colonial Fleet (TRS)/old

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:''This article discusses the military defense ships of the Twelve Colonies of Kobol in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]] prior to their destruction. For information on the civilian ships that comprise the remains of humanity, see [[The Fleet (RDM)]].''

The '''Colonial Fleet''' was the primary armed service branch under the jurisdiction of the [[Ministry of Defense]] in the [[The Twelve Colonies (RDM)|Twelve Colonies of Kobol]] prior to the [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon's]] [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|genocidal attack on the Colonies]].

The Colonial Fleet operated in tandem with another branch of the armed services, the [[Colonial Marine Corps]]. The Colonial Fleet also has a Reserve branch, of which [[Lee Adama]] was a member ([[Final Cut]]), as well as what appears to be a government-operated military academy. The military academy was probably similar to [[Wikipedia:West Point|West Point]] or the [[Wikipedia:The Citadel|Citadel]]. Many characters, including [[Saul Tigh]], [[Kara Thrace]], and [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon "Boomer" Valerii]] attended (or claimed to have attended) this academy.

The Fleet was based at [[Picon Fleet Headquarters]]. After the Headquarters destruction during the [[Cylon Holocaust]], Fleet command transfers to Admiral [[Nagala]]. Other identified Fleet installations include the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], [[Ragnar Anchorage]], and [[Armistice Station]].

==Fleet Status==
At the time of the Cylon holocaust, the Colonial Fleet included approximately 120 battlestars,<ref>In the [[Miniseries]], [[William Adama]] tells Lieutenant [[Kara Thrace]] when she's released from the brig, "We lost 30 battlestars in the opening attack." She responds, "That's a quarter of the fleet." This establishes that there were approximately 120 active battlestars in the Colonial Fleet at the time of the attack.</ref> with numerous squadrons of [[Viper (RDM)|Vipers]] and [[Raptor]]s assigned to each, as well as other support ships.Given the number of battlestars to be 120 and that there are 12 colonies then the defense depolyment in theroy for the colonial fleet should be 10 battlestars per colony.<ref>According to Admiral [[Helena Cain]], two unnamed battlestars and three other ships (type unknown, but presumed military vessels) were destroyed in the [[Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] in the episode, "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]." This establishes the existence of non-battlestar support ships that likely would be assigned to a [[Battlestar Group]]. The support ships' roles are presumed to be similar to those in an [[Wikipedia:aircraft carrier battle group|aircraft carrier battle group]].</ref>

The Colonial Fleet also included modified [[Space Park]] vessels (although the single Space Park liner shown in ''Galactica''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> [[The Fleet (RDM)|civilian Fleet]] is very likely a civilian liner).<ref>From the official [http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/ships/ships/ SciFi Channel Battlestar Galactica web site]. Some information on the official site has conflicted with aired content, so readers are warned that inconsistencies can occur.</ref>

The Colonial Fleet was regarded by the Cylons to be a decisively superior force in a direct assault between it and the Cylon fleet. Therefore, the Cylons returned to a variation of their Cylon War [[Cylon Tactics|tactics]] by undermining the Colonial Fleet's [[CNP]] to attack ships equipped with the software from within ([[Downloaded]]).

Battlestars mentioned destroyed in the Cylon attack include the ''[[Triton]]'', ''[[Solaria]]'', ''[[Columbia]]'', and ''[[Atlantia]]'' (Admiral [[Nagala]]'s flagship). On Nagala's death, Commander [[William Adama]] of ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' assumes command of the remains of the Colonial Fleet, ordering them to regroup at [[Ragnar Anchorage]] for counterattack. Unfortunately, [[Pegasus (RDM)|virtually]] all other capital ships of the Colonial Fleet are destroyed, leaving Commander Adama (after consultation with new President [[Laura Roslin]]) to choose retreat from the Cylons and the destroyed Colonies.

[[Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II|Currently]], the only two Colonial Fleet capital ships known to survive the attack are the battlestars ''[[Galactica (RDM)|Galactica]]'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' (which finds ''Galactica'' approximately six months into its exodus from the Colonies).

Approximately a year after the Cylon destruction of the Twelve Colonies, the remnants of humanity colonize the world of [[New Caprica]] on orders from new President [[Gaius Baltar]]. The two surviving battlestars of the Colonial Fleet (both with skeleton crews) orbit the planet and monitor for Cylon activity. A year after colonization, however, a massive Cylon fleet of dozens of basestars find the small colony, and ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' retreat to safety, leaving most of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|civilian Fleet]] under Cylon occupation.

==Ships of the Colonial Fleet==
* [[Galactica type battlestar]]
* [[Mercury class battlestar]]
* [[Raptor]]
* [[Viper (RDM)|Viper]]

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