Cylon mine

Cylon mine
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Race:	Cylon
Type:	Military
FTL:	No
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Role:	Explosive mine
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Game Information
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Additional Information

A Cylon mine is an explosive space-borne device deployed by the Cylons in the Straits of Madagon.

In an already dangerous area of space, destroying the mine field is an extremely risky mission, but is the only viable option left open to the Fleet. Captain Apollo, along with Lieutenants Boomer and Starbuck, launch in specially-shielded Vipers to clear the Cylon minefield.

The Cylon mine can withstand temperatures capable of melting the hull of a Colonial Viper, but a single shot from a Viper mounted laser is enough to destroy the mine ^{(TOS: "Saga of a Star World")}.

Tie-in Material Information

• According to Encyclopedia Galactica (a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979):

Drones packed with explosives can be effective weapons, since they can be programmed to lie dead in space for yahren, and then to track and destroy approaching enemy spacecraft.

The Nova of Madagon is a space corridor near the heart of the Cyranus Galaxy densely packed with small, bright stars. The stars' brilliance and their complex gravitational interactions make navigation through the Nova extremely dangerous. The Nova was thought to be wholly impassible after being mined by the Cylons, but a path was cleared by three members of the Galactica's Blue Squadron: Apollo, Starbuck and Boomer.

In the separate continuity

The Cylon minefield in the Nova of Madagon ^{(Comics: Deathtrap!)}.

Cylon mines are deployed along the Nova of Madagon by the Cylons during the Thousand-Yahren War as a deterrent for unauthorized transit to and from Carillon, without needing to actively patrol the area ^{(Comics: Exodus!)}.

A small force consisting of three Viper piloted by Captain Apollo and Lieutenants Boomer and Starbuck are, with assistance from Galactica's scanners, clear a path 100 maxims in width. This permits the Fleet to make their way to Carillon for resupply ^{(Comics: Deathtrap!)}.

Related Imagery

• 
  A section of the Cylon minefield.

Notes

• There appear to be at least two different models of Cylon mine, see: "Related Imagery."
• The mine model would later be modified by Universal Hartland in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century as a spy satellite in "Ardala Returns."