[[Image:NCFall.jpg|right|thumb|Cylon Centurions march through New Caprica City.]]
|+ Battle before: [[Galactica vs. Pegasus]] <br>Battle after: [[Battle of the Binary Star System]]
The '''Fall of New Caprica''' occurs on the 380th day after colonization of [[New Caprica]], when a massive [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] fleet, attracted by a [[Cloud 9|nuclear detonation]] a year before, suddenly appears within the nebula that hid the barely-habitable planet from normal means of detection.
|colspan=2|[[image:Ep212battle.jpg|center|300px|]] ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' engage a basestar
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!colspan=2 bgcolor=#aaaaee|Battle of the Resurrection Ship
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|Conflict||[[Cylon Attack|Second Cylon war]]
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|Date||380 days after the settlement of [[New Caprica]]
|Numerous Cylon Basestars, possibly some support vessels, associated [[Raider]]s, [[Heavy Raider]]s
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!colspan=2|Casualties
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|None known
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Battle to destroy the [[Cylon]] [[Resurrection Ship]] in the hopes of causing the Cylons to rethink their plans for the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]].
At the time of the attack, both the ''{{RDM|Galactica}}'' and ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', both severely understaffed as a result of many crewman choosing to muster out in favor of settlement, have difficulty remaining combat-ready. Realizing that they are severely outgunned, Commander [[Lee Adama]] of ''Pegasus'' urges Admiral [[William Adama|Adama]] to order the orbiting remainder of the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet]] to [[FTL|jump]] to escape coordinates.
When the battlestar ''Pegasus'' reunited with [[The Fleet (RDM)|the fleet]] led by the battlestar ''Galactica'' its commanding officer, [[Helena Cain|Admiral Cain]] revealed that she had been tracking a Cylon fleet, and upon reviewing ''Galactica's'' logs surmised that this same Cylon fleet had been following Galactica (possibly for months). Sketchy long-range reconaissance surveillance missions by ''Pegasus'' had revealed that the Cylon fleet consisted of 2 basestars, roughly a dozen support ships, and one unidentifiable vessel, much larger than a basestar, which the fleet appeared to be protecting. Admiral Cain and Commander Adama realized that it must be valuable to the Cylons, and began planning an operation to pool their resources to attack the Cylon fleet and destroy it.
Reluctantly, the Fleet retreats to an unknown location. As waves of [[Raider]]s and [[Heavy Raider|Heavy Raiders]] fly over [[New Caprica City]], [[Caprica-Six]], [[Sharon Valerii (Galactica copy)|Sharon Valerii]], and a [[Number Five]] copy enter President [[Gaius Baltar|Baltar's]] office to indicate their intent to occupy the colony.
However, in the meantime Admiral Cain began re-assigning valuable ''Galactica'' personnel to ''Pegasus'', such as CAG Captain [[Lee Adama]] and Lt. [[Kara Thrace]], and Lt. [[Karl Agathon]] and Chief [[Galen Tyrol]] were arrested for killing Lt. [[Alistair Thorne|Thorne]] of ''Pegasus'' when he attempted to rape a Cylon prisoner to torture it. When Cain decided to subject them both to summary executions without court martial, Commander Adama ordered Vipers and a Raptor to go to Pegasus and take them back, resulting in a tense standoff.
Faced with no choice, Baltar formally surrenders to the Cylons as waves of [[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] enter New Caprica City while a stunned population looks on. [[Kara Thrace]] and [[Galen Tyrol]] immediately vow to [[New Caprica Resistance|resist]] the Cylon occupation. {{TRS|Lay Down Your Burdens, Part II}}.
At that moment, Starbuck returned from an illicit recon mission to the Cylon fleet. With the knowledge and reconnaissance obtained on the [[Resurrection Ship]] by Dr. [[Gaius Baltar]] (through [[Gina]]) and Captain [[Kara Thrace]] respectively, Admiral [[Helena Cain]] and Commander [[William Adama]] know that the Resurrection Ship is a safety net for the [[Humano-Cylon|Cylon operatives]] that may be operating in the Fleet. With this safety net removed, the Cylons must seriously reconsider their actions that are made against the Fleet. If an Cylon agent's body were to die without another body to store their transmitted consciousness, not only would the Cylons lose vital intelligence on Fleet operations, but the agent's consciousness would be permanently lost.
''Pegagus'' [[CAG]] Captain Thrace taps [[The Hand of God (RDM)|once more]] into her unconventional military thinking in formulating an effective attack plan, which draws the Cylons to the battlestars and a trap, rather than the other way around. In the plan, the Fleet, consisting only of ''Galactica'' and her original civilian ships, congregate near a handful of ships that appear to be managing mining operations. When the Cylons engage, the Fleet will Jump away. but a few of civilian ships will appear to have problems engaging their FTL drives and attempt to escape at sublight speeds, holding the Cylon fleet in place while their Raiders are drawn away from their basestars. Moments later, ''Galactica'' and ''Pegasus'' Jump in and begin attacking both basestars. Meanwhile, Lieutenant [[Lee Adama]] uses the [[Blackbird]] to sneak up upon the Resurrection Ship and destroy her [[FTL]] drive with a missile to prevent its escape, while the entire complement of fighters from both battlestars, led by Thrace, pummel the Resurrection Ship and destroy it ([[Resurrection Ship, Part I]]).
The attack is successfully implemented with minimal losses on the Colonial side. The Blackbird stealth fighter collides with a downed [[Raptor]] after Adama's attack, destroying the fighter. Lee Adama ejects and is successfully retrieved by ''Galactica'''s [[SAR]] [[Raptor]]. He recovers from oxygen deprivation as his [[Flight suit|flight suit]] was punctured during the ejection process.
Shortly after the destruction of the Resurrection Ship and at least one Basestar, surviving Cylon forces jump away, handing the Colonials a significant victory ([[Resurrection Ship, Part II]]).
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Latest revision as of 06:26, 14 July 2024
Cylon Centurions march through New Caprica City.
The Fall of New Caprica occurs on the 380th day after colonization of New Caprica, when a massive Cylon fleet, attracted by a nuclear detonation a year before, suddenly appears within the nebula that hid the barely-habitable planet from normal means of detection.
At the time of the attack, both the Galactica and Pegasus, both severely understaffed as a result of many crewman choosing to muster out in favor of settlement, have difficulty remaining combat-ready. Realizing that they are severely outgunned, Commander Lee Adama of Pegasus urges Admiral Adama to order the orbiting remainder of the Fleet to jump to escape coordinates.
