Talk:Launch tube (TRS)/Archive 1

About the picture: That's from "Hand of God" when Strikforce 2 is waiting in/on the freighter. But it doesn't really fit into an article about launch tubes. A good shot might be Kara in the tube from the Miniseries --Serenity 16:04, 13 September 2006 (CDT)

Good catch. I'll scrounge for a more appropriate image. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 16:13, 13 September 2006 (CDT)

I have something perfect in mind, I'll upload it later tonight. --Talos 17:15, 13 September 2006 (CDT)

Cool. Then I won't have to do it. :-) -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 17:21, 13 September 2006 (CDT)

Operational Status

Are all the launch tubes operational now? --Steelviper 08:21, 2 January 2007 (CST)

Some people claim that Vipers launched for the starboard pod in "Exodus, Part II", but as far as I can see, you can't tell from the visuals whether it was the starboard or port flightpod.

In "A Measure of Salvation" Apollo orders a Raptor to land in the starboard pod, but that doesn't have to mean that the launch tubes are operational as well. Could be, but there is no definite evidence --Serenity 08:49, 2 January 2007 (CST)

Well, as part of the decomissioning, one would probably assume that those functions were removed (after all the coils were removed from Big G as well). After all it would really suck if some kid opened the launch tube and pulled a Jammer... -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate} 16:10, 2 January 2007 (CST)

Evidence

Where are the evidence for the info in the first para regarding the launch tube setup? All I've ever seen is one tube and one supervisor. --Cohnee 07:30, 8 January 2007 (CST)

Good question. I suspect if it's legit someone may be getting their info from a sourcebook or some such. That's awfully detailed. Either way it deserves a cite of where it came from. --Steelviper 07:44, 8 January 2007 (CST)

The 5*8 arrangement might be derived from the spacing on the CGI model. All in all, it seems to be from something like the BSG magazine though --Serenity 07:50, 8 January 2007 (CST)

criminals/people thing

It's a small quibble, but I don't like using the term "criminals" since it's a value judgement. It's basically accepting the Circle's actions and ideas, and no matter their good intentions, their means are highly questionable. Jury, judge and executioner in one person. Gaeta was convicted, but he certainly wasn't a criminal. And not all of their victims might have been guilty to the same degree. So saying something like "people" or "accused" is less POV IMO. --Serenity 10:43, 8 January 2007 (CST)

From a purely objective point of view, "criminals" is a perfect term. They were convicted of commiting a crime. Definitionally, that makes them criminals. --BklynBruzer 17:02, 8 January 2007 (CST)

Convicted by whom? A biased "court" that wasn't really legal itself. Nothing objective about that. By your definition, political dissidents in - let's say China - are objectively criminals. It's a POV thing, and there are certainly people who agree with the Circle. No problem; we don't really don't need to discuss that in all its depth here. "Convicts" looks better and should satisfy both sides of the issue --Serenity 17:18, 8 January 2007 (CST)

The Circle was a legal court appointed by the legally appointed sitting President. But you do have a point, convicts wraps this whole dealie up quite nicely :-) --BklynBruzer 17:32, 8 January 2007 (CST)

Re-imagined Series definition: nickname for Galactica

Re-imagined Series definition: Battlestar Group ^{(TRS: "Water")}. It also doubles as an acronym for the television series itself.