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|strength2=At least 15 squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br/>[[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] | |strength2=At least 15 squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] and [[Heavy Raider]]s<br/>[[Cylon Centurion|Centurions]] | ||
|shiploss1= 32 Vipers destroyed, 61 damaged | |shiploss1= 32 Vipers destroyed, 61 damaged | ||
|shiploss2= | |shiploss2=Relay station destroyed. Boarding party defeated. Likely severe ship losses. | ||
|casualties1=Approximately 100 crewmen | |casualties1=Approximately 100 crewmen <ref>Kendra Shaw reports "at least 816 dead, 121 injured". In "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", Admiral Cain states that they lost over 700 people in the attack on the shipyards. Given ''Pegasus's'' crew complement of approximately 1,700, adding both numbers would mean that nearly half the crew died. This article assumes that Shaw is relating the casualties of ''both'' battles.</ref> | ||
|casualties2=One [[Number Six]]<br/>Centurion boarding party | |casualties2=One [[Number Six]]<br/>Centurion boarding party | ||
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Shortly after the destruction of the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], ''[[Pegasus]]'' attacks a Cylon communications relay, which is believed to be lightly guarded. | |||
After jumping into the area and [[DRADIS]] picks up twelve enemy contacts, Admiral [[Helena Cain|Cain]] gives the order to launch [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]]. Immediately after that, the Cylons jump 15 full squadrons of [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] in, after which Cain realizes that the installation is more than a simple communication station, but a staging ground for Cylon forces. | |||
Colonels [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] and [[Jurgen Belzen|Belzen]] recommend to recover the Vipers and retreat from the superior enemy forces. However, Cain orders to launch the remaining Vipers instead. At the same time [[Gina]] takes the weapons grid offline, which is switched to manual control. Belzen is convinced that they were lured into a trap and urges Cain to retreat, reminding her that she promised that such actions would not happen. When Belzen officially refuses to carry out her orders, she asks him to hand over his sidearm and shoots him in the head with it. She then turns to Colonel Fisk who orders the reserve Vipers to be launched. | |||
Cylon [[Heavy Raider]]s land in the port flight pod and land a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] boarding party, which gains access to the ship with the help of Gina. [[Kendra Shaw]] goes there to investigate and finds a [[Number Six]] entering the corridor, thus realizing that Gina is a Cylon agent. After shooting her, she returns to [[CIC]] and unmasks Gina by showing everyone a security camera feed of the dead Six. When Marines try to apprehend Gina, she breaks the neck of one and uses his sidearm to shoot one other, before Shaw knocks her unconscious with a rifle <ref>In "Pegasus", Lt. [[Alastair Thorne|Thorne]] states that Gina killed seven people. Since only kills are shown in "Razor" he either refers to actions before or after her arrest as well.</ref>. | |||
The exact details of the rest of the battle are unknown, but the communications station is presumably destroyed, and ''Pegasus'' escapes with severe losses. 32 Vipers are destroyed and 62 badly damaged. The acting chief believes that the crew does not possess enough resources to repair them all. While Cain seems to realize her error when she hears of the losses, Shaw thinks that they "put the enemy on notice" ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]"). | |||
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| Conflict: | Second Cylon war | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | Shortly after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place: | Unspecified Cylon staging area | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Pyrrhic Colonial victory | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Shortly after the destruction of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, Pegasus attacks a Cylon communications relay, which is believed to be lightly guarded.
After jumping into the area and DRADIS picks up twelve enemy contacts, Admiral Cain gives the order to launch Blue Squadron. Immediately after that, the Cylons jump 15 full squadrons of Raiders in, after which Cain realizes that the installation is more than a simple communication station, but a staging ground for Cylon forces.
Colonels Fisk and Belzen recommend to recover the Vipers and retreat from the superior enemy forces. However, Cain orders to launch the remaining Vipers instead. At the same time Gina takes the weapons grid offline, which is switched to manual control. Belzen is convinced that they were lured into a trap and urges Cain to retreat, reminding her that she promised that such actions would not happen. When Belzen officially refuses to carry out her orders, she asks him to hand over his sidearm and shoots him in the head with it. She then turns to Colonel Fisk who orders the reserve Vipers to be launched.
Cylon Heavy Raiders land in the port flight pod and land a Centurion boarding party, which gains access to the ship with the help of Gina. Kendra Shaw goes there to investigate and finds a Number Six entering the corridor, thus realizing that Gina is a Cylon agent. After shooting her, she returns to CIC and unmasks Gina by showing everyone a security camera feed of the dead Six. When Marines try to apprehend Gina, she breaks the neck of one and uses his sidearm to shoot one other, before Shaw knocks her unconscious with a rifle [2].
The exact details of the rest of the battle are unknown, but the communications station is presumably destroyed, and Pegasus escapes with severe losses. 32 Vipers are destroyed and 62 badly damaged. The acting chief believes that the crew does not possess enough resources to repair them all. While Cain seems to realize her error when she hears of the losses, Shaw thinks that they "put the enemy on notice" ("Pegasus", "Razor").
References
- ↑ Kendra Shaw reports "at least 816 dead, 121 injured". In "Pegasus", Admiral Cain states that they lost over 700 people in the attack on the shipyards. Given Pegasus's crew complement of approximately 1,700, adding both numbers would mean that nearly half the crew died. This article assumes that Shaw is relating the casualties of both battles.
- ↑ In "Pegasus", Lt. Thorne states that Gina killed seven people. Since only kills are shown in "Razor" he either refers to actions before or after her arrest as well.