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'''''Raptor 909''''', also known as '''Wild Weasel''', is a [[sublight]]-only [[Raptor]] crewed by Ensign [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] and [[ECO]] Lieutenant [[Coker Fasjovik]] in the tenth year of the [[Cylon War]]. During his first tour of duty aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'', Adama replaced deceased pilot Lieutenant [[Oliver Bead|Oliver "Fanboy" Bead]], who had apparently died inside the ship itself. | '''''Raptor 909''''', also known as '''Wild Weasel''', is a [[sublight]]-only [[Raptor]] crewed by Ensign [[William Adama|William "Husker" Adama]] and [[ECO]] Lieutenant [[Coker Fasjovik]] in the tenth year of the [[Cylon War]]. During his first tour of duty aboard the [[Galactica type battlestar|battlestar]] ''[[Galactica (TRS)|Galactica]]'', Adama replaced deceased pilot Lieutenant [[Oliver Bead|Oliver "Fanboy" Bead]], who had apparently died inside the ship itself. | ||
Shortly after his assignment to ''Wild Weasel'', Adama and co-pilot Fasjovik are ordered by [[Commander]] [[Silas Nash]] to escort [[Graystone Industries]] | Shortly after his assignment to ''Wild Weasel'', Adama and co-pilot Fasjovik are ordered by [[Commander]] [[Silas Nash]] to escort [[Graystone Industries]] scientist Doctor [[Beka Kelly]] to the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]]. En route, however, Kelly reveals new orders to rendezvous with the [[heavy cruiser]] ''[[Archeron]]'' in [[Sector 12]], near [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]]-controlled space. Upon arrival at the designated coordinates, Adama, Fasjovik and Kelly discover ''Archeron'' destroyed and are pursued by Cylon [[Raider (RDM)#Cylon War-era Raider|forces]] (''[[Blood and Chrome]]''). | ||
Unlike the Raptors 40 years after the [[Armistice]], ''Wild Weasel'' features a different configuration, including an aft gunnery turret and the lack of a [[FTL]] drive. | Unlike the Raptors 40 years after the [[Armistice]], ''Wild Weasel'' features a different configuration, including an aft gunnery turret and the lack of a [[FTL]] drive. | ||
Revision as of 02:29, 27 November 2012
Raptor 909, also known as Wild Weasel, is a sublight-only Raptor crewed by Ensign William "Husker" Adama and ECO Lieutenant Coker Fasjovik in the tenth year of the Cylon War. During his first tour of duty aboard the battlestar Galactica, Adama replaced deceased pilot Lieutenant Oliver "Fanboy" Bead, who had apparently died inside the ship itself.
Shortly after his assignment to Wild Weasel, Adama and co-pilot Fasjovik are ordered by Commander Silas Nash to escort Graystone Industries scientist Doctor Beka Kelly to the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards. En route, however, Kelly reveals new orders to rendezvous with the heavy cruiser Archeron in Sector 12, near Cylon-controlled space. Upon arrival at the designated coordinates, Adama, Fasjovik and Kelly discover Archeron destroyed and are pursued by Cylon forces (Blood and Chrome).
Unlike the Raptors 40 years after the Armistice, Wild Weasel features a different configuration, including an aft gunnery turret and the lack of a FTL drive.
Notes
- Wild Weasel is one of the few practical set pieces seen in Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome, a redress of the Raptor from the Re-imagined Series. A departure from previously seen Raptors in the Re-imagined Series, Wild Weasel features its name, nose art of a weasel, as well as the 10th Raptors Squadron logo and Raptor number (909) on its sides.
- "Wild Weasel" is a real-world United States Air Force term denoting an aircraft tasked with baiting and destroying enemy air defenses.