Raider (TOS)

This article is about the Original Series raider. For other versions, see Cylon Raider.

Cylon Raider
Race:	Cylon
Type:	Military
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Additional Information

The Raider is the primary fighter attack craft of the Cylons. Raiders are typically flown with a crew of three centurions. Two centurions sit up front at the controls, while the third centurion sits on a raised chair behind the others to command and coordinate (The Hand of God).

It is armed with two forward-firing laser cannons and can carry bombs in bays within the wings and on racks mounted beneath the wings (Lost Planet of the Gods, Part II). Oval in shape, the piloted Raider has two sublight engines for propulsion. The vehicle is both space and atmosphere-capable (The Long Patrol).

On extended missions, Raiders have been known to be accompanied by fuel tanker tenders. This allows wings of Raiders to cross large areas of space (relatively speaking) at sublight speeds without the aid of a Basestar. This tactic is normally used on sneak attack missions, allowing Raider wings to slip past enemy defences undetected, whereas a Basestar would easily be spotted by enemy scanners (Saga of a Star World).

Despite their larger crew and greater potential for firepower, the Raider often finds itself outmatched by the Colonial Viper. This may be in part to the greater maneuverability of the Viper, and the skill of the Colonial Warriors that fly them. Apollo seems confident in his ability to defeat Raiders if they possess any fewer than 10 to 1 in numbers (Saga of a Star World).

A typical Raider crew (Saga of a Star World).

A Raider schematic displayed by a scanner onboard Galactica (Saga of a Star World).

Advanced A-B Raider

This unique craft was seen in the Galactica 1980 episode The Night the Cylons Landed. The massive A-B Raider is an advanced form of Raider that had a crew of five, which consisted of two Cylon Androids and three Centurions, and was supposedly very strong. It was only seen very briefly, as it was destroyed when a Colonial Viper collided with it, causing it to crashland on Earth. Not much is known about the full capabilities of this craft.

A Viper collides into the A-B Raider. Note the A-B Raider's size compared to the Viper

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The A-B Raider as displayed in the Warbook.