Battle of Kobol (TOS)

Battle of Kobol
	Battle of Kobol
	Battle of Kobol
Summary
Conflict:	Thousand-Yahren War
Date:
Related Episode(s):
Place:	Kobol
Result:	Colonial victory
Combatants
The Rag-tag Fleet of Colonial Survivors	Cylons
Commanders
Colonel Tigh	Lucifer
Strength
Two squadrons of Vipers	One basestar's compliment of Cylon Raiders
Materiel Losses
Unknown number of Vipers	Unknown number of Raiders
Casualties
Unknown	Unknown
[[Colonial battles chronology ({{{series}}})\|Battle Chronology]]

A risky play for power on the part of Lucifer, the Cylons nearly catch battlestar Galactica at a very vulnerable time.

Nearly all of Galactica's Viper pilots had contracted an unknown illness, which forced Adama to call up a group of female shuttle pilots to be trained on Vipers. Their initial training completed, the female Viper squadron accompanied Adama down to the surface of Kobol, where Adama hoped to learn the location of Earth.

Baltar met Adama on Kobol, and released Starbuck from captivity as a show of good faith. When Baltar remains on the surface too long without contacting Lucifer, the Cylon seizes his absence as an opportunity to gain power. Lucifer ordered an attack, hoping to gain the glory of having destroyed Galactica.

The female Viper pilots on the surface scrambled to defend against the Cylon Raiders, but their lack of experience in addition to being outnumbered left them in a dire situation. In the course of the fighting a Raider shot the Tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol, freeing Adama, Apollo, and Serina. The explosion that freed them also caused a large rock to fall on Baltar, pinning him. The other three are forced to escape, leaving Baltar to his fate.

Just when things were looking hopeless for the Colonials, the male Viper pilots report for duty. Dr. Salik had found a cure. They still weren't strong enough to walk yet, but they were able to fly their Vipers. They join the fray and their combined force was enough to drive the remaining Raiders away (Lost Planet of the Gods).