Interception of Galactican Vipers

Interception of Galactican Vipers
Summary
Conflict:	The Discovery and Defense of Earth
Date:	ca. 1980 A.D.
Related Episode(s):
Place:	U.S Aerospace, Earth
Result:	Vipers escapes from the missiles
Combatants Galactican Vipers USAF Aircrafts Commanders Cpt. Troy Cpt. McNally Strength 2 Vipers 2 Aircrafts, missiles Materiel Losses none none Casualties none none
Battle Chronology
Previous Next Battle near Planet Starbuck Interception of Galactican Vipers Battle for the Delphi

Captain McNally and his wingman dispatched by General Cushing to intercept Troy and Dillon's Vipers. They fires the missiles. They lose the Vipers after the Galactican craft turbo away. ("Galactica Discovers Earth, Part I")

Galactica 1980 definition: a member of the Fleet; Hamilton first uses the term when replying to Stockwell's question regarding Xavier's affiliation ^{(1980: "Galactica Discovers Earth, Part II")}

Original Series definition: Warrior slang for their Viper's high-velocity booster engines, e.g. "hit your turbos"