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Viper Construction?
Episode hasn't aired in pacific time yet, but did this ship actually construct 40 vipers? --Peter Farago 22:36, 3 February 2006 (EST)
- Actually, it's not a ship. It's an asteroid that contains enough metal (and a quote) for the fleet to construct up to 40 Vipers. Also, it's confirmed that a Pegasus construction facility has successfully built a new Viper about 15 minutes into the episode. They have the resources, they just haven't used them yet. I'm updating as the episode airs to pave the way for others. --Ltcrashdown 22:39, 3 February 2006 (EST)
- I see that User:Erik Pflueger has added this article to The Fleet (RDM). Can somebody who has seen the episode please verify that edit and correct, if necessary? --Peter Farago 23:11, 3 February 2006 (EST)
- My fault I guess. I just said that it was a mining operation. It's possible that Majahual was a ship working on the asteroid field, but I'll have to watch the episode again to be sure. --Ltcrashdown 23:13, 3 February 2006 (EST)
Majahual is a mining ship. They use it to get metals they need to build Vipers. The production facilities for Vipers (well, Viper parts) are apparently on Pegasus. They aren't able to move fast enough to build all of them at once, but they have all the materials they need now. Did we ever find out how many Vipers to a squadron? Official Companion seemed to suggest 40. Anyway, it will be a while before they *finish* all of these new Vipers, but they're on their way. --Ricimer 02:50, 4 February 2006 (EST)
Does anyone else think the name of this mining ship sounds like "Major Haul" as in "major haul of ore"?--Ricimer 02:55, 4 February 2006 (EST)
A colonial squadron numbers 20 craft, correct? It's entirely plausible, given Pegasus's more modern design that she'd be fully capable of building her own Vipers, Raptors, munitions, etc. I mean, Galactica is considerably older (and smaller) and she has a munitions plant onboard (albeit depicted rather... sloppily, and being kinda thrown together, but that's another discussion) and an extensive and highly capable water recycling system. The Mercury-class (to which Pegasus belongs) was probably intended to operate for long periods of time in battlegroups at a distance from the Colonies that hampered resupply of craft, so that capability was inbred into the design. As Ricimer pointed out, it'll take them awhile to complete all those Vipers, but they did manage to get one finished in those 29 days. And why can't the name of the ship be Majahaul? What's wrong with that? Why can't the writers have a bit of tongue-in-cheek (no matter how lame it is) and name a ship as they want to? They're the ones writing this tale... so long as they are consistent, and aren't changing the name at the next episode. -- Hawke 03:51, 4 February 2006 (EST)