Battle of the Algea Planet

Battle of the Algea Planet
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Summary
Conflict:	Second Cylon War
Date:	Unknown
Related Episode(s):
Place:	The Algae planet
Result:
Combatants
Remnants of the Colonial Fleet	Cylons
Commanders
Admiral William Adama	A quarum of humanoid Cylons, Gaius Baltar
Strength
orbit: Galactica, multiple support Vipers, Raptors;; surface: 1 Raptor, approximately 12 Marines, an unknown quantity of drafted civilians	orbit: Four basestars, associated Raiders, Heavy Raiders;; surface: 1 Heavy Raider, at least six Centurions
Materiel Losses
one Raptor
Casualties
[[Colonial battles chronology ({{{series}}})\|Battle Chronology]]

A standoff over a mysterious religious artifact leads to a Cuban Missile Crisis-like scenario.

Shortly after The Temple of Five is discovered during the Colonial Fleet's food-collection operations on the Algae planet, four Cylon basestars jump into orbit. The Cylons discreetly deploy one Heavy Raider to the planet's surface. Admiral Adama orders all civilian ships to jump to emergency jump coordinates. Members of the basestars' command group come board Galactica in order to negotiate for control of the Eye of Jupiter, reported to be in the Temple, but no agreement is reached.

The Cylons soon jam all Colonial wireless frequencies. On the surface, Major Adama develops a plan to defend the Temple and their base camp, placing Samuel Anders in command of all civilians present, and using Captain Thrace's Rapter, the only one on the surface, for reconnaissance.

Centurions from the first Heavy Raider have established a surface-to-air missile battery, and shoot down Thrace during her recon.

When six Heavy Raiders deploy from the basestars toward the planet, Admiral Adama prepares Galactica to fire nuclear missiles at the surface and obliterating the Temple, as he had promised during the failed negotiations (The Eye of Jupiter).

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