Launch bay
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The launch bay is a place on a Colonial battlestar where Viper are launched from.
Battlestars have two launch bays with one on port and another on starboard. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" (Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I).
The launch bays have 16 launch tubes that are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. In addition, a rapid transport trolly permits fast transportation from the pilot's quarters to the launch tubes when the ship goes on red alert (Saga of a Star World).
Notes
- Presumably, the second launch bay is called "launch bay beta", though there is no dialgoue that supports this.