Battle of Carillon

Battle of Carillon
Battle of Carillon
Battle of Carillon
Summary
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Place:	Carillon
Result:	Decisive Colonial victory
Combatants The Colonial Fleet Cylons Commanders Commander Adama Imperious Leader Strength Battlestar Galactica (and her complement of Vipers) One basestar, Unknown number of Cylon Raiders Materiel Losses Unknown, small number of Vipers lost. All ships destroyed Casualties Light casualties Imperious Leader killed, Carillion destroyed
[[Colonial battles chronology ({{{series}}})|Battle Chronology]]
Previous Next Battle of Cimtar Battle of Carillon Battle of Kobol

The Battle of Carillon is yet another ambush launched by the Cylons, who find the Colonials far better prepared this time.

The battle begins as Sire Uri believes he has all of the Warriors present at an award function on Carillon. He hopes to use the ceremony as an occasion to call for a vote to disarm the military.

The Ovions report to the Cylons that all the Warriors are present, and the Cylons seize their apparent opportunity. Fortunately, Adama actually sent down crewman and other personnel wearing Warrior uniforms, leaving the actual Warriors on alert aboard Galactica. When the ambush strikes, Galactica deploys her Vipers and manage to hold off the attack easily.

Starbuck and Apollo, who are on Carillon during the start of the attack, set fire to the tylium mines beneath the surface before they flee. They escape in their Vipers, deciding to make an attack run against the Cylon basestar. They set their communicators to Cylon frequencies, pretending to be in communication with several other attacking Viper squadrons (including squadrons that didn't exist like "Purple" and "Orange").

The Cylons are fooled. The Imperious Leader orders the basestar lower into the atmosphere to use the planet as a shield. By the time the Cylons recognize the deception, the tylium fires had spread throughout the mines, detonating the planet (and taking the basestar with it). Apollo and Starbuck escape the explosion unharmed, and return to Galactica (Saga of a Star World).

Note

This fictitious battle is unrelated to the real-life Battle of Carillon which is noted by some historians as a "classic example of tactical military incompetence."

Original Series definition: an all-purpose term for Colonial soldier and Viper pilot (see: Warrior)

Re-imagined Series definition: mineral that can be refined to a powerful fuel, see: tylium

Original Series definition: a highly combustible fuel (see: tylium) (TOS: "Fire in Space")