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Shortly after the destruction of the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], ''[[Pegasus]]'' attacks a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] communications relay | Shortly after the destruction of the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], ''[[Pegasus]]'' attacks a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] communications relay that is believed to be lightly guarded. | ||
After jumping into the area and [[DRADIS]] picking up twelve enemy contacts, Admiral [[Helena Cain]] | After jumping into the area and [[DRADIS]] picking up twelve enemy contacts, Admiral [[Helena Cain]] orders the launch of [[Blue Squadron (RDM)|Blue Squadron]]. As the Vipers are deployed, 15 [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] squadrons jump into firing range; the installation is not a communications relay at all, but a staging ground for Cylon forces. | ||
Colonels [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] and [[Jurgen Belzen|Belzen]] recommend | Realizing that they are grossly outnumbered, Colonels [[Jack Fisk|Fisk]] and [[Jurgen Belzen|Belzen]] recommend the immediate recovery of ''Blue Squadron'' and retreat from the area. However, in a surprise move, Cain orders the remaining Vipers to be launched instead. When Belzen officially refuses to carry out the orders she asks him to hand over his sidearm, whereupon she shoots him in the head with it. Colonel Fisk immediately orders the launch of all reserve Vipers. | ||
Cylon [[Heavy Raider]]s land | While this is happening, the Cylon operative [[Gina]] takes the ''Pegasus'' weapons grid off-line, allowing Cylon [[Heavy Raider]]s to land on the port flight pod with a [[Cylon Centurion|Centurion]] boarding party. While investigating the sudden collapse of the weapons grid [[Kendra Shaw]] finds a [[Number Six]] among the other Cylons and deduces that Gina is an enemy agent. Upon shooting the Six, Shaw returns to [[CIC]] and reveals Gina's true nature by displaying a security feed of the dead Cylon. As Marines try to apprehend Gina, she breaks the neck of one and uses his sidearm to shoot another before being knocked unconscious by Shaw's rifle end <ref>In "Pegasus", Lt. [[Alastair Thorne|Thorne]] states that Gina killed seven people. Since only two kills are shown in "Razor", he either refers to actions before or after her arrest as well.</ref>. | ||
The exact details of the rest of the battle are unknown, but the communications station is presumably destroyed, and ''Pegasus'' escapes with severe losses. 32 Vipers are destroyed and 62 badly damaged | The exact details of the rest of the battle are unknown, but the communications station is presumably destroyed, and ''Pegasus'' escapes with severe losses. 32 Vipers are destroyed and 62 badly damaged, with not enough resources to repair them all ("[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", "[[Razor]]"). | ||
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| Conflict: | Second Cylon war | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | Shortly after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place: | Unspecified Cylon staging area | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Pyrrhic Colonial victory | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Shortly after the destruction of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, Pegasus attacks a Cylon communications relay that is believed to be lightly guarded.
After jumping into the area and DRADIS picking up twelve enemy contacts, Admiral Helena Cain orders the launch of Blue Squadron. As the Vipers are deployed, 15 Raider squadrons jump into firing range; the installation is not a communications relay at all, but a staging ground for Cylon forces.
Realizing that they are grossly outnumbered, Colonels Fisk and Belzen recommend the immediate recovery of Blue Squadron and retreat from the area. However, in a surprise move, Cain orders the remaining Vipers to be launched instead. When Belzen officially refuses to carry out the orders she asks him to hand over his sidearm, whereupon she shoots him in the head with it. Colonel Fisk immediately orders the launch of all reserve Vipers.
While this is happening, the Cylon operative Gina takes the Pegasus weapons grid off-line, allowing Cylon Heavy Raiders to land on the port flight pod with a Centurion boarding party. While investigating the sudden collapse of the weapons grid Kendra Shaw finds a Number Six among the other Cylons and deduces that Gina is an enemy agent. Upon shooting the Six, Shaw returns to CIC and reveals Gina's true nature by displaying a security feed of the dead Cylon. As Marines try to apprehend Gina, she breaks the neck of one and uses his sidearm to shoot another before being knocked unconscious by Shaw's rifle end [2].
The exact details of the rest of the battle are unknown, but the communications station is presumably destroyed, and Pegasus escapes with severe losses. 32 Vipers are destroyed and 62 badly damaged, with not enough resources to repair them all ("Pegasus", "Razor").
Notes[edit]
- Gina is mentioned as having been vital in discovering the communications relay. Since it later appears to be a trap by the Cylons, it is possible that she intentionally lured the battlestar into it.
References[edit]
- ↑ Kendra Shaw reports "at least 816 dead, 121 injured". Earlier, Colonel Belzen reports the loss of over 700 people in the attack on the shipyards. Given Pegasus's full crew complement of approximately 2,500, adding both numbers would mean that over half of the crew died. This article assumes that Shaw is relating the casualties of both battles.
- ↑ In "Pegasus", Lt. Thorne states that Gina killed seven people. Since only two kills are shown in "Razor", he either refers to actions before or after her arrest as well.