Cylon Destructive Suicide Missions

Cylon Destructive Suicide Missions
Summary
Conflict:	Escape from the Cylons
Date:
Related Episode(s):
Place:	Specific Location Unknown
Result:	Cylon Raiders ram Galactica's brigde and landing bay
Combatants
The Colonial Fleet	Cylons
Commanders
Commander Adama	Command Centurion
Strength
Battlestar Galactica, all squadrons of Vipers	more than 100 Cylon Raiders
Materiel Losses
No Vipers, Galactica is damaged	Unknown number of Raiders (at least 9)
Casualties
Galactica's some crew is injured	Heavy losses
Battle Chronology

Colonel Tigh informs Commander Adama of incoming Cylon Raiders, possibly from a basestar encountered 10 centars prior. Blue Squadron is launched to intercept.

As Tigh and Adama study the scanner, they come to realize that they face a major attack rather than a mere combat probe. All squadrons are launched, and Galactica's compartments are sealed to protect against hull breaches. The Vipers engage a huge number of Cylon Raiders, which are not fighting back. The Vipers are destroying Raiders at will in numerous quantities, but two Raiders slip through the rain of Viper fire.

One Raider heads toward Galactica's bridge, which closes its protective shield in defense. Apollo and Sheba close in and appear to destroy the Raider with laser fire. However, the destruction of the Raider occurs too close to the bridge, which suffers heavy damage with internal explosions, fallen girders, and shattered glass.

Starbuck fails to destroy the other suicidal Raider, which successfully rams Galactica's port landing bay, causing massive explosions and damage throughout the ship, including a fire that threatens to make its way to Galactica's energizers and fuel stores ^{(TOS: "Fire in Space")}.

Notes

This is the final known battle before the Battle at Galaxy's Edge, which marks one of the few offensive actions against the Cylons following the Battle of Cimtar and the later Battle of Gamoray.