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|strength1=At least 4 [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]] (including ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') and 3 support vessels <ref name=" | |strength1=At least 4 [[Battlestar (RDM)|battlestars]] (including ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'') and 3 support vessels <ref name="numbers1"> In "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]", Cain says "Five ships, two of them battlestars, they were destroyed right there." In "[[Razor]]" two battlestars can be clearly seen in the establishing shot of the shipyard, and two ships of ''[[Valkyrie]]'s'' design are destroyed later. Together with the unknown vessel above ''Pegasus'', this makes at least four initial losses, which makes it likely that Cain's comment is an estimate.</ref><ref name="numbers2">It is unknown whether the large vessel above ''Pegasus'' is a designated as a battlestar by the Colonial Fleet.</ref> | ||
|strength2=Unknown number of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and associated [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] | |strength2=Unknown number of [[Basestar (RDM)|basestars]] and associated [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raiders]] | ||
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Shipyards, as well as: | Shipyards, as well as: | ||
*At least 3 battlestars and 3 other military vessels <ref name=" | *At least 3 battlestars and 3 other military vessels<ref name="numbers1"/><ref name="numbers2"/> | ||
*12 Vipers and 2 Raptors from ''Pegasus's'' air wing. 12 further craft beyond repair. | *12 Vipers and 2 Raptors from ''Pegasus's'' air wing. 12 further craft beyond repair. | ||
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| Conflict: | Second Cylon war | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | Zero Hour, concurrent with Fall of the Twelve Colonies | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place: | Scorpion Fleet Shipyards | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Decisive Cylon victory | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sometime during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies the Cylons attack the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, using numerous Raider squadrons and nuclear missiles. Losses counted in the initial strike are five Colonial Fleet ships, including two battlestars.
Pegasus is docked at the shipyards and undergoing a three-month systems overhaul when the attack occurs. All of its computer networks are off-line in preparation for the refit, so the battlestar is largely unaffected by Cylon viruses introduced through a backdoor in the Command Navigation Program; with all computers down the crew is forced to perform all functions manually.
While tethered to its dock Pegasus is struck by multiple waves of Cylon Raiders. Damages include an explosion of fuel and ordnance on the hangar decks, causing over 700 casualties. Admiral Cain orders a hasty departure, and as the reverse thrusters fire, the ship manages tears itself free from some remaining umbilicals and the burning dock superstructure.
With Pegasus's defenses down and two nuclear missile inbound, Cain orders the CIC crew to spin up the FTL system and perform a blind jump: "Wherever. Anywhere. Just jump", Cain recounts to Commander Adama and President Roslin in a conversation shortly after Galactica is tracked down by Pegasus months later. The blind jump allows Pegasus to escape, managing to escape a chance of collision with a celestial body. Additionally, interference from the nuclear detonations blinds the Cylon DRADIS and mask the battlestar's escape jump ("Pegasus", "Razor").
See also[edit]
- Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, for information on the ships present at the shipyard.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In "Pegasus", Cain says "Five ships, two of them battlestars, they were destroyed right there." In "Razor" two battlestars can be clearly seen in the establishing shot of the shipyard, and two ships of Valkyrie's design are destroyed later. Together with the unknown vessel above Pegasus, this makes at least four initial losses, which makes it likely that Cain's comment is an estimate.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 It is unknown whether the large vessel above Pegasus is a designated as a battlestar by the Colonial Fleet.