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|image=Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards.jpg | |image=Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards.jpg | ||
|description=Fall of the | |description=Fall of the Scorpion Shipyards | ||
|conflict= | |conflict=Second Cylon War <br /> [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] | ||
|date= YR00 <br /> Approx. 40 years after the end of the First Cylon War | |||
|place=[[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] | |place=[[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] | ||
|result= | |result= Cylon victory, destruction of harboured Colonial Fleet, destruction of the yards, ''Pegasus'' escapes | ||
|combatant1=[[Colonial Fleet ( | |combatant1=[[Colonial Fleet (TRS)|Colonial Fleet]] | ||
|combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] | |combatant2=[[Cylons (RDM)|Cylons]] | ||
|co1=Admiral [[Helena Cain]] | |co1=Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]] | ||
|co2=[[Basestar command]] | |co2=[[Basestar command]] | ||
|strength1= | |strength1= 5 battlestars<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 3 ships of ''[[Valkyrie]]'s'' ship class are destroyed later. Together with [[Unnamed battlestars#Unknown-class battlestars|the unknown vessel]] above ''Pegasus'', this makes at least four initial losses, which makes it likely that Cain's comment is an estimate.</ref> <br />, 2 fleet escorts<ref name="numbers2">It is unknown whether [[Unnamed battlestars#Unknown-class battlestars|the large vessel]] above ''Pegasus'' is a designated as a battlestar by the Colonial Fleet.</ref>, Vipers, Raptors | ||
</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]] | ||
|shiploss1= | |shiploss1= | ||
Shipyards, as well as: | Shipyards, as well as: At least 3 battlestars and 3 other military vessels, 12 Vipers and 2 Raptors from ''Pegasus's'' air wing. 12 further craft beyond repair. That brings Pegasus's air wing down to approx 180 Vipers | ||
|shiploss2=Unknown, minimal | |shiploss2=Unknown, minimal | ||
|casualties1= | |casualties1=~723 dead on ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' <br /> Untold overall casualties | ||
|casualties2=Unknown, minimal | |casualties2=Unknown, minimal | ||
|prev=[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] | |prev=[[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]] | ||
|next=[[Battle of | |next=[[Battle of Ragnar Anchorage]] | ||
| | |series=RDM | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Fall of the Scorpion (Scorpia) Fleet Shipyards''' is an attack launched by the [[Cylon (RDM)|Cylons]] as part of their of their overall [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies|attack on the Twelve Colonies]]. With numerous [[Cylon Raider (RDM)|Raider]] squadrons armed with nuclear missiles, the Cylons destroy the [[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]] as well as at least three battlestars and several support vessels {{TRS|Razor}}. | |||
The Cylons achieve complete surprise upon jumping to the shipyards, and the Colonials have little time to put up any defense. At least one battlestar is immediately destroyed after being struck by a missile, and rows of the shipyard's [[Viper]]s and [[Raptor]]s are destroyed before taking off. In conjunction with the attack, the Cylons initiate a nuclear strike on the surface of [[Scorpia]] {{TRS|The Plan}}. | |||
''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'' is docked at the shipyards | The battlestar ''[[Pegasus (RDM)|Pegasus]]'', commanded by Rear Admiral [[Helena Cain]], is docked at the shipyards in order to undergo a three-month systems overhaul when the attack occurs. In preparation for the refit, all computer networks are shut down, leaving the battlestar largely unaffected by Cylon-infiltrated [[Command Navigation Program]]. During the attack, Colonel [[Jurgen Belzen|Belzen]] reports that all computers are down and that the crew must perform all functions manually. | ||
Tethered to its dock, ''Pegasus'' is swarmed by Raiders and struck by several missiles. Fuel and ordnance ignite on the battlestar's hangar decks, causing explosions that cause over 700 casualties. Cain orders a hasty departure from the dock, and the ship fires its reversing thrusters and tears itself free from the burning shipyard's umbilicals. | |||
With | With ''Pegasus'''s defenses still down, and two nuclear missiles inbound, Cain orders the [[CIC]] crew to spin up the [[FTL]] drive and to perform a [[blind jump]] on her command, despite the risk of reemerging inside a celestial body. The nuclear detonations throughout the shipyard create bursts of [[EMP|electromagnetic radiation]] that mask the jump and fool the Cylons into believing that the ship is destroyed ([[TRS]]: "[[Pegasus (episode)|Pegasus]]"; "[[Razor]]"). | ||
== | == See also == | ||
* | *[[Scorpion Fleet Shipyards#Docked vessels|Scorpion Fleet Shipyards]], for information on the ships present at the shipyard. | ||
== | == Refernces == | ||
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| Conflict: | Second Cylon War Fall of the Twelve Colonies | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date: | YR00 Approx. 40 years after the end of the First Cylon War | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place: | Scorpion Fleet Shipyards | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Result: | Cylon victory, destruction of harboured Colonial Fleet, destruction of the yards, Pegasus escapes | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The Fall of the Scorpion (Scorpia) Fleet Shipyards is an attack launched by the Cylons as part of their of their overall attack on the Twelve Colonies. With numerous Raider squadrons armed with nuclear missiles, the Cylons destroy the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards as well as at least three battlestars and several support vessels (TRS: "Razor").
The Cylons achieve complete surprise upon jumping to the shipyards, and the Colonials have little time to put up any defense. At least one battlestar is immediately destroyed after being struck by a missile, and rows of the shipyard's Vipers and Raptors are destroyed before taking off. In conjunction with the attack, the Cylons initiate a nuclear strike on the surface of Scorpia (TRS: "The Plan").
The battlestar Pegasus, commanded by Rear Admiral Helena Cain, is docked at the shipyards in order to undergo a three-month systems overhaul when the attack occurs. In preparation for the refit, all computer networks are shut down, leaving the battlestar largely unaffected by Cylon-infiltrated Command Navigation Program. During the attack, Colonel Belzen reports that all computers are down and that the crew must perform all functions manually.
Tethered to its dock, Pegasus is swarmed by Raiders and struck by several missiles. Fuel and ordnance ignite on the battlestar's hangar decks, causing explosions that cause over 700 casualties. Cain orders a hasty departure from the dock, and the ship fires its reversing thrusters and tears itself free from the burning shipyard's umbilicals.
With Pegasus's defenses still down, and two nuclear missiles inbound, Cain orders the CIC crew to spin up the FTL drive and to perform a blind jump on her command, despite the risk of reemerging inside a celestial body. The nuclear detonations throughout the shipyard create bursts of electromagnetic radiation that mask the jump and fool the Cylons into believing that the ship is destroyed (TRS: "Pegasus"; "Razor").
See also
- Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, for information on the ships present at the shipyard.
Refernces
- ↑ 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 3 ships of Valkyrie's ship class 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.
- ↑ It is unknown whether the large vessel above Pegasus is a designated as a battlestar by the Colonial Fleet.