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This one-sided surprise rout was a Cylon attack on the Scorpion | This one-sided surprise rout was a Cylon attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards during the [[Fall of the Twelve Colonies]]. The Scorpion Fleet Shipyards were hit with three, possibly four nuclear weapons. Five ships, including two battlestars, were destroyed instantly. Admiral Cain ordered battlestar ''Pegasus'' to make a [[blind jump]], and luckily managed to survive the risky jump manuever unharmed. | ||
''Pegasus'' was in dock in preparation for an overhaul scheduled over three months. Most of the ship's comnputers, with the possible exception of the [[FTL]] computer, were taken offline. Admiral [[Nelena Cain]] was preparing for shore leave, as had many of her crew. She had planned to visit family and friends on [[Tauron]] when the attack commenced. | ''Pegasus'' was in dock in preparation for an overhaul scheduled over three months. Most of the ship's comnputers, with the possible exception of the [[FTL]] computer, were taken offline. Admiral [[Nelena Cain]] was preparing for shore leave, as had many of her crew. She had planned to visit family and friends on [[Tauron]] when the attack commenced. | ||
Revision as of 17:09, 16 October 2005
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| Conflict | Second Cylon war | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | Zero Hour | ||||||||||||||||
| Place | Scorpion Fleet Shipyards | ||||||||||||||||
| Result | Cylon victory | ||||||||||||||||
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This one-sided surprise rout was a Cylon attack on the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. The Scorpion Fleet Shipyards were hit with three, possibly four nuclear weapons. Five ships, including two battlestars, were destroyed instantly. Admiral Cain ordered battlestar Pegasus to make a blind jump, and luckily managed to survive the risky jump manuever unharmed.
Pegasus was in dock in preparation for an overhaul scheduled over three months. Most of the ship's comnputers, with the possible exception of the FTL computer, were taken offline. Admiral Nelena Cain was preparing for shore leave, as had many of her crew. She had planned to visit family and friends on Tauron when the attack commenced.
Cain retrieved as many civilian and military staff from the shipyard into the relative safety of her battlestar. Since the attack and defense computers were offline for the refit, it is presumed that, in the heat of battle, there was insufficient time to restart them to aid in a counterattack. Unfortunately, over 700 of her crew had been killed in the shipyard attack.
With no defensive options, and destruction imminent, Cain ordered the CIC crew to activate the FTL system and make a Jump--"Wherever. Anywhere. Just Jump," she recalled to Commander Adama and President Laura Roslin in a conversation shortly after battlestar Galactica encountered Cain's battlestar months later.
The random Jump was successful in that Pegasus escaped both the Cylon attack as well as the chance of colliding with celestial bodies.
It is presumed that Pegasus also learned that vessels using the tainted Command Navigation Program could be infiltrated by the Cylons, and summarily made essential modifications to any of her military fighters to avoid the threat. The use of the CNP on Pegasus herself has not been determined.