Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards

Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards
Fall of the Scorpian Ship Yards
Fall of the Scorpian Ship Yards
Summary
Conflict:	Second Cylon war
Date:	Zero Hour, concurrent with Fall of the Twelve Colonies
Related Episode(s):
Place:	Scorpion Fleet Shipyards
Result:	Decisive Cylon victory
At least 3 battlestars and 3 other military vessels 12 Vipers and 2 Raptors from Pegasus's air wing. 12 further craft beyond repair.Unknown, minimal" Combatants Colonial Fleet Cylons Commanders Admiral Helena Cain Basestar command Strength At least 4 battlestars (including Pegasus) and 3 support vessels Unknown number of basestars and associated Raiders Materiel Losses 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. Unknown, minimal Casualties At least 723 crewmen lost on Pegasus, plus those lost on other ships. Unknown, minimal
[[Colonial battles chronology ({{{series}}})|Battle Chronology]]
Previous Next Fall of the Twelve Colonies Fall of the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards Battle of the Communications Relay

Sometime during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies the Cylons attack the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards. They launch several nuclear weapons and utilize numerous Raider squadrons in the attack. Five Colonial Fleet ships, including two battlestars, are destroyed at the onset of the struggle.

Pegasus is docked at the shipyards when the attack occurs, having been scheduled to undergo a three month systems overhaul. With all of its computer networks taken off-line in preparation for the refit, the battlestar is largely unaffected by Cylon infiltration of the Command Navigation Program; only the defense grid and navigational computer are compromised.

While trapped in its dock Pegasus is struck by multiple Cylon batteries. The accrued damage is severe enough to initiate an explosion of fuel and ordnance on the hangar decks, causing over 700 casualties. Subsequently, Cain orders the forward thrusters to be fired, and the ship manages to tear itself free from the burning shipyard.

With no defensive options, and destruction imminent, Admiral Cain orders the CIC crew to activate the FTL system and engage in a blind jump: "Wherever. Anywhere. Just jump", Cain recalls to Commander Adama and President Laura Roslin in a conversation shortly after Galactica encounters her battlestar months later. The blind jump is successful in that Pegasus escapes both the Cylon attack and the chance of collision with a celestial body. Additionally, Pegasus's escape is aided by an electro-magnetic pulse that blinds the Cylon DRADIS and makes them oblivious to the battlestar's survival ("Pegasus", "Razor").

Notes

• The electro-magnetic pulse mentioned in the article is not a true EMP. See the EMP article for further details.
• One of the destroyed battlestars is of Galactica's type. Two others are of the same or a similar design as Valkyrie.