Heavy Tanker

The Cylon Heavy Tanker appears in the Battlestar Galactica video game. This vessel is a larger variant of the Cylon freighter with greater armour and a larger cargo capacity. The Heavy Tanker carried volatile Tylium fuel for use in the Cylon war effort and is typically encountered in convoys with a fighter screen of Cylon Raiders.

Note

This vessel is part of a separate continuity that mixes elements from the Re-imagined Series and Original Series as well as unique material. It is not a canonical item in either series.

Re-imagined Series definition: used to signify a civilian transport vessel over a certain gross weight/mass, i.e. Colonial Heavy 798