![]() ![]() ![]() The basestar is modeled after the Colonial battlestar, however they are not highly maneuverable and thus rely on their shields and Raiders for defense. According to Encyclopedia Galactica, a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979:.However, because the new series does not use the same weapons as the Original Series, it is not really the same ship, as the the basestars in the Re-imagined Series rely on missiles for defensive and offensive engagements. A model of an Original Series basestar is displayed in Galactica's new museum in the Miniseries, as well as appearing in flashbacks in Razor. This basestar class existed in the Re-imagined Series continuity, if only in appearance, and likely with a different command and crew structure.Baltar's basestar is able to follow the Fleet, yet stay outside Galactica's scanning range ( TOS: " Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I"), suggesting that basestar scanners have a longer range than their Colonial counterparts. Only the battlestar Galactica is initially known to survive the holocaust and gathers an odd assortment of civilian spacecraft with the remnants of Humanity, leaving the dead Colonies behind in search of the lost 13th Colony - Earth.įollowing the flight from the death trap at Carillon, the succeeding Imperious Leader sends a basestar under Baltar's command to seek out the Fleet. Apollo finds the Raiders soon after discovering the tanker and unsuccessfully tries to warn the battlestar fleet in time. Apollo encounters a Cylon Tanker near a gas cloud, which had been used (in lieu of the elsewhere basestars) to give extended fuel reserves that enable the Raiders to reach Cimtar. To fool the Colonials, the Cylons split up their fleet into two destructive units: a massive Raider fleet is sent to the Cimtar Peace Accord rendezvous, while the basestars are deployed separately to attack the Twelve Colonies. Four complete squadrons of Raiders is the typical complement of a basestar ( TOS: " The Living Legend, Part II").īasestars, and their fighters are the key in the Cylons' genocidal destruction of the Twelve Colonies and the battlestar fleet. Basestars are also designed for orbital bombardment of a planet, and, true to their name, also serve as a moving base of operations. Armed with missiles, over one hundred defensive laser turrets, and two long range mega pulsar weapons, the capital warship of the Cylon Alliance is more than a match for any unprepared or unaware battlestar ( TOS: " The Hand of God"). They are capable of carrying and supporting over three hundred Raiders. Laser turrets, missiles, pulsar cannons, RaidersĪ basestar is a large capital warship of the Cylon Alliance.īasestars are immense vehicles that, like their Colonial counterparts, the battlestars, serve as a combination of aircraft carrier and capital warship. Imperious Leader, Lord Baltar or other commander, usually a Command Centurion or an IL-series Droid. For the Re-imagined Series version, see Basestar (RDM). This article is about the Original Series basestar. ![]()
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