Dayton3,
I did an image analysis of the Pilot, which I have laid out at
http://www.geocities.com/repcisg/index.html
There was a lot of math behind some of the positioning of the ships. Some detailing remains to be done and I have an image around here some where showing #10 and #11 as numbered on image 7 of the web site. To go with this formation I wrote a simulation program to determin if there were too many ships. Based on the perfomance of the Galactica's weapons during the series and asumming complete suprise the formation works for 900 attackers.
The Galactica turns left as seen in the film while the right rear ships turn right and survive. On #18 pitches up and escapes that way. About 10% of the time #19 does the same. So the sim says 5 Battlestars survived maybe 6 (there is that number 5 again).
For those looking to do some fan fiction, there are some stories just beging to be told here. A group of three Battlestars (#22 comes away damaged) and one, alone and far from home.
