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Originally Posted by spcglider
Okay, there's all kinds of things that were glossed over in the original series or completely ignored just to keep the adventure pace of the show going.
I just wanted to start a thread and talk about stuff that SHOULD have happened in the context of the show that just never was adressed.
To start things off, the first thing that would have/should have/could have happened was upgrading all the ships in the fleet (as much as was possible) to keep up with the Galactica. Some wil refer to it as "bringing them up to lightspeed capability" or what have you, but it seems that if a ship was incapable of inter-stellar travel (not just interplanetary travel) it would have been left behind by sheer necessity.
Another logical step for the power-that-be in the fleet to take (instead of spending precious resources and time building robot daggits) would be to retro-fit defense implacements (read: GUNS) on as many ships in the fleet as possible. Unless there's something about the typical energy weapon system used that requires somthing unobtainable or unproducable on the voyage. Particular energy focusing crystals, special alloys, etc. It seems to me to be an ultimately logical move to try to increase the defensinve capability of those "cattle" that are following the battlestar.
Who's got more ideas?
-G
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Absolutely, I've often said some of the ships should be retro-fitted with 'teeth'.
#1 on my hit list would be the Celestra, She's packed full of electronics and has a forward shuttle bay. I'd want to immediately fabricate her an hanging landing bay on her underbelly, with lifts up to a converted forward bay, so she could carry a squadron of Vipers. Refit that front bay so that they can shoot out four or six abreast with hydraulic lifters readying a second launch to fire out a few seconds later. Returning fighters would land in the underbelly, and be 'lifted' up to the front launch bay. Focus her electronics towards scanning/jamming and stealth. Turrets on the landing bay, and two large swivelling 'turret' guns, one either side of the launch bay, plus some more on the top, and you're good to go! A destroyer escort for Galactica.
