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Old September 7th, 2012, 01:38 AM   #64
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Default Re: 01: Saga Of A Star World

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Politicians get a lot of soldiers killed with stupid policies regarding rules of engagement and being armed/disarmed when not in direct combat.
Indeed. A good reason why the best political leaders have often been ex-soldiers/sailors/whatever. They know, because they've been there.
As an aside, I find the casting of Lew Ayers as the President interesting. During WWII, he was a Concientious Objector, and would not fight. However, he did enlist and serve as a medic. Imagine telling folks you were treated by Dr. Kildare.

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I have no problem with the believability of most of the commanders following the presidents orders so faithfully that they allowed their Battlestars to get blindsided. But i also have no problem with the idea that during the battle some were able to get some vipers launched and at least put up some form of a fight.
Again, right on. Just like during Pearl Harbor, some planes made it up, and even the Arizona got her bit in before the end. Each of the other ships would have had pilots in or near the bays, and getting into space would not have been impossible for some. This would not have violated the Presidential standown order.



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Although the Cylons were victorious at Cimtar they probably likely suffered heavy losses. This wopuld help explain why the Galactica had time to gather survivors at the colonies while the Cylons regrouped after the initial attack.
Good point. The remaining Cylon fighters would have been low on fuel, due to their having to step up the atteck timetable somewhat, ammunition mostly spent, and equipped only with short range/ship-to-ship communication. Contact with Cylon, or the nearest BaseShip, would have taken some time. The tankers/freighters cannot do much, for they are likewise low on fuel, having travelled so far to stage for the attack. By the time the surviving Raiders are picked up and can report in full, the Galactica is well away. By the time the message is passed along and the first occupation forces land in the Colonies, she and the Fleet are gone.
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