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Old December 21st, 2005, 08:48 AM   #81
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Something no one appears to be considering here.

Who says all the Battlestars at Cimtar (whether you believe in 5, 12, or 20) actually had their full complements of fighters?

In my story outline where there were 12 battlestars, two didn't have any fighters. Their commanders had their squadrons stand down for rest and refit during the peace talks. The battlestars themselves being there simply for show.

Also for those mentioning Adamas question and Tighs answer "Have any of the other Battlestars gotten any fighters off? & "No sir"...........one must point out that this is very early in the battle. Chances are that a handfull of fighters were eventually launched by other battlestars.

Finally for those of you who suggest that 140 or so fighters per battlestar would be too many fighters at Cimtar for the Colonial fleet to be overwhelmed by 1,000 Cylon fighters I must point this out.

Assume all 140 Galactica fighters were launched. Assume the remainder of the battlestars combined managed to launch a similar number.

The Colonial forces in fighter strength would've still been outnumber FOUR TO ONE.

This would've meant at least FIVE HUNDRED Cylon fighters would've been able to target the battlestars for at least one pass. Cylon fights can fire about three laser shots per second.

So you would've seen the battlestar fleet taking hits by as many as FIFTEEN HUNDRED laser shots in a single volley?

More than enough to cause massive damage that the fleet never recovered from.

One final thought. Most of our viewing of battles in the series featured elite pilots. Starbuck, Apollo, Boomer, Jolly, Sheba............naturally they would destroy vast numbers of Cylon ships. But the average Galactica pilot might not be so lucky.

In fact, look at the times a Colonial pilot "missed" a Cylon ship.......what was the result?

1) Zac missed one. Ultimately that ship crippled his. Resulting in his eventual death.

2) Sheba missed one in "Living Legend" Resulting in her severe injury.

3) Starbuck missed one in "Fire In Space" Resulting in severe damage to Galactical.

So missing a Cylon ship even once could have severe consequences.
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