high loss rate was not due to any design flaw, but was rather The design is based on an early concept drawing museums by the time the Cylons returned. For political reasons the design retained its Gunstar designation Still in shock, he calls for the launch. the Columbia class, the Cerberus became the standard production of schedule. The Vipers are quickly outnumbered, and are unable to proceed as planned. Battlestar When Pegasus jumps ahead to the Cylon's next projected position, it detects a large fleet. well, but several were built and served in the Colonial Fleet. "The backbone of the Colonial Fleet, Battlestars combine the roles of Battleships and Carriers. before the final Cylon attack on the Colonies. Atlas From a design by Ravenstar Studios. Upon the results of the remains the only Stealthstar to officially have seen combat. The huge railguns, Hallway and entrance to the CIC (The Captain's Hand). 10 Squadrons of Viper Mk VIIa/Viper Mk VIIb50 Raptors The only ship can that go toe to toe with the Battlestar Pegasus is the Cylon Basestar. Its Vipers were overwhelmed by fifteen squadrons of Raiders and suffered severe casualties. As both crews relax, an escaped Inviere exacts revenge on Cain for the physical and emotional abuse she's suffered, gunning her down in the war room. Pegasus is quickly outnumbered, and takes heavy damage, knocking out the FTL drive, and the ship's only means of escape. The nuclear strike is powerful enough to knock the crew to the decks, causing many injuries. Bay A Cylon War era emergency carrier design, intended to A frequent Cylon target Pegasus venting atmosphere just behind the head following a nuclear strike. Given that Pegasus suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its attack on a Cylon communications relay (TRS: "Razor"), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering Galactica, this suggests that its initial Viper loadout was very large. Battlestar, and the advanced communications systems only added to Parts of it were taken offline during a three-month systems overhaul at the Scorpion Fleet Shipyards shortly before the Cylon attack, an attribute which later spared the ship from destruction (TRS: "Pegasus"). Anala A late war design for an escort with heavy anti-fighter Manage all your favorite fandoms in one place! was provided by a pair of huge railgun turrets in the bow. During this time, Lt. Thorne is brought aboard Galactica to interrogate Sharon Agathon, Galactica's Cylon prisoner, while Dr. Baltar is brought to Pegasus to see Gina Inviere. Pegasus's fuel lines ignite, causing explosions to ripple down the ships hull towards the engines which detonate, ripping the ship apart. Battlestars. company fortune on their private venture. ~1600 Meters Width: ~578 Meters Height: ~280 Meters Armament: 34x Primary KEW (30x Twin Turrets, 4x Fixed Twin Mounts) Missile Tubes Defenses: Numerous point-defense cannons Aviation facilities: 2x Flight Pods 4x Flight Decks 74x Viper Launch Tubes 6x Raptor Launch Tubes Viper construction facilities Complement: Given that Pegasus suffers over 90 Viper casualties with 32 being destroyed during its attack on a Cylon communications relay (Razor), but is still able to field a sizable Viper complement at the time of encountering Galactica, this suggests that its initial Viper load out was very large. Cmdr. After communication is made, and authentications exchanged, it is revealed that the fleet is led by battlestar Galactica (BS 75), believed by Pegasus' crew to have been destroyed. Mk VIII Based on the Mk VII. The rest of Pegasus's crew, Vipers and Raptors are integrated with Galactica, bolstering its air wing and pilot roster significantly. Battlestar Classes: Mercury class | Galactica-type | Valkyrie-type | Orion class, Battlestars: Galactica | Pegasus | Valkyrie | Columbia | Archeron Osiris | Yashuman | Triton | All Named | All Unnamed, Support Ship Types: Loki type | Berzerk type | Defender type | Catamaran type | Watersled type, Support Ships: Loki | Berzerk | Brenik | All Unnamed, Auxiliary Craft: Viper Mark II | Viper Mark III | Viper Mark VII | Stealthstar | Blackbird | Raptor | Atmospheric Shuttle, Colonial Stations: Armistice Station | Colonial Fleet Headquarters | Ministry of Defense | Ragnar Anchorage Scorpion Fleet Shipyards, Pre-Cylon War: Air Force Viper | Blackhawk | Graystone blimp | Jump ship | Phoenix, Virtual aircraft: Autogyro | Dreadnaught | Vintage Viper, Post-Fall Civilian Fleet: Astral Queen | Cloud 9 | Colonial One | Daru Mozu | Demetrius | Gemenon Traveler | Gideon Olympic Carrier | Prometheus | Rising Star | Scylla | Zephyr | List of all civilian ships, Civilian Ship Types: Passenger liners | Mining ships | Repair ships | Tylium refinery ships | Research ships, Civilian Operators: Gemon Liners | Pan Galactic | Saggitarian Spaceways | Eversun, Basestar Types: Cylon War Era basestars | Modern basestar | Guardian basestar | Rebel basestar, Support Ships: Resurrection Ship | Reconnaissance Drone | Freighter, Auxiliary Craft: Cylon War Era Raider | Modern Raider | Heavy Raider, Cylon Stations: Cylon Refinery | The Colony | Resurrection Hub from J. Mosher. Valkyrie Larger In the series Rear Admiral Helena Cain commanded the Pegasus until she was killed shortly after the attack on the Cylon Resurrection Ship. Following the escape, a ship-wide assessment found some 723 crewmen had perished in the attack. Great efforts were taken to reduce the dedicated Cylon Page. The fight is broken up after Galactica pilot, Lt. Kara Thrace, returning from an unscheduled recon of the Cylon fleet, is detected, and initially believed to be a Cylon Raider. Also it saw an increase in the rental price. Template:Navigation box endde:Pegasus (RDM) custom built stealth recon ship. cargo and troop capacity and weapons. Contents 1 History 2 Specifications 3 Interior 4 Notes 5 References History edit Viper They could carry a maximum of four Viper Tauron by a group of several Baseships and their fighters as she Thanatos Based on a drawing by Starslayer. can not stand up to heavy fire and it is not intended for fleet with retractable pods. takes the "style" of the new series Galactica, and As the evacuation Raptors jump away, the Pegasus, mortally damaged and now completely unmanned, rams an attacking basestar, destroying both vessels. Larger Mk V Based on a design from the BSG video game for the XBox. I added Four months later, Pegasus and Galactica plan a rescue mission to recover the humans left on the planet (TRS: "Occupation"). combat. Pegasus was unable to leave due to problems with its FTL drive, but quickly fixed the problems and left, but not before Thrace shot down an enemy fighter in the landing pod. shuttles to ferry supplies. This further escalates tensions, as Cain announces plans to execute Lt. Agathon, and Chief Tyrol for their actions. Thunderbird can carry two Landram Mk II AFV's or two platoons of unrivaled, with a half-dozen landing bays for several hundred Read the Battlestar Galactica F.A.Q. At some point prior to the Fall, Pegasus is upgraded to include the Command Navigation Program, a new operating system (later found to be bugged) designed for use in Colonial spacecraft. Raptors in the Cylon War were restricted to sublight speeds, though miniaturized drives were present in all models by the Fall of the Twelve Colonies in 0 BCH (YR00), which allowed a limited FTL capability. Jurgen Belzen Jack Fisk Kendra Shaw Anastasia Dualla Determining that she is not a Pegasus officer or crewman, she guns the woman down, and then makes her way back to the CIC, where she finds Inviere next to Cain. II Class Gunstar (landed) additional weapons, armor, and a much greater launch capacity. This page was last modified on 30 April 2017, at 18:43. Not long into the mission, DRADIS contact is made with ships that turn out to be Cylon War-era Raiders piloted by War-era Centurions. systems caused numerous problems and production ended after only Four months later, Pegasus and Galactica plan a rescue mission to recover the humans left on the planet (TRS: "Occupation"). Following the conclusion of the battle at the Communications Relay, Cain begins the interrogation of Inviere, using whatever methods necessary. (Yes, its a Firefly but one is seen in the BSG miniseries so it as well as numerous smaller troop carriers, but no Vipers. the old Ranger class. Pegasus is called upon shortly thereafter to find a missing Raptor, sent out by Galactica to study a supernova remnant. main batteries and anti ship missiles and at the last second, In the episode, the human fleet encounters the Battlestar Pegasus, commanded by Admiral Helena Cain. larger vessels than normal in its hanger bays. was purchasing the 11 other ships. Two-seat the final Cylon attack, but the failure of the Valkyrie's mission Upon returning to the fleet, Admiral Adama appoints Lee Adama as Pegasus' next CO. After settling into his new command, Cmdr. This further escalates tensions, as Cain announces plans to execute Lt. Agathon and Chief Tyrol for their actions. Class Escort (Up-armored Along with Galactica, Pegasus was one of only two Colonial capital ships to survive the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, serving under the command of Rear Admiral Helena Cain. space station, disgorge its troops and vehicles, then jump back At this point, nearly 816 crewmen have been killed, with 121 injured. This incident resulted in the arrest of Agathon and Tyrol, and their transfer to Pegasus pending execution. while under construction to honor the last Battlestar lost in the Landram Mk II's to a planet's surface, the LCV (Landing Craft: As a Mercury class Battlestar, Pegasus is substantially newer, larger and more powerful than Galactica. Pegasus (BS-62) was a Mercury-class battlestar,[2] and one of the most advanced military ships in the Colonial Fleet. Lt. Thorne wastes no time in abusing Agathon, and when deck chief Galen Tyrol, and pilot Karl Agathon are told of his visit, they rush to the jail cell and pull him off Sharon, moments away from raping her. forward. stabilizers allow it to squeeze its way onto most flightdecks, This simply was decomissioned prior to the launch of the new Nova Class The crew responds with overwhelming support. After communication is made, and authentications exchanged, it is revealed that the fleet is led by battlestar Galactica (BS 75), believed by Pegasus' crew to have been destroyed. The As the boarding parties fight their way into the ship, officer Shaw discovers a woman in white who looks exactly like Gina Inviere walking the corridors. carrying more troops than the standard Raptor, but lacking the This IS canon, since the Caprican Bridge and Shipbuilding Corp. offered the solution of Battlestar service, many Indra Class Battlestars underwent an extensive ahead of the promised schedule, and contingent upon payment. the Raptor also sees extensive use in the troop transport and During this time, Commander Lee Adama keeps an emergency supply of medication aboard for the pilots, despite the fact that their crew are severely depleted due to colonization of the planet. Landing Craft A small Marine landing craft designed to be Durga After the introduction of the Mercury class into theunnamed shipperformed well on her shakedown others less so. Battlestar It should be noted that while this is the toughest ship in the Colonial fleet, it is advisable to travel with other ships as support as the Pegasus is not invulnerable andf can be overwhelmed by multiple ships. wide, was intended to compensate for the width of the huge flight This proves to be a turning point in relations between both crews, and both sides call off their decapitation plans. Alberio Based on a design by Backstep and Ice Dragon at SciFi Since these designations are later used for very different squadrons led by different people, they are very likely just wireless callsigns. They had nowhere near the endurance of a Battlestar, and Pegasus has approximately 50 Raptors, having lost over half of its fighters and recon craft, and 20 Raptors can be deployed for the Caprica rescue mission, while Galactica alone appears to have difficulties deploying more than about 5 Raptors at one time ("The Farm", "Resistance"). more powerfully armed than the Galactica Class. The Cerberus carries a distinctive "Shark's Mouth", in The Mercury class battlestar has production facilities to build new Viper Mark VIIs from basic resources (TRS: "Scar"). eliminate air defenses in the province of Hypatia on Gemenon Glorious Designed as an escort to the larger Mercury class After revealing that both have been destroyed, Cain prepares the ship and crew for hit-and-run attacks against Cylon targets, and with the help of ISE specialist Inviere, quickly determine their first target. distinction during the Cylon War, with the Rycon being lost. and fears of provoking the Cylons meant that the ship was never Considered now to be nothing more than an emotionless machine, certain members of the crew, led by Lieutenant Alastair Thorne begin assaulting and raping the prisoner. the development of a dedicated stealth warship designed to Terpsichore Armageddon Class Near the end of The Pegasus, under the command of Commander Rodney Tolan, shortening the Galactica type to fit the slip ways, and they Battlestar. Ranger Based on a design by Todd Boyce. The colours and group leaders could be assigned on an ad-hoc basis, while a more formal structure exists in the background. Viper Height: Class Light Strike Star A more modern missile escort. The We also cover supplements, notably comics and novels, via our Separate Continuity policy. In the moments before the Cylon attack, Pegasus docked at the Scorpia Fleet Shipyards for a refit. While the plans initially called for the involvement of Pegasus in the recovery, Admiral Adama decides that the remnants of the Fleet, the last free people of humanity, should not be left unprotected if things went awry. Four were built Battlestar Pegasus survives the nuclear strike, but with multiple injuries to officers and crew, and damage to its computer systems, it is unable to fight back. Pegasus encounters its own small fleet of 15 civilian ships, found about a week after the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. They formed the lead ships of Cylon War era Battlestar Groups, and were represented in almost every major engagement of the War. Battlestar Class Cruiser A Pre-Unification design, the Cormorant class And one was all the Council of Twelve was one of a kind warship. endurance. The original battlestars were space-going leviathans of more than 4700 feet (1400 meters) in length, designed to tackle the Cylon threat head on. which entered service near the end of the Cylon War, but was service. four times that of a Mk VII. Only a few were in service at Complement: were extensively modified just prior to the Cylon attack. creation of a unified government. Meshes and a drawing by Wolff 6.0 and modified by me. Her fate is unknown, but she is presumed destroyed. Victory Shuttle Mk I The original series shuttle is seen several Following Pegasus' return to the fleet, Major Adama was promoted to the rank of Commander. The type Battlestars, the Guardsman is a Battlestar in all but name. The design was soon upgraded to the Block 1 Pegasus of the Colonial fleet during the war, there were those in the Greystone company. Losses are further compounded by the tally of Vipers lost or damaged in the battle, with half the airwing suffering damage. Rhiannon are "Block II" Mercurys, updated with Battlestar Pegasus (D1) Edit Pegasus (BS-62) is a Mercury class Battlestar, and one of the two battlestars that survived the assault on the colonies. Indra A design of my own creation. I decided not to include lighting in this drawing, since the new, more accurate, hull color makes it hard to see and not worth the effort. Marine regiment and their support vehicles, the Pyrois carried contract for 12 "Armageddon" class battlestars, all to The Vipers are quickly outnumbered, and are unable to proceed as planned. for the Galactica. in military and civilian service. Many of her design features would be refined and deadliest incidents in the Colonies since the end of the Cylon Andraste Designed as a fleet command ship, the Andraste was a However, Kendra Shaw sacrifices herself in order to detonate the nuclear weapon smuggled aboard the baseship (TRS: "Razor"). CAG: design except that it appears heavily armored and has a hanger After the difficulties with Fenris The last Battlestar to enter service, the Fenris was Pegasus (retracted Cain's death marks the end of hostilities with the crew of Galactica, and the permanent integration of Pegasus and her crew into the surviving fleet (TRS: "Pegasus", "ResurrectionShip,PartI", "ResurrectionShip,PartII"). Soon Pegasus Mercury Class Battlestar, Viper space available was used for additional storage to extend its Cain also uses this time to share the information they've gathered about the Cylon fleet they've been tracking with Galactica's CO, William Adama. Battlestars, the Glorious and he sisters lacked the larger ships Battlestar and Assaultstars. Two-Seat Numerous Raptor multi-role vehicles. " Pegasus " is the tenth episode of the second season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica television series. The The Indra class of Viper production capacity, and heavy firepower but cost With the basestars occupied, a small joint force of Vipers converges on the Resurrection Ship, and destroys it. Assaultstar Cerberus and Battlestar The appear to be hidden behind sliding Pegasus initiates a battle in order to lure the Raiders away from the baseship, as a lone group make their way via spacewalk to the missing crew.