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It might have more to do with fuel consumption - they can FTL with the pylons out, but it adds 20% to the fuel they use to jump - or something like that.
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I considered that, but it's not consistant with the other ships remaining static during FTL transit.
My best explanation: it's to avoid damage to the less-armored launchbays during the FTL jump (though they dont cycle up gradully to FTL speeds, they could pop out among a debris cloud or something, I suppose).
Mabye they use the giant empty interior space needed for the retracted launchbays for zero-G maintence on the Vipers (because the way they repair them onscreen is pointless!).
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Or ... it's to avoid damage to the ship in case of a damaged Viper coming in for a landing. If the landing stip is farther from the main ship, there's less chance of a Viper pilot crashing into the ship itself.
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That still does not explain why they retract though.
A neat idea would be if the battlestar had AA guns and afew milliles along the length of the launchbay and the battlestar could detach/deploy the launchbay as a stationary defensive platform high in a planet's orbit.
It'd be sort of a defense outpost (with fighters!).
After all, it's silly to think that a lone spaceship (regardless of how large it is) can defend an entire planet and the colonies only made an initial run of 12 battlestars (one for each colony).
Heck, with detachable/modular bays, it would be possible to have a third launchbay attach along the ventral side of the battlestar....hmm.....
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meh. Somewhere on the BSG official site (and in something Glen Larson established about the OS).
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As for the new series, Sci-Fi's site mentions that Galactica was one of the 12 *original* battlestars, each representing one of the colonies. Somewhere I seem to remember hearing that Galactica represented Caprica - can't remember where, but I think it was in the series. From galactica.tv, it says that there were eventually 120 battlestars. I seem to remember hearing something like that in the mini's dialogue.
quote:Originally posted by B.J.: As for the new series, Sci-Fi's site mentions that Galactica was one of the 12 *original* battlestars, each representing one of the colonies. Somewhere I seem to remember hearing that Galactica represented Caprica - can't remember where, but I think it was in the series. From galactica.tv, it says that there were eventually 120 battlestars. I seem to remember hearing something like that in the mini's dialogue.
The Galactica representing Caprica was mentioned in the remake miniseries, right at the start - I think you hear it being mentioned in the scene at the start where Starbuck is jogging through the corridors and you hear a lot of conversations as she moves through the various sections of the ship. I might be wrong in remembering where is it mentioned, but it definitely is.
As for the 120 Battlestars thing, again if my memory serves I don't think the actual figure of 120 is given, but Adama refers at one point to the Colonies losing 30 Battlestars in the initial assault, to which Starbuck makes a reply along the lines of "That's a quarter of the fleet", giving us the rough estimate of 120 Battlestars.
Of course we don't know if the fleet was all Battlestars or there were other dedicated destroyers etc (since the Battlestar seems roughly analogous to a battleship and carrier combined) but it does give us that upper number to work with.
I wonder if season 2 will deal with finding one or more other Battlestars?
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Mabye they'll finf something like a frigate: not enough to detract from Galactica's dramatic imporntance (as another Battlestar surely would)but enough to help defend the fleet.
Besides, they'll wait to play the "Pegasus" option as a ratings boost.
Who should play Commander Cain though?
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quote:Originally posted by Jason Abbadon:
Who should play Commander Cain though?
I nominate you Jason.... Then the Pegasus would only be in 1/2500 Scale.
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If you're going for laughs, get Lloyd bridges.
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I do think they need to have a few ancillary vessels for support (AND believability). even Andromeda had a number of ship types.
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quote:Originally posted by Mighty Blogger Snay: Sure, Jason, except he's been dead for seven years.
Well ...yeah. That was the idea.
(Bridges played Cain in the OS, you know).
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