The Basestar is the primary capital ship of the Cylons in the 1978 science fiction television series and movie Battlestar Galactica, and its subsequent re-imagining in the 2003 miniseries and 2004 television series. The Cylons are a Cybernetic Civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica Science fiction Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U Battlestar Galactica is an American Science fiction television series, produced in 1978 by Glen Larson and starring Lorne Greene Battlestar Galactica is a three-hour Miniseries written and produced by Ronald D Battlestar Galactica is an Emmy and Peabody Award -winning serial drama Television program created by Ronald D
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Battlestar Galactica (1978, 1980)
| Basestar | |
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 Basestars in a typical three-ship formation. |
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| First appearance | "Saga of a Star World" |
| Affiliation | Cylon Alliance |
| General Characteristics | |
| Fighters | Cylon Raiders |
| Armaments | Laser turrets Mega-Pulsars Missile turrets |
| Propulsion | Reactionless drive |
The Basestar is the Cylon counterpart of the Colonial Battlestar. "Saga of a Star World" is the pilot for the American Science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica which was produced The Cylons are a Cybernetic Civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica Science fiction The Cylon Raider is the standard Starfighter used by the Cylons, in the various Battlestar Galactica movies and television series This article deals with debunked claims to have produced a reactionless drive Battlestars are Capital ships from the Science fiction universe of Battlestar Galactica, depicted in the original Battlestar The Basestar has also been called a Baseship and a Cylon Battlestar in one episode, but "Basestar" conforms to the Colonial ship naming system.
The Cylon Basestar is a superior warship to a Colonial Battlestar in a technological respect, as it carries stronger weapons in greater quantity, and carries a greater fighter complement as well. (Basestars can hold up to 300 Cylon Raiders each. The Cylon Raider is the standard Starfighter used by the Cylons, in the various Battlestar Galactica movies and television series ) Because of this, the Galactica and her crew prefer to avoid combat with them as much as possible. The Battlestar Galactica is a Space battleship in the original and re-imagined Science fiction Television series Also, unlike Battlestars, they are propelled by a reactionless drive that appears to make the ship spin slowly on its axis while engaged. This article deals with debunked claims to have produced a reactionless drive
Basestars are considerably larger than Battlestars.
In the re-imagined series, this version of the Basestar can be seen (albeit with a different weapon configuration) in the Razor flashbacks as an earlier design of basestar in the First Cylon War as a homage to the original series.
Armament
- Mega-Pulsars
- In the episode "The Hand of God", the Basestar is revealed to have two of these weapons on the upper saucer. "The Hand of God" is an episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series Pulsars are a beam weapon more powerful than the average laser turret and intended to engage other capital ships. They are capable of destroying a Battlestar-sized craft in only a few direct hits. Battlestars usually attempt to approach Basestars from the lower saucer to avoid these weapons.
- Laser Turrets
- Like a Battlestar, Basestars have laser turrets that resemble the weapons of their fighters but on a larger scale. The laser turrets on Basestars are located at the tips of the "spokes" on both saucers and are considerably more powerful than the Colonial design.
- Missile Turrets
- These turrets were seen in the episode "The Living Legend Part 2" and they are located on the inner surfaces of both saucers. "The Living Legend" is a two-part episode of the original Battlestar Galactica television series They are primarily meant for close range defense, since a Battlestar's point defense weapons could easily shoot them down at a longer range.
Battlestar Galactica (2004–present)
The Basestar, or Baseship is the primary capital ship of the Cylons within the re-imagining of the science fiction mini-series and television series Battlestar Galactica. A Basestar, or Baseship is a Space battleship in the re-imagined Science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica The Cylons are a Cybernetic Civilization at war with the Twelve Colonies of humanity in the Battlestar Galactica Science fiction The Battlestar Galactica Science fiction franchise which began as a 1978 TV series, was "reimagined" in 2003 into a TV miniseries They are different in appearance and function from the Basestars of the 1978 TV series. Battlestar Galactica is an American Science fiction television series, produced in 1978 by Glen Larson and starring Lorne Greene
The Basestar is designed to make FTL jumps and is equipped to deploy large-scale missile strikes with high-yield nuclear and conventional ordnance. An FTL, or "Faster Than Light" Drive is a Fictional propulsion technology from the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica television series Basestars are biomechanical entities, with fleshy "hangars" to house Raiders. Basestars are, however, capable of carrying other Cylon models within them. Basestars are controlled by a hybrid. Cylon Basestars have a command center similar to Galactica's CIC. Their computer keyboards are some type of pad with water flowing on top of it, they refer to it as "the water". The hybrid controls all autonomous actions of the Basestar such as: jumping, navigation, centurion control, and many others. These ships have two known armaments: conventional detonation missiles, and nuclear missiles. The Basestar has no recorded speed, but we do know from references in "The Eye of Jupiter" that they have normal, and high speeds. " The Eye of Jupiter " is the eleventh episode of the third season from the science fiction television series Battlestar Galactica.
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