Post by Kevin Crittenden on Feb 3, 2012 22:03:27 GMT -5
The Cylon Base Star serves the dual function of acting as a mobile garrison and capital scale gunboat. Each Base Star can carry a compliment of 300 Cylon Raiders, 10 tankers, as well as up to 3000 ground troops. Base Stars normally operate in groups of three, enough to overwhelm most defensive forces by sheer numbers.
The standard Base Star design appears to have stood for as long as the Colonies have been aware of the Cylons, over 1000 yahrens. In all this time there is only limited intelligence available on the interior configuration.
Externally, the ship is configured like an apple core - with no designated front, sides, or back. This allows the ship to function well in all directions and prevents flanking by enemy forces.
IFF (Identify Friend or Foe) Laser Turrets automatically avoid hitting Raiders through the use of encrypted IFF transponders. This allows the Base Stars to make use of both defensive batteries and starfighter support to defend against enemy attack.
The standard Base Star design appears to have stood for as long as the Colonies have been aware of the Cylons, over 1000 yahrens. In all this time there is only limited intelligence available on the interior configuration.
Externally, the ship is configured like an apple core - with no designated front, sides, or back. This allows the ship to function well in all directions and prevents flanking by enemy forces.
IFF (Identify Friend or Foe) Laser Turrets automatically avoid hitting Raiders through the use of encrypted IFF transponders. This allows the Base Stars to make use of both defensive batteries and starfighter support to defend against enemy attack.