Battlestar Archeron
Jupiter-class battlestar
The Battlestar Archeron was a Jupiter-class battlestar of the Colonial Fleet during the First Cylon War. Attached to the Ghost Fleet, she was destroyed in a Cylon ambush during the final years of the conflict.
The Battlestar Archeron was a Jupiter-class battlestar in service with the Colonial Fleet during the First Cylon War. While attached to the Ghost Fleet, she was destroyed in a Cylon ambush during the last years of the war.
History#
Archeron took part in the Colonial offensive Operation Clean Sweep during the First Cylon War. During the engagement she and her accompanying battlestar group came under heavy assault from Cylon forces, prompting the admiralty to redeploy Battlestar Group 75 for immediate support. Under heavy fire and disregarding orders from Galactica, the Archeron jumped away to Sector 12 to join the Ghost Fleet.
Shortly after that redeployment, the Archeron was ordered to recover Dr. Becca Kelly from Raptor 909, which Galactica had dispatched. Soon afterward the Archeron was destroyed in a Cylon ambush.
Class and capabilities#
As a Jupiter-class vessel, the Archeron shared the heavy design that made the class one of the most powerful in the Colonial Fleet. Kinetic energy weapons were scattered across the dorsal and ventral hull in groups of four, with batteries numerous enough to rank the Jupiters among the heaviest hitters of the fleet until the Mercury-class began to outshine them in the interwar period.
Twelve missile tubes carried both conventional and nuclear-tipped ordnance, while hundreds of CIWS point-defense weapons and two-layered armor plating provided the ship's defense. Large retractable flight pods supported a complement of Vipers, Raptors, and shuttles. As with all Jupiters, her computers were kept unnetworked as a guard against Cylon hacking, a precaution that slowed faster-than-light calculation but reduced the risk of infiltration.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Battlestar Archeron?
- The Archeron was a Jupiter-class battlestar in service with the Colonial Fleet during the First Cylon War. While attached to the Ghost Fleet, she was destroyed in a Cylon ambush during the last years of the war.
- What battle did the Archeron fight in?
- She took part in the Colonial offensive Operation Clean Sweep during the First Cylon War. During the engagement she and her battlestar group came under heavy assault from Cylon forces.
- Why did the Archeron jump to Sector 12?
- Under heavy fire and disregarding orders from Galactica, the Archeron jumped away to Sector 12 to join the Ghost Fleet. The heavy assault on her group had prompted the admiralty to redeploy Battlestar Group 75 for support.
- How was the Battlestar Archeron destroyed?
- Shortly after being ordered to recover Dr. Becca Kelly from Raptor 909, which Galactica had dispatched, the Archeron was destroyed in a Cylon ambush.
- What were the Archeron's weapons and defenses?
- As a Jupiter-class vessel she carried kinetic energy weapons in groups of four across the dorsal and ventral hull, twelve missile tubes firing conventional and nuclear-tipped ordnance, hundreds of CIWS point-defense weapons, and two-layered armor plating. Her computers were kept unnetworked as a guard against Cylon hacking, which slowed FTL calculation but reduced the risk of infiltration.
Sources
- WikiBattlestar Archeron — Battlestar Wiki entry
- WikiBattlestar — Battlestar Wiki entry
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