Battlestar Athena
Jupiter-class battlestar
Battlestar Athena was a Jupiter-class battlestar of the Colonial Fleet during the First Cylon War. The fifth ship of her class, she belonged to Picon and fought in some of the most desperate battles of the war.
Battlestar Athena was a Jupiter-class battlestar in service with the Colonial Fleet during the First Cylon War. Athena took part in what was considered among the most desperate battles of the war, including the Battle of Gamelon, where a young Saul Tigh, fresh out of pilot training, shot down three Cylon fighters.
History#
Athena was the fifth Jupiter-class battlestar to be constructed and belonged to Picon. She was deployed just in time to lift the Cylon siege of her sponsor planet, fighting alongside Fleet Group Daidalos.
She went on to take part in what was considered among the most desperate battles of the First Cylon War. At the Battle of Gamelon, a newly trained pilot named Saul Tigh shot down three Cylon fighters.
Class and capabilities#
As a Jupiter-class vessel, Athena carried the design that made the class one of the heaviest warships in the Colonial Fleet. Kinetic energy weapons were arranged across the dorsal and ventral hull in groups of four, supplemented by twelve missile tubes capable of firing conventional and nuclear-tipped ordnance. Hundreds of CIWS point-defense emplacements and two-layered armor plating made up her defenses.
Large retractable flight pods supported a complement of Vipers, Raptors, and shuttles. As with every Jupiter, Athena's computers were kept unnetworked to guard against Cylon hacking, a precaution that slowed faster-than-light calculation but greatly reduced the threat of infiltration.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Battlestar Athena?
- Athena was a Jupiter-class battlestar in service with the Colonial Fleet during the First Cylon War. She was the fifth Jupiter-class battlestar constructed and belonged to Picon.
- Which colony sponsored the Athena?
- The colony of Picon sponsored the Athena. She was deployed just in time to lift the Cylon siege of her sponsor planet, fighting alongside Fleet Group Daidalos.
- What happened at the Battle of Gamelon?
- The Battle of Gamelon was among the most desperate battles of the First Cylon War. There, a newly trained pilot named Saul Tigh shot down three Cylon fighters early in his career.
- What were the Athena's weapons and defenses?
- As a Jupiter-class vessel she carried kinetic energy weapons arranged in groups of four across the dorsal and ventral hull, twelve missile tubes capable of firing conventional and nuclear-tipped ordnance, hundreds of CIWS point-defense emplacements, and two-layered armor plating. Her computers were kept unnetworked to guard against Cylon hacking, which slowed FTL calculation but greatly reduced the threat of infiltration.
Sources
- WikiBattlestar Athena — Battlestar Wiki entry
- WikiBattlestar — Battlestar Wiki entry
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