Battlestar Yashuman
flagship of the Caprica defense patrol
The Yashuman was a Valkyrie-class battlestar of the Colonial Fleet that led Caprica's orbital defense patrol at the time of the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. She detected the incoming Cylon basestars but was crippled by the Command Navigation Program exploit before she could mount her attack run.
The Yashuman was a Valkyrie-class battlestar in service with the Colonial Fleet during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. She served as the flagship of Caprica's orbital defense patrol, a formation of three Valkyrie-class battlestars arranged in the standard Colonial pattern. When the Cylons attacked, she detected the incoming basestars but was disabled by the Command Navigation Program exploit before she could engage them.
Design#
The Yashuman was a Valkyrie-class battlestar, a line much smaller than the Jupiter-class capital ships of the First Cylon War. Unlike her newer sister ships, she was a Flight I Valkyrie-class vessel and lacked the distinctive spoiler-like structure mounted on the upper engine assembly of the later builds.
The defense of Caprica#
At the time of the Fall, the Yashuman served as the flagship of Caprica's orbital defense patrol, a force of three Valkyrie-class battlestars arranged in the standard Colonial defensive formation. Minutes before Zero Hour, the Yashuman detected several Cylon basestars in orbital grid 15-2 and relayed the contact to Caprica Control. She was informed that the Cylons had already infiltrated Colonial systems and that Caprica Control's DRADIS was down, so she initiated an attack run on her own authority, without orders.
Seconds later, the Yashuman's own Command Navigation Program was infiltrated, leading to total system failure. With her systems dead, she was presumed destroyed shortly afterward in the destruction of Caprica's defense patrol.
Frequently asked questions
- What was the Battlestar Yashuman?
- The Yashuman was a Valkyrie-class battlestar in service with the Colonial Fleet during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. She was the flagship of Caprica's orbital defense patrol, a formation of three Valkyrie-class battlestars arranged in the standard Colonial pattern.
- Why was the Yashuman different from her sister ships?
- The Yashuman was a Flight I Valkyrie-class vessel, an older build than her sister ships. She lacked the distinctive spoiler-like structure mounted on the upper engine assembly of the later builds.
- What did the Yashuman detect before the Cylon attack?
- Minutes before Zero Hour, the Yashuman detected several Cylon basestars in orbital grid 15-2 and relayed the contact to Caprica Control. She was then told that the Cylons had already infiltrated Colonial systems and that Caprica Control's DRADIS was down.
- How was the Yashuman disabled during the Fall of the Twelve Colonies?
- After learning the Cylons had infiltrated Colonial systems, the Yashuman initiated an attack run on her own authority without orders. Seconds later her own Command Navigation Program was infiltrated, leading to total system failure.
- What happened to the Battlestar Yashuman?
- With her systems dead after the Command Navigation Program exploit, the Yashuman was presumed destroyed shortly afterward in the destruction of Caprica's defense patrol.
Sources
- WikiBattlestar Yashuman — Battlestar Wiki entry
- WikiValkyrie-class — Battlestar Wiki entry
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The Cylon War, also called the First Cylon War, was a twelve year interstellar conflict between the Cylons and the Twelve Colonies of Kobol. It began when the Cylons rose against their human creators and ended in a sudden Armistice that held for over forty years.
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