Cylon Heavy Raider
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The Cylon Heavy Raider is a heavy fighter used by the Cylons, in the television series Battlestar Galactica
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, than it is any fighter craft. They were first seen, however, searching for Helo
and Athena on Caprica during the events of Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down.
Little is known about this type of space vessel. It is primarily used for transporting troops, boarding enemy ships and assaulting planetary surfaces. It is capable of FTL jumps and may have a capacity for ten or more Cylons.
On Caprica, Sharon managed to acquire a Heavy Raider, which she used to evacuate a resistance movement team rescuing Starbuck
from a Cylon "hybrid farm". However, the interior was not seen. This Heavy Raider was used by Sharon, Starbuck and Helo to finally return to Galactica and her Fleet by jumping to Kobol where Laura Roslin and her faction of the Fleet were waiting. Later, the Heavy Raider's computer is used to plot jumps so that a rescue team sent to Caprica can get there much faster.
During a joint attack on the Cylon Resurrection Hub launched by Cylon rebels and Colonial pilots, the rebels flew Heavy Raiders in combat against loyalist Cylon Raiders. The Heavy Raiders fought alongside the Viper pilots and even towed them into battle to give them the element of surprise. Deadlock
showed the Heavy Raider's cockpit for the first time. In that episode, Heavy Raiders are flying CAP with the Viper pilots and the Heavy Raider pilot (a Six) identifies the pilot of the mysterious Raptor that appears as an Eight (not realizing it's Boomer).
featured the "AB Raider", which was a large and more advanced Cylon Raider, instead of the new continuity troop transport.
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History
The first Heavy Raider encountered by the Fleet crash landed into Galacticas non-operational starboard hangar bay, and a boarding party of Cylon Centurions exited the wreck to begin their assault. This small unit transport ability demonstrates it is more closely related to a colonial RaptorColonial Raptor
The Raptor is a multipurpose military spacecraft featured in the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica. According to producer Ronald D. Moore, the Raptor is analogous to the U.S. Navy's EA-6B Prowler.-Description:...
, than it is any fighter craft. They were first seen, however, searching for Helo
Karl Agathon
Karl C. Agathon is a fictional character on the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica TV series, portrayed by Tahmoh Penikett.-Background:...
and Athena on Caprica during the events of Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down.
Little is known about this type of space vessel. It is primarily used for transporting troops, boarding enemy ships and assaulting planetary surfaces. It is capable of FTL jumps and may have a capacity for ten or more Cylons.
On Caprica, Sharon managed to acquire a Heavy Raider, which she used to evacuate a resistance movement team rescuing Starbuck
Kara Thrace
Kara Thrace is a fictional character in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica franchise. Played by Katee Sackhoff, she is a revised version of Lieutenant Starbuck from the 1978 Battlestar Galactica series...
from a Cylon "hybrid farm". However, the interior was not seen. This Heavy Raider was used by Sharon, Starbuck and Helo to finally return to Galactica and her Fleet by jumping to Kobol where Laura Roslin and her faction of the Fleet were waiting. Later, the Heavy Raider's computer is used to plot jumps so that a rescue team sent to Caprica can get there much faster.
During a joint attack on the Cylon Resurrection Hub launched by Cylon rebels and Colonial pilots, the rebels flew Heavy Raiders in combat against loyalist Cylon Raiders. The Heavy Raiders fought alongside the Viper pilots and even towed them into battle to give them the element of surprise. Deadlock
Deadlock (Battlestar Galactica)
"Deadlock" is the eighteenth episode in the fourth season of the reimagined Battlestar Galactica. It aired on television in the United States and Canada. The survivor count shown in the title sequence is 39,556.-Plot summary:...
showed the Heavy Raider's cockpit for the first time. In that episode, Heavy Raiders are flying CAP with the Viper pilots and the Heavy Raider pilot (a Six) identifies the pilot of the mysterious Raptor that appears as an Eight (not realizing it's Boomer).
Technical specifications
Armaments
- 6-barrel KEW (Kinetic Energy Weapon) mounted beside cockpit capable of extreme firing rates.
Original continuity analogue
In the original continuity, Galactica 1980Galactica 1980
Galactica 1980 is a science fiction television series, and a spin-off from the 1978–1979 series Battlestar Galactica. It was first broadcast on the ABC network in the United States from January 27 to May 4, 1980.-Development:...
featured the "AB Raider", which was a large and more advanced Cylon Raider, instead of the new continuity troop transport.