Post by Reaper on Jul 21, 2013 12:02:19 GMT -5
ok, I posted what would be the background info for a novel.
I'm now working on the next section that will start introducing Characters. I tried to explain a lot of background here. Including why Serina referenced the Star Kobol in her news report on Caprica. I firmly placed the destruction of the Fifth Fleet a Yahren before Cimtar. By doing this I placed the Battle of Gamoray at about a Yahren AFTER the Ambush at Gamoray. It took the Fleet a yahren to get that far at Fleet speed. I'm trying to give the series a feeling of a long journey, even if it lasted only a season.
I did Include the background on 2 of my favorite Stories. You can find them here:
Battlestar Excaliber - web.archive.org/web/20070813233314/http://www.tic.ab.ca/~markv/
Battlestar Argo - www.colonialfleets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12700
I like both of these stories so much I wanted to leave it open to include them at a later date. Plus is allows for MORE Survivors from a civilization that was HUGE compared to what we have here on Earth. If I include them, with all respect to the original authers, I will alter them slightly.
Here are some reference pictures for Ships of the Colonial Fleet.
Columbia Class Battlestar -
Pictured here are the Galactica, Argo and Pegasus (left to right)
Pulsar Class Gunstar -
Tiger Class Destroyer -
Mercury Class Strikestar -
The Mercury
Sparta Class Patrolstar -
The Tora and Tanga
Battlestar Excaliber -
The Mercury Fleet Support ships:
the Bovine - converted shuttle carrier, the Lupus - converted Colonial Assaultstar and the Oxon - Colonial Fleet freighter
Ther under sides of the ships. You can see the Lupus' launch and landing bay along the centerline
size comparison between the Oxon and the more famous ships in the Galactica's civilian Fleet.
The Stoga - Fleet container Ship, loaded for the Exodus
size comparison between the Mercury and the Avenger Corvette
General Size Comparison
Battlestar, Destroyer, Gunstar, Assaultstar, Strikestar, Patrolstar, Heavy Cruiser and light Cruiser
Galactica and the Rag Tag Fleet
Colonial Capital Ship Weapons
Anti-starfighter turret -
This is a high Speed, lower power output laser turret. it's the main Antistarfighter weapon, found onmost COlonial Warships. From Battlestars all the way down to armed freighters.
These would be similar to the WWII US Navy Bofers Anti Aircraft Guns on US Ships.
Turbo Laser Turrets -
These are the multi purpose Turrets that can be found ringing Colonial Ships. The power output can be adjusted, for anti Ship or anti Starfighter duties. Lower power output allows for faster firing, but the Lasers pack enough pounch at full power to take on Cyloon BaseShips.
These would be similar to the 5 to 10 inch guns on Destroyers and Cruisers, all the way up to Battleships in WWII. small enough to fire cluster or fragmenting ammo to take out aircraft, but can also be loaded with armor piercing high explosive rounds.
Main Laser batteries
These are the heavy punch weapons. What we saw take out the basestar in "Hand of God" with just a few impacts. limited to firing in the forward arc, the Turbo lasers are used to damage an attacking capital ship till you can line up for a shot with these main guns.
Typically Battlestars are armed with 2 of these, in the forward section of the bow. Colonial Destroyers carry 6 of these. 2 in the same position as the Battlestar, and 2 in each "wing" where the Landing bays should have been. The Colonial gunstar has a single heavy Laser mounted along the centerline of the bow. The Gunstar's main gun is also slightly more powerful then the standard Battlestar Weapon (the Destroyer has 2 of the more powerful ones in the "Wings")
these are the 16 inch or 18 inch guns, the pig punch.
Gunstars are the smallest ship armed with the Main Laser Battery. All smaller ships have 2 to 4 Turbolaser turrets mounted in the forward section of the bow. less of a punch, but respectable for their size.
Blackstar Characters and Member list
Lt Killian ---------------- Monolith21/Mark
Lt Hermes ---------------- Spectre/Rob
Lt Morrigan ---------------- Killswitch/Gina
Lt Charybdis --------------- Charybdis/Al
Lt Danae ---------------- Athena/Cher
Lt Plwel ---------------- Bouri-plwel/Rick
Lt Savage ---------------- Savageone/Greg
Kassie ---------------- Kassiopia/Andrea
Lt Rhea ---------------- Mieal Deneb
Lt Geras ---------------- Livewire
Lt Tiberious --------------- Commander Tiberious
Spat ---------------- Spat
Lt Edan ----------------- Reaper/Ed
I'm now working on the next section that will start introducing Characters. I tried to explain a lot of background here. Including why Serina referenced the Star Kobol in her news report on Caprica. I firmly placed the destruction of the Fifth Fleet a Yahren before Cimtar. By doing this I placed the Battle of Gamoray at about a Yahren AFTER the Ambush at Gamoray. It took the Fleet a yahren to get that far at Fleet speed. I'm trying to give the series a feeling of a long journey, even if it lasted only a season.
I did Include the background on 2 of my favorite Stories. You can find them here:
Battlestar Excaliber - web.archive.org/web/20070813233314/http://www.tic.ab.ca/~markv/
Battlestar Argo - www.colonialfleets.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12700
I like both of these stories so much I wanted to leave it open to include them at a later date. Plus is allows for MORE Survivors from a civilization that was HUGE compared to what we have here on Earth. If I include them, with all respect to the original authers, I will alter them slightly.
Here are some reference pictures for Ships of the Colonial Fleet.
Columbia Class Battlestar -
Pictured here are the Galactica, Argo and Pegasus (left to right)
Pulsar Class Gunstar -
Tiger Class Destroyer -
Mercury Class Strikestar -
The Mercury
Sparta Class Patrolstar -
The Tora and Tanga
Battlestar Excaliber -
The Mercury Fleet Support ships:
the Bovine - converted shuttle carrier, the Lupus - converted Colonial Assaultstar and the Oxon - Colonial Fleet freighter
Ther under sides of the ships. You can see the Lupus' launch and landing bay along the centerline
size comparison between the Oxon and the more famous ships in the Galactica's civilian Fleet.
The Stoga - Fleet container Ship, loaded for the Exodus
size comparison between the Mercury and the Avenger Corvette
General Size Comparison
Battlestar, Destroyer, Gunstar, Assaultstar, Strikestar, Patrolstar, Heavy Cruiser and light Cruiser
Galactica and the Rag Tag Fleet
Colonial Capital Ship Weapons
Anti-starfighter turret -
This is a high Speed, lower power output laser turret. it's the main Antistarfighter weapon, found onmost COlonial Warships. From Battlestars all the way down to armed freighters.
These would be similar to the WWII US Navy Bofers Anti Aircraft Guns on US Ships.
Turbo Laser Turrets -
These are the multi purpose Turrets that can be found ringing Colonial Ships. The power output can be adjusted, for anti Ship or anti Starfighter duties. Lower power output allows for faster firing, but the Lasers pack enough pounch at full power to take on Cyloon BaseShips.
These would be similar to the 5 to 10 inch guns on Destroyers and Cruisers, all the way up to Battleships in WWII. small enough to fire cluster or fragmenting ammo to take out aircraft, but can also be loaded with armor piercing high explosive rounds.
Main Laser batteries
These are the heavy punch weapons. What we saw take out the basestar in "Hand of God" with just a few impacts. limited to firing in the forward arc, the Turbo lasers are used to damage an attacking capital ship till you can line up for a shot with these main guns.
Typically Battlestars are armed with 2 of these, in the forward section of the bow. Colonial Destroyers carry 6 of these. 2 in the same position as the Battlestar, and 2 in each "wing" where the Landing bays should have been. The Colonial gunstar has a single heavy Laser mounted along the centerline of the bow. The Gunstar's main gun is also slightly more powerful then the standard Battlestar Weapon (the Destroyer has 2 of the more powerful ones in the "Wings")
these are the 16 inch or 18 inch guns, the pig punch.
Gunstars are the smallest ship armed with the Main Laser Battery. All smaller ships have 2 to 4 Turbolaser turrets mounted in the forward section of the bow. less of a punch, but respectable for their size.
Blackstar Characters and Member list
Lt Killian ---------------- Monolith21/Mark
Lt Hermes ---------------- Spectre/Rob
Lt Morrigan ---------------- Killswitch/Gina
Lt Charybdis --------------- Charybdis/Al
Lt Danae ---------------- Athena/Cher
Lt Plwel ---------------- Bouri-plwel/Rick
Lt Savage ---------------- Savageone/Greg
Kassie ---------------- Kassiopia/Andrea
Lt Rhea ---------------- Mieal Deneb
Lt Geras ---------------- Livewire
Lt Tiberious --------------- Commander Tiberious
Spat ---------------- Spat
Lt Edan ----------------- Reaper/Ed