Why wouldn't Cylon Raiders immediately send at least one by FTL to report contact with military enemies?
In Season 1, Episode 9 "Tigh Me Up,Tigh Me Down" it is very clear that Cylon Raiders have FTL capabilities (since part of the main storyline is about that fact). Now one can wonder why that Raider did not use the FTL to jump "closer" to Galactica at the end of its feint in the attempt to be a suicide run, but my question here is in relation to the next episode (10: "The Hand of God") when Galactica stages the attack on the Cylon base upon the asteroid to gain the Tylium needed for their FTL fuel.
In that encounter, there are something like 150+ Raiders (50+ in the second wave to Galactica, approx. 90 took the bait on the original decoy), but of all those, why did not one of them use FTL to jump away and warn of contact with human military units (i.e. Vipers), especially after the base was destroyed (when the command is given to follow after them with Vipers to "pursue and destroy," it seems like all the Raiders might have FTL jumped out of there).
Were not all Raiders equipped with FTL? And even if not all, wouldn't there have been a few stationed on the asteroid that were?
I'm trying to figure out if there really is any feasible in-universe explanation for not sending at least one raider by FTL to inform the Cylon forces that such a contact is/has occurred and to send reinforcements.
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In Season 1, Episode 9 "Tigh Me Up,Tigh Me Down" it is very clear that Cylon Raiders have FTL capabilities (since part of the main storyline is about that fact). Now one can wonder why that Raider did not use the FTL to jump "closer" to Galactica at the end of its feint in the attempt to be a suicide run, but my question here is in relation to the next episode (10: "The Hand of God") when Galactica stages the attack on the Cylon base upon the asteroid to gain the Tylium needed for their FTL fuel.
In that encounter, there are something like 150+ Raiders (50+ in the second wave to Galactica, approx. 90 took the bait on the original decoy), but of all those, why did not one of them use FTL to jump away and warn of contact with human military units (i.e. Vipers), especially after the base was destroyed (when the command is given to follow after them with Vipers to "pursue and destroy," it seems like all the Raiders might have FTL jumped out of there).
Were not all Raiders equipped with FTL? And even if not all, wouldn't there have been a few stationed on the asteroid that were?
I'm trying to figure out if there really is any feasible in-universe explanation for not sending at least one raider by FTL to inform the Cylon forces that such a contact is/has occurred and to send reinforcements.
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We don't know exactly how far away reinforcements were. Maybe they did send one or two out for help, but it didn't arrive in time.
– Steve-O
yesterday
There was a raider in the mini series (what could probably be though of as the pilot episodes) that used its FTL when it discovered the Colonial ships. All the FTL capable ships jumped leaving the non-capable FTL ships to be destroyed
– SpacePhoenix
14 hours ago
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In Season 1, Episode 9 "Tigh Me Up,Tigh Me Down" it is very clear that Cylon Raiders have FTL capabilities (since part of the main storyline is about that fact). Now one can wonder why that Raider did not use the FTL to jump "closer" to Galactica at the end of its feint in the attempt to be a suicide run, but my question here is in relation to the next episode (10: "The Hand of God") when Galactica stages the attack on the Cylon base upon the asteroid to gain the Tylium needed for their FTL fuel.
In that encounter, there are something like 150+ Raiders (50+ in the second wave to Galactica, approx. 90 took the bait on the original decoy), but of all those, why did not one of them use FTL to jump away and warn of contact with human military units (i.e. Vipers), especially after the base was destroyed (when the command is given to follow after them with Vipers to "pursue and destroy," it seems like all the Raiders might have FTL jumped out of there).
Were not all Raiders equipped with FTL? And even if not all, wouldn't there have been a few stationed on the asteroid that were?
I'm trying to figure out if there really is any feasible in-universe explanation for not sending at least one raider by FTL to inform the Cylon forces that such a contact is/has occurred and to send reinforcements.
battlestar-galactica continuity ftl-drive battlestar-galactica-2004 cylon
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ScottSScottS
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In Season 1, Episode 9 "Tigh Me Up,Tigh Me Down" it is very clear that Cylon Raiders have FTL capabilities (since part of the main storyline is about that fact). Now one can wonder why that Raider did not use the FTL to jump "closer" to Galactica at the end of its feint in the attempt to be a suicide run, but my question here is in relation to the next episode (10: "The Hand of God") when Galactica stages the attack on the Cylon base upon the asteroid to gain the Tylium needed for their FTL fuel.
In that encounter, there are something like 150+ Raiders (50+ in the second wave to Galactica, approx. 90 took the bait on the original decoy), but of all those, why did not one of them use FTL to jump away and warn of contact with human military units (i.e. Vipers), especially after the base was destroyed (when the command is given to follow after them with Vipers to "pursue and destroy," it seems like all the Raiders might have FTL jumped out of there).
Were not all Raiders equipped with FTL? And even if not all, wouldn't there have been a few stationed on the asteroid that were?
I'm trying to figure out if there really is any feasible in-universe explanation for not sending at least one raider by FTL to inform the Cylon forces that such a contact is/has occurred and to send reinforcements.
battlestar-galactica continuity ftl-drive battlestar-galactica-2004 cylon
battlestar-galactica continuity ftl-drive battlestar-galactica-2004 cylon
asked yesterday
ScottSScottS
1,9681935
asked yesterday
ScottSScottS
1,9681935
asked yesterday
ScottSScottS
1,9681935
asked yesterday
ScottSScottS
1,9681935
asked yesterday
ScottSScottS
1,9681935
1,9681935
We don't know exactly how far away reinforcements were. Maybe they did send one or two out for help, but it didn't arrive in time.
– Steve-O
yesterday
There was a raider in the mini series (what could probably be though of as the pilot episodes) that used its FTL when it discovered the Colonial ships. All the FTL capable ships jumped leaving the non-capable FTL ships to be destroyed
– SpacePhoenix
14 hours ago
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We don't know exactly how far away reinforcements were. Maybe they did send one or two out for help, but it didn't arrive in time.
– Steve-O
yesterday
There was a raider in the mini series (what could probably be though of as the pilot episodes) that used its FTL when it discovered the Colonial ships. All the FTL capable ships jumped leaving the non-capable FTL ships to be destroyed
– SpacePhoenix
14 hours ago
We don't know exactly how far away reinforcements were. Maybe they did send one or two out for help, but it didn't arrive in time.
– Steve-O
yesterday
We don't know exactly how far away reinforcements were. Maybe they did send one or two out for help, but it didn't arrive in time.
– Steve-O
yesterday
There was a raider in the mini series (what could probably be though of as the pilot episodes) that used its FTL when it discovered the Colonial ships. All the FTL capable ships jumped leaving the non-capable FTL ships to be destroyed
– SpacePhoenix
14 hours ago
There was a raider in the mini series (what could probably be though of as the pilot episodes) that used its FTL when it discovered the Colonial ships. All the FTL capable ships jumped leaving the non-capable FTL ships to be destroyed
– SpacePhoenix
14 hours ago
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We don't know exactly how far away reinforcements were. Maybe they did send one or two out for help, but it didn't arrive in time.
– Steve-O
yesterday
There was a raider in the mini series (what could probably be though of as the pilot episodes) that used its FTL when it discovered the Colonial ships. All the FTL capable ships jumped leaving the non-capable FTL ships to be destroyed
– SpacePhoenix
14 hours ago