![]() Its extensive tactical facilities and abilities as both a defensive and offensive platform repetitiously prove its dominance on the battlefield. ![]() As war material and resources became scarce, the cost to create this class of ship is lower than its bulk and abilities would suggest, and thus helps to stem the tide of the war in the Colonies' favor. Primarily an offensive craft, Artemis lead the charge against Cylon aggression to great effect during the war. ĭue to the largely significant hurdle of upgrading and retrofitting with new advancements during its lifetime, Artemis-class battlestars saw shorter-than-expected service and were steadily replaced by newer classes, such as the Minerva- and Jupiter-class. This class originates the general design aesthetic of battlestars, featuring a wedged "alligator head" forward section where CIC resides, a narrow central body sporting the ship's weapon emplacements, and a broad aft section supporting the six stardrive clusters. Of note, Artemis is among the first ship designs to feature fixed, un-retractable flight pods that did not hinder the ship's FTL ability. Large landing bays inside the flight pods allow for rapid recovery of craft during emergency jump procedures. Raptors are also standard for marine and force reconnaissance operations. Īrtemis supports two full wings of Viper Mark Is, capable of being deployed via magnetic accelerator tubes from the outer sides of the flight pods. ![]() Numerous missile tubes and kinetic-energy weapons line the amidship's belly to handle large craft, while smaller strike craft and superiority fighters can be dealt with via the point defense guns built into the flight pods. Primary batteries are laden across its bow and dorsal spines, capable of shooting at a near 180-degree arc. As such, it is no longer in service by the time of the Fall of the Twelve Colonies.Īs a "pocket battlestar," Artemis is lightly armored and relies on its flak cannons and heavy firepower for defense. It is the mainstay command ship in deployment during the early stages of that conflict, until succeeded by other battlestar classes deployed later in the conflict.Īn Artemis-class' primary mission profile as a command ship of a Battlestar group or other strike force is due to its robust firepower, including its flak protection abilities in aptly dealing with inbound enemy munitions and enemy fighter craft ( Battlestar Galactica Deadlock).Īrtemis is the predecessor for all other battlestars, and is quickly outmoded due to its notorious inability for retrofits whenever new technologies became available. The Artemis-class battlestar is a Colonial Fleet battleship in operation during the First Cylon War. Viper Mark I, Viper Mark II, Raptor, Shuttle, Maintenance Pod For the Lord of Kobol for which the ship is named, see: Artemis.ģ,200 personnel, plus 150 Colonial Marines Ĭommand Ship, Force Projection Vessel, Strike Carrier
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