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December 12th, 2003, 05:07 AM
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Bad Email Address
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Former Caprica Native
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New Viper Obsevation
Since I had not seen mention of this here before ... after re-watching several times ... it appears we can look forward to a future with both Vipers should this BSG continue. If you review, during the Viper fleet's return to Galactica, just before the "jump" & Starbuck's heroic save of Apollo, take a close look at the rear design of the ships shown. Two of them are the newer models. i have not taken the time to compare these with the rear designs shown in "part 1" ... but they are definately different...
~ViperAce
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December 12th, 2003, 05:29 AM
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Shuttle Pilot
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Yes. I noticed that too. They are the new mark VIIs. It was mentioned earlier that the newer models that were due a refit or overhaul were not affected by the cylons disable weapon.
There might also be a way to disable the newer electronics or downgrade the computer so it works just as well.
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December 12th, 2003, 10:34 AM
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Bad Email Address
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Mississippi
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I thought Baltar had made some recommendations, based on his analysis of the Cylon attack. And then they adjusted the Vipers -- basically, a software "downgrade."
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December 12th, 2003, 02:26 PM
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out there somewhere
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uhmmm... I don't see two kinds of mark IIs. Looks to me like they just fixed the advanced viper and got it in the air.
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December 12th, 2003, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Indiana, God's Colony
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Interesting
It could be interesting to see how they work together or if they'll assign them different tasks in the fleet. I assume the new ones must be faster or something but which ones will be easier to maintain?
I suppose they have a machine shop because they can't go down to the Colonial Walmart for new parts...
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December 18th, 2003, 06:18 PM
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I liked that they had to raid the museum to get fighters ... as for the few un-destroyed Mark VII vipers ...
Accordingto Baltar they just needed to have Windows XP removed and Windows 3.1 re-installed then they would be fine and #6's virus would be gone.
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December 18th, 2003, 06:54 PM
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They may have been part of the survivor fleet. Earlier, before the Cylons attack, there appear to be several vipers visible in the fleet. One could assume these were the few survivors of various ambushes.
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December 19th, 2003, 05:56 AM
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Shuttle Pilot
Join Date: Dec 2003
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Ha! Windows XP, love it.
Did anyone catch the battlestar name on Apollos new Viper tail? He wasn't stationed on Galactica, so where was he from?
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December 19th, 2003, 07:02 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Lost in the Neutral Zone
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Quote:
Originally posted by Ara
Did anyone catch the battlestar name on Apollos new Viper tail? He wasn't stationed on Galactica, so where was he from?
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Didn't see any name on the tail, only markings were "2276" on the nose and Apollo's arm patch was pretty much unreadable. Thinking about it now, why wasn't Apollo flying his own Viper MK VII during the escape battle? Lt. Gaeta did say he was ordering a purge of Baltar's nav program from all the new vipers and a few MK VII's were seen during the combat landings. It would have been nice to see the differences in weapons fire and/or capabilities. Don't believe any of the scenes showed a MK VII firing its weapons.
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December 19th, 2003, 08:53 PM
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Warrior
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Walla Walla, WA
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lol! XP.... great analogy!
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December 19th, 2003, 09:19 PM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: N.Little Rock,Ark
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I have windows XP, and it sucks.Have a great and costly art program that I can't even run...studio MAX 3.1. Anyway I dis-like the new designs. And the supposed older model viper, mk.II I think just is to fragile looking.
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December 21st, 2003, 02:19 PM
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Warrior
Join Date: Jul 2003
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IMO
The new vipers looked based on the F 16 Falcon. Grey,bubble canopy and sharp nose.....
The Mark II looked like the old Saber jet fighters...or even the old THUDs....hee hee.
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December 21st, 2003, 03:50 PM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: N.Little Rock,Ark
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This is a good observation that I had'nt noticed before. Nice chatting with you dec5
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December 22nd, 2003, 08:23 PM
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Just Lost My Cherry!
Join Date: Dec 2003
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The MK VIIs were part of the survivors fleet. There's a couple scenes of them flying CAP over the fleet. There's also a scene at the end of four Mk VIIs flying across Galactica's Port Bow.
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December 23rd, 2003, 09:23 AM
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Warrior Ace
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: N.Little Rock,Ark
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I still love the classic. And the De Santo Viper I'm working on is cool also.
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January 1st, 2004, 05:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally posted by Intersun
I liked that they had to raid the museum to get fighters ... as for the few un-destroyed Mark VII vipers ...
Accordingto Baltar they just needed to have Windows XP removed and Windows 3.1 re-installed then they would be fine and #6's virus would be gone.
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LMAO...yes, this quote is perfect. Take the software out, downgrade, put it back in, works fine. Sounds like the last computer system I setup.
Microsoft = Cylons
Makes perfect sense to me. Evil bastards!
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