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The Raptor Mk. IIb[2] was a multipurpose spacecraft used by the Colonial Fleet. The Raptor was heavily used by the Colonial Fleet, capable of performing a variety of actions. Raptors posses miniature FTL drives, which allowed a limited FTL capability[3]. The standard crew size for a Raptor is two, with a Pilot and Electronic Countermeasure Officer, though space allows for dedicated co-pilot.

Design[]

The Raptor weighs approximately 50 tons. It can carry at least ten adults in addition to its two-person crew, though excessive occupants prevent it from reaching orbit if launching from the surface[4]. The crew of a Raptor operate using their flight suits and helmets in order to ensure their protection in case of any hull breach causing depressurization of its cabin. Raptors can fly in both atmosphere and space, but in order to maintain lift in an atmosphere, their engines must be constantly running which consumes more fuel. At low speeds, Raptors may experience poor handling.

Within the Colonial Fleet, three craft in particular became the standard models for their particular roles, with Vipers serving as space-superiority fighters, Shuttles as transport ships, and finally Raptors as a combat support vessel. During combat, Raptors typically accompany a Viper squadron to provide targeting information and electronic countermeasures such as interfering with the guidance systems of enemy missiles. Munitions pods can also be attached to the body, allowing it to fire missiles during operations. The Raptor can depressurize its cockpit for a rescue of stranded pilots is required. As a scout, Raptors can operate independently using short and medium-range scans to detect radio, heat, or other signatures from spacecraft, scanning planet surfaces for certain molecules such as water. With FTL capability, the Raptor can also perform missions light years away from the mother ship. A further purpose of the Raptor is as a transport, both for general transport of crew from ship-to-ship or ship-to-surface, but also for transport of Marines. Such missions, known as Search-and-Rescue (SAR), are vital in disaster response.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Measured from the original CGI/VFX model; authenticity of which was verified by the Battlestar.Wiki team.
  2. Wiki Descriptive Term (In the absence of official sources, a descriptive term may be used).
  3. Battlestar Galactica 2004, episode: "Miniseries, Night II".
  4. Battlestar Galactica 2004, episode: "Miniseries, Night I".
Colonial Fleet
Battlestar Classes Artemis-class · Chronos-type · Jupiter-class · Mercury-class · Valkyrie-class · Zodiac-type
Battlestars Archeron · Athena · Atlantia · Bellerophon · Columbia · Columbia II · Chronos · Erasmus · Galactica · Night Flight · Pegasus · Prometheus · Ramses · Solaria · Triton · Uned · Universal · Valkyrie · Yashuman
Escort Ship Classes Alert-type · Berzerk-class · Defender-class · Demeter-type · Hornet-type · Orion-class · Ramses-class · Ranger-class · Tiger-type
Escort Ships Alert · Berzerk · Osiris
Support Ship Classes Caprica-class · Loki-type
Support Ships Cyclops · Loki
Fighters Viper (Mark I · Mark II · Mark III · Mark VIIa · Mark VIIb) · Stealthstar
Transports Raptor (Mark I · Mark IIa· Mark IIb · Mark IIb Heavy) · Shuttle (Mark I · Mark II)
Installations Armistice Station · Colonial Fleet Headquarters · Colonial Fleet Hub · Fuel Depot 576 · Ragnar Anchorage
Shipyards Daidalos Mobile Shipyard · Scorpion Fleet Shipyards · Tauron Shipyards
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