On 7/1/2015 10:15 PM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list) wrote:
> That's right, &, in addition, the Galactica was designed & built long before the Cylons attacked.
> It was never intended to be the flagship of a refugee fleet.
> However, if the supply of ammo got too low, rationing could occur but would also spur them into looking for some asteroids as a top priority..

Let's examine the ship:  In S1E2 "Water", we know that her life support
is close to 100% efficient and that she can provide recycling services
to smaller ships.  Also, we know from the same episode that she was
designed to operate away from port and on her own for 2 years or more.
 From Episode S1E1, "33", that the fleet has made 237 jumps since
leaving the Colonies, each being 33 minutes apart over the span of about
a week.  This points to either an extreme level of fuel efficiency for
FTL travel and sublight travel, or that the fuel contains a level of
energy that is several orders of magnitude greater than anything we have
"today".  In fact, it wasn't until a few months later, in S1E10, "Hand
Of God", that the fleet sees a fuel shortage.  After this episode where
they "fill the tanks" and top off the two refinery ships, fuel never
becomes an issue except when it's in reference to Vipers or Raptors
being at the limit of their endurance.

Galactic did have command facilities, I think they were shown in one or
two episodes (IIRC, S1E10, "Hand Of God" was one and possibly S2E11
"Resurrection Ship, Pt. 1" and possibly during the first four episodes
of Season 3 when they were planning to return to New Caprica).  Either
way, she had the facilities to manage the fleet.

Ammo wise, they do manufacture their own 30mm rounds as shown in one of
the later Season 3 episodes, IIRC, where some of the pacifists who
wanted to surrender to the Cylons sabotaged the production line.  Making
larger caliber ammo would be possible given some of the ships in the
fleet and IIRC, that was the consensus when the show was on the air.
Also, remember, they cleaned out Ragnar Anchorage before they left, so
her magazines were filled to the brim at the very least.

All in all, I just wish the MWP game hadn't sucked and that Traveller
was an easier conversion for the tech.

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