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Laser pistol

The laser pistol is the standard energy-based sidearm of Colonial Warriors.
Colonial military laser pistols contain readouts that can indicate whether or not they has been recently fired .
The energy signature in each weapon is unique, allowing tests to be conducted to prove if a particular pistol was used in a given instance .
Pistol discharges may be either destructive in nature, resulting in the termination of its target , or stunning of biological targets .
== In the separate continuity ==
The laser pistol act in much the same way as their canonical counterparts throughout the comics, novels, and other tie-in materials. 
== Notes ==
*At the beginning of the series, the laser volley emitted from the pistol is invisible to the eye, with the exception of the accompanying flash from the muzzle. Later during the series run, particularly in "Take the Celestra" and "The Man with Nine Lives," the laser blasts become red bolts due to the fact that Universal Hartland became the SFX factory for the Original Series.
== Related images ==
File:TLW - Apollo with Blaster.png|left|400px| stays out of sight when Red-Eye approaches Vella's house .
== See also ==
* Laser rifle
==References==
== External links ==
* Article regarding the laser pistol props with pictures at Battlestar Zone
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Laser pistol (1980)

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: For the laser pistols used in the , see: Laser pistol.
The laser pistol is an energy-based weapon and standard sidearm of both Colonial Warriors and Cylons Centurions in 1980 CE.
== Colonial counterpart ==
In addition to the regular, larger laser pistol worn by Warriors, smaller versions (a.k.a. "pocket pistols") are used by Warriors Troy and Dillon during their missions on Earth. 
Both variants of these pistols have various settings, including a stun setting, a destructive setting, and a setting that places the stricken target in paralysis, thus freezing them in the position they were in prior to being hit . The stun setting leaves the target with a headache after they regain consciousness .
The smaller pistols do not register on 1980 CE medal detectors, as they are made of carbon-synthetic material ; presumably the larger ones are made of the same material as well.
=== "Buck Rogers" Variant ===
Aside from the standard issue "knob" muzzle, a second variant is used by Dillon and Troy on Earth featuring a translucent conical, flat-edged facing muzzle with a built in front sight fin and a black body. Unlike the standard issue version, the variant features a smooth surface with rounded edges and is mostly untextured, outside of a dial to alter the power output. This variant is seen only once, deployed by the aforementioned Warriors in order to till fields for seeding by the Super Scouts .
: Note: The "Buck Rogers" variant is a dual term referring to both the appearance of the pistol in the eyes of Earth's people and the fact that the weapon is first used in the production of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Buck Rogers and Galactica 1980 often shared many of the same resources and props, as they were produced during the same time period.
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: It should be noted that this variant are previously used as Eastern Alliance enforcer pistols in episodes of the . 
== Cylon counterpart ==
While Centurions previously used bayoneted laser rifles as their standard weapon during the end of the Thousand-Yahren War, they have adopted a laser pistol as well .
== Notes ==
* The laser effect used in Galactica 1980 is a beam effect, different from the Original Series in coloring, either blue or a white-yellow as opposed to the red.
== Related imagery ==
Image:Laser pistol blast.jpg|Dillon fires his laser at trees in Nazi Germany .
Image:Laser blast at jukebox.jpg|Dillon and Troy fire their smaller laser guns at an offending jukebox at Maggies Truck Heaven .
Image:Laser pistol.jpg|The "derringer" version of the laser pistol.
Image:Cylon laser pistol.jpg|The Cylon laser pistol variant is holstered.
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Laser pump

The laser pump is a vital component of both Cylon and Colonial laser technologies.
Laser pumps are part of a 's laser guns. During combat, it appears that the laser pump may be capable of jamming.
During a simulated flight, tells that his laser pump is jammed and that she would have to dispatch the Cylon Raider .
In his endeavors to discover any oddities in Specter's command on Attila, Lucifer discovers that Specter has ordered more pumps and petro than any garrison in the system, along with laser rifles and metron bombs. rationalizes these acquisitions as normal stockpiling .
== Notes ==
* This is likely a reference to real-life laser pumping; the process of transfering energy into a gain medium to increase the energy states of its valence electrons and thus enabling further photon production.
* The laser pump is probably part of the laser generator.
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Laser range

The laser range is a facility that allows Colonial Warriors to maintain their small arms proficiency.
One such facility is on , where it is frequented by Warriors such as , and Greenbean. 
After using the laser range on Galactica, it is procedure to fully recharge the laser pistol before leaving the range .
== In Other Media ==
 laser range is routinely used to maintain and improve laser pistol proficiency of all able persons, including reservists, in the event the ship is boarded by . Colonial s are responsible for training non-Warrior personnel, and in that capacity is paired with Xam ().
The range itself projects holographic, computer-controlled targets in the form of s, and computers measure and report on statistics of each participant ().
== See also ==
* Firing range, the Re-imagined Series counterpart.
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Laser rifle

Laser rifles are larger weapons in both the Colonials and the Cylons arsenals, although they are more commonly used by Centurions.
== Cylon version ==
The version used by the Cylons is wielded by Centurions and is capable of operating in all types of conditions, including cold and damp conditions.
The notable differences between this and the Colonial version is the circular muzzle, in addition to a small, jagged made from a clear material.
=== In the separate continuity ===
In close-quarters combat, Cylons will use rifle bayonets against their targets, even if it would be easier to kill them by simply firing at point-blank range to already prone targets (, ). This may suggest tactics that hew more towards personal predilictions than tactical expediency. 
While these bayonets are effective against humans, they are also effective at penetrating through Cylon armor (—).
== Colonial version ==
The Colonial versions of these rifles do not appear to be commonly used by Colonial Warriors, although they are kept aboard the Prison Barge.
The notable difference is the the large crystal at the muzzle-end of the rifle, in addition to a sequential light at the side of the weapon, apparently indicating power .
== External links ==
* Article on the Colonial laser rifle with pictures of the original prop at Battlestar Zone
* Article on the interior electronics of the Colonial laser rifle prop at Battlestar Zone
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Laseronic ergon scan

A laseronic ergon scan is a piece of ballistics technology employed by the Colonials.
The scanner works by comparing the "fingerprints" left by a laser weapon when it is used to kill someone. By determining the number of ergons left by the laser in the person's body, the forensics expert can compare the output of various laser firearms in order to determine which weapon was used .
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Launch bay

:This article discusses the fighter launch platforms of the Original Series battlestars. For information about similar facilities on Re-imagined Series battlestars, see launch tubes (RDM), landing bay and flight pod.
The launch bay is a place from where a Colonial battlestar launches its s and other spacecraft.
Battlestars have two launch bays enclosed within two quasi-cylindrical nacelles located port and starboard of the ship. One of the bays is known as "launch bay alpha" .
The launch bays are directly adjacent to 16 launch tubes each, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each of the sixteen launch tubes has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits. An elevator provides access to the launch bay ("Saga of a Star World," "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I").
In addition, a rapid transport trolley permits fast transportation from the pilots' quarters to the launch tubes when the ship goes on red alert .
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File:SOSW - Starbuck and Cassiopeia in the Launch Bay.png|View of the rear area of a launch bay .
Image:Launchbaysalert.jpg|Maintenance crew complete their in the launch bay before Vipers launch .
Image:Galactica launch bay 02.jpg|Final Approach
Image:Galactica launch bay 03.jpg|Silent Service
== Notes ==
* Presumably, the second launch bay is called "launch bay beta," though there is no dialogue that supports this.
* According to Encyclopedia Galactica, a non-canonical piece of merchandise published in 1979: 
: Along with the bachelor officer's quarters, the launch bay (incorrectly referred to as the "ready-room") is "bathed in red light so that the pilot's eyes will be ready for the darkness of space" during a red alert.
* This area is roughly equivalent to the hangar deck on Re-Imagined Series battlestars.
== References ==
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Launch key

Launch keys are a critical component aboard Colonial ships. They are used to start up a ship's power plant and engines. Their removal from a ship will immobilize it.
During a briefing aboard the battlestar Galactica, senior officers learn that grounded civilian ships on New Caprica have had their launch keys removed by Cylons occupying the planet. The keys are very hard to duplicate, and Commander rules out making new ones as too difficult and time consuming . One of the resistance's goals is to recover them, which Lieutenant manages to do after landing covertly on the planet and infiltrating a secure storage facility .
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Launch tube (TOS)

Launch tubes are the primary mechanism for launching the fighter craft from a battlestar.
A battlestar's launch tubes are located within the two quasi- cylindrical nacelle pods located to the port and starboard. Each nacelle has 16 launch tubes, which are slanted towards the battlestar's aft. Designed solely for Viper craft, each tube has a track in the launch bay where the Viper sits prior to launch.
Vipers are loaded into an embarkation area at the inner-most end of the tube during pre-flight prep, and are launched when the pilot is given the "Launch when ready" command. Once inside the sealed tube, the pilot initiates the launch by activating the turbo thrusters on the Viper. This quickly accelerates the Viper, slamming the pilot into the back of their seat and sending the fighter through the length of the launch tube into the stars.
Launch tubes are equipped with surveillance equipment that is accessible from core command. uses the camera to catch and Cassiopeia seeking some privacy in a launch tube. Athena activates a steam purge, which is likely intended for maintenance purposes more than for burning unfaithful Viper pilots .
The interior of the launch tubes are well shielded, presumably to handle any backwash from a Viper's engines. This is evident when Chameleon fires a laser volley from Starbuck's Viper into the launch tube, after Starbuck lures two Borellian Nomen, Maga and Bora, into the tube without major structural damage .
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File:Launch Tube Interior - Back.png|A Viper launching.
File:Viper Accelerating Down Launch Tube.png|Viper accelerating down its launch tube.
File:TOS - TMWNL - Starbuck Enters the Launch Tube.jpg| leads two Borellian Nomen down a .
File:TOS - TMWNL - Launch Tube.jpg|Maga and Bora hunt for down a .
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Laura Roslin's father

Laura Roslin's father was survived by his wife, with whom he had three daughters: Laura, Cheryl and Sandra. 
After his wife's death by cancer, he and his two daughters (Cheryl and Sandra) were killed in a car accident the night following the end of Sandra's baby shower by an intoxicated driver, leaving Laura Roslin the sole surviving member of her family . 
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Laura Roslin's mother

Laura Roslin's mother was a teacher prior to dying from breast cancer, and the mother of three daughters: Laura, Cheryl and Sandra. 
Before succumbing to cancer, she was a teacher who was reputedly well loved. Upon being diagnosed, she engaged in Doloxan treatments; the effects of which initially dissuade her daughter, Laura, from pursuing that line of treatment and into an alternative treatment . 
According to Laura, Ms. Roslin was a strong believer in the Lords of Kobol. Before her death, Roslin believed that Aphrodite would "swoop her away" before death and the Fields of Elysium would await her. Laura believes she never made it there, but later believes otherwise after she "sees" that Roslin made it to Elysium, following Emily Kowalski's reunion with her own family there . 
After Ms. Roslin's death, her husband and two daughters (Cheryl and Sandra) were killed in a car accident, leaving Laura Roslin the only survivor of her family . 
==Notes==
*According to the series bible, Laura Roslin's mother's name was Judith, but this was never stated onscreen or in credits, and other statements from the bible have been contradicted.
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Laurette Spang-McCook

Laurette Spang-McCook (born May 16, 1951 in Buffalo, New York, USA as Laurette Michelle Spanglet) portrayed Cassiopeia in the original Battlestar Galactica.
She is credited as Laurette Spang in productions prior to 1980. 
== Biography ==
Spang was raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she was the middle child. Her father was a chemist and her mother a housewife. She has an older brother, Richard, and a younger sister, Marilyn.
She had what some would call an interesting start in the show-business. Prior to her starting out, she was an active letter-writer, penning letters to actors. She was also a "huge fan" of the gothic soap opera, Dark Shadows and of the TV western, Bonanza.
At 16, she accompanied her father on a business trip to New York City, where she waited at the stage door of Dark Shadows. In an event likely out of place in today's society, the stage guard allowed her to walk right in, leading her to actress Kathryn Leigh Scott. After their meeting, Spang would answer Scott's fan mail through high-school. 
The summer of her junior year, she auditioned to be an apprentice at Williamstown Summer Theater. A year later, Scott set up an audition for Spang at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. 
She was spotted by an Universal talent agent in 1972, where she was signed up for a contract. The contract lead to guest starring roles in nine shows, including Emergency!, Adam-12, The Streets of San Francisco, Happy Days and Charlie's Angels. This also lead to four television movies, including Short Walk to Daylight, Runaway!, and Sarah T. - Portrait of an Alcoholic.
After her leaving the contract system, she was cast as Cassiopeia in the Battlestar Galactica mini-series, "Saga of a Star World". An initial draft would have lead to her being eaten by the Ovions, however this death was averted and she had a regular role (downgraded from the "socialator" status to a medtech) in the series. 
She married John McCook on February 16, 1980. Subsequent to that, she was credited as Laurette Spang-McCook.
After appearing in Magnum, P.I. in 1984, Spang left the business for reasons unstated. 
Spang appeared in the Battlestar Galactica episode of Sciography, a short-lived documentary series on the Sci-Fi Channel in 2002. 
She has three children with McCook: Jake, Becky, and Molly. One of her daughters is presently interested in pursuing an acting career.
An official website for Spang was launched on April 16, 2005. (LauretteSpang.com)
== Trivia ==
* Spang was a supporter of Glen Larson's initial revival efforts, believing that the creator had the right to do whatever he'd please with his creation.
* Spang met her future husband through co-star Jack Stauffer (Bojay).
== External Links ==
* Official website
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Law

Please choose a specific reference for the term law:
* Law of the Twelve Colonies (TOS), an article about Colonial law in the Original Series.
* Law of the Twelve Colonies (RDM), an article about Colonial law in the Re-imagined Series.
Additional usage of the term include:
* Law and Mind: The Psychology of Legal Practice, a book written by Joseph Adama.
* The Law of Volahd, a series of Realm Press comic books based on the Original Series.
Law and Mind: The Psychology of Legal Practice

Law and Mind: The Psychology of Legal Practice is a book written by civil liberties attorney Joseph Adama, the father of Admiral William Adama.
Romo Lampkin quotes the following line from the book to : "Whoever cares the most, wins." 
== See Also ==
* Trial Tactics and Strategies, another book written by Joseph Adama.
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Law of the Twelve Colonies (TOS)

The law of the Twelve Colonies of Man is unique.
Even in the Fleet after the Cylon attack, the laws of the Colonies and their mechanisms have remained intact.
The highest sentence that can be meted out by the Colonial system is life imprisonment. No death penalty exists.
== Law ==
Colonial society views various activities as criminal and prosecutable, including:
=== Premeditated human termination ===
Premeditated human termination, better known as murder, is punishable by imprisonment.
=== Illegal presences aboard ships in the Fleet ===
People on ships in the Fleet under assumed names (like Elias, Chella and Karibdis), having avoided being logged in the Fleet computer, may receive minor punishments.
=== Self-defense ===
The result of a self-defense plea, when it involves the termination (death) of an individual, results in a suspended sentence. To those in the Colonial Fleet who are charged with this, they are dismissed from the service. 
=== Treason ===
Those found guilty of treason can be imprisoned for life, as is the case with ("War of the Gods, Part II," "Murder on the Rising Star," et al.)
== Roles ==
There are different roles in the Colonial justice system, namely:
* Opposer, which acts as the prosecution
* Protector, which acts as the defense for the accused.
The role of "Chief Opposer" is apparently obtained by any respected, seasoned Opposer, such as Sire Solon. 
Both Opposers and Protectors have the unique ability to investigate crimes without the need of a separate investigator. Their activities include the collection of evidence for their case and the ability to question witnesses and related parties. 
Chief Opposers can also receive and enter in the plea of the accused, regardless of whether or not they are guilty. It is unknown if this ability is shared with lower-level Opposers. Furthermore, they can offer alternatives to the accused to mitigate their sentences, such as pleas of self-defense when faced with termination charges.
In addition, Opposers and Protectors can be interviewed by Inter-Fleet Broadcasting and other press junkets to talk about the merits of the case before the tribunal is convened.
== Tribunal system ==
Colonial judicial proceedings are called tribunals. They are held 10 centars after a plea from the accused is formally entered. Postponements cannot be granted under the circumstances of premeditated human termination charges.
When faced with charges of premeditated termination, the suspect or accused party is held in detention until the tribunal. 
The tribunal is convened to hear out the case. The tribunal, which judges the case, consists of three people that hear out the arguments of both sides .
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Lawyer

Please select a specific article below.
*Romo Lampkin, attorney for Gaius Baltar in Season 3 of the Re-imagined Series.
*Joseph Adama, civil attorney, mentor to Romo Lampkin and father of William Adama.
*, son of William and grandson of Joseph Adama, who defends Gaius Baltar in "Crossroads, Part II".
*Solon, the Chief Opposer in the episode "Murder on the Rising Star".
Leadfoot

Leadfoot is the callsign of a pilot on Atlantia. Two years after the end of the Cylon War, he helps paint William Adama's Viper helmet as Adama makes his thousandth landing. When asked by his captain, Leadfoot notes that he is only 23 landings away from his thousandth (Battlestar Galactica: Origins 5).
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Leah Cairns

Leah Cairns is a Canadian film and television actor.
Cairns was born on June 2nd 1974 in North Vancouver and grew up in Kamloops, B.C., with dreams of becoming a professional dancer. Those dreams were dashed when she broke her back in a car accident at 16. When her dance team went to an international competition in her graduating year, rather than stay at home, she headed off to Costa Rica, starting an eight-year backpacking odyssey that took her to 36 countries. Prior to returning to Canada, she stumbled into an improv class at an ashram in India, where she began her acting career. 
Cairns has appeared in CTV’s comedy series Robson Arms. She has also appeared as a regular on the cancelled Canadian CITY-TV comedy series Godiva's, as 'Jenna', a waitress & dancer.
Cairns was one of the many actresses who auditioned for the role of Number Six, which later went to Tricia Helfer. Cairns first appeared as in the Re-imagined Series season one episode, "Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II," initially intended as a one-episode character. However, the production team liked Cairns' performance so much that Racetrack became a recurring role.
Cairns appeared opposite actor Al Pacino in the feature film 88 Minutes, as well as in a recurring role on the new TNT television series Saved. She also appeared in the pilot for the web-based series, Sanctuary, as a character who became the basis of the witches of William Shakespeare's MacBeth. She also stars as Emily Hollander in Season 2 of Kyle XY.
 
Following Battlestar, she appeared in the genre series Travelers over three seasons. 
Cairns is married.
On 09 February 2020, she informed her fans of her fight with stage 3 breast cancer, which she herself had been diagnosed with after starting her first gig since Travelers. Attributing a supportive cast and crew on that production for helping her while undergoing chemotherapy, she was able to complete her work there. As of that announcement, she noted that she finished 3 of the 8 chemotherapy treatments, which would segue into surgery, radiation treatment, and an additional 17 weeks of post-surgery treatments.
== Notes ==
* Cairns owns a long haired chihuahua named "Godiva".
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== External Links ==
* Official website
* Leah Cairns interview: long interview about her life and her career as an actress
* Ask Leah Cairns in The Scifi World forums
* Caprica City interview with Cairns (English)
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