10 Fastest Ships In Battlestar Galactica
3. The Cylon Heavy Raider
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Cylons, much like their human rivals, designed their fleet to include two versions of fighter craft. The first is the iconic crescent-shaped Cylon Raider, and the second is the significantly larger and more powerful Cylon Heavy Raider.
While the name leaves much to be desired in terms of creativity, the Cylon Heavy Raider is incredibly effective in combat. The ship serves as both a heavy weapons platform and troop transport and is extremely similar to the human Raptor class transport.
Yet unlike the Raptor, the Cylon Heavy Raider is much more agile, more armoured, and can carry more troops into battle, mostly due to the ship being able to pilot itself, and the crew doesn't have to worry about things like the vacuum of space or gravitationally forces when making manoeuvres, as Centurions are not organic lifeforms.
A Cylon Heavy Raider can survive direct crash landings, can be used on a planet's surface as an anti-aircraft gun, and has the ability to self-repair when damaged, making the Heavy Raider one of the strongest and most versatile ships in the Cylon Armada.