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==Notes==
==Notes==


The official definition taken from the Official Battlestar Galactica Magazine #3 is 'A rotating group of Colonial Vipers which are constantly ready for immediate launch.  Their function is to act as support from the Combat Air Patrol.
The official definition taken from the Official Battlestar Galactica Magazine #3 is 'A rotating group of Colonial Vipers which are constantly ready for immediate launch.  Their function is to act as support from the Combat Air Patrol.'


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Alert Fighters are group of Vipers "standing by" within a battlestar's launch tubes with their pilots in or very near their cockpits in preparation for a quick launch.

The purpose of Alert Fighters are to support a Combat Air Patrol with the intercept or elimination of any incoming enemy threat.

Notes

The official definition taken from the Official Battlestar Galactica Magazine #3 is 'A rotating group of Colonial Vipers which are constantly ready for immediate launch. Their function is to act as support from the Combat Air Patrol.'