From: MattWiser_88@yahoo.com   
      
   One thing that the Original BSG didn't answer was this: How large was the   
   pre-holocaust Colonial Fleet? There had to be more than five battlestars in   
   the Fleet prior to the Battle of Cimtar (the attack on the fleet in the   
   pilot), along with smaller warships: cruisers, destroyers, patrol craft,   
   escorts, etc. It's simple common sense. In a war that lasts a thousand years   
   plus, a substantial military establishment was no doubt in place, and not   
   just the Fleet, but an Army for planetary campaigns would be needed. I for   
   one would argue that the Fleet at Cimtar was only the battle line, but that   
   other forces were deployed (patrol, training, watching Colonial borders not   
   in the war zone, and so on)  Any thoughts?   
      
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