Husker Hailmary
The brilliant battle tactic employed by Commander William "Husker"
Adama in the 3rd season episode "Exodus pt. 2" of the reimagined Battlestar
Galactica series. In a bold attempt to rescue the human colonists on New
Caprica, Adama jumps the Galactica into the atmosphere directly above the settlement, causing it to "drop like a rock." This lets them by-pass
Cylon orbital defenses. Just before hitting the ground, the ship launches a squad of vipers right before jumping back out into orbit again. The Galactica takes heavy damage as it shoots like a fiery comet toward the ground, but the tactic pays off and enables the colonists to escape the planet's surface.