A basestar (known interchangeably as a "baseship") is the most prominent example of the Cylon military presence. The basestars in service during the 12-year Cylon War consisted of two flattened cones connected at the center by a thick pylon, giving them a conical saucer-like appearance. They were used by the Axis of Empires. Much like its modern counterpart, this model utilized chemically-propelled missiles (with both nuclear and conventional warheads) as the main form of offensive weaponry.