Battle of Icarus Base

"We're under attack. Don't know who, don't know why."

- Everett Young

The Battle of Icarus base was an event that occurred in 2009 between the Tau'ri and an adversary using ships of Goa'uld design.

The Battle
"Our shields are holding but we're not the target."

- Samantha Carter aboard the George Hammond

Icarus Base was attacked by a force of several Ha'tak mother ships, Death Gliders, and Troop transports, most likely from the Lucian Alliance. They opened fire the moment they dropped out of hyperspace without warning. It is unclear why the Hammond did not fire its beam weapons at the hat'taks.

The attacks led to the need to evacuate Icarus. Col. Telford gave orders to immediately evacuate the base. However, rather than dial Earth, Doctor Nicholas Rush instead dialed the ninth chevron, stranding everyone on the Destiny. The bombardment of the Icarus installation caused the planet's core, which was linked to the base's Stargate as a power source, to explode, destroying the entire planet, and the enemy force in the resulting explosion. The Hammond recalled all 302s, beamed everybody outside the base aboard, and barely escaped to hyperspace before the explosion. Colonel Young, the last to leave, was thrown through the wormhole by the explosion and was badly injured.