I finally found some time to expand my story about the Phoenix Station (I am a link to the original post, nice to meet you!)

The aftermath of shock

After careful analysis of the data submitted by the destroyed cruisers, the Sowers were able to partially deduct what happened during the battle between their ships and the infamous Phoenix Station. With the little information they managed to assemble, the Sowers are now one step closer towards understanding just what they're dealing with.



Three reports were made - the first one is a full schematic of the Phoenix Station, last updated moments before it crossed the Event Horizon. Unfortunately, it is difficult to say how accurate those schematics are after 504 years. The second report is based on the data gathered by the Sowers' fleet. The last one is a summary of both, explaining the core strengths and weaknesses of the Phoenix Station as well as underlining all the unknowns.



All three reports are classified as top secret as the Sowers are still in tho minds whether they should notify Sophons - or anybody else - about the Phoenix Station or if they should keep it to themselves.

Report #3

NOTICE: At this point in time nothing is known with absolute certainty about the Phoenix Station. The accuracy of the data herein is estimated between 99.9% and 5%. Assumptions less probable then 5% were omitted in this report.

Because of the probability variations, the likelihood of every assumption is highlighted in red.

• Maximum crew capacity: 75,000 [93.3%]
• Minimal crew required to operate: 10,000 [88.9%]
• Crew-count before entering the Event Horizon: 10,250 [99.9%]
• Capable of supporting a population growth: Yes [79.7%]
• Shape and size: Oblate spheroid, 297m[SUP]3
[/SUP] [86.5%]
• Energy source: Intercepted dark energy (35.7% of overall power), 5 cross-connected antimatter generators (64.3% of overall power) [74.9%]
• Engine#1: Class S, antimatter-based wide-stream propellers [27.2%]
• Engine#2: Heavy-duty graviton manipulators [74.5%]
• Capable of transporting ships: No [75.8%]
• Self-sufficient: Yes [94.2%]
• Capable of using wormholes: No [86.9%]
• Capable of entering an atmosphere: Yes [99.9%]
• Capable of entering a star: Yes [99.9%]
• Capable of entering a black hole: Yes [99.9%]
  
  

• Flak: No [81.0%]
• Shields: No [59.3%]
• Deflectors: No [52.1%]
• Armor: Yes [99.9%]
  
  

• Invasion support modules: No [96.6%]
• Missiles: No [78.4%]
• Beams: No [72.5%]
• Kinetics: No [80.2%]
  
  

• Interstellar movement [49.2%]
• Anti-energy armor [84.3%]
• Advanced repair modules [54.7%]
• Weaponized singularity cores [5%]
  
  

• Interstellar movement

While it is highly improbable that the Phoenix Station developed technology that would allow it to pass through wormholes, there is still a chance that it might be capable of covering a long distance at a relatively short time. The station's graviton manipulators allow it to revert and adjust the gravitational field influencing the construction. Near sufficiently large objects this could allow the station to perform a slingshot maneuver, allowing it to move as fast as a surveyor class ship equipped with loseless fusion pods.

• Anti-energy armor

The entire station is surrounded by a layer of armor designed to resist the harsh conditions inside a black hole. After passing through the Event Horizon, the station was to stabilize itself at a fixed position inside 0N4X-80L3; it was vital to the success of the operation because inside a black hole all directions lead to its center. The only way to buy the Phoenix Station enough time to escape was to create an armor capable of stopping any form of energy from escaping the construction.



This has several implications. The station doesn't emit any forms of energy, except for small quantities of dark energy. Almost no military-grade navigation- and targeting systems are capable of locking in on the station. It makes calculating an assault trajectory virtually impossible. However, even if the construction is somehow hit, it most likely will not sustain any damage. Early simulations suggest that beam weapons have no effect on the station's armor.



Kinetic weapons are also inefficient - not only manufacturing slugs capable of penetrating the armor is highly impractical. It is also pointless, as the station's graviton manipulators can be used to affect kinetics' trajectories, causing them to orbit the station rather then hit it. Missiles are unlikely to damage the station. The station's armor was designed to withstand explosions of even the highest magnitude.

• Advanced repair modules

The Phoenix Station is equipped with old repair modules. They are not nearly as efficient as the ones utilized by today's navy, however considering the low probability of armor penetration, they are more then enough to keep the station running. But one of the station's greatest strength comes not from the fact that it can repair itself but from the fact that it has the necessary resources to do so. Because the construction is capable of entering a black hole, it can gather even the most dense and unobtainable materials known to science. Because of this, all systems inside the Phoenix Station are expected to be in a perfect condition at all times.

• Weaponized singularity cores

The greatest mystery of the Phoenix Station has has not been solved yet. How was it able to destroy four heavily armed and armored cruisers? Initial reports indicate that the flak defenses of those units stayed idle, shield readings were normal and deflectors remained active. This indicates that the station used a different kind of weapon, one that could not be detected by the cruisers' computers.



Careful analysis of the battle reveal surprising and contradicting data. According to the reports sent by the cruisers, every 6.7 seconds large chunks their hulls suddenly moved a few centimeters in one direction while the surrounding chunks moved in the opposite direction. It shredded the Cruisers to pieces, quickly turning powerful warships into bits of melded matter.



This could indicate that the crew of the Phoenix Station found a way to weaponize their singularity cores. These massive installations, occupying most of the station's space, were designed to create a singularity through which the construction could escape the black hole. A singularity field should not be able to affect anything but the station itself, however there exists a tiny possibility that the singularity cores were modified to create a time distortion field outside of the Phoenix Station.



Such field would have a devastating effect on any installation, regardless of its defensive modules and armor. A single activation of a weaponized singularity core could cause a chunk of matter to be stuck in time for a few nanoseconds. By the time the targeted matter reappears in our time line, its atoms are no longer in sync with the rest of the ship, causing massive damage.



This kind of weapon was theorized before. However the scientists believed that it is impossible to create a weaponized version of singularity cores.











The only weapons capable of damaging the station's external armor are implosion missiles. Set to implode on contact, a sufficient amount of implosion torpedoes should break through the armor's integrity. There are no weapons like this currently in use but it is theoretically possible to develop them. The problem, however, is hitting the Phoenix Station with such missiles. Even the most advanced detectors are barely capable of acknowledging the station's presence, not mentioning maintaining a solid lock on. Such targeting systems are massive and can only be installed on battleships, dreadnaughts or titans.



Based on early calculations, a fleet capable of damaging the Phoenix Station should consist of one such ship, transmitting its data to the rest of the fleet. The next step would be to attack with an armada of destroyers, all synchronized to attack at the exact same time, all targeting their individual sectors in space. With a sufficiently big amount of missiles, there is a chance that some of them will hit the target, potentially damaging it, thus making it easier to be detected



This early plan does not take the weaponized singularity core into consideration. Its one activation would be enough to render the command ship useless, effectively making the entire fleet blind to the presence of the Phoenix Station. Alternative scenarios are being explored.











Above all, it is ill-advised to attack the Phoenix Station. Not only can it annihilate entire fleets on its own; its loss would also be unacceptable. The station is one-of-a-kind and even with today's technologies, creating another one would take hundreds of years and endless quantities of resources. The probability of recreating a singularity core is estimated at only 27.439% and the possibility of weaponizing the core is around 0.00000000001%



Developing systems specialized in detecting dark energy streams is a top priority. This also applies to implosion missiles. The station should be carefully observed from a long distance by a lone battleship with the most advanced engine technology currently available so that it can outrun the Phoenix Station in the event of its discovery.



The population on systems orbiting a star classified as a bright giant or larger should be prepared for an emergency evacuation. Long range dark matter detectors should be manufactured for such systems. It is unlikely that the Phoenix Station will be bale to slingshot to a system with a smaller star.



A special tasks group should be established and trained with only one goal - to approach the Phoenix Station undetected, enter it and capture it.



Any attempts to communicate with the Phoenix Station are not recommended.



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Well, that took longer then I thought... I hope you like it though!

Tredecim wrote:
Well, nice fanfic



But I must point this out:

Haven't you heard, Skynet is everywhere.

Alsojames wrote:
Hey guys I'm back after a really long and really pointless hiatus DX



Good to see this thing has stayed alive

Not as much as usual of course. I wish it would resurface with all the previous benefactors as well as several new ones to really get it kicking.

Wow, wall of text there PANCZASU, but I like it



Oh the structure; entire Analysis with % and stuff

Tredecim wrote:
Wow, wall of text there PANCZASU, but I like it

When I fanfic, I fanfic big time

PANCZASU wrote:
When I fanfic, I fanfic big time

One word: "good"

Hi again people!



Hope this isn't off topic but I was wondering if it would be in our interests to update the wiki.

My suggestion is we get a couple of people together and start an improvement wave to help the wiki regain a bit of life and help maintain it.

I have a couple of friends I'm sure will help out and I already have a few ideas that should help it along.



Tell me what you think and we'll go from there. Thanks!

Of course, feel free to add on.