Is it possible to destroy space stations in Elite?

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I've been playing the original Elite a lot via emulator and I was wondering if it's possible to destroy a space station (without cheating). Just a couple of shots on a station will cause three Vipers to come after you, so it would definitely be a challenge.



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No. You can shut down a station by 'UA bombing' it, which means selling a lot of unknown artifacts to it (not literally bombing) which will shut down it's systems for awhile, but as far as I know the probes don't do anything to stations.




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Can you destroy space stations NMS?

While you can attack a station, it cannot actually be destroyed.

Can you own stations in elite dangerous?

Originally posted by Eztrelle: Umm you can own stations in this game. My squadron owns several stations and we are currently exerting influence on other systems to grow. Its part of the power play mechanic and you have to apply to FDEV to get your base.




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Yes, you can shut down the space station for a while. Use "UA bombing" method.

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