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====Station attacks and Medusae====
====Station attacks and Medusae====
December 14, 3303 marked the most serious escalation of the Thargoid conflict yet. A number of stations, including Titan's Daughter in Taygeta and The Oracle in Pleiades Sector IR-W d1-55, were attacked and damaged by Thargoids, disrupting some services and causing dangerous overheating and electromagnetic interference. [[Station#Emergency Protocol|Emergency evacuation protocols]] were activated, and the Pilots Federation extracted the ships of the independent pilots docked at the affected Stations and transferred them to rescue ships. Pilots were encouraged to aid the ongoing evacuation of the stations' inhabitants.<ref name="Station Attack">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7jqg5p/so_the_thargoids_attacked_a_station_images/?st=jb6b35m0&sh=f42ecad9 /r/EliteDangerous: So the Thargoids(?) Attacked a Station. Images Courtesy of CMDR Bad_Player]</ref>
December 14, 3303 marked the most serious escalation of the Thargoid conflict yet. The stations Titan's Daughter in Taygeta, The Oracle in Pleiades Sector IR-W d1-55, and Liman Legacy in HIP 16753 were attacked and damaged by Thargoids, disrupting some services and causing dangerous overheating and electromagnetic interference. [[Station#Emergency Protocol|Emergency evacuation protocols]] were activated, and the Pilots Federation extracted the ships of the independent pilots docked at the affected Stations and transferred them to rescue ships. Pilots were encouraged to aid the ongoing evacuation of the stations' inhabitants.<ref name="Station Attack">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7jqg5p/so_the_thargoids_attacked_a_station_images/?st=jb6b35m0&sh=f42ecad9 /r/EliteDangerous: So the Thargoids(?) Attacked a Station. Images Courtesy of CMDR Bad_Player]</ref>


In addition, a new variant of Thargoid Interceptor called the Medusa Variant began appearing in Threat 7 Non-Human Signal Sources. Medusae surpass even the capabilities of Basilisk Variant Interceptors.<ref name="Medusa">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7jqg5p/so_the_thargoids_attacked_a_station_images/dr8epgz/ /r/EliteDangerous: So the Thargoids(?) Attacked a Station. Images Courtesy of CMDR Bad_Player - Comment by ChristianM]</ref>
In addition, a new variant of Thargoid Interceptor called the Medusa Variant began appearing in Threat 7 Non-Human Signal Sources. Medusae surpass even the capabilities of Basilisk Variant Interceptors.<ref name="Medusa">[https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/7jqg5p/so_the_thargoids_attacked_a_station_images/dr8epgz/ /r/EliteDangerous: So the Thargoids(?) Attacked a Station. Images Courtesy of CMDR Bad_Player - Comment by ChristianM]</ref>