Epsilon-Delta: Difference between revisions

Her external surface in contact with airborne environment is an organic, malleable compound designed to instantly become an adhesive and detour attempts at disassembly and access to the synethetic lifesign shell running the Barclay-Zimmerman holography. Beneath this skin-like surface is a duranium shield that acts as a sensor-resistant material. Premeditated tampering with a tricorder is also difficult. The same shuttle-grade duranium is also machined into a single-molding that surrounds the positronic unit. Additionally, The malleable compound can be stimulated to create new identities.

Interestingly, the positronic field surrounding Epsilon Delta tends to obscure the synthetic lifesign from portable sensor equipment, even without the use of the sensor-obfuscating alloy. This material was developed from the materials collected from the Delta quadrant by USS Voyager as well as with the expertise of her personnel. Although the positronic mechanics alone do not obfuscate the synthetic lifesign, the alloy is embedded into the nanetic exo-skeletal structure, successfully interfering with most sub-spatial signals and censoring complex data that reveals the unique reading given by the synthethic lifesign.  

 

 

In several mission scenarios, Starfleet Intelligence successfully recorded her ability to board, without authorization, non-Federation vessels to evade intruder alert systems. Following the successful test, Starfleet Intelligence also required the Delta unit be outfitted with safeguards to prevent and deter the opportunity she be lost to enemy hands (see section on safeguards to deter espionage).  

The Delta series uses the same duranium-based alloys used to construct many types of Federation-compliant vehicles and Starfleet-grade housing. Over seventy percent of her construction is designed to withstand continuous stress and/or diffuse directed energy within the standard absorption rate of an industrial-grade warp-capable hull.  

Epsilon is technically certified in water survival techniques and she can travel in most liquid environments plus 1 unit above standard starship's gravity at an average of 1.07 knots. However, her capacity to remain in a high volume of water exceeding her mass decreases exponentially over time. Most of Epsilon-Delta's solid mass is tonnage from duranium-based materials protecting her positronic brain.  In summary, although Epsilon-Delta can remain afloat by continuously converting hydrogen into energy, she is still subject to the laws of conservation of energy.

Epsilon Lab research & development continues to test her capacity to operate in liquid environments within her existing design. This nautical weight is compensated in liquid environments only through continuous use of a single experimental anti-gravity module powered by the primary battery. The mark III demonstrated that energy efficiency costs outweigh the collateral cost of deploying Delta in liquid environments.