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A '''subspace vortex''' (also called a '''spatial vortex''' or '''energy portal''') is an extremely fast method of transportation utilized by the [[Xindi]]. |
A '''subspace vortex''' (also called a '''spatial vortex''' or '''energy portal''') is an extremely fast method of transportation utilized by the [[Xindi]]. |
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| − | Though [[Gralik Durr]] claimed they had a range of only a few [[light year]]s, ({{ENT|The Shipment}}) vortices were actually capable of transporting a ship from the [[Delphic Expanse]] to [[Earth]] in ten hours, a voyage that would take a [[warp five engine|warp five vessel]] six weeks. ({{ENT|Countdown}}) |
+ | Though [[Gralik Durr]] claimed they had a range of only a few [[light year]]s, ({{ENT|The Shipment}}) vortices were actually capable of transporting a ship from the [[Delphic Expanse]] to [[Earth]] in ten hours, a voyage that would take a [[warp five engine|warp five vessel]] six weeks. ({{ENT|Countdown}}) |
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| + | :''This suggests a distance of 11.2 light years, which would indicate that travel through that particular vortex took place at warp 9.9941 on the 24th century scale.'' |
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| + | The larger a vortex is, the more unstable. [[Degra]] said he would have great difficulty creating a vortex large enough to carry the [[Xindi superweapon]] and four other vessels; he warned one or two of the ships might be destroyed. ({{ENT|Azati Prime}}) |
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:''The visual effect of the subspace vortex is eerily similar to that of [[Borg]] [[transwarp]] in {{TNG|Descent}}. It is possible that these technologies are somehow related.'' |
:''The visual effect of the subspace vortex is eerily similar to that of [[Borg]] [[transwarp]] in {{TNG|Descent}}. It is possible that these technologies are somehow related.'' |
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Revision as of 12:42, 30 November 2008
Xindi ships emerge from a subspace vortex.
A subspace vortex (also called a spatial vortex or energy portal) is an extremely fast method of transportation utilized by the Xindi.
Though Gralik Durr claimed they had a range of only a few light years, (ENT: "The Shipment") vortices were actually capable of transporting a ship from the Delphic Expanse to Earth in ten hours, a voyage that would take a warp five vessel six weeks. (ENT: "Countdown")
- This suggests a distance of 11.2 light years, which would indicate that travel through that particular vortex took place at warp 9.9941 on the 24th century scale.
The larger a vortex is, the more unstable. Degra said he would have great difficulty creating a vortex large enough to carry the Xindi superweapon and four other vessels; he warned one or two of the ships might be destroyed. (ENT: "Azati Prime")