Outpost 4

Outpost 4 was an outpost constructed a mile deep on an asteroid of almost solid iron by Starfleet in 2160. The outpost's protective shield was made of cast rodinium. The outpost was proximately located to the Gamma Hydra system. This outpost was one of eight Earth Outpost Stations located in Sector Z-6 along the Federation side of the Romulan Neutral Zone. This zone was a strip of space that acted as a buffer between the Federation and the Romulans in the Alpha Quadrant.

In 2266, Outpost 4 came under attack by an unknown starship that was later discovered to be Romulan Bird-of-Prey. Although protected by full deflectors, the outpost was hit by a powerful high-energy plasma torpedo that completely blew out the outpost's deflector shield, as well as taking out its phasers and killing its weapons crew. The second attack by the plasma torpedo hit the outpost, unprotected, resulting in the base's disintegration. (, display graphic)

By 2366, this outpost had been replaced. 

 File:Hansen (Commander).jpg|Commander Hansen transmits his report of the attack from Outpost 4. File:Romulan Neutral Zone map.jpg|Federation map showing the position of Outpost 4 in relation to Romulus and the Romulan Neutral Zone, 2266 File:Tactical Intelligence Analysis.jpg|The location of Outpost 4 on a tactical intelligence analysis star chart, 2366

Background information
According to the Star Trek: Star Charts (pg. 66), there were 23 Earth outposts. Outposts 1 to 8 were mentioned in dialog or were seen on the Z-6 Sector map in and Outpost 23 was mentioned in dialog in. Outpost 4 was constructed in an area of space that been contested over during the Romulan War Theater of Operations (2156-2160).

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