Player HQ Defense needed?

[Morphix]

Hello,

I would like to do the main (Boron) Plot to get the plyer HQ for science and the inventory stash.
But there are a few things bugging me and I dont want to "ruin" my savegame.

Right now I am at a early stage of the game and I am not sure if I need a strong fleet to defend the HQ Station.

Can it be destroyed entierly by Xenon/Khaak/pirates?

Or does anyone know if i really need to defend the Station?
If so, in which extend? Do I need a few heavy fighters or are Minotaurus/Nemesis recommanded? Are Station Turrets enough?

[Rastuasi]

I've personally never had more than a few xenon, pirates or khaak. They didn't make a mark on the station at all, eventually MIN came and killed them. Key will be if you have other enemies that can get to it.

[ezra-r]

My PHQ has not get attacked in a 5 day save. Still, the best defence afaik is defence modules in the station, but being so big I guess you have to scatter them through all 3 main sections, still.. it won't probably be attacked.

[zakaluka]

grand exchange is probably the safest system in the game from real xenon incursions. Some small ships get in here and there. Basically: no, don't invest into defending it. The sector police are enough.

[paraskous]

You're good. It's only small ships. Plus, I wouldn't be surprised when the asteroid - the research core - is indestructible.

[Morphix]

those replys are helping me a lot.

I think I'll go for the Hub then.

Thank You!

[Arralis]

biggest problem i faced with nearly any station is scale plate pillagers. but 6-8 fighters guarding should be enough even if they send a destroyer.

[Ezarkal]

I usually assign the various fighters I acquire by making their pilots bail out to the PHQ.
A wing of half a dozen is waaayyyy enough to drive of the pirates/xenons/kha'ak strolling around. Plus you can always send them to the nearby MIN shipyard for the occasional repairs.
Defense drones are also a very good option. Two or three dozens should be enough to mop up anything that comes close.

After a while, when money/building materials are less tight, I add a few static defenses, and recuperate the ships for other sector patrol or escort operations.
But I never saw any credible threats in Grand Exchange.