Propulsion equipment: Difference between revisions

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'''Propulsion modules''' are a ~~way to trade off capacitor energy in~~ your ship ~~that allows it to gain an advantage in ship positioning and~~ speed. ~~These advantages are based on what type of propulsion module~~ you ~~are using and~~ the ~~type~~ of ship ~~you are flying. Certain ships require certain size afterburner to function properly~~ or ~~heavily favor certain types~~ of ~~modules with hull bonuses~~.

'''Propulsion modules''' are a type of [[module|active module]] which increase your ship's speed (at the cost of [[capacitor|capacitor energy]]). Higher speed allows you to dictate the range at which combat takes place (optimising the effectiveness of your ship's weapons and/or reducing the effectiveness of enemy ships' weapons).

==Afterburners and microwarpdrives==

Afterburners (AB) and ~~microwarp drives~~ (MWD) are the ~~basic~~ propulsion modules ~~most ships use~~. ~~They both greatly~~ increase ship's ~~max velocity. Generally afterburners increase~~ maximum speed by around 150% while ~~microwarp drives~~ increase ~~maximum speed~~ by around 500%. ~~Disadvantages of microwarpdrives are high~~ capacitor ~~usage~~, ~~additional penalty to~~ capacitor capacity, ~~they~~ are shut down by warp scramblers and are generally harder to fit.

Afterburners (AB) and Microwarpdrives (MWD) are the most commonly used propulsion modules. Afterburners increase the ship's maximum speed by around 150%, while Microwarpdrives increase it by around 500%. Compared with Afterburners, Microwarpdrives use more capacitor energy, reduce the ship's total capacitor capacity, are shut down by [[scram|warp scramblers]], and are generally harder to fit.

There are different sizes of propulsion modules based on basic ship hull size. Using an undersized afterburner on a larger ship will cause the speed boost to become much smaller.

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In practice that last thrust/mass term is almost equal to one when using properly sized propulsion module and the new maximum velocity is just base velocity multiplied by velocity bonus of propulsion module.

Certain ships require certain size afterburner to function properly or heavily favor certain types of modules with hull bonuses.

=== Oversized afterburners ===

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-'''Propulsion modules''' are a way to trade off capacitor energy in your ship that allows it to gain an advantage in ship positioning and speed. These advantages are based on what type of propulsion module you are using and the type of ship you are flying. Certain ships require certain size afterburner to function properly or heavily favor certain types of modules with hull bonuses.
+'''Propulsion modules''' are a type of [[module|active module]] which increase your ship's speed (at the cost of [[capacitor|capacitor energy]]). Higher speed allows you to dictate the range at which combat takes place (optimising the effectiveness of your ship's weapons and/or reducing the effectiveness of enemy ships' weapons).
 ==Afterburners and microwarpdrives==
-Afterburners (AB) and microwarp drives (MWD) are the basic propulsion modules most ships use. They both greatly increase ship's max velocity. Generally afterburners increase maximum speed by around 150% while microwarp drives increase maximum speed by around 500%. Disadvantages of microwarpdrives are high capacitor usage, additional penalty to capacitor capacity, they are shut down by warp scramblers and are generally harder to fit.
+Afterburners (AB) and Microwarpdrives (MWD) are the most commonly used propulsion modules. Afterburners increase the ship's maximum speed by around 150%, while Microwarpdrives increase it by around 500%. Compared with Afterburners, Microwarpdrives use more capacitor energy, reduce the ship's total capacitor capacity, are shut down by [[scram|warp scramblers]], and are generally harder to fit.
 There are different sizes of propulsion modules based on basic ship hull size. Using an undersized afterburner on a larger ship will cause the speed boost to become much smaller.
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 In practice that last thrust/mass term is almost equal to one when using properly sized propulsion module and the new maximum velocity is just base velocity multiplied by velocity bonus of propulsion module.
+Certain ships require certain size afterburner to function properly or heavily favor certain types of modules with hull bonuses.
 === Oversized afterburners ===