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==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%. ~~Disatvantages~~ 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 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.

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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* 1000MN/5000MN = Capital ships.

The max velocity bonus listed in module info is only one factor in actual ~~velociy~~ increase. The ~~maxiumum~~ velocity of a ship ~~useing~~ a propulsion module is

The max velocity bonus listed in module info is only one factor in actual velocity increase. The maximum velocity of a ship using a propulsion module is

V_max = V_base × V_bonus × ( Thrust / mass )

In practice ~~tha~~ 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.

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.

=== Oversized afterburners ===

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It is possible to fit ships with oversized afterburners: 10MN on frigate/destroyer or 100MN on cruiser/battlecruiser. The high fitting requirement of larger afterburner usually makes this harder to do. In this case the full maximum velocity formula needs to be used.

Generally the resulting maximum velocity is close to normal sized microwarpdrive but the added bonus is that the oversized afterburner is not shut down by scramblers. The drawback is greatly increased ship mass which makes ~~manouvering~~ harder.

Generally the resulting maximum velocity is close to normal sized microwarpdrive but the added bonus is that the oversized afterburner is not shut down by scramblers. The drawback is greatly increased ship mass which makes maneuvering harder.

===Related skills===

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 ==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%. Disatvantages 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 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.
 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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 * 1000MN/5000MN = Capital ships.
-The max velocity bonus listed in module info is only one factor in actual velociy increase. The maxiumum velocity of a ship useing a propulsion module is
+The max velocity bonus listed in module info is only one factor in actual velocity increase. The maximum velocity of a ship using a propulsion module is
 V_max = V_base × V_bonus × ( Thrust / mass )
-In practice tha 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.
+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.
 === Oversized afterburners ===
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 It is possible to fit ships with oversized afterburners: 10MN on frigate/destroyer or 100MN on cruiser/battlecruiser. The high fitting requirement of larger afterburner usually makes this harder to do. In this case the full maximum velocity formula needs to be used.
-Generally the resulting maximum velocity is close to normal sized microwarpdrive but the added bonus is that the oversized afterburner is not shut down by scramblers. The drawback is greatly increased ship mass which makes manouvering harder.
+Generally the resulting maximum velocity is close to normal sized microwarpdrive but the added bonus is that the oversized afterburner is not shut down by scramblers. The drawback is greatly increased ship mass which makes maneuvering harder.
 ===Related skills===