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In practice, that last thrust/mass term is almost equal to one when using properly sized modules on Frigates, Cruisers, and Battleships; and the ship's new maximum velocity is about equal to its base velocity multiplied by the bonus of the propulsion module. However, certain exceptionally light-weight ships (like many Triglavian ships) can achieve higher speed bonuses; and heavier-weight ships like Destroyers and Battlecruisers will receive lower speed bonuses than their prop modules would state. This formula explains why fitting armor plates reduces the bonus of a prop module (but not the ship's base speed). This formula also dictates that fitting a ship with an undersized afterburner or MWD will provide an ineffectively small boost. (In general, the only time this is ever done is in the act of fitting a battleship-sized 500MN microwarpdrive to a capital ship, as a sort of maneuvering thruster used in single cycles to improve alignment times.)
In practice, that last thrust/mass term is almost equal to one when using properly sized modules on Frigates, Cruisers, and Battleships; and the ship's new maximum velocity is about equal to its base velocity multiplied by the bonus of the propulsion module. However, certain exceptionally light-weight ships (like many Triglavian ships) can achieve higher speed bonuses; and heavier-weight ships like Destroyers and Battlecruisers will receive lower speed bonuses than their prop modules would state. This formula explains why fitting armor plates reduces the bonus of a prop module (but not the ship's base speed). This formula also dictates that fitting a ship with an undersized afterburner or MWD will provide an ineffectively small boost. (In general, the only time this is ever done is in the act of fitting a battleship-sized 500MN microwarpdrive to a capital ship, as a sort of maneuvering thruster used in single cycles to improve alignment times.)
=== Tech and Meta Levels ===
Afterburners and Microwarpdrives have very different attributes at different tech levels. These attribute trends are consistent across all sizes of modules.
For Afterburners, the pattern is fairly straightforward. Higher-tech afterburners grant larger speed bonuses. Faction and Deadspace afterburners have lower capacitor costs, and come in two types: one consuming extra CPU (Gallente/Serpentis), one consuming extra Powergrid (Minmatar/Angel Cartel).
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;width:900px"
! style="background-color:#222222;" | AB Type
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Meta Level
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Speed Increase
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Activation Cost
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Fitting Cost
|-
|Tech 1
|0
|115%
|(Normal)
|(Normal)
|-
|Monopropellant Enduring
|1
|125%
| -20%
|(Normal)
|-
|Y-S8 Compact
|1
|125%
|(Normal)
| -10% PWG / -15% CPU
|-
|Tech 2
|5
|135%
| +10%
| +10% PWG
|-
|Analog Booster
|6
|135%
| -20%
| -10% PWG / -15% CPU
|-
|Shadow Serpentis / Federation Navy
|8
|145%
| -10%
| +10% CPU
|-
|Domination / Republic Fleet
|8
|145%
| -10%
| +10% PWG
|-
|Coreli/Corelum/Core C-Type
|10
|150%
| -10%
| +15% CPU
|-
|Gistii/Gistum/Gist C-Type
|10
|150%
| -10%
| +15% PWG
|-
|Coreli/Corelum/Core B-Type
|12
|155%
| -10%
| +20% CPU
|-
|Gistii/Gistum/Gist B-Type
|12
|155%
| -10%
| +20% PWG
|-
|Coreli/Corelum/Core A-Type
|14
|155%
| -10%
| +25% CPU
|-
|Gistii/Gistum/Gist A-Type
|14
|155%
| -10%
| +25% PWG
|-
|Core X-Type
|16
|160%
| -10%
| +30% CPU
|-
|Gist X-Type
|16
|160%
| -10%
| +30% PWG
|}
(Note: Capacitor and Fitting cost adjustments are approximate, and will be slightly different at different sizes. X-Type Modules only exist in 100MN and 500MN sizes.)
For Microwarpdrives, the story is not as simple. Higher-tech MWDs grant only minimal speed improvements over lower-tech modules. In stead, higher-tech MWDs carry significantly reduced Signature and Capacitor penalties than lower-tech MWDs. However, there is an odd exception: the Tech II Microwarpdrive carries a reduced Capacitor penalty, but ''not'' a reduced Signature penalty, and suffers from increased Fitting and Activation costs, in exchange for only providing about 1% greater top speed than a Meta module. As a result, Tech II Microwarpdrives are largely disrespected and should almost never be used, in favor of the '''Quad LiF Restrained''' models.
Like with Afterburners, Faction and Deadspace microwarpdrives come in two types: one consuming extra CPU but with reduced Activation Cost (Gallente/Serpentis), and one consuming extra Powergrid  but with reduced Signature penalty (Minmatar/Angel Cartel).
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" style="text-align:center;width:900px"
! style="background-color:#222222;" | MWD Type
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Meta Level
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Speed Increase
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Activation Cost
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Fitting Cost
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Capacitor Penalty
! style="background-color:#222222;" | Signature Penalty
|-
|Tech 1
|0
|500%
|(Normal)
|(Normal)
| -25%
| +500%
|-
|Cold-Gas Enduring
|1
|505%
| -10%
|(Normal)
| -25%
| +500%
|-
|Y-T8 Compact
|1
|505%
|(Normal)
| -10% PWG / -15% CPU
| -25%
| +500%
|-
|Quad LiF Restrained
|1
|505%
|(Normal)
|(Normal)
| -20%
| +450%
|-
|Tech 2
|5
|510%
| +10%
| +10% PWG
| -20%
| +500%
|-
|Digital Booster
|6
|510%
| -20%
| -10% PWG / -15% CPU
| -15%
| +450%
|-
|Shadow Serpentis / Federation Navy
|8
|512%
| -10%
| +10% CPU
| -10%
| +475%
|-
|Domination / Republic Fleet
|8
|512%
|(Normal)
| +10% PWG
| -10%
| +450%
|-
|Coreli/Corelum/Core C-Type
|10
|514%
| -10%
| +15% CPU
| -7%
| +450%
|-
|Gistii/Gistum/Gist C-Type
|10
|514%
|(Normal)
| +15% PWG
| -7%
| +430%
|-
|Coreli/Corelum/Core B-Type
|12
|516%
| -10%
| +20% CPU
| -5%
| +430%
|-
|Gistii/Gistum/Gist B-Type
|12
|516%
|(Normal)
| +20% PWG
| -5%
| +410%
|-
|Coreli/Corelum/Core A-Type
|14
|518%
| -10%
| +25% CPU
| -3%
| +410%
|-
|Gistii/Gistum/Gist A-Type
|14
|518%
|(Normal)
| +25% PWG
| -3%
| +390%
|-
|Core X-Type
|16
|520%
| -10%
| +30% CPU
| -0%
| +390%
|-
|Gist X-Type
|16
|520%
|(Normal)
| +30% PWG
| -0%
| +350%
|}


=== Oversized afterburners ===
=== Oversized afterburners ===
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