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=== Oversized afterburners ===

It is possible to fit ships with oversized afterburners: 10MN on frigate/destroyer or 100MN on cruiser/battlecruiser. The high fitting ~~requirement~~ and capacitor consumption of the larger ~~afterburner~~ usually makes this difficult ~~to do~~. If this is being done, the full maximum velocity formula needs to be used to determine the ship's actual max speed.

It is possible to fit ships with oversized afterburners: 10MN on a frigate/destroyer, or 100MN on a cruiser/battlecruiser. The high fitting requirements and capacitor consumption of the larger AB usually makes this difficult. If this is being done, the full maximum velocity formula needs to be used to determine the ship's actual max speed.

Generally the resulting maximum velocity is close to ~~normal sized~~ microwarpdrive ~~velocity, but~~ without the signature penalty or the ~~ability~~ to ~~be stopped by a~~ warp ~~scrambler~~. This makes oversized-afterburner ships extremely difficult to hit and damage, if they can achieve and maintain speed; it can also offer advantages in [[ESS]] space, where microwarpdrives cannot be used. Oversized afterburners synergize well with the bonuses to AB use found on some configurations of [[Strategic Cruisers|Tech 3 strategic cruisers]], as well as on the [[Succubus]] and [[Phantasm]]

Generally the resulting maximum velocity is close to typical microwarpdrive velocity—so a cruiser with a 100MN afterburner travels at something approaching cruiser MWD speed—but without the signature penalty or the vulnerability to warp scramblers. This makes oversized-afterburner ships extremely difficult to hit and damage, if they can achieve and maintain speed; it can also offer advantages in [[ESS]] space, where microwarpdrives cannot be used. Oversized afterburners synergize well with the bonuses to AB use found on some configurations of [[Strategic Cruisers|Tech 3 strategic cruisers]], as well as on the [[Succubus]] and [[Phantasm]]

The drawback of an oversized AB is greatly increased ship mass, which makes accelerating and turning slower. In many cases, ships with oversized afterburners take up to 30 seconds of straight flight to reach 3/4 of their listed full speed, and a [[Stabber]] with a 100MN afterburner (for example) has a 30-second align time while the AB is running.

It is theoretically possible to also fit oversized microwarpdrives onto certain ships, but this is extremely difficult and an extremely rare ~~practice~~.

It is theoretically possible to also fit oversized microwarpdrives onto certain ships, but this is extremely difficult and extremely rare.

=== Dualprop Fitting ===

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 === Oversized afterburners ===
-It is possible to fit ships with oversized afterburners: 10MN on frigate/destroyer or 100MN on cruiser/battlecruiser. The high fitting requirement and capacitor consumption of the larger afterburner usually makes this difficult to do. If this is being done, the full maximum velocity formula needs to be used to determine the ship's actual max speed.
+It is possible to fit ships with oversized afterburners: 10MN on a frigate/destroyer, or 100MN on a cruiser/battlecruiser. The high fitting requirements and capacitor consumption of the larger AB usually makes this difficult. If this is being done, the full maximum velocity formula needs to be used to determine the ship's actual max speed.
-Generally the resulting maximum velocity is close to normal sized microwarpdrive velocity, but without the signature penalty or the ability to be stopped by a warp scrambler. This makes oversized-afterburner ships extremely difficult to hit and damage, if they can achieve and maintain speed; it can also offer advantages in [[ESS]] space, where microwarpdrives cannot be used. Oversized afterburners synergize well with the bonuses to AB use found on some configurations of [[Strategic Cruisers|Tech 3 strategic cruisers]], as well as on the [[Succubus]] and [[Phantasm]]
+Generally the resulting maximum velocity is close to typical microwarpdrive velocity—so a cruiser with a 100MN afterburner travels at something approaching cruiser MWD speed—but without the signature penalty or the vulnerability to warp scramblers. This makes oversized-afterburner ships extremely difficult to hit and damage, if they can achieve and maintain speed; it can also offer advantages in [[ESS]] space, where microwarpdrives cannot be used. Oversized afterburners synergize well with the bonuses to AB use found on some configurations of [[Strategic Cruisers|Tech 3 strategic cruisers]], as well as on the [[Succubus]] and [[Phantasm]]
 The drawback of an oversized AB is greatly increased ship mass, which makes accelerating and turning slower. In many cases, ships with oversized afterburners take up to 30 seconds of straight flight to reach 3/4 of their listed full speed, and a [[Stabber]] with a 100MN afterburner (for example) has a 30-second align time while the AB is running.
-It is theoretically possible to also fit oversized microwarpdrives onto certain ships, but this is extremely difficult and an extremely rare practice.
+It is theoretically possible to also fit oversized microwarpdrives onto certain ships, but this is extremely difficult and extremely rare.
 === Dualprop Fitting ===