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The '''Micro Jump Drive''' (MJD) is a propulsion module which, rather than making the ship move faster, teleports the ship forward 100km in the direction it is facing. Upon arrival, the ship maintains its direction and velocity. Warp scramblers can be used to disrupt this module.

Micro jump drives can be used only on T1 and T2 [[Battleships]], [[Battlecruisers]], [[Battlecruisers#Command Ships|Command Ships]], and [[DST|Deep space transports]]. [[Marauders]] have a significantly reduced cooldown for this module.

Micro jump drives can be used offensively to close on a target or defensively to jump out.

Micro jump drives are often used in combination with an afterburner or microwarpdrive, offering a secondary engagement or disengagement tool. (Their long cooldown precludes their use as a primary mobility module, except when used by Marauders.)

When the module is activated the module spools up for 12 seconds (reduced to a minimum of 9 seconds by {{sk|Micro Jump Drive Operation}}). During this time the ship can not ''voluntarily'' change its direction (however it may unpredictably change course if it bumps into an immovable object). The signature radius of the ship is also increased by 150% during the spool up time. A ship attempting to activate an MJD gains a visible orange-white rippling cone in front of it.

After spool up period the ship jumps 100 km to the direction it is facing. The ship retains its velocity and locked targets through the jump. Other ships will also retain locks on the ship that jumped.

After the jump has been completed or aborted by scrambler the MJD module enters 180 seconds long cooldown period that must pass before the module can be used again. Even if the jump fails the module will enter cooldown period. This cooldown period is reduced to 54 seconds on [[Marauders]], allowing them to activate an MJD to move, then activate one cycle of their Bastion Module on landing, and then jump again when the Bastion ends.

Micro Jump Field Generators (MJFGs or booshes) are similar to Micro Jump Drives but they have several important differences.  

* Only [[Command Destroyer|Command Destroyers]] (which are sometimes nicknamed "Jump Destroyers" for this reason) can fit Micro Jump Field Generators.  

* A Micro Jump Field Generator does not only move the ship itself, but also moves most objects which are within 6km of the boosher. Up to twenty-five ships will be carried along.

** [[Drones]], [[Fighters]], [[Bombs]], and [[Interdictors#About the "bubble" (Warp Disrupt Probe)|Warp Disrupt Probes]] will also be moved, however will not count against the 25-ship limit.  

** [[Capital ships]], ([[Jump Freighter|Jump]]) [[Freighter]]s, [[Orca]]s, and Deployables will '''NOT''' be moved.  

* [[Warp Scrambler|Warp scramblers]] prevent the boosher or its targets from being jumped. (Any target that is scrammed will not be jumped, or if the boosher themself is scrammed nobody will be jumped.) This can be used defensively by fleet members scramming each other to prevent being separated.  

* Ships which are invulnerable can't be booshed away (undock timer, gate cloak, tether, the short invuln time after you drop out of warp as examples).

* MJFGs cannot be used in [[Highsec]]. Activating one gives the user a {{icon|timer weapons|16}} [[Timers#Weapon Timer|weapon timer]] for 60 seconds (meaning you cannot take a gate or dock after using one). In lowsec your [[Safety settings]] need to be red as you can potentially gain a {{icon|timer criminal|16}} [[Timers#Criminal_Timer|criminal timer]]. (Compare to ECM burst and smartbombs. However, it is not known what circumstances would give a criminal timer.) For this reason logistics pilots should also set their safeties to red if a boosher is in a lowsec fleet.

* The spool time is a bit shorter (9s before skills) and is reduced by the skills {{sk|Micro Jump Drive Operation}} and {{sk|Command Destroyers}} down to a minimum of 6s (5.06s, rounded up). While spooling, the Command Destroyer cannot change direction or speed, and a blue ring of light with a glowing spark in the middle appears in front of it. (However, if the Command Destroyer bumps into a large enough object to change its course, that will affect the direction the jump fires in.)

* You can split up hostile fleets and isolate targets.

* You can use it as an escape tool for fleets.

* With many command destroyers you can chain booshers and make slow sniper fleets move around the grid quickly, allowing them to "kite" enemies that would otherwise catch up with them.

* You can suddenly get on top of a target to tackle it. Remember that you can boosh a warp disrupt probe.

 

Micro Jump Field Generator reworked to move a maximum of 25 capsuleer ships at once. All fighters, drones, probes and bombs will always be moved

Mobile Micro Jump Units may be deployed in space, with modest restrictions on proximity to stargates, stations, starbases or Upwell structures. They allow all nearby ships (within 2.5km) to jump themselves 100km away in whatever direction they are facing, by right-clicking the Unit and selecting ''Jump''. Jumping using a Mobile Micro unit has a 12-second spool-up, not reduced by skills, and produces the same orange-white rippling cone visual as using a Micro Jump Drive.