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:''For subspace travel via jump nodes between star systems, please see '''[[intersystem jump drive]]'''.'' | :''For subspace travel via jump nodes between star systems, please see '''[[intersystem jump drive]]'''.'' | ||
| − | + | An '''intrasystem jump drive''' is a standard [[subspace drive]], present on most fighters at the onset of the [[Great War]]. | |
| − | Intrasystem jump drives enable a ship to jump from one location in the system to another, quickly and (relatively) precisely. A jump drive of this kind does not need an intersystem [[jump node|subspace node]], only the presence of a significant gravity well. | + | Intrasystem jump drives enable a ship to jump from one location in the system to another, quickly and (relatively) precisely. A jump drive of this kind does not need an intersystem [[jump node|subspace node]], only the presence of a significant gravity well, precluding travel outside the boundaries of a solar system. |
While subspace travel from one system to another in an intersystem jump takes a variable but relatively brief amount of time (the Lucifer's transit from Delta Serpentis to Sol took fifteen minutes), an intrasystem jump is described as "nearly instantaneous." | While subspace travel from one system to another in an intersystem jump takes a variable but relatively brief amount of time (the Lucifer's transit from Delta Serpentis to Sol took fifteen minutes), an intrasystem jump is described as "nearly instantaneous." | ||
[[Category:Technologies]] | [[Category:Technologies]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:00, 15 May 2011
- For subspace travel via jump nodes between star systems, please see intersystem jump drive.
An intrasystem jump drive is a standard subspace drive, present on most fighters at the onset of the Great War.
Intrasystem jump drives enable a ship to jump from one location in the system to another, quickly and (relatively) precisely. A jump drive of this kind does not need an intersystem subspace node, only the presence of a significant gravity well, precluding travel outside the boundaries of a solar system.
While subspace travel from one system to another in an intersystem jump takes a variable but relatively brief amount of time (the Lucifer's transit from Delta Serpentis to Sol took fifteen minutes), an intrasystem jump is described as "nearly instantaneous."
