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What are the limitations of the Morvan Drive?

April 26, 2017limitations morvan drive

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What are the limitations of the Morvan Drive?

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The drive has several serious limitations. Because other gravity sources would nullify the event of the artificial antigraviton concentration, the drive is only functional in deep space. A ship must use its sublight drives to position itself at least 1.25 times outside the farthest orbit of a solar system. Several factors contribute to an 18 hour wait between hops. The matter/anti-matter reaction is fueled by a ramscoop, which takes about this time to recharge. During this time difficult calculations must be made to determine exactly where the event horizon will be generated. Most seriously, using a Morvan Drive temporarily disturbs jumpspace: a ship must wait almost a day for it to stabilize again.