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A relatively new concept, few base variant 'Mechs utilize this engine. One BattleMech that does use the compact fusion engine is the [[Word of Blake]]'s ''[[Archangel]]''. | A relatively new concept, few base variant 'Mechs utilize this engine. One BattleMech that does use the compact fusion engine is the [[Word of Blake]]'s ''[[Archangel]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 19:53, 30 April 2010
Description
A Compact Fusion Engine is similar to a Fusion Engine, but utilizes denser radiation shielding and other features to reduce the engine's volume by half. There is a weight penalty for the density; compact fusion engines are 50% heavier than the standard fusion engine, limiting its use to 'Mechs that require a lot of internal space and/or have tonnage to spare. One benefit of this arrangement is that penetrating hits are less likely to hit the smaller profile of the compact fusion engine than they would a bulkier standard fusion engine.
A relatively new concept, few base variant 'Mechs utilize this engine. One BattleMech that does use the compact fusion engine is the Word of Blake's Archangel.
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