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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A ''' | + | 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<ref name=TMp214> ''TechManual'', p. 214</ref>, limiting its use to [['Mech]]s 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. |
| − | + | Among BattleMechs that use the compact fusion engine are the [[Word of Blake]]'s ''[[Archangel]]''<ref name=TRO3075-92>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 92, "Produced Archangel Components"</ref> and the [[Draconis Combine]]'s ''[[Wight]]''<ref name=TRO3075p70-71>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 70-71, "Wight 'Mech Profile"</ref>. | |
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* ''[[Record Sheets: 3072]]'' | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3072]]'' | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:28, 26 June 2022
Description[edit]
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[1], 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.
Among BattleMechs that use the compact fusion engine are the Word of Blake's Archangel[2] and the Draconis Combine's Wight[3].