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	\| Modifier: Flank Damage Probability \|\| <span style="color:#FF4040;">'''-+50%'''</span>		\| Modifier: Flank Damage Probability \|\| <span style="color:#FF4040;">'''-+50%'''</span>
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	\| Modifier: Linear Thrust \|\| <span style="color:#~~429a30~~;">'''+30%'''</span><ref>The amount of force the ship can exert to accelerate/brake in any direction, including strafing and reversing, but not to pitch, yaw, or roll - that would be ''Angular Thrust.''</ref>		\| Modifier: Linear Thrust \|\| <span style="color:#90EE90;">'''+30%'''</span><ref>The amount of force the ship can exert to accelerate/brake in any direction, including strafing and reversing, but not to pitch, yaw, or roll - that would be ''Angular Thrust.''</ref>
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	\| Modifier: Radar Signature \|\| <span style="color:#FF4040;">'''+20%'''</span>		\| Modifier: Radar Signature \|\| <span style="color:#FF4040;">'''+20%'''</span>

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	=== Gameplay usage ===		=== Gameplay usage ===
	(Referring to FM280 and FM580) Frontline warships that bow tank such as the Axford and Ocello greatly desire the ~~Angular~~ thrust improvement, as it effectively increases how aggressively the ships orbit-dodge and thus, reduces the effective safe range they can be at against a given target, as well as how effective more imperfect maneuvers to dodge while changing position can be, giving a large advantage in a gun duel. Less spoken about however is that the radar and wake signature penalties ''do'' have an impact on these large ships even if they don't intend to hide from detection or in jamming, as the wake penalty increases the amount of time a ship must stop using mains to avoid WAKE/THERM seekers/validators (although not by much, approximately 3 seconds in most cases), and the signature penalty impacts the seduction ratio between the ship and chaff (where double raider Ocellos and Axfords can easily exceed EA12 chaff's signature if accounting for degradation time or any other radar signature bonuses such as illuminators). When placed on a Keystone, a Raider also makes a breakpoint against THERM validators, where a non-raider key would require rear aspect to validate so long as it is not at FLANK, a raider Keystone will validate from all aspects. These downsides can be mitigated with techniques such as self-illum and better spotting / quicker EMCON however, unlike artillery shelling.		(Referring to FM280 and FM580) Frontline warships that bow tank such as the Axford and Ocello greatly desire the Linear thrust improvement, as it effectively increases how aggressively the ships orbit-dodge and thus, reduces the effective safe range they can be at against a given target, as well as how effective more imperfect maneuvers to dodge while changing position can be, giving a large advantage in a gun duel. Less spoken about however is that the radar and wake signature penalties ''do'' have an impact on these large ships even if they don't intend to hide from detection or in jamming, as the wake penalty increases the amount of time a ship must stop using mains to avoid WAKE/THERM seekers/validators (although not by much, approximately 3 seconds in most cases), and the signature penalty impacts the seduction ratio between the ship and chaff (where double raider Ocellos and Axfords can easily exceed EA12 chaff's signature if accounting for degradation time or any other radar signature bonuses such as illuminators). When placed on a Keystone, a Raider also makes a breakpoint against THERM validators, where a non-raider key would require rear aspect to validate so long as it is not at FLANK, a raider Keystone will validate from all aspects. These downsides can be mitigated with techniques such as self-illum and better spotting/quicker EMCON/deploying more chaff however, unlike artillery shelling.

	=== Stats ===		=== Stats ===

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	=== Gameplay usage ===		=== Gameplay usage ===
	Frontline warships that bow tank such as the Axford and Ocello greatly desire the Angular thrust improvement, as it effectively increases how aggressively the ships orbit-dodge and thus, reduces the effective safe range they can be at against a given target, as well as how effective more imperfect maneuvers to dodge while changing position can be, giving a large advantage in a gun duel. Less spoken about however is that the radar and wake signature penalties ''do'' have an impact on these large ships even if they don't intend to hide from detection or in jamming, as the wake penalty increases the amount of time a ship must stop using mains to avoid WAKE/THERM seekers/validators (although not by much, approximately 3 seconds in most cases), and the signature penalty impacts the seduction ratio between the ship and chaff (where double raider Ocellos and Axfords can easily exceed EA12 chaff's signature if accounting for degradation time or any other radar signature bonuses such as illuminators). When placed on a Keystone, a Raider also makes a breakpoint against THERM validators, where a non-raider key would require rear aspect to validate so long as it is not at FLANK, a raider Keystone will validate from all aspects. These downsides can be mitigated with techniques such as self-illum and better spotting / quicker EMCON however, unlike artillery shelling.		(Referring to FM280 and FM580) Frontline warships that bow tank such as the Axford and Ocello greatly desire the Angular thrust improvement, as it effectively increases how aggressively the ships orbit-dodge and thus, reduces the effective safe range they can be at against a given target, as well as how effective more imperfect maneuvers to dodge while changing position can be, giving a large advantage in a gun duel. Less spoken about however is that the radar and wake signature penalties ''do'' have an impact on these large ships even if they don't intend to hide from detection or in jamming, as the wake penalty increases the amount of time a ship must stop using mains to avoid WAKE/THERM seekers/validators (although not by much, approximately 3 seconds in most cases), and the signature penalty impacts the seduction ratio between the ship and chaff (where double raider Ocellos and Axfords can easily exceed EA12 chaff's signature if accounting for degradation time or any other radar signature bonuses such as illuminators). When placed on a Keystone, a Raider also makes a breakpoint against THERM validators, where a non-raider key would require rear aspect to validate so long as it is not at FLANK, a raider Keystone will validate from all aspects. These downsides can be mitigated with techniques such as self-illum and better spotting / quicker EMCON however, unlike artillery shelling.

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	=== Gameplay usage ===		=== Gameplay usage ===
	Frontline warships that bow tank such as the Axford and Ocello greatly desire the Angular thrust improvement, as it effectively increases how aggressively the ships orbit-dodge and thus, reduces the effective safe range they can be at against a given target, as well as how effective more imperfect maneuvers to dodge while changing position can be, giving a large advantage in a gun duel. Less spoken about however is that the radar and wake signature penalties ''do'' have an impact on these large ships even if they don't intend to hide from detection or in jamming, as the wake penalty increases the amount of time a ship must stop using mains to avoid WAKE/THERM seekers/validators (although not by much, approximately 3 seconds in most cases), and the signature penalty impacts the seduction ratio between the ship and chaff (where double raider Ocellos and Axfords can easily exceed EA12 chaff's signature if accounting for degradation time or any other radar signature bonuses such as illuminators. When placed on a Keystone, a Raider also makes a breakpoint against THERM validators, where a non-raider key would require rear aspect to validate so long as it is not at FLANK, a raider Keystone will validate from all aspects. These downsides can be mitigated with techniques such as self-illum and better spotting / quicker EMCON however, unlike artillery shelling.		Frontline warships that bow tank such as the Axford and Ocello greatly desire the Angular thrust improvement, as it effectively increases how aggressively the ships orbit-dodge and thus, reduces the effective safe range they can be at against a given target, as well as how effective more imperfect maneuvers to dodge while changing position can be, giving a large advantage in a gun duel. Less spoken about however is that the radar and wake signature penalties ''do'' have an impact on these large ships even if they don't intend to hide from detection or in jamming, as the wake penalty increases the amount of time a ship must stop using mains to avoid WAKE/THERM seekers/validators (although not by much, approximately 3 seconds in most cases), and the signature penalty impacts the seduction ratio between the ship and chaff (where double raider Ocellos and Axfords can easily exceed EA12 chaff's signature if accounting for degradation time or any other radar signature bonuses such as illuminators). When placed on a Keystone, a Raider also makes a breakpoint against THERM validators, where a non-raider key would require rear aspect to validate so long as it is not at FLANK, a raider Keystone will validate from all aspects. These downsides can be mitigated with techniques such as self-illum and better spotting / quicker EMCON however, unlike artillery shelling.

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	=== In Game Description ===		=== In Game Description ===
	A ~~high-efficiency~~ drive ~~with~~ the ~~majority of power redirected~~ to the ~~maneuvering~~ thrusters~~, pulled from mining vessels~~. ~~Although it sacrifices some top speed for~~ the ~~warship~~, ~~it significantly increases~~ the ~~agility~~ of ~~the warship~~, ~~allowing much faster turns, rolls, and translations~~.		A highly modified drive commonly found on scouting or quick response warships. This drive is designed to channel all of its generated output into the thruster nozzles to provide high acceleration and maneuverability. However, this additional thrust increases wear on the thrusters significantly while travelling at flank speed. Due to the small size of this drive, and the diversion of all generated power to maneuvering, this drive does not provide any grid power output.

	=== Gameplay usage ===		=== Gameplay usage ===
			Frontline warships that bow tank such as the Axford and Ocello greatly desire the Angular thrust improvement, as it effectively increases how aggressively the ships orbit-dodge and thus, reduces the effective safe range they can be at against a given target, as well as how effective more imperfect maneuvers to dodge while changing position can be, giving a large advantage in a gun duel. Less spoken about however is that the radar and wake signature penalties ''do'' have an impact on these large ships even if they don't intend to hide from detection or in jamming, as the wake penalty increases the amount of time a ship must stop using mains to avoid WAKE/THERM seekers/validators (although not by much, approximately 3 seconds in most cases), and the signature penalty impacts the seduction ratio between the ship and chaff (where double raider Ocellos and Axfords can easily exceed EA12 chaff's signature if accounting for degradation time or any other radar signature bonuses such as illuminators. When placed on a Keystone, a Raider also makes a breakpoint against THERM validators, where a non-raider key would require rear aspect to validate so long as it is not at FLANK, a raider Keystone will validate from all aspects. These downsides can be mitigated with techniques such as self-illum and better spotting / quicker EMCON however, unlike artillery shelling.

	=== Stats ===		=== Stats ===
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	! ~~FM240~~ '~~Dragonfly~~' Drive		! FM280 'Raider' Drive
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	\| Crew \|\| 10		\| Crew \|\| 10
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	\| ~~Power~~ \|\| <span style="color:#~~429a30~~;">'''+~~500~~'''</span> ~~(kW)~~		\| Modifier: Flank Damage Probability \|\| <span style="color:#FF4040;">'''-+50%'''</span>
	\|-		\|-
	\| Modifier: ~~Top Speed~~\|\| <span style="color:#~~FF4040~~;">'''~~-7.5~~%'''</span>		\| Modifier: Linear Thrust \|\| <span style="color:#429a30;">'''+30%'''</span><ref>The amount of force the ship can exert to accelerate/brake in any direction, including strafing and reversing, but not to pitch, yaw, or roll - that would be ''Angular Thrust.''</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| Modifier: ~~Turn Rate~~ \|\| <span style="color:#~~429a30~~;">'''+40%'''</span~~><ref>The ''maximum'' speed the ship can yaw/pitch/etc at, but not how quickly it can start/stop turning, that would be the ''Angular Thrust.''</ref~~>		\| Modifier: Radar Signature \|\| <span style="color:#FF4040;">'''+20%'''</span>
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	\| Modifier: ~~Angular Thrust~~ \|\| <span style="color:#~~429a30~~;">'''+35%'''</span~~><ref>The amount of force a ship can apply when rotating itself: for example how quickly it can accelerrate/decelerate the turn rate of yawing/pitching/rolling</ref~~>		\| Modifier: Wake Signature Strength \|\| <span style="color:#FF4040;">'''+20%'''</span>
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	Most drives have a small and large counterpart. Asides their sizes, small variants of drives tend to have weaker negative modifiers, but are more fragile, produce less power and may or may not have better or worse positive modifiers.		Most drives have a small and large counterpart. Asides their sizes, small variants of drives tend to have weaker negative modifiers, but are more fragile, produce less power and may or may not have better or worse positive modifiers.

	The ~~FM240~~'s Large counterpart is the ~~FM540~~, which provides ~~more~~ power and durability, as well as a larger ~~top speed malus and higher Turn Rate~~ and ~~Angular Thrust bonus~~.		The FM280's Large counterpart is the FM580, which provides some power and more durability, as well as a larger increase to radar and wake signature.

	=== Lore ===		=== Lore ===
	''~~Re-routed ignition fuel to the thrusters and an underspec~~'d ~~main drive means you can hold months worth~~ of ~~fuel and lose just~~ a ~~small amount~~ of ~~speed~~, something ~~that~~ a ~~lot of long-haul freighter crews appreciate.~~ '~~Dragonfly' drives, though, take that concept and put it on a naval level, which means you~~'~~ll usually see these on Keystones or similar~~.''		''Engineers nicknamed these 'Raider' drives since you'd usually find these on pirate corvettes with a worrying number of questionable modifications by the crew. I've only worked on a few of these in my career, but it's not uncommon to find even the military variants lined with jury-rigged repairs, something the Brass warns (but is powerless to stop) as a 'very dangerous practice'.''

	''~~Maybe not~~ the ~~best for closing the distance or getting the hell~~ out of ~~dodge~~, ~~but gunnery will love you when they're able to keep their spinal guns on target~~.''		''Doesn't stop the maintenance crews, though. Hell, it didn't stop me either. When you start running out of parts, the idea of a little DIY repair becomes pretty tempting.''

	''- I. Parker, CMC''		''- I. Parker, CMC''

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=== In Game Description ===
A high-efficiency drive with the majority of power redirected to the maneuvering thrusters, pulled from mining vessels. Although it sacrifices some top speed for the warship, it significantly increases the agility of the warship, allowing much faster turns, rolls, and translations.

=== Gameplay usage ===

=== Stats ===
{| class="wikitable"
! FM240 'Dragonfly' Drive
!
|-
| Faction || '''ANS'''
|-
| Cost || 20 pts
|-
| Dimensions || 5x3x5
|-
| Hitpoints || 250
|-
| Hitpoints to Function || 50
|-
| Damage Threshold|| 40
|-
| Mass || 35 Tonnes
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| Catastrophic Event Prob. (Drive) || 5%
|-
| DC Priority || Critical
|-
| Crew || 10
|-
| Power || '''+500''' (kW)
|-
| Modifier: Top Speed|| '''-7.5%'''
|-
| Modifier: Turn Rate || '''+40%'''<ref>The ''maximum'' speed the ship can yaw/pitch/etc at, but not how quickly it can start/stop turning, that would be the ''Angular Thrust.''</ref>
|-
| Modifier: Angular Thrust || '''+35%'''<ref>The amount of force a ship can apply when rotating itself: for example how quickly it can accelerrate/decelerate the turn rate of yawing/pitching/rolling</ref>
|-
|}

=== Notes ===
Multiple drives do not inherently affect the mobility of a ship, only provide redundancy, however, the modifiers to a ship's mobility are a combination of all installed drives' modifiers, so installing drives with multiple of the same effect can further affect it's capability (two whiplash drives will provide more speed than one, but a whiplash and standard drive will provide no different speed than a single whiplash). If some drives are disabled, only those drives' modifiers will be removed, which may even result in the ship's mobility ''improving'' in some cases (such as a prowled drive being disabled). If all drives on a ship are knocked out, it will not be able to move altogether.

Most drives have a small and large counterpart. Asides their sizes, small variants of drives tend to have weaker negative modifiers, but are more fragile, produce less power and may or may not have better or worse positive modifiers.

The FM240's Large counterpart is the FM540, which provides more power and durability, as well as a larger top speed malus and higher Turn Rate and Angular Thrust bonus.

=== Lore ===
''Re-routed ignition fuel to the thrusters and an underspec'd main drive means you can hold months worth of fuel and lose just a small amount of speed, something that a lot of long-haul freighter crews appreciate. 'Dragonfly' drives, though, take that concept and put it on a naval level, which means you'll usually see these on Keystones or similar.''

''Maybe not the best for closing the distance or getting the hell out of dodge, but gunnery will love you when they're able to keep their spinal guns on target.''

''- I. Parker, CMC''