Burn Drive

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Burn Drive
Movement Ship System
Technical data
Flux per second	1
Charge up duration (sec)	2
Duration (sec)	5
Charge down duration (sec)	1
Cooldown (sec)	10
Toggleable	Yes
Game data
ID	burndrive

	Provides a massive speed boost at the expense of being unable to turn or use shields. Collisions can cause a flameout while the system is active.
–In-game description

	Temporarily engages a primary burn on the system travel drive of the ship. Provides a massive speed boost for a fixed time at the expense of being able to use shields. The ship runs the risk of full engine flameout on any significant collision.
–Full Codex description

Overview

Burn Drive is a ship system that can be used while in combat.

A Dominator using its Burn Drive

Availability

This ship system is known to be used on the following ships:

Ships

Frigates

• Cerberus
• Cerberus (P)
• Vanguard (All Variants)

Destroyers

• Enforcer (All Variants)
• Tarsus

Cruisers

• Dominator
• Eradicator (P)

Capital Ships

• Legion (All Variants)
• Onslaught (All Variants)
• Prometheus Mk.II

Special Cases

• [REDACTED]
• [REDACTED]

Notes

In addition to the loss of shields, ships cannot steer, change speed or vent while using Burn Drive.

Engine damage cannot flame out the engine while Burn Drive is active; at least one engine will remain operational until the effect duration ends.

Collisions during Burn Drive can potentially trigger a flameout for the Burn Drive ship;

• Colliding with a larger ship size class at a relative velocity of at least 20 SU/s, on a 50% chance
• Colliding with a ship of the same size class that has a higher mass at a relative velocity of at least 100 SU/s, on a 50% chance
• Colliding with a ship of a lower ship size class will never trigger a flameout

Increases forward top speed and acceleration by 200, for up to 5 seconds. Requires 10 seconds to recharge on full use.

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