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A Hieronymous Device allows to separate jump drives to be used together.

Description (Specifications)

It is believed that such a device would allow to jump drives to be used together with an exponential effect.

A Jump-3 and a Jump-2 drive would allow for (...three to the second power) Jump-9 travel.
A pair of Jump-6 drives would allow for (...six to the sixth power) Jump-46,656 travel, almost enough to jump from Terra to the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. Assuming the device can only link two Jump drives (not Hop Drive or more advanced), this would be the highest possible performance, and even then only using drop tanks or advanced drives that need less fuel: since both drives must be fueled, a pair of Jump-6 drives would normally require 120% of the ship's mass in fuel.

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History & Background (Dossier)

It is believed that the derelict Annic Nova class Far Trader may have once used such a device with a Jump-3 and a Jump-2 drive. It is unknown who now possesses this artifact, if it still exists (assuming it ever did), and if it was limited to working only with those specific drives.

Technological Overview of Alternate FTL Devices

Jump Drive > Jump Governor > Nexus Linkage Device > Hieronymous Device > Advanced FTL Drives (Hop Drive or more advanced)

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Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science

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 == Description ([[Specifications]]) ==
-It is believed that such a [[device]] would allow to jump drives to be used together with an exponentially multiplicative effect.
+It is believed that such a [[device]] would allow to jump drives to be used together with an exponential effect.
-* [[E.g.]] A Jump-2 and a Jump-3 [[drive]] would allow for (...two times three) Jump-6 travel.
+* A Jump-3 and a Jump-2 [[drive]] would allow for (...three to the second power) Jump-9 travel.
+* A pair of Jump-6 [[drive]]s would allow for (...six to the sixth power) Jump-46,656 travel, almost enough to jump from [[Terra]] to the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.  Assuming the device can only link two Jump drives (not [[Hop Drive]] or more advanced), this would be the highest possible performance, and even then only using [[drop tank]]s or advanced drives that need less fuel: since both drives must be fueled, a pair of Jump-6 drives would normally require 120% of the ship's mass in fuel.
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 == History & Background ([[Dossier]]) ==
-It is believed that the [[derelict]] [[Annic Nova class Far Trader]] may have used such a [[device]]. It is unknown who now possesses this [[artifact]].
+It is believed that the [[derelict]] [[Annic Nova class Far Trader]] may have once used such a [[device]] with a Jump-3 and a Jump-2 drive.  It is unknown who now possesses this [[artifact]], if it still exists (assuming it ever did), and if it was limited to working only with those specific drives.
 === Technological Overview of Alternate FTL Devices ===
-* [[Jump Drive]] > [[Jump Governor]] > [[Nexus Linkage Device]] > [[Hieronymous Device]] > Advanced FTL Drives  ([[Hop Drive]] or more advanced)
+* [[Jump Drive]] > [[Jump Governor]] > [[Nexus Linkage Device]] > [[Hieronymous Device]] > Advanced FTL Drives ([[Hop Drive]] or more advanced)
 == References & Contributors ([[Sources]]) ==