Main/meta

If the various ship design systems are anywhere near accurate reflections of how ships are constructed in the OTU, mains have very little actual economic significance once jump-2 has been invented. For any distance greater than one parsec, Jump-2 and Jump-3 shipping is cheaper than jump-1 (A jump-2 ship costs more and carries less than a jump-1 ship of the same size, but it delivers two loads of cargo/passengers every time the jump-1 ship delivers one). The importance of mains may just be an 'urban myth' among the 99.999% of people who have no idea about the realities of star travel. Rancke 23:08, 6 June 2009 (UTC)