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The '''jump drive''' is the device that allows faster-than-light travel for [[starship|starships]] in the Traveller universe. | The '''jump drive''' is the device that allows faster-than-light travel for [[starship|starships]] in the Traveller universe. | ||
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The jump drive opens a transition to jump space. Every ship stays in jump for around one week before entering normal space again. The distance travelled during this time depends on the jump rating of the drive. A ship with a jump 1 drive will travel one [[parsec]], a ship with a jump 2 drive two parsecs and so on. The maximum jump rating at the [[tech level]] of the [[Third Imperium]] is 6. | The jump drive opens a transition to jump space. Every ship stays in jump for around one week before entering normal space again. The distance travelled during this time depends on the jump rating of the drive. A ship with a jump 1 drive will travel one [[parsec]], a ship with a jump 2 drive two parsecs and so on. The maximum jump rating at the [[tech level]] of the [[Third Imperium]] is 6. | ||
Most civil [[starship|starships]] have a jump rating of 1 or 2. | Most civil [[starship|starships]] have a jump rating of 1 or 2. | ||
Revision as of 13:35, 7 February 2006
The jump drive is the device that allows faster-than-light travel for starships in the Traveller universe.
The jump drive opens a transition to jump space. Every ship stays in jump for around one week before entering normal space again. The distance travelled during this time depends on the jump rating of the drive. A ship with a jump 1 drive will travel one parsec, a ship with a jump 2 drive two parsecs and so on. The maximum jump rating at the tech level of the Third Imperium is 6. Most civil starships have a jump rating of 1 or 2.