graymask1120
SOC-9
Apologies if this has been covered elsewhere.
So, I'm rereading AN the other week, as there's something about it that bugs me, but I don't know what.
Then I find it: no LHy in the drive, and no fuel tankage...My brain working the way it does, I start thinking:
*If the AN uses a capacitor bank to run its Jump drive, and all it needs is energy, and based on the apparent dimensions of the drive unit and capacitor bank on the deckplans -- why not install multiple J-Drive/Capacitor bank units?
*Doing so would allow a ship with three separate J-3 drive units (for ex) to make three consecutive J3's(9 parsecs, total) in a little over 3 weeks before needing to recharge.
All that is required is that the ship much have c.3-4 weeks of consumables aboard.
The only unkown is whether the capacitors can hold the charge for that length of time.
....."Suppressed Technology"© anyone? I wonder what the Zho's would pay for that?
So, I'm rereading AN the other week, as there's something about it that bugs me, but I don't know what.
Then I find it: no LHy in the drive, and no fuel tankage...My brain working the way it does, I start thinking:
*If the AN uses a capacitor bank to run its Jump drive, and all it needs is energy, and based on the apparent dimensions of the drive unit and capacitor bank on the deckplans -- why not install multiple J-Drive/Capacitor bank units?
*Doing so would allow a ship with three separate J-3 drive units (for ex) to make three consecutive J3's(9 parsecs, total) in a little over 3 weeks before needing to recharge.
All that is required is that the ship much have c.3-4 weeks of consumables aboard.
The only unkown is whether the capacitors can hold the charge for that length of time.
....."Suppressed Technology"© anyone? I wonder what the Zho's would pay for that?
