Talk:UNSC Infinity

Drives
Mythos (p132) says the ship has repulsor engines. H4 EVG identifies them as "XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR". Assuming DFR refers to "deuterium fusion reactor" (which we have assumed so far) it seems somewhat out of place for engines so technologically different to be grouped in the same category as humanity's more conventional fusion thrusters. In all fairness, it could be that the engines use repulsor technology and only derive their power from deuterium-deuterium reactors, while the "X" before the "DFR" could indicate "experimental" or "xeno" or something similar. --Jugus (talk) 02:53, 12 October 2016 (EDT)


 * Yeah, DFR does we refer to "deuterium fusion reactor". Perhaps replusor engine is being used as a descriptor? Not sure if that would make much sense though. It most likely is your last point. -- NightHammer (talk)(contribs) 11:14, 12 October 2016 (EDT)


 * Ah, I'd forgotten about that schematic. Given that "repulsor engine" is a proper in-universe term for Covenant-style drives, I doubt it's simply a descriptor. I suspect it's a semi-retcon to make the Infinity's engines out to be more advanced, though it's not too much of a stretch to assume the deuterium reactors only serve as the power plants rather than expelling their fusion exhaust for thrust like in traditional human drives. It's still surprisingly low-tech seeing as the slipspace drive is apparently powered by a vacuum energy siphon (also per Mythos), but it's possible they couldn't rig that to power the sublight drives since the indication is that they essentially just strapped a Forerunner drive to the ship and are lucky even that works as well as it does. --Jugus (talk) 13:08, 12 October 2016 (EDT)