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[[File:ENGINES.png|thumb|300px|The fusion engines of a {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} at various levels of thrust.]] | [[File:ENGINES.png|thumb|300px|The fusion engines of a {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}} at various levels of thrust.]] | ||
The '''fusion drive''',<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 16''</ref> also known as a '''fusion engine''',<ref name="maw">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 33''</ref> and more formally referred to as a '''deuterium fusion reactor''',<ref name="bulletin101012">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12'']</ref> is a type of spacecraft propulsion system which serves as the primary form of sublight propulsion on [[human]] spacecraft, whereas the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] is used for travel at superluminal, or faster-than-light, speeds. In addition to the fusion-powered main drives, human ships utilize smaller rocket thrusters using [[triamino hydrazine]] as propellant for small-scale maneuvering.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 25''</ref> | The '''fusion drive''',<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 16''</ref> also known as a '''fusion engine''',<ref name="maw">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Maw]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 33''</ref> and more formally referred to as a '''deuterium fusion reactor (DFR)''',<ref name="bulletin101012">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2012/10/10/The-Halo-Bulletin-101012-.aspx '''Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 10.10.12'']</ref><ref>[[:File:Infinity fud scale.jpg|UNSC ''Infinity'' schematic]]</ref> is a type of spacecraft propulsion system which serves as the primary form of sublight propulsion on most [[human]] spacecraft, whereas the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] is used for travel at superluminal, or faster-than-light, speeds. In addition to the fusion-powered main drives, human ships utilize smaller rocket thrusters using [[triamino hydrazine]] as propellant for small-scale maneuvering.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 25''</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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===XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR=== | ===XR2 Boglin Fields: S81/X-DFR=== | ||
The S81/X-DFR is an advanced type of fusion engine used on the prototype warship {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="bulletin101012"/> | The S81/X-DFR is an advanced type of fusion engine used on the prototype warship {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.<ref name="bulletin101012"/> Unlike most deuterium fusion drives of human design, the S81/X-DFR is classified as a form of [[repulsor engine]].<ref>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 132''</ref> | ||
==Use as improvised weapons== | ==Use as improvised weapons== | ||