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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]]''', Chapter 1, ''page 33'' (2003 paperback); ''page 36'' (2010 paperback)</ref> is a type of spacecraft | 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]]''', Chapter 1, ''page 33'' (2003 paperback); ''page 36'' (2010 paperback)</ref> is a type of spacecraft [[Maneuver drive|maneuver drive]]<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 14''</ref> 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. The fusion drive system generates both power and direct thrust for the ship.<ref name="hwf">'''Halo: Warfleet''', page 33</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
[[File:Autumn Arrival.png|thumb|250px|Rear view of {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, showing the thrust nozzles of its fusion engines.]] | [[File:Autumn Arrival.png|thumb|250px|Rear view of {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, showing the thrust nozzles of its fusion engines.]] | ||
The primary component of a fusion drive is an [[Wikipedia: | The primary component of a fusion drive is an [[Wikipedia: Inertial electrostatic confinement| inertial electrostatic]] [[fusion reactor]] or a series of such reactors. The reactors on UNSC warships fuse [[Deuterium]] and [[Helium|Helium-3]] atoms{{Ref/Reuse|hwf}} to generate a stable and abundant supply of superheated [[plasma]] within a magnetic containment field.{{Ref/Reuse|maw}} The plasma is channeled into a series of exhaust manifolds, which vector it out of the ship's engine nozzles along with added water or hydrogen reaction mass to provide propulsion for the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|hwf}} The drive system utilizes inertial-electrostatic containment and higher-order manifolds to mitigate fusion backblast,<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/reality-of-halo-plasma/401b13b9-f097-45f3-a0a3-227d8f7d130a/posts '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Reality of Halo: Plasma'']</ref> while magnetic fields and thrust-vectoring plates are used to improve maneuverability.{{Ref/Reuse|hwf}} | ||
The main components of the fusion drive are typically located in a ship's [[engineering]].{{Ref/Reuse|maw}} The number of fusion engines varies between ship classes. [[UNSC frigate]]s are typically equipped with two primary reactors<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo]]'' (''"Both engine cores have spun to zero."'')</ref> and at least another two secondary reactors,<ref name="fs275">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 275''</ref> while {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}s are powered by an array of three fusion reactors.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop 5'']</ref> Larger ships, such as the mobile hospital {{UNSCShip|Hopeful}}, could possess as many as six reactors.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 97''</ref> The number of engine exhausts also varies greatly; ships usually have two or more primary adjacent exhaust nozzles, and a series of smaller, secondary ones. | The main components of the fusion drive are typically located in a ship's [[engineering]].{{Ref/Reuse|maw}} The number of fusion engines varies between ship classes. [[UNSC frigate]]s are typically equipped with two primary reactors<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo]]'' (''"Both engine cores have spun to zero."'')</ref> and at least another two secondary reactors,<ref name="fs275">'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 275''</ref> while {{Class|Halcyon|light cruiser}}s are powered by an array of three fusion reactors.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop 5'']</ref> Larger ships, such as the mobile hospital {{UNSCShip|Hopeful}}, could possess as many as six reactors.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 97''</ref> The number of engine exhausts also varies greatly; ships usually have two or more primary adjacent exhaust nozzles, and a series of smaller, secondary ones. | ||
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File:HW Starfire-IV fusion drive.png|A Starfire-IV fusion rocket installed to the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''. | File:HW Starfire-IV fusion drive.png|A Starfire-IV fusion rocket installed to the UNSC ''Pillar of Autumn''. | ||
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===OKB Karman 56K fusion drives=== | ===OKB Karman 56K fusion drives=== | ||
Manufactured by [[OKB Karman]], two 56K fusion drives were used by the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 37''</ref> | Manufactured by [[OKB Karman]], two 56K fusion drives were used by the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}.<ref>'''Halo: Warfleet''', ''page 37''</ref> | ||
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File:HW Jupiter-1 maneuver drive.png|Three Jupiter-1 maneuver drives. | File:HW Jupiter-1 maneuver drive.png|Three Jupiter-1 maneuver drives. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===TANITH TKOFZ-2 Fusion Rockets=== | |||
Four TKOFZ-2 fusion rockets were used by the {{Class|Able|heavy destroyer}}s.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFDigsite|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-digsite-dissection|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Digsite Dissection|D=28|M=07|Y=2023}} | |||
==Use as improvised weapons== | ==Use as improvised weapons== | ||