Editing Joshua Pawlicki's Explanation of How It Works (section)

=='''Reference Tables'''==

'''Mach #''' = (speed of object/speed of sound) = 761 mph (1225 km/h) (at sea level, standard pressure)<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;At higher altitudes, there being less air, sound travels slower, so Mach # increases as speed stays constant.<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mach <1 is subsonic, .8-1.2 is transonic, 1-5 is supersonic, Mach >=5 is hypersonic (at which point the air around the ship<br>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;gets compressed enough to really start screwing with you).
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'''Speed of Sound''' = Mach 1 = 1225 km/h = 761 mph <br><br><br>

'''Assumptions:'''<br>
Gravity Drives can control gravitational fields through electromagnetism:<br><br>
#'''Screening''' -  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Reduces gravitational attraction between two objects.
#'''Artificial Gravity''' - &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;  Creates a point that has the gravitational attraction of a planet, but only within a screening field, or on a planet-wide basis (terraforming)
#'''Inertial Control''' - &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Setting screening and artificial gravity against each other can reduce the inertia of an object (only in one direction). Also known as Inertia Reduction. Check &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; out the source book for more information on this.<br><br><br>

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|+ '''Ship Systems Table'''
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! Function !! Device !! Fuel/Input !! Exhaust !! Brief Description  
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|  Gravity || Gravity Drive ||  Electricity ||  Electromagnetic Radiation ||  See ''Assumptions''.
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|  Power  || Fusion Reactor ||	H2O Packs ||  He2, O2, Heat, Electricity ||  A hydrogen fusion power generator.
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|  Heat  ||  Heat Sinks  ||  Heat  ||  None  ||  Heat storage.
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|  Propulsion  ||  Thrusters (Pods):  ||  (See Below)  ||  (See Below)  ||  A reconfigurable multi-mode jet engine.
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|    ||	Turbine	Electricity, H2  ||  Heat, Fumes  ||  Spins a turbine to intake air, then ramjets it.
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|    || Ramjet  ||  H2  ||  Heat  ||  Compresses air and heats it, expanding it.
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|    ||	Scramjet  ||  H2  || Heat  ||  A supersonic version of the ramjet.
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|    ||	Rocket  || He2 / H2*  ||  Heat, Fumes  ||  Output of superheated gases provides thrust.
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|    || Pulse Engine  || Heat, Electricity, Gas*  ||  Superheated radioactive gas  ||  A really big rocket with gravitational aid.
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|  Hull	Hull  || None  || None  ||  Vacuum and radiation shielding.
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|  Atmosphere  ||  Algae Tanks  ||  CO2, Heat, Light  ||  O2  ||  Photosynthetic creation of oxygen.
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|  Water  ||  Tanked Water  ||  None  ||  None  ||  Basically you just bring it along.
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|  Food	Stored Food  ||  None  ||  None  ||  Basically you just bring it along.
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|  Waste  ||  W. M. S.	Waste, Electricity  ||  Dehydrated waste, H2O  ||  Centrifuged, purified, then compacted.
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|  Navigation  ||  Computers  ||  Electricity  ||  None  ||  Pre-placed beacons assist your computer.
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|  Sensors  ||  Sensors  ||  Electricity  ||  None  ||  RADAR-like, but not just radio waves.
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|    ||Scanners	Electricity  ||  None  ||  More advanced and specific than sensors.
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|  Communications  ||  Com. Transmission  ||  Electricity  ||  None  ||  As scanners do, it sends out a EM signal.
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'''Notes to Ship Systems Table:'''<br>
(A slash  indicates “or”, a comma indicates “and”.)<br>
(* - In theory the pulse engine and rocket mode of the pods can use just about anything gaseous that'll expand when heated. It is most efficient to use the superheated helium exhaust from the fusion reactor, however, since this serves no other purpose on the boat.)<br><br><br><br>

{| border="1"
|+ '''Required Supplies Table'''
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! Refueling Needed !!
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|  H2O Packs   ||  Bought at resupply depots. Dideuterium Oxide (2H2O) and Ditritium Oxide (3H2O) for the fusion reactor. See ''How it Works: Fusion Reactor''.
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|  H2O Tanks   ||  Standard cheaper water containing various isotopes of hydrogen for drinking and washing. 
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!  Self-Produced !!
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|  Carbon Dioxide (CO2)   ||  Produced by human breath.
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|  Electricity   ||  Produced by the Fusion Drive. All you could want.
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|  Heat   ||  By-product of the Fusion Drive. See Exhausts: Heat, also.
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|  Light   ||  Commonly produced by electricity.
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{| border="1"
|+ '''Exhaust Table'''
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! Category  !!  Description
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|  Human Waste  ||  Poop and the like.
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|  Contaminated Water  ||  From laundry, showering, washing dishes, etc.
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|  Superheated H2 Gas  ||  From the Thrusters and/or Pulse Drive.
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|  Heat  ||  It's hard to dump heat into space. There's no molecules to heat up. Heat is thus stored in heat sinks. Most ship designs allow you to use that heat to superheat water and eject it into space as an emergency overheating backup, thus ridding yourself of heat.
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