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[[File:HaloReach - T31XMFs.jpg|thumb|250px|Seraphs maneuvering with impulse drives.]] | [[File:HaloReach - T31XMFs.jpg|thumb|250px|Seraphs maneuvering with impulse drives.]] | ||
{{Quote|Anchor 9 to UNSC ships: impulse drive signatures detected. Fighter-class.|[[Anchor 9]]<ref name="reach">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, "[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]"</ref>}} | {{Quote|Anchor 9 to UNSC ships: impulse drive signatures detected. Fighter-class.|[[Anchor 9]]<ref name="reach">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level, "[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]"</ref>}} | ||
'''Impulse drives''' are a form of | '''Impulse drives''' are a form of sublight propulsion system used by the [[Forerunner]]s and later by the [[Covenant]].<ref name="terminal">''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', [[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)#Terminal 7|Terminal 7]]</ref> Forerunner [[monitor]]s possess impulse drives for long-distance travel,<ref>''[[Conversations from the Universe]]'', "343 Guilty Spark's Log"</ref> while [[Sentinel]]s use an exotic form of the impulse drive to fly. Otherwise, both monitors and Sentinels use [[teleportation grid]]s for transport.<ref>''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 133</ref> The Covenant would later adapt this technology as a form of maneuver drive for their space-capable craft.<ref name="wf59">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 59</ref> | ||
Powered by a small [[pinch fusion reactor]], the Covenant's impulse drives convert energy and a small amount of exotic matter into thrust. This process creates a vivid stream of virtual neutrons and protons as a byproduct. Power can be redirected from the craft's other systems to temporarily boost acceleration.{{Ref/Reuse|wf59}} As craft fitted with impulse drives are capable of accelerating and decelerating at bone-crushing rates, the crafts require inertial dampers to keep occupants safe.<ref name="tick">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/tick '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Tick'']</ref> | Powered by a small [[pinch fusion reactor]], the Covenant's impulse drives convert energy and a small amount of exotic matter into thrust. This process creates a vivid stream of virtual neutrons and protons as a byproduct. Power can be redirected from the craft's other systems to temporarily boost acceleration.{{Ref/Reuse|wf59}} As craft fitted with impulse drives are capable of accelerating and decelerating at bone-crushing rates, the crafts require inertial dampers to keep occupants safe.<ref name="tick">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/tick '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Tick'']</ref> |