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[[File:CCSCruiser.jpg|thumb|right|The Repulsor engines of a [[CCS-Class Battlecruiser]].]] | [[File:CCSCruiser.jpg|thumb|right|The Repulsor engines of a [[CCS-Class Battlecruiser]].]] | ||
[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] starships use '''Repulsor engines''' for low-level propulsion. Little is known about its mechanisms, other than that they produce quantum fluctuations that can affect personnel within range of them, and they leave a wake that can affect other starships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 331</ref> It's possible that Repulsor engines could be a form of "reactionless drive" that makes use of negative matter. [[wikipedia:Exotic matter|Negative matter]] would have negative mass and would have a "repulsive" effect with the normal matter if placed behind the ship. | [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] starships use '''Repulsor engines''' for low-level propulsion. Little is known about its mechanisms, other than that they produce quantum fluctuations that can affect personnel within range of them, and they leave a wake that can affect other starships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 331''</ref> It's possible that Repulsor engines could be a form of "reactionless drive" that makes use of negative matter. [[wikipedia:Exotic matter|Negative matter]] would have negative mass and would have a "repulsive" effect with the normal matter if placed behind the ship. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== |
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Covenant starships use Repulsor engines for low-level propulsion. Little is known about its mechanisms, other than that they produce quantum fluctuations that can affect personnel within range of them, and they leave a wake that can affect other starships.[1] It's possible that Repulsor engines could be a form of "reactionless drive" that makes use of negative matter. Negative matter would have negative mass and would have a "repulsive" effect with the normal matter if placed behind the ship.
Trivia
- The name suggests a similarity to the Star Wars repulsor-lifts.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 331