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The Shaw-Fujikawa drive of the [[Humans]] "punches" its way into Slipspace by using brute force. The [[Covenant]] on the other hand create small, precise ruptures and then delicately enlarge them. This is the reason that Covenant Slipspace engines are far more accurate than Human drives. Captured Covenant [[Engineer]]s made the [[Gettysburg|UNSC Gettysburg]] the fastest ship in the [[UNSC]] fleet by upgrading its Slipspace drive to near-Covenant specifications. Covenant engines are also more flexible than their Human-made counterparts; atmospheric Slipspace transitions have twice been seen with them<ref>Halo 2 and Halo: First Strike</ref>, and an underpowered slip was successfully accomplished with a Covenant ship<ref>Halo: Ghosts of Onyx</ref>. | The Shaw-Fujikawa drive of the [[Humans]] "punches" its way into Slipspace by using brute force. The [[Covenant]] on the other hand create small, precise ruptures and then delicately enlarge them. This is the reason that Covenant Slipspace engines are far more accurate than Human drives. Captured Covenant [[Engineer]]s made the [[Gettysburg|UNSC Gettysburg]] the fastest ship in the [[UNSC]] fleet by upgrading its Slipspace drive to near-Covenant specifications. Covenant engines are also more flexible than their Human-made counterparts; atmospheric Slipspace transitions have twice been seen with them<ref>Halo 2 and Halo: First Strike</ref>, and an underpowered slip was successfully accomplished with a Covenant ship<ref>Halo: Ghosts of Onyx</ref>. | ||
An active Shaw-Fujikawa drive emits alpha and beta particles, necessitating heavy radiation shielding. It is also stated that early models were prone to requiring many manual adjustments (which was a dangerous procedure). One can assume that greater understanding of Slipstream physics has eliminated this requirement. | An active Shaw-Fujikawa drive emits alpha and beta particles, necessitating heavy radiation shielding. It is also stated that early models were prone to requiring many manual adjustments (which was a dangerous procedure). One can assume that a greater understanding of Slipstream physics has eliminated this requirement. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||