Talk:Impulse drive

Is there any proof of impulse drives being capable of short slipspace jumps? Also, please see my argument in the 'Seraphs and banshees use slipspace?' section of the talk page of slipspace, here: Talk:Slipstream_Space

Thanks, --Tentacletornado 16:48, 17 November 2010 (EST)

I've put my two cents worth here, but the gist of it is that I believe it to be merely an accelerator. Given the sheer scale of space combat, a ship would need to accelerate rapidly to close with the enemy, deccelerating to engage. This is what I believe is happening. I don't know whether it would be supermuminal velocity, or if it needs to be, but it makes sense - ships support and launch the fighters/dropships, the individual craft use their impulse drives to reach the target and retreat/withdraw if need be, keeping the ship out of danger and allowing the singleships vast range. Slipspace doesn't need to be involved at all. -- Specops306 ^{Autocrat Qur'a 'Morhek} 18:11, 17 November 2010 (EST)