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	==History==		==History==

	* 2018: Invented by [[Earth]], quickly displacing other engine technologies		* 2018: Invented by [[Earth]], quickly displacing other engine technologies (TOS Novel: ''The Rings of Time'')
	* Late-21st century: First redesigns to incorporate subspace features, increasing potential delta-V		* Late-21st century: First redesigns to incorporate subspace features, increasing potential delta-V

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			==Technical==

	* Short for "internally metered pulse drive" (Invasion Novel: ''First Strike'')		* Short for "internally metered pulse drive" (Invasion Novel: ''First Strike'')
	* Main [[Federation]] sublight drive system		* Main [[Federation]] sublight drive system
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	* 2018: Invented by [[Earth]], quickly displacing other engine technologies		* 2018: Invented by [[Earth]], quickly displacing other engine technologies
	* Late-21st century: First redesigns to incorporate subspace features, increasing potential delta-V		* Late-21st century: First redesigns to incorporate subspace features, increasing potential delta-V

			==Components==

			* Impulse rod (NF Novel: ''Into the Void'')
			** ''Unclear what this might be''

	[[Category:Propulsion]]		[[Category:Propulsion]]

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	** Maximum impulse velocity limited to 0.25c by policy, to prevent severe relativistic effects from bringing vessels too significantly out of sync with rest-frame activities (''TNG Tech Manual'')		** Maximum impulse velocity limited to 0.25c by policy, to prevent severe relativistic effects from bringing vessels too significantly out of sync with rest-frame activities (''TNG Tech Manual'')
	*** Up to 0.75c in emergency situations (''TNG Tech Manual'')		*** Up to 0.75c in emergency situations (''TNG Tech Manual'')
			* Impulse operation produces ion exhaust (NF Novel: ''House of Cards'')

	==History==		==History==

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	*** Fusion reaction captured by artificial gravitational field, subspace field effects to hypercompress released energy, generating spatial distortions to linearly propel vessel either forward or in reverse		*** Fusion reaction captured by artificial gravitational field, subspace field effects to hypercompress released energy, generating spatial distortions to linearly propel vessel either forward or in reverse
	*** Velocity aided and vectored by expulsion of reactants under effect of a subspace field driver coils, increasing reactant mass and reducing vessel mass to increase effectiveness of Newtonian propulsion (''TNG Tech Manual'')		*** Velocity aided and vectored by expulsion of reactants under effect of a subspace field driver coils, increasing reactant mass and reducing vessel mass to increase effectiveness of Newtonian propulsion (''TNG Tech Manual'')
			** As of 2270s, impulse operation also incorporates low-level warp field to reduce vessel inertial mass (TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina''; ''TNG Tech Manual'')
			*** Soon after implementation, led to impulse velocities sometimes being referred to as fractional warp velocities, though this practice was soon dropped (''Star Trek: The Motion Picture''; TOS Novel: ''Ex Machina'')
	** Maximum impulse velocity limited to 0.25c by policy, to prevent severe relativistic effects from bringing vessels too significantly out of sync with rest-frame activities (''TNG Tech Manual'')		** Maximum impulse velocity limited to 0.25c by policy, to prevent severe relativistic effects from bringing vessels too significantly out of sync with rest-frame activities (''TNG Tech Manual'')
	*** Up to 0.75c in emergency situations (''TNG Tech Manual'')		*** Up to 0.75c in emergency situations (''TNG Tech Manual'')

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	** Based on deuterium-fed laser pulse fusion reactor generating high energy electroplasma compatible with internal EPS power systems		** Based on deuterium-fed laser pulse fusion reactor generating high energy electroplasma compatible with internal EPS power systems
	*** Early systems occasionally also based on tritium fusion (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')		*** Early systems occasionally also based on tritium fusion (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')
	*** First generations of fusion reactors produced [[neutron]] radiation as a byproduct, ~~rendering them somewhat dangerous~~ (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')		*** First generations of impulse fusion reactors produced [[neutron]] radiation as a byproduct, requiring extensive radiation shielding (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')
	** Combination of Newtonian and non-Newtonian propulsion (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')		** Combination of Newtonian and non-Newtonian propulsion (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')
	*** Fusion reaction captured by artificial gravitational field, subspace field effects to hypercompress released energy, generating spatial distortions to linearly propel vessel either forward or in reverse		*** Fusion reaction captured by artificial gravitational field, subspace field effects to hypercompress released energy, generating spatial distortions to linearly propel vessel either forward or in reverse

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	** Based on deuterium-fed laser pulse fusion reactor generating high energy electroplasma compatible with internal EPS power systems		** Based on deuterium-fed laser pulse fusion reactor generating high energy electroplasma compatible with internal EPS power systems
	*** Early systems occasionally also based on tritium fusion (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')		*** Early systems occasionally also based on tritium fusion (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')
	*** First generations of fusion reactors produced neutron radiation as a byproduct, rendering them somewhat dangerous (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')		*** First generations of fusion reactors produced [[neutron]] radiation as a byproduct, rendering them somewhat dangerous (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')
	** Combination of Newtonian and non-Newtonian propulsion (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')		** Combination of Newtonian and non-Newtonian propulsion (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')
	*** Fusion reaction captured by artificial gravitational field, subspace field effects to hypercompress released energy, generating spatial distortions to linearly propel vessel either forward or in reverse		*** Fusion reaction captured by artificial gravitational field, subspace field effects to hypercompress released energy, generating spatial distortions to linearly propel vessel either forward or in reverse

Idran at 18:18, 14 October 2018

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	* Short for "internally metered pulse drive" (Invasion Novel: ''First Strike'')		* Short for "internally metered pulse drive" (Invasion Novel: ''First Strike'')
	* Main [[Federation]] sublight drive system,		* Main [[Federation]] sublight drive system
	** ''Description guided by both TNG technical manual and general description in ''Final Frontier'', in order to best fit qualities on-screen inconsistent with straightforward Newtonian drive''		** ''Description guided by both TNG technical manual and general description in ''Final Frontier'', in order to best fit qualities on-screen inconsistent with straightforward Newtonian drive''
	** Based on deuterium-fed laser pulse fusion reactor generating high energy electroplasma compatible with internal EPS power systems		** Based on deuterium-fed laser pulse fusion reactor generating high energy electroplasma compatible with internal EPS power systems
			*** Early systems occasionally also based on tritium fusion (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')
			*** First generations of fusion reactors produced neutron radiation as a byproduct, rendering them somewhat dangerous (TNG Novel: ''A Time to Sow'')
	** Combination of Newtonian and non-Newtonian propulsion (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')		** Combination of Newtonian and non-Newtonian propulsion (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')
	*** Fusion reaction captured by artificial gravitational field, subspace field effects to hypercompress released energy, generating spatial distortions to linearly propel vessel either forward or in reverse		*** Fusion reaction captured by artificial gravitational field, subspace field effects to hypercompress released energy, generating spatial distortions to linearly propel vessel either forward or in reverse
	*** Velocity aided and vectored by expulsion of reactants under effect of a subspace field driver coils, increasing reactant mass and reducing vessel mass to increase effectiveness of Newtonian propulsion		*** Velocity aided and vectored by expulsion of reactants under effect of a subspace field driver coils, increasing reactant mass and reducing vessel mass to increase effectiveness of Newtonian propulsion (''TNG Tech Manual'')
	** Maximum impulse velocity limited to 0.25c by policy, to prevent severe relativistic effects from bringing vessels too significantly out of sync with rest-frame activities		** Maximum impulse velocity limited to 0.25c by policy, to prevent severe relativistic effects from bringing vessels too significantly out of sync with rest-frame activities (''TNG Tech Manual'')
	*** Up to 0.75c in emergency situations		*** Up to 0.75c in emergency situations (''TNG Tech Manual'')

	==History==		==History==

	* 2018: Invented by [[Earth]], quickly displacing other engine technologies		* 2018: Invented by [[Earth]], quickly displacing other engine technologies
			* Late-21st century: First redesigns to incorporate subspace features, increasing potential delta-V

	[[Category:Propulsion]]		[[Category:Propulsion]]

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* Short for "internally metered pulse drive" (Invasion Novel: ''First Strike'')
* Main [[Federation]] sublight drive system,
** ''Description guided by both TNG technical manual and general description in ''Final Frontier'', in order to best fit qualities on-screen inconsistent with straightforward Newtonian drive''
** Based on deuterium-fed laser pulse fusion reactor generating high energy electroplasma compatible with internal EPS power systems
** Combination of Newtonian and non-Newtonian propulsion (DS9 Novel: ''Gamma: Original Sin'')
*** Fusion reaction captured by artificial gravitational field, subspace field effects to hypercompress released energy, generating spatial distortions to linearly propel vessel either forward or in reverse
*** Velocity aided and vectored by expulsion of reactants under effect of a subspace field driver coils, increasing reactant mass and reducing vessel mass to increase effectiveness of Newtonian propulsion
** Maximum impulse velocity limited to 0.25c by policy, to prevent severe relativistic effects from bringing vessels too significantly out of sync with rest-frame activities
*** Up to 0.75c in emergency situations

==History==

* 2018: Invented by [[Earth]], quickly displacing other engine technologies

[[Category:Propulsion]]