====== Jump Drive ======

The Jump Drive enables faster-than-light travel by dilating a wormhole, allowing the ship to traverse vast distances almost instantaneously. Each installed slot of Jump Drive can dilate a wormhole up to 1.6 parsecs (approximately 5.2 light-years) in distance. Starships typically install two to three slots of Jump Drive, with larger vessels like cruisers often incorporating four to six slots.

Transiting the wormhole takes 4.39 seconds. During this period, occupants of the starship experience a range of sensations from mild unease to profound existential dread, reflecting their disconnection from the normal fabric of the universe.

Jump drives may not be installed on small craft;  the minimum size of the jump coils renders them too large to install on any ship that displaces less than 1,000 m\[s3].

===== Jump Fuel =====

Jump Drives require significant energy to function, utilizing compressed monatomic hydrogen in advanced matter/energy conversion generators to power the jump coils. Each slot of Jump Fuel contains enough hydrogen to support:

  * One slot of Jump Drive for three jumps, or
  * Three slots of Jump Drive for one jump.

To determine the number of jumps possible, use the following formula:

**Number of Jumps = (Number of Jump Fuel Slots × 3) / Number of Jump Drive Slots**

For example, if you have 6 slots of Jump Fuel and 3 slots of Jump Drive, you can make:
(6 × 3) / 3 = 6 jumps.

The fuel is stored in high-capacity tanks designed to handle the extreme energy demands of the Jump Drive.