On 18Oct2019 0336, Thomas RUX wrote:
> Morning from the Pacific Northwest,
>
> The discussion on the Jump Drive Question thread has me wondering
> about my understanding of how TL and the percentage of the hull
> required for the jump drive, maneuver drive, and power plant work.
>
> I build a hull at TL 15 with a J6 drive is available and requires 7%,
> a M6 drives requires 17%, and a power plant that is 1% x Hull tonnage
> x Pn of the hull
>
> Instead of the TL 15 J6 drive I install a J5 drive which on the Drive
> Tech Table is TL 14 and on the Drive Potential Table requires 6% of
> the hull.
>
> How can the J5 drive perform better at TL 15?

My understanding is that they don't. Tech level has always been a cap on
jump distance, but has not made drives smaller, cheaper, or more fuel
efficient. The exception being in MegaTraveller where very high TL
(TL18+ as I recall) jump drives used less fuel.

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