Except the Canopy drives become canon in T5... and you can design
ships with them.
And T5's description of how J-drives work doesn't include  LHyd being
needed - just lots and lots of electric power.

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Craig Berry <xxxxxx@gmail.com> wrote:
> As much as I love playing the "make ALL the canon consistent!!" game, I
> think we have to toss Annic Nova if we are to maintain any semblance of
> sanity in the background. Even if you handwave an explanation (my favorite
> is the usual dodge that its drive is a one-of-a-kind Ancient artifact), it
> makes no sense at all that reports of a ship that could jump without
> refueling didn't trigger an all out, every-ship-committed effort by the
> Imperium to locate the ship for study.
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 8:29 AM, Phil Pugliese (via tml list)
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>> In JTAS #1 or #2 is found the 'AnnicNova' a unique idiosyncratic starship
>> that can unfurl solar collectors in order to charge it's jumpdrive.
>>
>> So, no L-Hyd is actually required to initiate, leave, or travel thru
>> j-space.
>>
>> Also, as far as Xboat life support goes (no PP) I can imagine lots of ways
>> to provide the power to keep life support going long enough for travel thru
>> j-space, exit, & recovery as I'm sure we all can.
>>
>> Remember that  in the supp that detailed the ships of the S'Marches there
>> was detailed the 50dT heavy fighter which was carried by the Tigress & other
>> BB's. It is mentioned that the fighter is capable of independent operation
>> for an extended period of time. Several weeks I believe. Now it does have a
>> PP but this illustrates that very small craft can & are designed to operate
>> for lengthy periods on their own.
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