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10. Space Movement and Combat<br />
MOVEMENT<br />
So, we have Warp Speed and Impulse.<br />
WARP SPEED<br />
Warp speed is here:<br />
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Warp_factor<br />
The chart on this page works out the various warp speed based on data from the series.<br />
This simple chart helps: (Using the Next Gen one which is faster)<br />
Warp<br />
factor<br />
Calculated speed<br />
(*c)<br />
Distance traveled in 24 hours<br />
(*light years)<br />
Travel time from Earth to Alpha<br />
Centauri<br />
0.5 0.099 0.0003 43.64 years<br />
1 1 0.003 4.33 years<br />
2 10.079 0.028 156.91 days<br />
3 38.941 0.107 40.61 days<br />
4 101.594 0.278 15.57 days<br />
5 213.747 0.585 7.4 days<br />
6 392.498 1.075 4.03 days<br />
7 656.135 1.796 2.41 days<br />
8 1024 2.804 37.07 hours<br />
9 1516.381 4.152 25.03 hours<br />
10 ∞ ∞ 0<br />
So, the Aeroshuttle for instance with a max warp speed of 3, travels 0.107 light years per day. So it<br />
would take it about 10 days to travel 1 light year.<br />
I need to check if combat can take place in warp, but I don't think so. I think it may be possible to 'pull'<br />
someone out of warp. You can follow peoples warp trails.<br />
(sun to pluto is 6 light hours)<br />
IMPULSE<br />
http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/Impulse_drive<br />
I guess it's like a 0.5 warp speed.<br />
Let's say one 'Space Turn' is a minute.<br />
1 minute = 0.5 LY travelled. Travel 1/8 an AU (18.75 million KM)<br />
So a 'Space Turn' covers about 19m km at Full Impulse
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