Large Thruster

Large Ship / Station

Large Thruster

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

50

 

Construction Component

30

 

 

Thrust Components

960

 

Computer

60

 

Large Steel Tube

40

 

Construction Component

70

 

Steel Plate

100

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

40

 

Active power consumption (MW):

6.72

 

Idle Power Consumption (MW):

0.000002

 

Movement coefficient:

1

 

Force magnitude (N):

1200000

Small Ship

Large Thruster

 

Components

Required

 

 

Steel Plate

1

 

Construction Component

1

 

Large Steel Tube

5

 

 

Thrust Components

12

 

Interior Plate

4

 

 

Mass (kg):

0

 

Integrity:

0

 

Build time (seconds):

28

 

Active power consumption (MW):

0.4

 

Idle Power Consumption (MW):

0.000002

 

Movement coefficient:

1

 

Force magnitude (N):

144000

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The Large Thruster provides large amounts of thrust. One of these is the rough equivalent (both in thrust and energy consumption) of 12 Small Thrusters. it occupies a considerably smaller space than the equivalent amount of small thrusters(2x3 = 6 blocks total area, versus 24 blocks for 12 small thrusters), and is cheaper, making it a viable upgrade from an array of small thrusters. Its only disadvantage compared to small thrusters is that it is considerably longer, however this is rarely a real problem as thrusters are generally pointed outside the ship, towards space (hence, that dimension was ignored in the above size comparison).

As of patch 01.022, Large Thrusters will damage anything behind them for up to 7 blocks in a cross pattern. If the space directly behind the thruster is clear, then the blocks on the side will not take damage.