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| Acronym for <u>F</u>aster-<u>t</u>han-<u>L</u>ight. This is a term used to describe a means of astral propulsion utilized by the [[Cylons]] and the [[Colonials]].
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| FTL drives can be a two-edged sword, as outlined below.
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| The FTL drive makes interstellar travel possible for both the [[Colonials]] and [[Cylons]]. No longer confined to their own home solar system, the Cylons managed to avoid Colonial interference for 40 years after the [[Cylon War]] and establish their own homeworld. However, not all ships -- from small to large -- are outfitted with these drives. ([[Mini-Series]]) Likely because of the cost involved, energy and fiscally speaking.
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| It is unknown when FTL was first introduced, though it is safe to say that the technology is, at least, a century old at the time of the Colonial Holocaust.
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| == Colonial Limitations ==
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| While FTL drives can be a blessing, they can also be a curse. Or at best, a hinderance.
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| FTL drives cannot be fitted on smaller Colonial craft, such as the [[Viper]]. They can, however, be used on the [[Raptor]], which is limited to brief, short-distance jumps. ([[Mini-Series]]).
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| Plotting an FTL jump takes much preparation as well, for a jump can result in a ship exiting in a hazardous area. As such is used with the utmost care and the act is done infrequently. ([[Mini-Series]])
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| FTL drives cannot be used multiple times over a long period of time, for they are prone to breakdown after excessive, repetitive use. ([[33]])
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| == Cylon Advantage ==
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| The Cylons, as so far as could be determined, have perfected the FTL drive to the point where the [[Cylon Raider]] can be outfitted with an FTL drive. ([[Mini-Series]]).
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| The [[Cylon Raider]] drive systems are also far more efficient that the small-scale Colonial drive systems installed in the [[Raptor]]. Tests with the Raider captured by the [[Battlestar]] ''[[Galatica]]'' ([[You Can't Go home Again]]) demonstrated that the drive could enable the Raider to jump directly from the vicinity of [[Kobol]] back to [[Caprica]] ([[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part I]]), and fact that also indicates that Cylon nagivation systems are far better integrated with their FTL system to enable such long-distance jumps to be accurately plotted.
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