Slappy Ya Face wrote A standard ship can travel the span of the galaxy in about 20 years. I'm too lazy to take that math any further. Speed of Ships. By terminator - Sat Nov 17, am. User mini profile. By David - Sat Nov 17, am. But the speed of the transport ship Ashley took before the events of ME 1 was about 5,c. Presumably, the Normandy would be quite a bit faster. Courier ships in general would be a lot faster and freight ships would probably be a lot slower.
Objects outside the affected ship will appear refracted. The greater the difference between the objective exterior and subjective interior speeds of light, the greater the refraction. As the subjective speed of light is raised within the field, objects outside will appear to redshift, eventually becoming visible only to radio telescope antennas.
High-energy electromagnetic sources normally hidden to the eye become visible on the spectrum. As the speed of light continues to rise, x-ray, gamma ray, and eventually cosmic ray sources become visible.
Stars will be replaced by pulsars, the accretion discs of black holes, quasars, and gamma ray bursts. To an outside observer, a ship within a mass effect drive envelope appears to have blue-shifted.
If within a field that allows travel at twice the speed of light, any radiation it emits has twice the energy as normal. If the ship is in a field of about times lightspeed, it radiates visible light as x-rays and gamma rays, and the infrared heat from the hull is blue-shifted up into the visible spectrum or higher. Ships moving at FTL are visible at great distances, though their signature will only propagate at the speed of light.
According to Engineer Adams , the SSV Normandy 's stealth system does not work at FTL speeds because that blue-shifts the ship's emissions into frequencies too high to capture in the hull sinks.
It is noted , however, that Reapers are believed to be capable of traveling nearly 30 light-years ,,,,, meters within a hour period, and that this rate is roughly twice what Citadel starships are capable of traveling.
This equates Reaper FTL capabilities to around 10, times the speed of light. In comparison, by , human starships are known to be capable of traveling at least fifty times faster than the speed of light 14,,, meters per second , or approximately 0. The Andromeda Initiative Arks are capable of traversing 2. The Tempest ship of the Andromeda Initiative is capable of traversing 13 light-years per day. Mass Effect Wiki Explore. The stealth system is powered by an experimental piece of equipment called the Tantalus Drive Core which is, proportionally, about twice the size of any other ship's core - Tali'Zorah nar Rayya is fascinated with how the Alliance managed to fit it into such a compact vessel.
Joker mentions the oversized drive core affects the Normandy's balance, but it's nothing he can't handle. The Tantalus drive generates mass concentrations that the Normandy "falls into", allowing her to move without the use of heat-emitting thrusters. The core not only makes the Normandy quiet and fast, but also means she can run at FTL speed for much longer before having to discharge the drive. It is staggeringly expensive at billion credits , or equivalent to the drive core costs of 12, fighters according to Rear Admiral Mikhailovich.
It may also be equipped with advanced Javelin dual disruptor torpedoes. During her shakedown run , the Normandy launched from Arcturus and headed to Eden Prime to covertly recover the Prothean Beacon that had been unearthed on the planet.
Unfortunately, a surprise geth attack complicated the mission and the beacon was destroyed. The Normandy then travelled to the Citadel , where Captain Anderson resigned as commanding officer, allowing Shepard to assume command in his place. Though Shepard works for the Citadel , the Normandy is still considered to be under Alliance jurisdiction, and her unique design means Shepard is often asked to complete missions for Steven Hackett , especially those requiring discretion.
The Normandy is also the subject of an inspection by Rear Admiral Mikhailovich , who is annoyed that she was given to Shepard rather than being assigned to his flotilla as was intended. He refers to the Normandy as being 'over-designed', too expensive costing as much as a heavy cruiser , and having no practical use. In response, Shepard can correct him and defend the Normandy's innovations. Joker's handling of the Normandy saves Shepard on several occasions: providing an extraction from Therum ; dropping the Mako "under the radar" of the AA guns on Virmire , avoiding the following nuclear explosion; and performing a supposedly impossible Mako insertion on Ilos , among others.
The Normandy's stealth systems made her the only ship that could get Shepard into the Terminus Systems undetected, to pursue Saren Arterius to Ilos, but the Council refused to take such a risk, and Ambassador Donnel Udina locked out the ship's systems remotely. With Captain Anderson's help, Shepard stole the Normandy and took her to Ilos, where Joker dropped the team safely in the Mako before rendezvousing with the Fifth Fleet in the Andura sector.
During the Battle of the Citadel, the Normandy led the assault against Sovereign and distinguished herself with her impressive speed and maneuverability, which, once Shepard had disabled the Reaper 's shields, allowed her to destroy Sovereign. After the battle, Shepard took the Normandy out into space to find a way to stop the Reapers. The Normandy is shown patrolling the Omega Nebula for geth , near the planet Alchera. An unidentifiable starship suddenly appears and moves to intercept the Normandy, despite the frigate's stealth systems being active.
Realizing that the ship is hostile, Joker initiates evasive maneuvers. The pursuing ship unleashes a barrage of beam weaponry that easily penetrates the Normandy's defenses.
The Normandy's kinetic barriers and weapon systems are knocked out with a single hit. Within seconds, the Normandy is crippled as more hits breach the upper deck of the ship and destroy one of the starboard engine nacelles.
The sudden attack claims the lives of over twenty crew members, Navigator Pressly among them. The order is given to abandon ship and the surviving crew evacuate the ship via escape pods.
Commander Shepard stays behind to save Joker, who is still desperately trying to pilot the disintegrating ship.
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