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== Description ==
A '''compact fusion engine''' is similar to a [[fusion engine]], but utilizes denser radiation shielding and other features to reduce the engine's volume by half. There is a weight penalty for the density; compact fusion engines are 50% heavier than the standard fusion engine<ref name=TMp214> ''TechManual'', p. 214</ref>, limiting its use to [['Mech]]s that require a lot of internal space and/or have tonnage to spare. One benefit of this arrangement is that penetrating hits are less likely to hit the smaller profile of the compact fusion engine than they would a bulkier standard fusion engine.

Among BattleMechs that use the compact fusion engine are the [[Word of Blake]]'s ''[[Archangel]]''<ref name=TRO3075-92>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 92, "Produced Archangel Components"</ref> and the [[Draconis Combine]]'s ''[[Wight]]''<ref name=TRO3075p70-71>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 70-71, "Wight 'Mech Profile"</ref>.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Maximum Tech]]''
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3072]]''


[[Category:Engines|Engine, Fusion Compact Engine]]