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== Description ==
The '''VTOL Jet Booster''' is a piece of equipment used to increase the speed of any [[VTOL]]. The Booster itself has existed in different forms since the time of [[Early Space|Early Spaceflight]]. Its modern versions were separately created by [[Clan Hell's Horses]] in [[2839]], while [[Cal-Boeing of Dorwinion]] developed its own in [[3009]] in the [[Inner Sphere]].  The technology remained [[Experimental Technology|Experimental]] until the late [[Jihad]], when it entered limited production in [[3078]],<ref>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 207: Jihad Technology Advancement Table - VTOL Jet Booster Classifications change noted from being Experimental Technology to Advanced</ref> and slightly later the equipment entered mass production.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145'', p. 217: "Dark Age Technology Advancement Table" - VTOL Jet Booster reclassified at Tournament Legal/Standard Rules</ref><ref>''Tactical Operations'', pp. 350, 410–411: "What information is available on VTOL Jet Booster"</ref>

== Rules ==
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=== Game Rules ===
==== Gameplay ====
The VTOL Jet Booster doubles the cruise speed of any VTOL it is equipped to, but not its flank. While it does not need a special roll to be activated, when in use a piloting modifier of +3 is added in order for the vehicle to avoid making a sideslip. No special piloting maneuvers can be performed while the Booster is active.<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 350: "VTOL Jet Booster's usage rules"</ref>

==== Construction ====
The VTOL Jet Booster can be mounted on either a non-fixed-wing [[Combat Vehicle]] or [[Support Vehicle]]–type [[VTOL]].
The Booster is located in the main body of the unit and only one booster may be mounted per vehicle. The Booster's weight is 10 percent of a VTOL's engine weight, which is then rounded up to the nearest half ton, and the item takes up one slot. The booster cannot be Pod-mounted onto an [[OmniVehicle]].

Per Tactical Operation's construction rules table, the cost of a VTOL Jet Booster is 10,000 per x a Vehicle's Engine Rating.
The Equipment Rating for the VTOL Jet Booster, as of [[3075]], was D/X-F-E. However, this is no longer the case due to various equipment reclassifications, which began in 3078 and continue into the [[Dark Age era|Early Republic Era]].<ref>''Tactical Operations'', p. 350: "Construction Rules for the VTOL Jet Booster"</ref>
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== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Tactical Operations]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3145]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''


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