The Type 74 Propulsion Engine, also called Intense Light Type 74 Laser Fusion Reactor, is a type Earthling auxiliary engine. The EFCN battleship Yamato is equipped with one.[1][2][3] It's a laser fusion reactor that uses helium-3 fuel pellets , and, at least aboard Yamato, is used to assist starting the battleship's auxiliary engines proper, the Battleship-type Cosmo Turbine Kais. Once the ship is launched, the Type 74 remains constantly active.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Chapter 3: Endless Voyage Theater Pamphlet p. 13
- ↑ Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Model Sheet Design Collection GARMILLAS pp. 010-011
- ↑ Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Chapter 3 Theater Pamphlet p. 13
- ↑ Tokugawa's manual from "Escape from the Jupiter Sphere" and Space Battleship Yamato 2199 Complete Works Vol.3 p. 074
Japanese language information[]
- 74式推進機関 74-Shiki suishin kikan (Type 74 propulsion engine)
- 激光74型レーザー核融合炉 Geki hikari 74-gata rēzā kaku yūgō-ro (Intense light type 74 laser fusion reactor)