Engine power
The engine's output in horsepower, which only means something next to the weight it has to move.
Also known as horsepower, hp engine.
A 700 horsepower engine is enormous in a 25 tonne medium and unremarkable in a 70 tonne heavy. The figure is therefore always read as power-to-weight.
The engine is also a module: damaged, it loses power, and destroyed it leaves the vehicle stationary, which is why engine hits on a front-mounted engine are so punishing.
Related terms
Power-to-weightEngine horsepower divided by the vehicle's weight in tonnes, the single best predictor of acceleration.WeightThe vehicle's mass in tonnes, which sets its power-to-weight ratio and decides who wins a collision.Engine fireA fire started by a hit on the engine or fuel tanks, which drains hit points and damages modules until it is put out.Critical hitDamage to a module or a crew member, which degrades what a vehicle can do without necessarily costing it hit points.