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Despite the wide differences in underlying technology, both [[internal combustion engine]] and [[fusion engine]] superchargers produce almost identical results and thus boost ground speed by as much as 125%<ref name=MT-92/> <ref name=TO-345/>. In an ICE, a supercharger simply injects oxidizers into the fuel mix to increase power, while fusion engine superchargers temporarily allow the fusion engine to operate beyond its design limits, disabling the limiters that normally keep the engine from damaging its own shielding.
 
Despite the wide differences in underlying technology, both [[internal combustion engine]] and [[fusion engine]] superchargers produce almost identical results and thus boost ground speed by as much as 125%<ref name=MT-92/> <ref name=TO-345/>. In an ICE, a supercharger simply injects oxidizers into the fuel mix to increase power, while fusion engine superchargers temporarily allow the fusion engine to operate beyond its design limits, disabling the limiters that normally keep the engine from damaging its own shielding.
  
Because [[BattleMech]] superchargers use an entirely different method of increasing performance than that used by a [[MASC]] system, both devices can be used simultaneously for a cumulative speed boost in exchange for a considerable increase to the odds of a catastrophic failure. <ref name=MT-92/> <ref name=TO-345/>
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Because [[BattleMech]] superchargers use an entirely different method of increasing performance than that used by a[[MASC]] system, both devices can be used simultaneously for a cumulative speed boost in exchange for a considerable increase to the odds of a catastrophic failure. <ref name=MT-92/> <ref name=TO-345/>
  
 
While an unusual if experimental add-on for centuries, the technology achieved a mainstream level of acceptance and refinement during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], with manufacturers within both the [[Inner Sphere]] and the [[Clan]]-space regularly producing superchargers from [[3078]] on. <ref name=TROP-207>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 207  "Jihad Technology Advancement Table - Supercharger"</ref>
 
While an unusual if experimental add-on for centuries, the technology achieved a mainstream level of acceptance and refinement during the [[Word of Blake]] [[Jihad]], with manufacturers within both the [[Inner Sphere]] and the [[Clan]]-space regularly producing superchargers from [[3078]] on. <ref name=TROP-207>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 207  "Jihad Technology Advancement Table - Supercharger"</ref>

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