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Does this tractor beam, or any other planned tractor beams, have enough power to stop an active ship from escaping its pull? Like if you get a lock on it and then they power up and try to take off.

John CreweVehicle Pipeline Director

All things being equal, probably not. But for instance, if this came and tractor beamed a Dragonfly or an X1 or a Nox, that's going to be significantly harder for that to get away. And likewise, if we had a super uber capital ship with tractor beam technology and it tried to do it to a smaller ship, it makes it much harder to do. But on an equal footing, it's not an instant win, but it requires effort from both sides to succeed.

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Published on this date.22 Feb 2019
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