# MWD vs Afterburner — Are we just handwaving space physics?

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**Category:** Out Of Pod Experience\
**Created:** [February 27, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mwd-vs-afterburner-are-we-just-handwaving-space-physics/507437 "2026-02-27T11:44:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 27, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.eveonline.com/t/mwd-vs-afterburner-are-we-just-handwaving-space-physics/507437/2 "2026-02-27T12:03:16Z")

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I think, the lore is that the mwd makes you go faster by stutter jumping you through the warp. One of the side effects of this is that you are “brighter” so your signature radius goes up.

hth

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