WhenTheGunsFallSilent/Glossary

Warp Scale (2349 re-calibration)

In 2340, with ships routinely reaching Warp Factor 10.5 (1157~ times the speed of light), and with the warp factor seeming arbitrary as some regions of space prohibited certain warp factors with the same engine speed, several experiments were performed. The result was the re-calibration of existing drives, as well as a way to tie the speed to field strength. This meant that while the calculation of actual warp factor was a bit different, the effective conversion of each warp factor was pinned, and reaching a particular speed meant breaching a different level of subspace. This had a peculiar beneficial side effect of resolving some peculiar anomalies in some areas, and fewer ships breaking up at high warp speeds. As of early 2349, it had been adopted Federation wide.

[Speed of Light (in multiples of c)] = WF ^ 3.45
[Speed of Light (light years/day)]   = (WF ^ 3.45) / 365.25

One interesting consequence was that rating engines in cochranes would now give a rough idea of it's potential velocities rather than not being a good rule of thumb.