It does also update the equipment. The "travel" is not only what is set for speed and direction though, but also for the "simulated" drift, which varies seemingly from ship to ship from some unknown parameter in some unknown file... one ship drifts, the next holds fast, both under the same circumstances, and is also found to have different effects upon Stock ships, such as the Furutaka drifting, while the Mogami does not... TC also affects the "phenomenon", or "design feature", dependent upon which side of the view you stand on...
