The gap-closing capabilities of the Titan-3 Project did not have to be so extreme.
There were organic and mechanical booster modules that possessed much more temperate characteristics.
For example, there was a variation of the organic booster model that could be activated two separate times before they ran out of fuel.
This was particularly popular for melee mechs specialized in raiding and sabotage actions. They could get close to an enemy position quickly, perform their missions, and boost away from the danger zone when they were done.
Aside from that, there were many other variants that could be activated and deactivated upon command were the most conventional ones available.
However, Ves fully understood why Dr. Perris made the design choice to opt for a single-use organic booster model.
It was incredibly powerful.