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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Dat: [QB] I'm not saying thats not possible. I'm just saying the models don't show any evidence of launchers. That being said, I say the launchers are there. No one bothered to update the models because they probably thought they would never need to fire a torpedo out of there and if they did need to, it probably wasn't going to be a close up shot... which it wasn't. [QUOTE]Also, as somebody pointed out, torpedoes in Star Trek are not really torpedo weapons, but more like our modern-day missiles. They have the ability to track a target long after they leave the launcher... which makes sense, seeing that they have a range 4,050,000 kilometers (DS9 TM). That's like going to the moon and back more then 5 times if you need to get a feel for the distance. Given how far apart starships are in a battle, the only time your torpedo will fly straight out the launcher in a straight line for the target is if you're right behind it and nobody moves. [/QUOTE]Which is why I find the idea of slanted or angled -whichever way torpedo launchers to be stupid. Why make the effort to make a launcher like that when you can keep it straight and when it fires a torpedo, the torpedo can move away from the ship or whatever and go find its target. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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