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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] About the aft torp fired by the Reliant: There are actually two such torps, which might create confusion. Khan fires one at the Enterprise in the nebula, after Sulu fumbles with the phaser trigger and fires past Khan. Since sensors don't work, the torp is a clean miss. But Khan also fires another in the first battle, as his final coup de grace shot before presenting Kirk with his ultimatum. This torp ALSO seems to be a clear miss, going below the Enterprise on the viewscreen image - but apparently it hits the ship nevertheless, since the Enterprise is rocked by the hit. Perhaps Khan only fired it as a warning shot, a proximity detonation to drive home the point that "You are shieldless and if I aim the next torp *directly* at you, you will all die, so don't get any ideas". That would explain why this torp left no visible damage to the Enterprise - it detonated at a safe distance. This first torpedo shot might imply the torps were precision-guided, to explain why the apparent miss-trajectory still produced the effect Khan wanted - but if Khan actually wanted a miss, then precision guidance need not be implied. The shot is interesting in another respect as well: Kirk apparently thinks Sulu could shoot down the torp with phasers, although Sulu then says it's too late. It seems possible to me that at this point Kirk knew that if the torp really hit, the Enterprise would be completely vaporized, so he was ready to try desperation measures - but Khan just chose to frighten, not destroy. Timo Saloniemi P.S. My vote goes for the E-nil NOT being a Federation flagship at any point of her career, even though she is the only one of the Enterprises with a flag officer in command... [/QB][/QUOTE]
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