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enlighten me-are these torpedo launchers?
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Daniel: [QB] Gaah! Phasers cannot be fired while at warp. Pin it to a simple continuity error. Phasers are made up of EM radiation. EM radiation, travelling in a complete vacuum, which space is very close to, travels no faster than 300,000 kps. Thus phasers cannot be fired when a ship is travelling faster than light speed. Torpedoes on the other hand can, because they have small warp-field sustainer engines. Also, we can assume that if the computer systems on board starships use FTL technology, then the computers mounted in the torpedoes also operate FTL. Detonation-timing problem solved. I agree with the fact that torpedoes cannot accelerate fast enough by themselves, and thus the large launchers. But once they've been accelerated, who says they can't do any meneuvering? Also, I maintain that the reason we don't see photorps moving all that fast on screen is because they are fired in close quarters, (absurdly close if you ask me), and at speeds below c. I am still confused as to why torpedoes are so relatively powerless. Even if it contained 10 grams antimatter and 10 grams deuterium, the explosion would be phenomenal. Add to that the fact that the TNG:TM states the yield was INCREASED due to advances in weapons technology, the photorp explosions we see on screen makes me think Starfleet armed all it's ships with duds. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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