Allowing for the 1000x modifier from spacefleet. The range bit of the intercept quote also matches with the base ranges as described earlier and mentioned below, which holds interesting implications for torpedo speed and point defnese range.Īssuming a torepdo masses between 2 tons (size of large macro cannon shell or as outlined in Let the Galaxy Burn short story) at 1-6 kt per kg a torp woudl be worth between 200 and 12,000 megatons. The "telemertry" bit may not work givne such torps were considered "specialist" ammo latter on (they become an explicit kind, like short burn torpedoes, or melta torpedoes.) How do they normally home in? Andy Chambers inferred they were manually guided in (some sort of wire guided bit) until they got closer, but novels tend to vary in this regard (some of them, and not at all uncommon, seem to be quite self guided and have little problem trackingships). The "intercept within a few thousand km" bit is interesting. Presumably the larger varieties of macro cannon need it also.) Although one imagines there are SOME nova cannon that have such loading methods. Torpedoes are apparently massive enough that they need lifts and cranes to help lift the torpedo in (unlike some guns, even nova cannon. And some enemies coudl be more vulnerable to a physicla impact prior to detonation anyhow.) There may be tradeoffs in this (more explosive/thermal potential the more fuel remains in the engine, but the shorter the range and lsower the missile. The torpedo is a "multi-stage" weapon, the plasma reactors themselves acting as a major part of its "warhead" (but not the only one.) Most sources will even suggest more stages (last second "boosters" to add more velocity, shaped charges designed to facilitate penetration of the hull, etc.) The torpedo can add its own kinetic energy and momentum to the attack as well, as torpedoes are designed to penetrate before detonating under most cases. Funny enough the old Rogue Trader mentions plasma torpedoes as ship to ship weapons and gives them ranges of millions of miles, possibly even usable from the edge of the system against a stationary target. They are also "plasma bombs", lending credence to the idea that nova cannon (at least the explosions) are equal to about a double salvo of torpedoes. "typical" anti-ship torpedoes are around 60 meters long. torpedoes have a limited ability to detect a target and will alter course to intercept if they pass within a few thousand kilometres of a vessel. Once a torpedo is launched, the plasma drive propels the torpedo forward at high speed, whilst beginning an energy build up which will culminate in its detonation. The area of a ship given over to the torpedo tubes is a massive space criss-crossed by lifts, hoists and gantry cranes for moving the huge missiles from the armoured magazine silos where they are stored to the launch tubes. A typical anti-ship torpedo is over 200 feet long and powered by a plasma reactor, which also acts as a sizeable portion of its warhead, turning it inot a devastating plasma bomb. The term "torpedo" has always been used ot describe any long-range missile carried by a spaceship. We know from Let the Galaxy burn that torpedoes are 10x more massive than macro cannon shells (and Fallen angels mentions bombardment cannon shells being 5x more massive than macro cannon shells, so we're getting approximate benchmarks there) - suggesting hundreds or thousands of tons for torpedoes again (Assuming a macro cannon shell equal to one or more batlte tanks, as often hinted at in aformeentioend sources.) which would be thousands of tons itself.) Fighters manned nature do make them more effective long-range strike weapons, ,and more reusable ones at that. It is implied that a torpedo may qual a whole squadorn of fighters, even.
It's also implied that fighters are smaller than torpedoes, so its likely torpedoes mass more than fighters (hundreds of tons at least per torp, in other words, going by fighter masses from the Rennie BFG novels.
the Retribution in Dark Disciple had 40 meter diameter, 80 m long torpedoes. These also must represent the battleship torpedoes, because cruiser grade are usualyl around 30-60 meters (100 meters at most.). Missiles the size of "skyscrapers", though this seems to imply torpedoes rather than the "Weapons battery" missiles. This includes everything from missiles the size of skyscrapers to swarms of small attack craft such as fighters and bombers. The term ordnance is used to describe all kinds of weapons that are launched from ships and then travel independetnly to their target.
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