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'''Photonic torpedoes''' are missile weapons used on Earth starships in the 22nd century.  They are essentially low-performance [[photon torpedo]]es<ref>''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''</ref>.  Like their descendants, they have variable explosive yield.  According to [[Malcolm Reed]], a maximum-yield photonic torpedo can "put a 3-kilometer crater into an asteroid,"<ref>ENT "The Expanse"</ref> suggesting a high yield of about 5 megatons.<ref>[http://www.stardestroyer.net/Empire/Science/Asteroids.html Stardestroyer.net Asteroid Destruction Calculator]</ref>
'''Photonic torpedoes''' are missile weapons used on Earth starships in the 22nd century.  They are essentially low-performance [[photon torpedo]]es<ref>''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''</ref>.  Like their descendants, they have variable explosive yield.  According to [[Malcolm Reed]], a maximum-yield photonic torpedo can "put a 3-kilometer crater into an asteroid,"<ref>ENT "The Expanse"</ref> suggesting a high yield anywhere between 1 megaton and over 100 megatons, depending on asteroid composition.


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 16:36, 2 May 2014

Photonic torpedoes in storage

Photonic torpedoes are missile weapons used on Earth starships in the 22nd century. They are essentially low-performance photon torpedoes[1]. Like their descendants, they have variable explosive yield. According to Malcolm Reed, a maximum-yield photonic torpedo can "put a 3-kilometer crater into an asteroid,"[2] suggesting a high yield anywhere between 1 megaton and over 100 megatons, depending on asteroid composition.

References

  1. Star Trek: Enterprise
  2. ENT "The Expanse"