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From: m1b@rayssd.UUCP (M. Joseph Barone)
Newsgroups: net.startrek
Subject: Photon torpedoes
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Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 11:54:35 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  2 11:54:35 1985
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	Time for a new (perhaps repeat) topic:

	How do photon torpedoes work?  The name implies electromagnetic
energy.  If this is true, the maximum speed should be the speed of light.
Therefore, the torpedoes could not be fired at warp speeds.  Also,
in STII, they seemed to have some type of casing (which doubles as
a coffin!).  Why don't they have some sort of guidance system like a
missile instead of a straight line trajectory?  Go to it, trekophiles!

	You can call me Andy Rooney or you can call me Joe....

Joe Barone,	{allegra, decvax!brunix, linus, ccice5}!rayssd!m1b
Raytheon Co,	Submarine Signal Div., Box 330, Portsmouth, RI  02871