Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site oberon.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!mtuxo!mtunh!mtung!mtunf!ariel!vax135!petsd!pesnta!hplabs!sdcrdcf!uscvax!oberon!tli From: tli@oberon.UUCP (Tony Li) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Re: Photon torpedoes Message-ID: <76@oberon.UUCP> Date: Fri, 5-Jul-85 19:30:28 EDT Article-I.D.: oberon.76 Posted: Fri Jul 5 19:30:28 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 9-Jul-85 05:37:50 EDT References: <812@rayssd.UUCP> Reply-To: tli@oberon.UUCP (Tony Li) Distribution: net Organization: U. of So. Calif., Los Angeles Lines: 17 Summary: In article <812@rayssd.UUCP> m1b@rayssd.UUCP (M. Joseph Barone) writes: 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! Photon torpedoes do contain small warp engines and guidance systems. However, the guidance systems are not the most sophisticated in the world, so it is possible to avoid them. -- Tony Li ;-) Usc Computer Science Uucp: {sdcrdcf,randvax}!uscvax!tli Csnet: tli@usc-cse.csnet Arpa: tli@usc-ecl