Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site rayssd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!rayssd!m1b From: m1b@rayssd.UUCP (M. Joseph Barone) Newsgroups: net.startrek Subject: Photon torpedoes Message-ID: <812@rayssd.UUCP> Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 11:54:35 EDT Article-I.D.: rayssd.812 Posted: Tue Jul 2 11:54:35 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 08:53:08 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Raytheon Co., Portsmouth RI Lines: 14 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