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by AMX
2004-10-03 04:05pm
Forum: Pure Star Trek
Topic: Could a torpedo deliver its full yield?
Replies: 39
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Re: Could a torpedo deliver its full yield?

ST & SCR: realspace FTL is a part of Star Trek. Whether it's possible IRL or not is completely irrelevant to this thread.
Batman wrote:Doesn't do beans about the delivered yield, though.
Care to elaborate?
by AMX
2004-10-03 12:05pm
Forum: Pure Star Trek
Topic: Could a torpedo deliver its full yield?
Replies: 39
Views: 1897

Could a torpedo deliver its full yield?

I was just reading the "Federation Torpedoes" page, when I had a possibly stupid idea: When a torpedo explodes, at least 50% of the energy released are directed away from the target. Even the radiation heading directly away will "only" move at the speed of light. Now, if the torp...