RE: Pulse torpedoes

Jay Haygood wrote:

--For your Trekkers, how else could the Enterprise fire a full spread of

--torpedoes? Torpedoes have a shorter range (i am almost sure) than
beams.

Photon Torpedoes in the Trek Universe (STTNG Tech Manual) have a _much_
longer 
range than beam weapons, they are warp capable guided missiles. The Tech
manual 
states that a ptorp has a range of several million kilometers while
phasers are 
several hundred thousand kilometers (not having the book here to quote
exactly 
from).

In my Trek games you only need 1 firecon to launch any number of
torpedoes this 
simulates Worf at tactical on the bridge doing the initial targetting.
After 
that the torpedoes own terminal guidance system takes over. I use the
analogy of 
wire guided torpedos in modern subs - they are guided close to their
targets by 
a firecon but can be cut loose to home acoustically if the wire runs out
at long 
range or you have to go evasive because the other guy shot at you.

	Tim