The photon torpedo, a fictional weapon popularized by the Science Fiction saga Star Trek, is a space torpedo armed with an antimatter warhead. In Star Trek, these weapons are often part of a starship's and space station's armaments.
Photon torpedoes are most useful for combat while ships are engaged in warp speed travel, as phaser, which are confined to the speed of light, are not generally usable. (The Starfleet Technical Manual does list a nu...
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The photon torpedo, a fictional weapon popularized by the Science Fiction saga Star Trek, is a space torpedo armed with an antimatter warhead. In Star Trek, these weapons are often part of a starship's and space station's armaments.
Photon torpedoes are most useful for combat while ships are engaged in warp speed travel, as phaser, which are confined to the speed of light, are not generally usable. (The Starfleet Technical Manual does list a number of ways a phaser can be used at greater-than-light speeds, though, as several television episodes have violated the prior "rule.")
Starfleet, the military/exploratory arm of Federation, uses a number of different versions of the photon torpedo with various guided, un-guided, and high-speed versions. The Mark IV and Mark V torpedoes are micro torpedoes that are used aboard small ships like Danube class runabouts and shuttles.
The photon torpedo was first introduced during the first season episode "Arena" of Star Trek: The Original...
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