Service Date: 2599 (DF-V.32)

Length: 3.8 meters

Speed: 1000 k/s

Acceleration: 200 k/s²

Maneuverability: 20 dps

Duration: 14 sec

Lock Time: 12 sec

Penetration: 8000

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A mainstay in both Terran and Kilrathi fleets, the torpedo is al arge, maneuverable warhead used against capital ships and bases. It has a built-in image-recognition system that locks onto the target. Although the lock time is longer than that of any other missile, the torpedo is the only fighter weapon that can easily destroy carriers. Modern Terran and Kilrathi capital ships now have phase shield technology that renders missiles and fighter-scale guns useless. Terran scientists developed powerful torpedoes capable of penetrating the new shields; soon thereafter, spies leaked the new technology to the Kilrathi.

Torpedoes are not without disadvantages. They can only lock on to capital ships, they are slow and can sometimes be shot down by the target ship or its fighter escort, and they take approximately twenty seconds to determine the phase pattern of the shields, leaving the firing ship vulnerable to attack for extended periods. But when all the conditions are satisfied, torpedoes' large warheads can be very effective.