Plasma Torpedo
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Plasma Torpedo
The Confederacy warship weapon commonly known as a Plasma Torpedo is not a solid munition. It is a ball of high-energy plasma contained in a magnetic 'bottle'. A Confederacy Navy Plasma Torpedo Launcher creates the bottle, fills it with plasma, and then ejects the bottle towards a target. Fans of the old television series "Star Trek" will recognize this as their "Photon Torpedo". The magnetic bottle will rupture if it contacts solid matter or several types of Force Fields, or in any event after several seconds. The Navy's version travels approximately 200 Km in that time, making the Plasma Torpedo one of the shortest-range weapons in our arsenal.
On the other hand, the Plasma Torpedo was also one of the most destructive weapons available to us for the first several years of the Swarm War. As long as the torpedo reaches the target before the bottle dissipates, the target will become bathed in high-energy plasma. An armored warship may survive this, but if nothing else all sensors within the bath will be destroyed.
Classes Armed With Plasma Torpedos
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