Ships of the Star Fleet
Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:42 am
Since torpedo launchers are used to launch probes every Federation ship should have at least one photon torpedo launcher.Mike DiCenso wrote:That makes no sense for the New Orleans-class to not have any photon torpedo launchers. It's a tech that is basic to Earth starship designs since at least the 2150s and to other Federation members for perhaps centuries. Hell, even runabouts can have torpedo launchers.
If any Federation starship class had no torpedo launchers, I'd figure it'd be a little research ship like the Oberth-class.
-Mike
The amount of redshirts should define the number of launch tubes.Lucky wrote:Since torpedo launchers are used to launch probes every Federation ship should have at least one photon torpedo launcher.Mike DiCenso wrote:That makes no sense for the New Orleans-class to not have any photon torpedo launchers. It's a tech that is basic to Earth starship designs since at least the 2150s and to other Federation members for perhaps centuries. Hell, even runabouts can have torpedo launchers.
If any Federation starship class had no torpedo launchers, I'd figure it'd be a little research ship like the Oberth-class.
-Mike
Mike DiCenso wrote:That makes no sense for the New Orleans-class to not have any photon torpedo launchers. It's a tech that is basic to Earth starship designs since at least the 2150s and to other Federation members for perhaps centuries. Hell, even runabouts can have torpedo launchers.
If any Federation starship class had no torpedo launchers, I'd figure it'd be a little research ship like the Oberth-class.
-Mike
Lucky wrote: Since torpedo launchers are used to launch probes every Federation ship should have at least one photon torpedo launcher.
By TNG firing torpedos seem to be fairly automated to the point of the only person seeming to be involved is on the bridge as I recall.Mr. Oragahn wrote: The amount of redshirts should define the number of launch tubes.