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====== Torpedoes ======

These high-powered weapons allow for devastating long-range strikes.  Their chemically-fuelled laser warheads allow them to carry out a stand-off attack without the need to actually score a direct hit;  get them close enough, and they are all but guaranteed to hit their target.  However, their firepower, range and accuracy all depend on an enormous tradeoff:  they are expendable weapons.  Hit or miss, they are used up, and a ship that is out of torpedoes will have to meet up with a collier to replenish its supplies.

Ships can carry one of three types of torpedo tubes, and the volume of each torpedo tube depends on how they are reloaded.

===== Single-Shot Tubes =====

These torpedo tubes carry a single weapon.  Once fired, the tube must be reloaded, which takes half an hour alongside a replenishment collier.  However, these single-use tubes have the benefit of being extremely compact.  The volume listed for the tube includes both itself and the torpedo within.

===== Revolver Tubes =====

Still relatively compact, the Revolver carries five torpedoes in a cylindrical magazine---the sixth "chamber" is the loading port used to replenish the magazine.  As with the single-shot tube, it is still a relatively compact system, and the volume listed below is for the tube, its magazine and all torpedoes within.

===== Reloadable Tubes =====

For most warships, these are the preferred torpedo tube.  They are reloaded from an internal magazine, which can be of any size.  However, they are much bulkier than the other two options.  The volume listed is for the tube, its loading system, and manipulators within the hull;  it does //not// include any weapons!  Each torpedo must be drawn from the ship's reserve magazine.  The good news is, this magazine is far quicker to replenish at a collier, and the torpedo tubes can draw their ammunition from any magazine aboard ship.

===== List of Torpedoes =====

There are fifteen distinct torpedo types used throughout the Shattered Worlds.  All navies have torpedoes that //almost// meet one of the following types.  For example, the Draconis Imperium's //Tetsu no Yari// is one meter in diameter, which puts it in the Type 19 category, whereas the Altair Compact's //Dachs// is 715mm, and basically performs like a Type 13.

==== Type 9 ====
**Diameter**:  508mm\\
**Volume**:  2m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d4\[mu]2\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  3m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  4m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  6m\[s3]

==== Type 13 ====
**Diameter**:  712mm\\
**Volume**:  6m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d6\[mu]2\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  9m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  12m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  18m\[s3]

==== Type 14 ====
**Diameter**:  762mm\\
**Volume**:  7m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d4\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  10m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  14m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  21m\[s3]

==== Type 16 ====
**Diameter**:  915mm\\
**Volume**:  12m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d8\[mu]2\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  18m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  24m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  36m\[s3]

==== Type 19 ====
**Diameter**:  1,067mm\\
**Volume**:  20m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d6\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  30m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  40m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  60m\[s3]

==== Type 20 ====
**Diameter**:  1,118mm\\
**Volume**:  22m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d10\[mu]2\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  33m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  44m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  66m\[s3]

==== Type 21 ====
**Diameter**:  1,143mm\\
**Volume**:  24m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  6d4\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  36m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  48m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  72m\[s3]

==== Type 23 ====
**Diameter**:  1,321mm\\
**Volume**:  36m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d12\[mu]2\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  54m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  72m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  108m\[s3]

==== Type 24 ====
**Diameter**:  1,372mm\\
**Volume**:  40m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d8\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  60m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  80m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  120m\[s3]

==== Type 28 ====
**Diameter**:  1,601mm\\
**Volume**:  63m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  6d6\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  95m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  125m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  190m\[s3]

==== Type 29 ====
**Diameter**:  1,677mm\\
**Volume**:  75m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d10\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  110m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  150m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  225m\[s3]

==== Type 34 ====
**Diameter**:  1,982mm\\
**Volume**:  120m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  4d12\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  180m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  240m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  360m\[s3]

==== Type 36 ====
**Diameter**:  2,058mm\\
**Volume**:  133m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  6d8\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  200m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  266m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  400m\[s3]

==== Type 44 ====
**Diameter**:  2,515mm\\
**Volume**:  250m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  6d10\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  375m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  500m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  750m\[s3]

==== Type 51 ====
**Diameter**:  2,972mm\\
**Volume**:  400m\[s3]\\
**Damage**:  6d12\[mu]3\\
**Launchers**:
  * Single Shot:  600m\[s3]
  * Revolver:  800m\[s3]
  * Reloadable:  1,200m\[s3]