Torpedoe

Torpedoes

Torpedoes are the only form of ordinance type weapons within game. they come 10 types. and are a visual weapon used in combat. torpedoes are carried as standard cargo witihin your ship. ships must have torpedoes of the class of the torpedo to be carried. torpedoes can also be converted into spacemines to create minefields. torpedoes are created at starbases with the appropriate torpedo tech level.Each torpedo type has different Damage specs.

Torpedo Class

in order to be used in combat the torpedo carried within the ship must be of the same class as the the tube on the ship, i.e. a gamma bomb torpedo tube ship cannot carry proton torpedoes. the class of tubes and torpedoes must match in order to carry them.

torpedo Type/Class!	Starbase Tech Required!	Damage!	Crew Kill!	Spacemine Conversion
Mark 1 Photon	Tech level 1	5	4	1
Proton Torp	Tech level 2	8	6	4
Mark 2 Photon	Tech level 3	10	3	9
Gamma Bomb	Tech level 3	2	15	16
Mark 3 Photon	Tech level 4	15	9	25
Mark 4 Photon	Tech level 5	30	13	36
Mark 5 Photon	Tech level 6	35	17	49
Mark 6 Photon	Tech level 7	40	23	64
Mark 7 Photon	Tech level 8	48	25	81
Mark 8 Photon	Tech level 10	55	35	100