Torpedo Missile
Type	Tracking Missile
Available From	Everyone
Fitted To	Torpedo Launchers
Role	Anti-Capital
Required Licence	None

In-game Description

Light Torpedo

Torpedoes are significantly slower than other missile weapons but they provide far and away more firepower on impact than any other type. They are best utilised, therefore, against less agile ships and emplacements that cannot easily avoid the impact simply by moving out of the way. The Light Torpedo missile is a hot-launched weapon. This means the rocket motor fires immediately upon button-press and begins its slow, ponderous journey towards the target. This in turn imparts significantly more stress and maintenance costs upon the launcher itself. With an enlarged launcher comes a larger body which allows significantly more room for explosive mass in the weapon. This torpedo is a two-stage weapon with a powerful high explosive precursor warhead that violently rips a hole in the enemy vessel. A primary charge then detonates and turns the weapon into a massive and extremely damaging fragmentation grenade, more than powerful enough to rip apart most ships in a single blow. The Light Torpedo missile is extremely resilient to countermeasures.

Heavy Torpedo

The Heavy Torpedo missile is more commonly known as the Triton. Torpedoes are significantly slower than other missile weapons but they provide far and away more firepower on impact than any other type. They are best utilised, therefore, against less agile ships and emplacements that cannot easily avoid the impact simply by moving out of the way. Significantly more powerful than the Light Torpedo missile, this weapon is the premier choice against the heaviest and most durable of hostile vessels. No other weapon delivers as much destructive power as the Triton in a single explosive blast. The Triton missile is a hot-launched weapon. This means the rocket motor fires immediately upon button-press and begins its slow, ponderous journey towards the target. This in turn imparts significantly more stress and maintenance costs upon the launcher itself. Like its smaller counterpart, the Light Torpedo missile, the Triton is extremely resilient to countermeasures.

Tactical Overview

Light Torpedo
The Light torpedo is a bit strange. Why use something "light" against heavy targets? With its low damage and extremely short range, the Light Torpedo offers limited firepower and usefulness. However, its reload time of just 10 seconds is acceptable and allows for some degree of flexibility. Players may find the Heavy Swarm Missile to be a more effective alternative to the Light Torpedo. The Heavy Swarm Missile provides basically identical damage output, but with greater range, the ability to re-target, and at half the cost.

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Universal Build Method

Closed Loop Build Method

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