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| + | [[File:Torpedo bay display.jpg|thumb|Display showing the torpedo bay, launcher, and tube aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}]] |
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| − | A '''torpedo tube''' is a compact area of a [[starship]] where [[torpedo]]es are stored in preparation for launch. |
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| + | A '''torpedo tube''' was a compact area of a [[starship]] where [[torpedo]]es are stored immediately prior to launch. It was a part of the [[torpedo launcher]]. Tubes could be controlled from the [[bridge]] or from the [[torpedo bay]]. ({{ENT|Silent Enemy}}) |
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| + | Typically, the torpedo tube was only slightly larger than the torpedo itself. It lay between the torpedo bay and the torpedo tube doors on the outer [[hull]] of the starship. When torpedoes were fired, the outer doors were opened, allowing for the weapon's egress. Tubes may also have had inner doors, which protected the torpedo bay from the missiles' propulsion systems. |
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| + | Starships often had multiple tubes, angled in different directions away from the body of the ship. Thus, some ships had forward and aft tubes. Some tubes could hold several torpedoes at the same time for rapid fire or simultaneous launches. ({{TNG|The Arsenal of Freedom}}) |
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| + | <gallery> |
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| + | File:NX class torpedo tube.jpg|[[NX class]] torpedo tube |
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| + | File:Refit Constitution class torpedo tube.jpg|[[Refit]] {{Class|Constitution}} torpedo tube |
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| + | Advanced long-range torpedo in launcher.jpg|[[Alternate reality]] [[Constitution class (alternate reality)|''Constitution''-class]] torpedo tube |
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| + | </gallery> |
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| + | ==External link== |
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| + | *{{wikipedia}} |
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Revision as of 13:40, 7 November 2015
Display showing the torpedo bay, launcher, and tube aboard the USS Enterprise-A
A torpedo tube was a compact area of a starship where torpedoes are stored immediately prior to launch. It was a part of the torpedo launcher. Tubes could be controlled from the bridge or from the torpedo bay. (ENT: "Silent Enemy")
Typically, the torpedo tube was only slightly larger than the torpedo itself. It lay between the torpedo bay and the torpedo tube doors on the outer hull of the starship. When torpedoes were fired, the outer doors were opened, allowing for the weapon's egress. Tubes may also have had inner doors, which protected the torpedo bay from the missiles' propulsion systems.
Starships often had multiple tubes, angled in different directions away from the body of the ship. Thus, some ships had forward and aft tubes. Some tubes could hold several torpedoes at the same time for rapid fire or simultaneous launches. (TNG: "The Arsenal of Freedom")
In 2153, Malcolm Reed had to adapt the torpedo tubes of Enterprise NX-01 for the new photonic torpedoes. (ENT: "The Expanse")
