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Title: question about Fed weapons:
Post by: OlBuzzard on June 07, 2005, 07:23:54 am

If you were to look at the ratio between Q-torps and standard photon torps ...   what would you say is that ratio would be?

ie:  1.5 photon torp = 1 q-torp?

or

2.0 photon torp = 1 q-torp ?

Just curious?

Title: Re: question about Fed weapons:
Post by: FoaS_XC on June 07, 2005, 07:29:52 am

Ive always figured that 1 quantum = 4 photon.

Title: Re: question about Fed weapons:
Post by: Mr_Tricorder on June 07, 2005, 11:49:00 am

I'm not sure if it's that easy to figure out.  Are you talking about explosive yield or potential damage done?

Title: Re: question about Fed weapons:
Post by: OlBuzzard on June 07, 2005, 12:29:03 pm

Good point Mr T ..

I'm looking at several aspects.  Actual "potential" yield  ( not with the hit/miss ratio of the game figured in) ...

I know that the torp is not something that really draws power to create  ( as in the game ) .. but rather takes up space as in physical inventory.  ( so that is another issue to look at) .  My first thought, or concern ..  is the damage / yield ratio of the two.  Also if the Q-torp is larger ..  how MUCH larger.

(Yes .....  I'm crunching a few numbers for a particular project. )

thanks

Title: Re: question about Fed weapons:
Post by: Magnum357 on June 07, 2005, 06:47:31 pm

In my opinion, I have always felt that Q-torps are more powerful (like 2 or 3 times more then Photons) but since they are "Quantum" torpedoes, they have different damage properties then Photons. 

I remember having a discussion with a friend a few years ago about what makes a Q-torp tick.  He told me he didn't like the way the ST:DS9 Tech Manual handled how Q-torps worked (can't remember what the tech manual said).  He came up with a theory (and an interesting theory at that) about Q-torps that they were actually very tiny "Quantum Singularities" (ie. possible Black Hole) that once they impacted their target, the Quantum Singularity would literly swallow up (ie. destroy) any part of the ships hull into "nothing" until the quantum singularity would burn itself out.  This would be ideal against the borg as no matter what the borg did to try to adapt to the weapon, they could never fully adapt to a singularity that would eat up parts of its ship.  Now this is assuming Borg don't use sheilds (ie. adaptive Armor or whatever like in SFC3) as he reasoned the Explosive yeild of a Q-torp is only 2 to 3 times more powerful then a Photon against Sheilded targets.

Again, this is just a theory of mine.

Title: Re: question about Fed weapons:
Post by: OlBuzzard on June 07, 2005, 10:11:10 pm

Thanks Magnum...

I appreciate all of the input ...  and so far ..   I agree with the consensus.  They are more powerful ..   more accurate ..and yes ..  their "affect" is some what different as you explained by Magnum357 ..

thanks guys !