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| The '''quantum torpedo''' was a weapon developed by [[Starfleet]] to replace the standard [[photon torpedo]]. It was first developed in [[2368]], and deployed throughout the fleet in the beginning of [[2371]].
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| Quantum [[Torpedo|torpedoes]] have been carried aboard [[Defiant class|''Defiant''-]] and [[Sovereign class|''Sovereign''-class]] vessels, amongst others. (''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'') | |
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| The [[Cardassian]] mobile weapon [[Dreadnought (missile)|Dreadnought]] also carried quantum torpedoes. It was unknown whether they shared a similar design to [[Starfleet]] weapons or not. ([[VOY]]: '[[Dreadnought (episode)|Dreadnought]]')
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| Quantum torpedoes were not completely effective against solid [[neutronium]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[To the Death]]")
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| ==Applications==
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| [[Image:USS Defiant firing quantum torpedoes.jpg|thumb|The [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|USS ''Defiant'']] firing '''quantum torpedoes'''.]]
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| In 2371, after hijacking the [[USS Defiant|USS ''Defiant'']] and taking it deep into [[Cardassian]] space, [[Thomas Riker]] utilized the ship's quantum torpedoes against a modified [[Keldon class|''Keldon''-class]] [[cruiser]] just outside the [[Orias system]]. The ''Defiant'' fired four torpedoes at the cruiser; two hit the ship's ventral hull, and two hit the tail. The damage from these four torpedoes knocked the ship's defense systems offline and caused the loss of main power. ([[DS9]]: "[[Defiant (episode)|Defiant]]")
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| The [[2372|following year]], [[Benjamin Sisko|Captain Sisko]] utilized the ''Defiant'''s quantum torpedoes against the [[Klingon]]s, as he attempted to rescue the [[Detapa Council]] from the Cardassian ship ''[[Prakesh]]''. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Way of the Warrior]]")
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| Sisko ordered [[Miles O'Brien|Chief O'Brien]] to rig the ''Defiant'''s two [[atmospheric probe]]s with quantum torpedo [[warhead]]s. ([[DS9]]: "[[Starship Down]]")
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| After he travelled back to [[Earth]], in [[1947]], [[Quark]] offered to teach [[General]] [[Rex Denning]] how to make quantum torpedoes – for the right price. ([[DS9]]: "[[Little Green Men]]")
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| By mid-year, the [[USS Lakota|USS ''Lakota'']] had received a major upgrade, including a full complement of quantum torpedoes. [[Admiral]] [[Leyton]] suggested that [[Erika Benteen|Captain Benteen]] should use the increased firepower provided by the ''Lakota'''s quantum torpedoes as a means to destroy the ''Defiant'' outright. ([[DS9]]: "[[Paradise Lost]]")
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| Later that year, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Worf]] destroyed a [[Klingon civilian transport]] that suddenly [[cloak|decloaked]] infront of the ''Defiant'', with a full spread of quantum torpedoes. ([[DS9]]: "[[Rules of Engagement]]")
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| [[Image:E-EQuantm.jpg|thumb|The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise''-E]] firing '''quantum torpedoes'''.]]
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| In [[2373]], the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise''-E]] used quantum torpedoes in the [[Battle of Sector 001]] to destroy a [[Borg cube]]. They were later reused over [[Earth]] of [[2063]] against a [[Borg sphere]] that had travelled back in time to sabotage [[First Contact]]. Four quantum torpedoes were sufficient to destroy the vessel. (''[[Star Trek: First Contact]]'')
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| Later that year, Benjamin Sisko ordered Worf to attach a cargo pod containing two hundred [[kilogram]]s of [[trilithium]] resin on to two quantum torpedoes. These torpedoes were designed to detonate in the [[atmosphere]] of [[Solosos III]], causing the [[planet]] to be uninhabitable for [[human]]s, and forcing the [[Maquis]] [[colony]] there to be evacuated. ([[DS9]]: "[[For the Uniform]]")
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| In [[2374]], the [[USS Valiant|USS ''Valiant'']] utilized quantum torpedoes in its engagement with a [[Jem'Hadar fighter]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[Valiant]]")
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| In [[2375]], the ''Defiant'' destroyed a [[Breen warship]] with a spread of quantum torpedoes during the [[Second Battle of Chin'toka]], before it was destroyed by the [[Breen]]'s new [[energy dampening weapon]]. ([[DS9]]: "[[The Changing Face of Evil]]")
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| As the new [[USS Defiant (NCC-75633)|USS ''Defiant'']] pushed on towards [[Cardassia Prime]], during the [[Battle of Cardassia|final battle]] of the [[Dominion War]], Worf reported that the ship had used all but forty-five of its quantum torpedoes. ([[DS9]]: "[[What You Leave Behind]]")
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| As of [[2379]], quantum torpedoes had yet to completly replace the [[photon torpedo]] on the largest Starfleet vessels. The USS ''Enterprise''-E had only one quantum torpedo bay located on the lowest deck of the saucer module. (''[[Star Trek: Nemesis]]'')
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| ==Background==
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| The ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Technical Manual]]'' states that quantum torpedoes rely on harnessing zero-point energy, increasing their destructive power to above the maximum capable with a photon torpedo. Specifically, the zero-point initiator is activated by an uprated photon torpedo warhead at 19.5 isotons, producing a final explosive yield of 50+ isotons. Furthermore, the pattern of energy release (duration, vector, etc.) makes the blast more difficult to disperse by starship shields, increasing the tactical effectiveness beyond that of a photon torpedo even more.
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| According to the script for [[DS9]]: "[[Sacrifice of Angels]]", the [[Peregrine class|Federation fighters]] used to attack the center of the [[Dominion]] lines were armed with quantum torpedoes.
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| Quantum torpedoes were first seen in [[DS9]]: "[[The Search, Part I]]".
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| ''On a strange note in ''[[DS9]]: "[[Valiant]]",'' it takes six quantum torpedos to destroy the Jem'Hadar attack ship in question, after it had taken at least two or three passes of pulse phaser fire. This leads one to speculate about just what was wrong with the ''Valiant's'' weapon systems. Similar sequences involving the ''Defiant'' have never taken more than one or two quantum torpedos to do the same job (barring the sequence in ''[[DS9]]: "[[The Siege of AR-558]]"'' which was stock footage from ''Valiant'').''
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| According to the videogame manual for [[Star Trek: Starfleet Command III]], the quantum torpedo, "Utilizes an eleven-dimensional [[spacetime]] membrane suspended in an ultra-clean vaccum within the projectile. The membrane is then twisted into a string and isolated from the background vaccum, resulting in the creation of a new particle, which is accompanied by the release of a tremendous amount of energy." However, this is a videogame, and probably inaccurate.
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| ==External Links==
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| *{{wikipedia|Zero-point energy}}
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| [[Category:Weapons]]
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| [[de:Quantentorpedo]]
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