What is a concussion missile?

A concussion missile was a short-range, winged or wingless anti-vehicle missile generally deployed by starship- or vehicle-mounted launchers. There were a wide range of concussion missiles, varying in speed, maneuverability, and destructive capability.

What are proton torpedoes?

Proton torpedoes are energy missiles, common ordinance on starships throughout history. Even in a time of peace, spacecraft in the Royal Naboo armada were armed with the weapons, used to defeat the Trade Federation during the attempted invasion of the planet.

What’s the difference between torpedoes and missiles?

A torpedo travels through water or close to the surface of water. A missile travels through space. A missile can be launched by jets, ships, by underwater submarines. A torpedo is generally launched by submarine (and ships).

How powerful are proton torpedoes Star Wars?

The most widely used torpedo in Star Wars is the Proton Torpedo. Others include various Concussion torpedoes. Although the yield of proton torpedoes are unknown, the figures generally bandied about range from 1 kiloton to 100 kilotons, with a few interpretations claiming five to ten megatons.

Why are they called proton torpedoes?

But that would be like firing bullets tied to (very strong) rubber bands; the electrons and protons would rather fly back together than do anything else. So “proton torpedo” may just be a code name like “tomahawk missile” (noteworthy for its lack of tomahawks).

Are proton torpedoes nuclear?

A shaped-blast nuclear warhead that matches some descriptions of the proton torpedo in Legends is a real-life proposed weapon. The technology is detailed in the U.S. military Project Casaba Howitzer, which is still at least partially classified.

Why did the Death Star have an exhaust port?

Thermal exhaust ports were shafts which vented heat from reactor cores. Famously, the Death Star space station had two such ports, a main port and a smaller one which led directly to its reactor, which had been deliberately designed by Galen Erso as an act of sabotage to give the station a critical vulnerability.

Do TIE Fighters have proton torpedoes?

In Star Wars: Battlefront II, TIE fighters possessed proton torpedoes for the sake of balancing the two sides.

Why are space missiles called torpedoes?

In reality a torpedo is designed to operate underwater while a missile is designed to operate in the air, or possibly in space. In space there is no water in which a torpedo could travel, ergo a space torpedo would be a missile.

What are concussion missiles in Star Wars?

In early LucasArts games, such as Star Wars: X-Wing, concussion missiles were simply referred to as missiles. This kind of warhead is used commonly in all of the X-wing games. The games also depict concussion missiles as being less damaging than proton torpedoes, although other sources reverse this relationship.

What is a self-propelled underwater missile?

Going by the dictionary definition: “a cigar-shaped self-propelled underwater missile designed to be fired from a ship or submarine or dropped into the water from an aircraft and to explode on reaching a target”. It is defined as an underwater missile.

What is the difference between a missile and a Starfleet?

The structure of Starfleet is more analogous to a navy; Starfleet’s ranks are naval ranks (e.g. Commodore, Admiral) and the USS Enterprise itself is named after a naval vessel. A missile is a projectile rocket propelled by combustion product reaction with a guidance package to steer and traverse to it’s destination.

How were missiles stored and launched in WW2?

Each missile was stored and launched from a pressurized canister which was designed to protect it during transport, storage, and loading, but also acted as a launch tube. The canisters were racked in circular magazines that were loaded into a vehicle.