Changes: Torpedo tube

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Torpedo bay display — 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")

External link

Torpedo tube at Wikipedia

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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}}]]
-A '''torpedo tube''' was a compact area of a [[starship]] where [[torpedo]]es are stored immediately prior to launch. It is a part of the [[torpedo launcher]]. Tubes can be controlled from the [[bridge]], or from the [[torpedo bay]]. ({{ENT|Silent Enemy}})
+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}})
-Typically, the area is 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 are fired, the outer doors are opened, allowing for the weapon's egress. Tubes may also have inner doors, which protected the torpedo bay from the missile's propulsion system.
+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 have multiple tubes, angled in different directions away from the body of the ship. Thus, some ships had forward and aft tubes. Some tubes can hold several torpedoes at the same time for rapid fire, or simultaneous launches. ({{TNG|The Arsenal of Freedom}})
+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 {{EnterpriseNX}} for the new [[photonic torpedo]]es. ({{ENT|The Expanse}})
 <gallery>
-File:NX class torpedo tube.jpg|{{ShipClass|NX}} torpedo tube
+File:NX class torpedo tube.jpg|[[NX class]] torpedo tube
-File:Refit Constitution class torpedo tube.jpg|[[Refit]] {{ShipClass|Constitution}} torpedo tube
+File:Refit Constitution class torpedo tube.jpg|[[Refit]] {{Class|Constitution}} torpedo tube
 </gallery>
+==External link==
+*{{wikipedia}}
 [[Category:Starship sections]]