Torpedo Launcher

General Information

The Torpedo Launcher is a simple tube that allows Aquanauts to launch three types of man portable torpedoes. In all respects, it's an underwater Rocket Launcher, and any strategies with the latter can easily be applied to the former.

Like the Hydro-Jet Cannon, the Torpedo Launcher has a safety mechanism that prevents torpedos from being launched when this weapon is out of the water. While the Torpedos can be launched on land through highly sophisticated fiddling (to be blunt - by way of reaction-fire), it is very difficult to perform and can prove to be very hazardous.

The ammunition that a Torpedo Launcher can take are a Small Torpedo, Large Torpedo and a Phosphor Torpedo. The Small Torpedo is a light weight torpedo that can be easily tansported by weaker aquanauts. The Large Torpedo is the heaviest and most powerful of the man-made torpedos. The Phosphor torpedo is a specialised torpedo used to rapidly illuminate large areas, and maybe burn enemies in the process.

The Torpedo Launcher is superceded by the vastly more superior Disrupter Pulse Launcher.

Notes

• Once again, a BIG step down from it's previous counterpart the Rocket Launcher. Firstly it's not as effective on the more powerful aliens. More importantly, you can't fire it on land! (though it can reaction fire due to a bug)
  
  It is still the most powerful weapon you can get your hands on without researching better weapons, but land missions pop up often enough to cause problems.

• Note: Phosphor rounds are not very effective when used underwater. Therefore the use of the phosphor torpedo, be it for lighting or for burning is highly questionable.

See Also

• Weapons
• Disrupter Pulse Launcher