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The Torpedo Launcher is superceded by the vastly more superior Disrupter Pulse Launcher.
Comparison to UFO Mirror: Rocket Launcher
Again, a major decrease in usefulness. Accuracy is down in both modes. While firing time is down in Snap mode,(maybe just enough to get off a second snapshot for a soldier with 80 TUs!) it's up in Aimed mode. Power on the Small torpedo is up, but power on the Large Torpedo is down, to the point where they're nearly identical. Phosphor Torpedoes are a step back from Incendiary Rockets, and to boot, Phosphor works poorly underwater, making the use of the Phosphor Torpedo questionable. However, the biggest weakness is the underwater only restriction, meaning that it can't be used in early terror sites as a knockout punch against Terror Units.
Weapon Statistics
Torpedo Launcher
- Size: 3 high x 2 wide
- Firing Accuracy:
- 50% Snapshot
- 110% Aimed
- Firing Cost:
- 40% Snapshot
- 80% Aimed
- Buy Cost: $4,000
Ammo Statistics
- Size: 3 high x 1 wide (all types)
- Ammo Capacity: 1 (single shot, all types)
High Explosive (Small)
- Damage: 80
- Buy Cost: $600
- Weight: 5
High Explosive (Large)
- Damage: 90
- Buy Cost: $900
- Weight: 8
Phosphorous
- Damage: 80
- Buy Cost: $1,200
- Weight: 8
USOpaedia
- A real heavyweight, this large launcher fires three types of torpedo, each with its own propulsion unit. A devastating weapon, with only manual loading being its drawback. Ammunition types available include large or small high explosive and phosphor tipped torpedoes, all for submerged use only.
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.