Difference between revisions of "Jump Torpedo"

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Jump Torpedos don't officially exist in the canon OTU despite several key references in foundational Classic Traveller materials.

A jump torpedo is a vehicular starcraft that masses under a hundred tons yet has a jump drive in violation of canon.

Many to most sources describe a jump torpedo as an unmanned starship under a 100 Dtons in size.

They were intended to carry messages like giant carrier pigeons or X-boats, which later supplanted and replaced them in literature.
Later canon statements specifically prohibit jump drives in smallcraft at TL-15 or below.
By later definition, the jump torpedo would be a large drone or a robot if its mind was intelligent enough.

Fans argue about these matters quite often since several early Traveller works discuss these works and present statistics for the jump torpedo.

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 * They were intended to carry messages like giant carrier pigeons or [[X-boat]]s, which later supplanted and replaced them in literature.
 * Later [[canon]] statements specifically prohibit [[jump drive]]s in [[smallcraft]] at [[TL-15]] or below.
-* By later definition, the jump torpedo would be a [[drone]] or a [[robot]] if its [[mind]] was intelligent enough.
+* By later definition, the jump torpedo would be a large [[drone]] or a [[robot]] if its [[mind]] was intelligent enough.
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