Loki II Starters

Loki II Starters‏‎

Tubular devices that are part of the Loki weapon system. Loki Torpedoes are called torpedoes and not missiles or rockets because they are self propelled, self guided weapons launched in space or from planetary launch bases to defeat capital ships.

While rockets only need rails and are traditionally not guided; missiles are fired from racks,silos, launchers. Torpedoes are launched via Starters or Tubes.

Due to the size and complexity of the firing sequence, Loki II starters take time to be reloaded. For this reason they are usually bundled or grouped in tubes of three or more.

Loki torpedoes are highly sophisticated weapons and next to the Translocator cannon, the core ship to ship weapon of the Union, but they are also require trained experts to maintain and service. While they are "Fire and Forget" this weapon system requires also advanced Computronics, very exact shield gap management and the neccessary room. Starters and Torpedoes are not "small".