Bolo Torpedo

Name: Bolo Torpedo
Notes: A further development of the Terran Imperial Loyalist's grappler torpedo, the bolo torpedo is basically the same thing except purely weaponized. However, instead of having one end of the line attached to the launching vessel for use in towing and other utilitarian means with minimal combat applications, the bolo torpedo is a self-contained unit. Once launched, the fore and aft sections separate, independently guided by on-board engines to separate targets, the number dependent on model.
Once latched on to its targets, the specially reinforced line connecting the end points is meant to hamper their maneuverability. In practice, the sudden, unexpected of starship grade mass can often cause targeted craft to lose control and ram each other.
Currently, experiments are underway to develop a next generation model of bolo torpedo that incorporates an on-board powerful sublight engine that, unlike the targeting engines mounted on the grappler ends, will take these from a passive piece of hardware to an active one that could potentially drag targets along with it against their will.
Category:Weapons
Category:Technology