Editing Photon Torpedo (section)

==Overview==
A photon torpedo utilizes a warhead of matter and antimatter which produce a destructive explosion when combined. 24th century photon torpedoes are equipped with navigational sensors to seek and track its targets, as well as a remote self-destruct system.  A Starfleet torpedo shares the same oblong casing as a Class-8 probe.

Launching photon torpedoes at short-range targets is noted to be somewhat dangerous, since the explosion can also damage the firing ship as well, and is an almost unheard-of occurrence. The USS Enterprise-D escaped damage after attacking a pursuing Borg cube in 2365 and later in 2367 when an aggressive Cytherian probe prompted the same action.

Photon torpedoes appear as red, orange, yellow or blue blobs of light when fired. While technically antiquated by the invention of the [[quantum torpedo]] in 2368, photon torpedoes remain a crucial part of [[Starfleet]]'s arsenal, at least until the fabrication process for quantum torpedoes is streamlined.