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A superluminal torpedo (also known as a warp torpedo or FTL torpedo. and colloquially as a warp-torp or super-torp) was a long-range projectile weapon capable of self-propelled spaceflight at superluminal speeds. Superluminal torpedoes were usually self-navigating, and generally had five main system components: a targeting computer, guidance system, flight system, subluminal engine and FTL drive. Superluminal torpedoes could also be equipped with warheads, depending on their purpose. Superluminal torpedoes derived their destructive power from the extremely high speed at which they hit their targets. The destructive yield of a superluminal torpedo was determined by three primary factors, namely speed, size and type of FTL drive. The most powerful torpedoes were capable of destroying the entire crust of a planet.

Superluminal torpedoes were first developed by Arkarnas in the 21st millennium BDR, and deployed against Buyuk targets. They became an important factor in ending the Buyuk Wars and the victory of the Galactic Senate. However, the end of the war saw the further proliferation and improvement of SLT's as Arkarnas and its galactic rivals engaged in an arms race. Ultimately, the First Galactic War broke out between the powers of the Galactic Senate, and the widespread deployment of superluminal torpedoes caused the deaths of trillions. Millennia later, SLT technology was rediscovered by various civilisations including the Vaikan and Eteno. However, the Second Galactic Senate that they went on to co-found declared superluminal torpedoes to be superweapons, and therefore prohibited.