WEAREBORG4102 0 Posted February 13, 2004 How does self destruct destroy the ship??? Automatic loss of antimatter containment? Overloading of the Plasma conduits? Overload of the Warp core? Injection of Antimatter into the warp plasma? Antimatter pulse going through ship???? What could it be? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted February 13, 2004 From what I understand, it's the utilization of the Antimatter pods, along with antimatter charges located throughout the ship, as well as the Photon Torpedoes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Xeroc 0 Posted February 13, 2004 How does self destruct destroy the ship??? Automatic loss of antimatter containment? Overloading of the Plasma conduits? Overload of the Warp core? Injection of Antimatter into the warp plasma? Antimatter pulse going through ship???? What could it be? According to the Star Trek Technical Manual In the preferred configuration, the starship undergoes rapid vaporization from rapid vaporization from thermal and mechanical shock caused by a deliberate release of warp engine reactants. Remote computer system decryption algorithms generate one final set of cascade falieure commands, and all engine saftey interlocks are comprimised. Matter from the primary deuterium tankage and the total supply of antimatter from the storage pods on Deck 42 are expelled simultaniously, producing an energy release on the order of 10^15 megajoules, roughly equivalent to 1,000 photon torpedoes. If the command links to the engine systems are severed, the secondary destruct system is automatically selected. Ordanance packages are located at key locations around the vehicle, including the antimatter storage pods. These are detonated in concert with intentional overloads of all fusion reaction chambers . The release of the secondary system is calculated to be 10^9 megajoules, roughly equivalent to 500 photon torpedoes. The secondary destruct system becomes the primary system for the Saucer Module in Separeted Flight Mode. Essentially, everything in the ship that can blow up, is instructed to do so. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jim Phaserman 0 Posted February 13, 2004 It's Scotty's law of Self Destruct: Anything that CAN blow up WILL blow up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
