Imperial torpedoes are self-propelled ship-to-ship missiles whose size scales with their launcher. Destroyer weapons are about sixty metres long, cruiser weapons about two hundred metres, and battleship weapons about three hundred metres. A projectile of that size requires enormous magazines, handling arrangements, and protected internal volume. Replacing expended rounds is therefore a fleet-logistics problem as well as a gunnery problem.
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Torpedo scale creates a resupply problem
Imperial torpedoes grow from roughly sixty metres on destroyers to hundreds of metres on capital ships, turning ammunition into a major storage and replenishment burden.