Good question. In fairness, it's possible the E-D could've done moreSirNitram wrote:So where were these 100MT torpedos in 'Pegasus'...?
than shatter parts of the asteroid in "The Pegasus," but by how much is
anybody's guess...Michael's estimate is still very much sound insofar as
meeting the requirements of "destroy," though, of course, and
his figure range IS an upper-limit for shattering that partly hollow
rock.
I'm inclined to accept the visuals over Riker's word any day of
the week, but I don't think there must be a contradiction between
the two. But then, I think 100 megatons is too high a figure for
a single torpedo...given what we actually saw, and what the
crew expected to happen, I would expect something more along
the lines of low double-digit megatonnage.