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Capital-Ship Buster Torpedoes

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Massive railgun-launched torpedoes with exposed fusion reactors on one wall. Powerful enough to slag small moons. Referred to as 'fish'.

In The Expanse series, Capital-Ship Buster Torpedoes, colloquially known as 'fish,' debut in Leviathan Wakes as devastating railgun-launched weapons packing exposed fusion reactors capable of slagging small moons, underscoring the lethal escalation of Belter-Earth conflicts. Though their specific tactical deployments evolve minimally across later books, they remain a cornerstone of naval warfare, symbolizing the fragility of capital ships against Epstein-drive powered salvos. Their enduring presence highlights the series' theme of technological terror in humanity's solar expansion.

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Leviathan Wakes

Massive railgun-launched torpedoes with exposed fusion reactors on one wall. Powerful enough to slag small moons. Referred to as 'fish'.

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Leviathan Wakes

First appears Ch 36

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